Myers-Briggs Type IndicatorMBTI Background InformationTo think aboutHow one gets energyApplying MBTI InformationFour scales - continuumDimensions summarizedFocus Of Attention: ExtraversionExtravert CharacteristicsFocus Of Attention: IntroversionIntrovert Characteristics:SensingSensor CharacteristicsIntuitionIntuitor CharacteristicsDecision-Making Style ThinkingThinker CharacteristicsDecision-Making Style FeelingFeeler CharacteristicsDealing With Outer World JudgingJudging CharacteristicsDealing With Outer World PerceivingPerceiving CharacteristicsNF,NT,SJ,SPCharacteristics of preferred jobsIdeal job…Cautionary Note Meanings Are Unique To MBTIMBTI Type MatrixGroup Problem SolvingGroup Problem solvingGroup Exercise QuestionsResourcesMyers-Briggs Type IndicatorType Focus Assessmentrespecting individual differencesMBTI Background InformationBased on Carl Jung’s Theory of Psychological TypesPeople differ in fundamental waysPeople differ in systematic and orderly waysPeople differ because of the way they use perception and judgmentTo think aboutNot about intelligence or pathologiesNot exhaustiveProvides information on some key preferences, tendencies and traits butYou decide how accurate it isWay to better know own behaviors to increase flexibilityWay to appreciate and build complementary work teamsHow one gets energyExtraversion Introversion Directed Outward Directed InwardApplying MBTI Information MBTI data have proven useful for assisting people with:Career choiceOrganizational relationshipsIntimate relationshipsCommunicationProblem solvingImproved learning strategiesFour scales - continuumExtraversion----------------IntroversionSensing--------------------------IntuitionThinking-------------------------FeelingJudgment-----------------------PerceptionDimensions summarizedE-I: Where One Prefers to Focus; What Energizes her/him. Environment or ideas.S-N: Type Of Preferred Information. How to think about thingsT-F: Basis For Decisions. Objective vs. subjective dataJ-P: How Person Prefers To Cope With Demands Of Outer World. Closure or defer for new infoFocus Of Attention: ExtraversionE People:Focus on outer world of people and activity.Receive energy from interacting with people and taking actionExtravert CharacteristicsTypical E Characteristics:Prefer to communicate by talkingWork out ideas, learn by talking things over.Sociable and expressiveTake initiative in work and relationships. May act quickly, w/o thinking.Focus Of Attention: IntroversionI People Prefer To:Focus on their own inner world of ideas and experiences.Direct their energy inward.Receive energy from reflection, thought, and memories.Introvert Characteristics:Drawn to personal inner world.Prefer to communicate in writing.Work out ideas through reflection.Learn best through mental “practice.”Private and contained.Take initiative only when issue is personally important.SensingS People Prefer Information To Be:Real and tangible.Reflective of what is actually happening.Specific and measurable.Sensor CharacteristicsOriented to present realities.Factual and concrete.Focus on the “real and actual.”Observe and remember specifics.Build carefully toward conclusions.Comprehend ideas/theories through practical application.Trust own experience.IntuitionFavor “Big Picture” information.Focus on relationships and connections between and among facts. Seek to discover/grasp patterns.Especially attuned to recognizing new possibilities.Intuitor CharacteristicsOriented to future possibilities.Imaginative and verbally creative.Focus on patterns and meanings In data.Move quickly to conclusions; follow hunches.Trust own inspiration.Seek to clarify ideas before applying them.Decision-Making StyleThinkingT People:Look for logical consequences of a choice or action. Place themselves personally at a distance from decisions.Examine pros and cons objectively.Are energized by identifying what’s wrong so they can “solve the problem.”Thinker CharacteristicsAnalytical.Use cause-and-effect reasoning.Solve problems logically.Strive for objective standard of truth.Reasonable.Tough-Minded.Fair; seek equity.Decision-Making StyleFeelingF People:Prefer to use feelings in decision-making.Consider what is important to self and others involved.Identify with those affected.Base decisions on personal values about honoring people.Like to praise others.Seek to create harmony and to treat each person as unique.Feeler CharacteristicsEmpathetic. Guided by personal values.Assess effects of decisions on people.Strive for harmony and positive Interactions.Compassionate.“Tenderhearted.”Want everyone treated As unique individual.Dealing With Outer WorldJudgingJ People:Prefer to live in planned, orderly way.Seek to regulate and manage own lives.Want to make decision, achieve closure, move on. J’s lives tend to be organized, structured, Settled. Plans and schedules are important.Energized by getting things done.Judging CharacteristicsTypical J :Scheduled.Organized.Systematic.Methodical. Make Short/Long Term Plans.Want Issues Settled/Decided.Avoid Last-Minute Stress.Dealing With Outer WorldPerceivingP People:Prefer flexible, spontaneous way of life.Prefer to experience and understand life rather than attempting to control It.Feel confined by detailed plans.Uncomfortable with decisions; prefer to remain open to new information & last-minute options. Energized by own resourcefulness In adapting to demands of the last moment.Perceiving CharacteristicsSpontaneous.Flexible.Casual.Open-ended.Adaptable; willing to change course.Keep things loose and open to change.Feel energized by last-minute pressure.NF,NT,SJ,SPAnother way to group clusters4 variations – rather than 16 so easier to graspNT, NF = each 12% of populationSJ,SP = each 38% of populationCharacteristics of preferred jobsNTCreativeLogicalAnalyticBuilding new systemsPowerfulBig pictureNFProblem solvingBeing appreciatedPersonal/friendlyGet good feedbackWork with integrityflexibleIdeal job…SPCreate as they goHigh actionVarietyUnknown energizesSpontaneousPlayfulUse
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