Report for: Anna Allison

According to the Personality Type Questionnaire

you completed, the 'Type' that best describes your
preferred style is:
Introvert Intuitive Feeler Judicious
INFJ
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The nickname for this Type is "Developer" or
"Author" and it is shared by approximately 1% of
the population. Thus, 99% of those you meet
perceive the world around them differently from
the way you do.
Index
A description of your
Personality Type Stress Profile
Triggers
Characteristics
Gaining Equilibrium
Lessons
Your Contributions to
an Organisation
Leadership Style
Communication Style
Problem Solving Style

Motivators

On a Team

Learning Style

Opportunities for
Growth


Your Personality Type
If someone were to describe you well,
they could easily use the following
adjectives: imaginative, motivated,
persistent, purposeful and creative.
You are a person whos energy is drawn
inward into a rich inner life of thoughts and
feelings. You are also periodically stubborn, is
easily bored by routine work and pays little
attention to obstacles. If this sounds like you,
you must be an INFJ. As a Judicious type, you
make decisions easily and your friends and
associates tend to perceive you as a self-
confident and individualistic thinker. You draw
your thoughts and inspiration about from
within, from your "inner eye" - in other words,
from your Intuition.
More than any other Type, you live in a world
of ideas, an array of concepts and associations
so unique to you that most people around you
will not fully comprehend your vision. But
remember, a number of the greatest inventors
and thinkers in history have had the same kind
of trust in their own ideas as you do and have
persevered against all odds.
If your Introversion is strong, communicating
with others may not be easy and you may also
struggle occasionally with how to explain that
vision to others, becoming frustrated at
difficulties you may have articulating the
significance of your thoughts. Your tendency
is to continually seek the privacy, solitude and
peace you need to form your thoughts and
work out solutions to knotty problems. But
even the best ideas are become lost in the fray
unless they are promoted, advocated and
marketed. Continually improving your verbal
communication skills will be important if you
are going to make your mark on the world.
On the other hand, persuasive writing could
come quite naturally to you and be an
important asset for reaching people and clearly
communicating your vision. You, better than
any other personality style, can eloquently
express emotion and thoughts with a pen,
moving people with your words.
You focus on what is possible and the
opportunities that lie ahead. But you also
have the knack of being able to develop the
plans that will bring your ideas into reality.
Once the plan is in place, you then pour all of
your energies into achieving your vision,
remaining undaunted about the obstacles. In
other words, obstacles and others
expectations mean less to you than the
intense personal standards you set for
yourself.
As others who have written about your Type
have said, your motto is: "The difficult I do
immediately; the impossible takes me a little
longer." The challenge you and other INFJs
have is to keep those visions coming while
remaining grounded and dedicated to your
goals. As mundane as it is, an occasional
reality check into the solid facts of the present
day is a good idea.
Your well-developed sense of
Judiciousness helps you to eye
your own work objectively, see
problems before they arise and
decide in advance what to do in
case of difficulties. Governing
your creative inner world of
thoughts, ideas and insights is
Intuition - your strongest
preference. Taken together,
Intuition and Feeling mould the
idealist and truth-seeker, one
whose main quest in life lies
within and is directed toward
achieving acceptance, personal
peace and integration. Living a
life without pretence or facade
and being accepted for who you
really are is important to you.
Genuineness and sincerity are
what matter to you.
For Intuiting-Feeling types such as yourself,
having solid, dependable and meaningful
relationships are vital. To have a deep and
abiding connection with another person,
combined with a profound mutual
understanding of each others true self, is what
you seek in relationships. You choose your
relationships carefully and do not take a
cavalier attitude toward them. Once you open
up, however, it is easy for your to pour
yourself into relationships, practising patience,
understanding, devotion and sensitivity. If
these sentiments are not returned, however,
you may feel vulnerable and less trusting.
Since the depth and longevity of relationships
is more important to you than having a vast
number of friends and acquaintances, you will
tend to invest your time and energy into only a
small number of people. Contact over the
years may ebb and flow, but when a friend is
in need, you are a friend indeed and will be
there to help no matter what the day or year.
Your friendships tend to be quiet, yet intense,
which your Extraverting friends may find
incomprehensible. This pattern is typical
among Introverts, and particularly those
Introverts like yourself who value Feeling over
cold objective logical Thinking.
If there is one word that captures your
view of life it is meaningful:
having meaningful relationships, meaningful
work, a meaningful you, and having a
meaningful impact on the rest of the world.
With this emphasis on deeply understanding
yourself and others, you can easily ascertain
the unconscious motivations of people. This
talent can be quite valuable if you select a
career in counselling, mentoring or any
occupation that involves developing people's
potential.
Everything you undertake is done with an all-
embracing perception of time and history. You
respect the past and tradition, experience the
moment and look toward the future - at times,
all three at once.
Yours is the personality of the visionary.
You trust your Intuition and are
not afraid to act on gut level
instincts. Somehow, you are
able to perceive the good and
evil in life, and your ability to
make value judgements on the
basis of intangible data baffles
other Personality Types. Tracing
your inspirations and thoughts
about people and situations
through a well-define sequence
of events is nearly impossible for
you. But you have learned
through experience to trust your
insights and judgements.
Others without your talent would
be wise to give credence to your
observations and conclusions.
In addition to your other abilities, being
creative is also a talent you possess. But
sometimes your creativity can turn into
perfectionism instead of excellence. You tend
to see yourself as an extension of what you
do. As a result, you are driven to do your best
in all situations. But your satisfaction with
outcomes can be elusive at times when you do
not want to release results until they are
flawless and perfect. While perhaps attainable
in your mind, this level of perfectionism could
be hindering you more than helping you.
Although you cherish the companionship of
people, they can sometimes be exhausting and
draining when you are engrossed in a task at
hand. When focused and deeply
concentrating, the ringing of the phone is
startling and disruptive while people
interruptions mean you could completely lose
your train of thought. For you to work at your
highest levels of productivity, a quite working
environment is preferred and you may find
that working alone is optimal.
To perform at your peak, you
require a harmonious working
environment. You endeavour to
promote peace and co-operation
around you. Despite being
rather independent yourself, you
value being appreciated and
believe acknowledgement and
appreciation of others can go a
long way. As a result, you are
liberal, and always sincere, in
your compliments and
recognition of others. Any
environment that lacks this
attention to appreciation
eventually takes its toll on you.
When continual criticism and
hostility are present, you
become truly miserable. If the
environment does not change,
you may find yourself
depressed, lacking confidence
and enthusiasm, and physically
suffering from stress.
During those times when a project requires
long working hours without a break, you can
often outlast even your most tenacious co-
workers, mustering the patience and tenacity
needed to finish the job. To keep you going,
you are able to provide an intense level of self-
satisfaction and respect for your work because
you never lose sight of the ideas and big
picture behind the tasks.
No matter which type of career you choose, it
is vital to remember to stop for a moment and
pay close attention to your personal needs.
More than other Personality Types, it is easy
for you to get so caught up in your thoughts
and your work that you forget to take care of
yourself.

