Personality Types

Myers-Briggs

What is a personality
type?

A personality type is a collection of

personality traits that are thought to occur
together consistently through a pattern of
responses.
It is a psychology term that refers to the way
people perceive things and make decisions.

Why are personality types important?

They allow us to assign the best tasks and
jobs based on what people are good at
They provide better understanding of
others and therefore better conflict
resolution
They improve strategy by making the best
use of human resources

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or MBTI is
a test that tries to find out how a person
absorbs information and makes decisions.
It is made of four different dichotomies or
personality descriptions that identifies a
persons preferences.

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results!

 More action, less thinking

Prefers talking to others
Learns best through
doing and discussion
Enjoys working in groups
Gains energy from
interacting with other
people

Introverte
d

Extravert
ed

MBTI: Extraverted vs. Introverted

More thinking, less action

Prefers writing
Learns best through
mental practice and
reflection
Enjoys working alone or
in pairs
Gains energy from
private moments

MBTI: Extraverted vs. Introverted

Now that you know the difference
between these two dichotomies, what
are some of the things you can do to
improve work performance?

 Needs facts, details and

specific information
Reaches a conclusion
based on careful, stepby-step process
Emphasizes the
pragmatic
When in doubt, relies on
experience

Intuitive

Sensing

MBTI: Sensing vs. Intuitive

Prefers overall plans and

broad information
Follows a gut feeling to
quickly reach a
conclusion
Emphasizes the
theoretical
When in doubt, relies on
inspiration

MBTI: Sensing vs. Intuitive

Now that you know the difference
between these two dichotomies, what
are some of the things you can do to
improve work performance?

 Strong analytical skill

Makes decisions
based on best logic
Looks for flaws in an
argument
Most reasonable
decision maker

Strong empathy
Makes decisions
based on impact to
people
Looks for agreement
in an argument
Most compassionate
decision maker

Feeling

Thinking

MBTI: Thinking vs. Feeling

MBTI: Thinking vs. Feeling

Now that you know the difference
between these two dichotomies, what
are some of the things you can do to
improve work performance?

Judging

Very
scheduled/organized
lifestyle
Finishes one project at
a time
Avoids last-minute
stress
Limits surprises

Perceivin
g

MBTI: Judging vs. Perceiving

Very
spontaneous/flexible
lifestyle
Starts many projects
but might not finish
them
Challenged by lastminute changes
Enjoys surprises

MBTI: Judging vs. Perceiving

Now that you know the difference
between these two dichotomies, what
are some of the things you can do to
improve work performance?

Questions?