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"Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell? Job 28: 20

• To be aware of ourselves plus our personal strengths and weaknesses • Insight into understanding others • Diversity (openness/sensitivity to the perceptions of others) • Reflecting on what would be the best personality / career fit

WHAT MBTI IS • Non-judgmental, self-report instrument • Indicator of preferences • Provider of useful, well-researched information that is rich in theory • Professionally interpreted • Used internationally

WHAT MBTI IS NOT Measure of “good” or “bad”; “best” or “worst” Measure of ability, skills, competencies or IQ Method to stereotype or “pigeonhole” Explainer of all human behavior

MBTI - BRIEF HISTORY • Carl Jung - 1923 “Psychological Types” • Katharine Briggs/Isabel Myers – 1926 Article in “The New Republic” – 1940’s Development of Inventory • Educational Testing Service (1962 -1975) Research Period • Consulting Psychologists Press (1975 -Today) Public Use

S T J ATTITUDE DATA GATHERING PERCEIVING FUNCTION DECISION MAKING JUDGING FUNCTION ORIENTATION TO THE OUTER WORLD ATTITUDE I N F P THE FOUR FUNCTIONS E ENERGY FLOW

Personality Types ISTJ ISFJ INTJ ISTP ISFP INTP ESFP ENTP ESTJ ESFJ ENTJ

You are at a party with 30 others, mostly strangers. Who will you talk to? What would be your favorite part of the party? Extraversion Introversion

Where do you get your energy? Extraversion Introversion

Extravert • Outwardly directed • Action • Breadth • Expressive • Speak to think • Publicly disclosing • Gregarious Introvert • Inwardly directed • Reflection • Depth • Contained • Think to speak • Publicly guarded • Reserved

Extravert • Like variety and action • Often impatient with long, slow jobs • Do-think-do Introvert • Like quiet for concentration • Don’t mind working on one project for a long time uninterrupted • Think-do-think

Extravert • When working on a task, welcome interruptions • Develop ideas by discussion Introvert • When concentrating on a task, find interruptions intrusive • Develop ideas by reflection

You are faced with a decision on which car to buy. How do you solve that problem? What will be your key factors for deciding? Sensing i. Ntuition

How do you gather information? Sensing i. Ntuition

Sensing i. Ntuition • Present Focus • Future Focus • Here and Now • Possibilities • Accuracy • Insights • Detail • Patterns • Literal • Figurative • Sequential • Random • 5 Senses • 6 th Sense

Sensing i. Ntuition • Pays attention to and presents details first • Pays attention to and presents “big picture” first • Prefers practicality • Prefers innovation • Usually proceed step-by-step • Usually proceeds in random bursts of energy

Sensing i. Ntuition • Realistic - see what is • Visionary - see what can be • Trust experience • Trust inspiration

Your friend is wearing an terrible looking shirt/blouse. If required, how will you tell them they shouldn’t wear it ? Thinking Feeling

How do you make decisions? Thinking Feeling

Thinking Feeling • Problem first; people second • People first; problem second • Objective • Subjective • Logic • Empathy • Analyze • Personalize • Clarity • Harmony • Convince • Persuade • Head • Heart

Thinking Feeling • Use logical analysis to reach conclusions • Use human values and needs to reach conclusions • Consider the principles • First seeks involvement in task • Consider the principals • First seeks involvement with people

Thinking Feeling • Presents goals and objectives first • Presents points of agreement first • Good at analyzing plans • Good at understanding people

Your friend wants to come over “sometime Saturday” and “hang out” and “maybe do something. ” How will you react to your friend and what questions, if any, would you ask them? Judging Perceiving

How do you live your life? Judging Perceiving

Judging Perceiving n Go with the flow n Structure n Options open-ended n Closure n Tentative n Ordered n Flexible n Decisive n Adapt n Scheduled n Non-directive n Directive n Facilitate n Control

Judgers Perceivers n Focus on starting tasks n Focus on completing tasks n Too much planning restricts flexibility n Plan their work and work their plan n Like to leave things open for last-minute changes n Like to get things settled and finished

Perceivers n Postpone decisions while searching for options n Lists = “Think about doing this sometime. ” Judgers n Reach closure by deciding quickly n Lists = “I will do this today (tomorrow, etc. )”

Extraversion Sensing Thinking Judging Energy Source Perceiving Function Judging Function Life Style Orientation Introversion i. Ntuition Feeling Perceiving Your four-letter type represents a preference from each of the above four scales. Here are the sixteen possible combinations: ISTJ ISTP ESTJ ISFP ESFJ INFP ENFJ INTP ENTJ

ISTJ ISFJ INTJ “Doing what Should be done” “A high sense Of duty” “An inspiration To others” “Everything has Room for improvement” MOST RESPONSIBLE MOST LOYAL MOST CONTEMPLATIVE MOST INDEPENDENT ISTP ISFP INTP “Ready to try Anything once” “Sees much but Shares little” “Performing noble service to aid society” “A love of problem solving” MOST PRAGMATIC MOST ARTISTIC MOST IDEALISTIC MOST CONCEPTUAL ESTP ESFP ENTP “The ultimate Realist” “You only go Around once In life” “Giving life an Extra squeeze” “One exciting challenge after another” MOST SPONTANEOUS MOST GENEROUS MOST OPTIMISTIC MOST INVENTIVE ESTJ ESFJ ENTJ “Life’s Administrators” “Host and Hostesses of the world” “Smooth talking Persuader” “Life natural Leaders” MOST HARD CHARGING MOST HARMONIZING MOST PERSUASIVE MOST COMMANDING

THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS NF Idealist Core Values: SP Artisan Core Values: NT Rational Core Values: SJ Guardian Core Values: Inspiration and Personal Growth Action and Freedom Ingenuity and Logic Responsibility and Loyalty

NF Quest: Identity Style: Catalyst Achilles’ Heel: Guilt About 12% general U. S. population Who? 32% of teachers seductive interpersonal skills supportive of others sympathetic relationships possibilities for people interaction cooperation Vivid imagination mysterious hypersensitive to conflict search for self autonomy needs encouragement and recognition integrity gives strokes freely “becoming”

NT Quest: Competency Style: Visionary Achilles’ Heel: Incompetence About 12% general U. S. population Why? 8% of teachers high achievers knowledge objective perceptions independent self doubt intellectually curious conceptualizers competition with self and others Non-conformist wordsmiths principles enjoys complexity authority independent architect of change system designers argumentative “what would happen if…”

SJ Quest: Belonging Style: Stabilizer/Traditionalist Achilles’ Heel: Disarray/Disorganization About 38% general U. S. population Loyal to system duty super dependable resists change preserves traditions precise “If it isn’t broken don’t fix it!” 56% of teachers What? Procedures decisive stability “Should” “Should not” social responsibility structure orderly authority dependent

SP Quest: Action Style: Trouble shooter/Negotiator Achilles’ Heel: Routine About 38% general U. S. population Free spirit process oriented fun-loving good in crisis situations “When all else fails, read the directions. ” impulsive needs freedom and space “Let me DO something!” flexible focus on immediacy least represented in college When? Realistic uninhibited practicality enjoys the moment spontaneous likes hands-on experience adaptable 2% of teachers usually industrial arts seeks variety and change most joyful action oriented