So nurture and nourish yourself. Protect
yourself from avoidable stress so that the
source of your creativity can flourish.
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Contributions to an Organisation
Each of the sixteen personality types has their own styles,
strengths and blind spots. The following items are the more
obvious skills and talents you bring to an organisation, group
or relationship. These are your strengths. Strengths often can
turn into weaknesses if over-used and over-relied upon. But
used well, these strengths and talents can contribute to your
success in career and relationships.
Is quietly forceful, personable and
genuinely concerned for others.
Likes tackling complex issues involving
people and material.
Enjoys working, talking and sharing with
individuals and small groups.
Maintains very precise internal
organisation, where every thought, idea
and project fits into place before acting.
Focuses on building harmony and works
toward the common good of all.
Can easily make decisions with logic and
impersonal analysis.
Sees possibilities and relationships missed
by most.
Generates innovative solutions to
complex problems.
Brings quiet resolve, creativity and a
future orientation to an organisation.
Is soft spoken yet persistent in the
manifestation of his/her insights.
Works diligently and easily becomes
totally absorbed in projects.
Trusts and pursues his/her own unique
and creative inner visions, even if it
means taking risks.
Has single-minded concentration and,
once committed, follows through.
May have external organisation that is
haphazard and some areas of his/her life
may look jumbled.
Is highly intuitive, delivering accurate
insights about future opportunities.
Operates with and seeks integrity and
harmony.
Creates time for reflection and
introspection.
Finds change to be disturbing without a
lot of advance warning.
Can be fiercely loyal to individuals and an
organisation.

