I’M YOUR TYPE!!
MYERS BRIGGS PERSONALITIES
AND “BIG 5” PERSONALITIES
© Chet Labedz 10/01
JUNG
• MYERS BRIGGS TYPE
INDICATOR (“MBTI”) IS BASED
ON CARL JUNG’S
PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES.
• IDENTIFIES AND CLASSIFIES
DIFFERENCES IN PERSONAL
STYLES
JUNG’s 4 DIMENSIONS (1923)
• TYPES ARE BASED ON
DIFFERENCES IN 4 AREAS:
–INTERACTING WITH OTHERS
–UNDERSTANDING DATA
–DECISION DATA GATHERING
–DECISION MAKING READINESS
INGREDIENTS
“EXTREMES” ALONG 4 DIMENSIONS
SOURCE: ANCONA et al. 1996
INTERACTING WITH OTHERS
• EXTRAVERTS: LIKE VARIETY, ACTION;
DEVELOP IDEAS BY DISCUSSION;
SEEK OUT SOCIAL INTERACTION;
IMPROVISE IN PUBLIC SPEAKING.
• INTROVERTS: LIKE QUIET, LIKE TO
CONCENTRATE;
THINK A LOT BEFORE / IF THEY ACT;
NO STRONG NEED TO MEET;
REFLECTIVE; SPEAK FROM SCRIPT.
UNDERSTANDING DATA
• SENSING: APPLY STEP-BY-STEP
METHOD TO PRACTICAL, ROUTINE
PROBLEM INVOLVING “THINGS I CAN
TOUCH”; BUILD ON STATUS QUO;
“JUST THE FACTS…”
• INTUITING: COMPLEX! AMBIGUOUS!
SEE POSSIBILITIES, IMPLICATIONS;
PREFER CHANGE, INNOVATION;
“BIG PICTURE” -- DAMN THE DETAILS!
DATA FOR DECISIONS
• THINKING: OBJECTIVE CRITERIA;
PAYOFF-BASED; USE LOGIC TO
DECIDE; DETACHED & IMPERSONAL;
“JOB WELL DONE” = SUCCESS.
• FEELING: SUBJECTIVE CRITERIA;
BELIEFS-BASED; USE VALUES TO
DECIDE; PERSONALLY INVESTED;
“IS EVERYBODY HAPPY?” = SUCCESS
DECISION READINESS
• JUDGING: LIKES CLARITY, ORDER;
SATISFICE; “PLAN YOUR WORK AND
WORK YOUR PLAN”; FOCUS ON
COMPLETION: “JUST DO IT!”
• PERCEIVING: OPEN-MINDED,
AMBIGUITY OK; SEARCH & COLLECT...;
PUT OFF DECISIONS, MAKE LASTMINUTE CHANGES; “MAÑANA…”
COMBOS
“MAKE MINE NT”
DECISION MAKING (1)
• NF – PREFER AMBIGUITY
“HANG LOOSE”
• NT – ANALYZE, IDENTIFY
SUCCESS CRITERIA
“SWOT ANALYSIS”
DECISION MAKING (2)
• ST – DEFINE SOLUTIONS &
PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
“TAKE THAT HILL”
• SF – PRACTICAL & SOCIAL
“DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY”
SOURCE: KILMANN & MITROFF (1975)
ORG STRUCTURES
• ST “PRACTICAL”: HIERARCHIC;
CENTRAL LEADER.
• SF “SOCIAL”: FRIENDLY BUT
HIERARCHIC.
• NF “IDEALISTIC”: DECENTRALIZED,
“LEADERLESS”
• NT “THEORETICAL”: COMPLEX, FLUID.
ORG INTERACTIONS
• ST “PRACTICAL”: TASK ORIENTATION
“BY THE BOOK”
• SF “SOCIAL”: HUMAN QUALITIES OF
INDIVIDUALS
• NF “IDEALISTIC”: HUMANITARIAN,
HELP EMPLOYEES DEVELOP
• NT “THEORETICAL”: GOALS, CLIENTS
ORG GOALS
• ST “PRACTICAL”: PRODUCTIVITY &
WORK FLOW
• SF “SOCIAL”: GOOD INTERPERSONAL
RELATIONS
• NF “IDEALISTIC”: PERSONAL AND
HUMANITARIAN
• NT “THEORETICAL”: MACRO,
CONCEPTUAL
2 TYPES OF “CREATIVITY”?
• INTUITIVES AS CREATIVE TYPES…
SOURCE: McKINNON
• ADAPTOR: MANY PATHS, WITHIN
“THE SYSTEM”.
• INNOVATOR: “OUTSIDE THE BOX”
SOURCE: KIRTON
CAREERS
• JUNG’S GOAL: USE FOR CAREER
DEVELOPMENT PATHS
• KNOW THYSELF:
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
• KNOW OTHERS:
UNDERSTAND THEIR STYLES,
STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES.
GROUP IMPLICATIONS
1. All types are necessary for an effective
balanced solution that is implemented.
2.The views of each type, being so different,
will lead to communication difficulties
among them.
3.Not only their way of working will be
different, but also their long-term goals.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
• 4 OF EVERY 9
BUSINESS
MANAGERS
ARE “STJ”s.
• SOURCE: MARGERISON &
LEWIS 1981
• S: Not interested in
abstract theories; want
learning to have direct,
immediate application.
• T: Practical, realistic,
matter-of-fact, with a
natural head for business.
Well-organized, take
responsibility.
• J: Good administrators;
are decisive, hasten to
implement decisions.
THE SHADOW…
• THE OPPOSITE OF YOUR PREFERRED
MBTI TYPE –
• NATURE: TOUGH TO UNDERSTAND
• REWARD: YOUR INDIVIDUAL BREADTH
• RISK: WRONGLY SCORNED BY YOU?
• FAILURE: OVERCOMPENSATE, OR
CRACK
YOU AND YOUR SHADOW
• FOR 4 OF
EVERY 9
BUSINESS
MANAGERS,
SHADOWS
COME FROM
“NFP”s!
• NF: IDEALISTIC,
HUMANISTIC, NOT
HIERARCHICAL.
• FP: FLEXIBLE,
PEOPLE-SKILLED
• NP: IMPROVISING,
STIMULATING, NOT
COMPULSIVE.
RESISTANCE TO THE SHADOW
• IS FUTILE
• (ACTUALLY, THAT’S
THE BORG)
• (OR IS IT THE
BORGATTI?)
• DEVELOPMENT AND
COACHING
OPPORTUNITIES
DO TYPES CHANGE?
• INTJ
• BYOB
WHAT IS THIS?
• THE ARTIST
• A PORTRAIT OF
THE ARTIST
• AS A JUNG
MAN.