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Your Leadership Style
Each personality type has its own leadership style, strengths
and blind spots. The following highlights your approach to
leadership, provides clues as to how you will act in a leader
role, and pinpoints some of your leadership qualities.
Becomes an advocate for others and their
talents when leading.
Inspires others to follow through his/her
enthusiasm and faith.
Can become a champion for ideas and
causes.
Is quietly persistent and resolute on a
long-range course of action.
Focuses on being caring and ethical.
Places intense attention on bringing
his/her inspirations into reality.
Prefers planning in advance and covering
all contingencies to avoid crises.
Is willing to be a pioneer, venturing forth
into uncharted territories.
Expects and counts on people to carry out
their part of the plan.
Courageously challenges confirmed
experts or popularly accepted beliefs.
Values participation, co-operation and
determination.
Facilitates actions and activities between
people even if not directly leading.
Respects authority that is granted
through time and dedication, not title.
Expects loyalty and support.

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Your Communication Style
Effective communication is composed of two
elements: how well you listen, and how you
express yourself. Good communication skills are
at the heart of success. Being aware of how we
communicate, how others communicate and how
we prefer others to communicate with us, is a
significant step in achieving this objective. Your
personality style has its own communication
strategies that are more effective for you than
others communication styles.
Contains energy and excitement inside
self.
Prefers to think before replying and needs
to be drawn out.
Prefers written reports over talking in
person.
Prefers language that is global and
metaphoric, instead of precise and plain.
Contributes a wealth of knowledge.
Likes insights and unusual approaches.
Begins communicating by stating areas of
accord.
Offers presentations that progress in a
roundabout fashion.
Likes addressing schedules and deadlines.
Is persuaded by emotionally presented,
personal material.
Communicates personal experiences to
make points.
Sees the big picture and presents that
first.
Speaks of missions and objectives,
focusing on results and accomplishments.
Likes to discuss future challenges.

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Problem Solving Style
Different people solve problems in different ways. Based on
your personality type, you will probably use the following
methods and skills in problem solving:
Is comfortable with complicated
situations.
Perceives the abstract relationships
between subjects first, then fits all the
pieces together.
Maps out the solution and its
implementation step-by-step.
Asks if the current problem is similar to a
previous event.
Looks to achieve significant and
provocative results.
Determines what the current and future
implications of the problem are.
Wants to know what all the possibilities
and alternative solutions are to a
problem.
Wants to know if a solution is good for
people and how they will react.
Gathers the people who are committed to
the follow-through.
Looks first at the big picture, then
contemplates people. Next applies logic
and finally turns to the facts.

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Stress Profile
Stress plays a significant factor in our abilities to
be effective at work and have healthy
sustainable relationships. The greater the
stress, the harder it becomes to maintain quality
work and quality relationships. Each personality
type has strengths and blind spots. Under
stress, blind spots emerge and people rely on
their least favourite functions to operate. Below
are a few clues as to how stress affects your
particular personality type (Note: you and one
other type have matching patterns in
manifesting and managing stress, so you may
find someone with an almost identical profile).

Triggers
Having to work with many unfamiliar
details where they may feel incompetent.
Feeling overcome by volumes of new data
and being unable to understand or
process it all.
The sudden and unanticipated
interruption of planned activities.
Excessive interactions with others over an
extended period without enough time to
recharge.

Characteristics
Starts to lose their global perspective and
ability to see the big picture, becoming
short-sighted and locked in tunnel vision.
Becomes obsessed and overwhelmed by
facts, data, details and minutia, making
factual errors and mistakes.
May experience mental fatigue and an
inability to think clearly.
Tries to control everything in the
immediate environment, becoming
intense and driven.
Grows restless, frustrated and self-
critical.
Desires to be left alone, becoming
intolerant of others intrusions.
Finds it difficult to communicate with
people, having little energy to do so.
Turns worried and alarmed about the
present.
Constantly expects obstacles and
problems to plague them.
Overindulges in sensual pleasures, often
overeating, exercising or sleeping, binge
shopping, and marathon sessions with the
TV or pulp fiction.
May also obsessively clean the house,
rearrange furniture, or organise records,
cabinets or closets.

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Gaining Equilibrium
Being listened to without advice, insights
or judgement being offered.
Realising they are hurting or distressing
others.
Exercising, reading, walking in nature,
seeing a movie, or low-pressure
gardening, hobby or craft.
Being in peaceful, quiet natural
surroundings, and getting a good nights
sleep.
Cancelling activities and paring down
their schedule, carving out time for
solitude.
Lightening up and appreciating their less
serious side.
Gentle humour.

Lessons
Adapting better to change.
Retooling ambitious visions into
manageable and do-able chunks.
Creating more satisfying sensual
experiences.

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Motivators
People are usually most effective when their environment
matches their preferences and work style. When a good
match is not present, it will be more difficult to achieve
results. Below are some of your work preferences and key
characteristics that you look for in work, or that you try to
avoid. These key characteristics also indicate how you would
typically like to be managed or related to. If you find these
comments of value, it might be very worthwhile to share and
discuss this section with your manager.
Prefers one-to-one or small group
relationships; wants to like who he/she
works with and be liked.
Prefers the freedom to express and carry
out his/her ideas, preferably one at a
time.
Requires lots of opportunities to be
creative and innovative.
Functions best with predictable work and
quiet environments where he/she can
complete tasks.
Appreciates positive feedback, praise and
approval for his/her unique contributions.
Prefers meaningful work and significant
goals; rejects mundane tasks and
artificial interpersonal relationships.
Is comfortable with change.
Seeks opportunities to learn and grow.
Looks for opportunities to solve people or
organisational problems.
Wants caring and harmonious
surroundings.

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On a Team
Some people work well on teams, others work best on their
own. Understanding the personality types of team members
provides information about how individuals are likely to carry
out their work and interact with each other. Given your
personality preferences, the following are the strengths and
possible blind spots you will most likely bring to a team:
Encourages harmony and gets everyone
to contribute.
Brings enthusiasm and forward thinking
to a project.
Provides big picture overviews and in-
depth synopsis.
Inspires others by being positive and
maintaining a "can-do" attitude.
Masterfully synthesises people, resources,
goals and visions.
Brings creative and clear-sighted
perceptions and visions to the table.
Brings a global perspective to the team.
Is irritated by team members who show
little caring for others.
Irritates others by stubbornly clinging to
an idea.
Is irritated by those who fail to
contribute.
Is annoyed by pessimistic members.
Frustrates team members by hesitating to
give uncomfortable feedback.
Is frustrated by team members who give
irrelevant information, advice or who
cannot stick to the issues.

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Learning Style
For many years it has been known that different
personality types have different ways of
learning. Knowing how a person learns is a big
advantage for structuring on-the-job training or
classroom instruction. Once again, you may find
this section valuable to share with your
manager. Your learning style is as follows:
Values life-long learning.
Likes learning by interacting with others
or through reading and writing.
Prefers tools and materials that are
organised.
Enjoys future-oriented concepts, theories,
abstractions and ideas.
Likes broad challenges and problem
solving, but not the finer details.
Does best learning from instructors
he/she admires and who take a personal
interest in him/her.
Avoids dictatorial educational settings, as
well as black and white thinking.

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Opportunities for Growth
As we have said before, each person has his or her strengths
and blind spots. Sometimes strengths are over-used and
become blind spots. We tend to simply ignore other modes of
being as we rely on our favourite preferences. When our
strengths are over used, they can become our only tools,
possibly becoming irritants to others, or blocking out other
possibilities and choices that we may have when responding
to situations. As we grow and mature, it is important to pull
back from our favourite ways of doing things and build skills
in the areas of our least favourite preferences. We thereby
become a more balanced and versatile individual. The
following suggestions address some of your more obvious
blind spots and are areas to pay attention to if they have been
ignored up to this point:
Practice being more objective, realistic
and open to current facts - you get so
caught up in your ideas and visions that
you have a tendency to get lost.
Learn when to cut your losses if your
visions do not pan out.
Practice speaking up about your ideas; be
more assertive.
Try not to take criticism or conflict too
personally.
Learn to become more politically savvy
and to handle conflict more openly.
Focus on communicating more and giving
constructive feedback.
Practice not becoming obsessive with
details or tasks that are not relevant to
the situation - learn which details are
important and which are not.
Remember to pay attention to your own
needs; try not to focus so much on
others' needs or devote your total being
to a cause or you may eventually resent
it.
Practice oral communication and public
speaking skills so that you can express
your ideas more clearly in meetings and
during presentations.
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