TYPE TALK AT WORK @JMCCARTIE SENIOR MANAGER, TECHNICAL SUPPORT HEROKU / SALESFORCE

KNOW THYSELF, FOR ONCE WE KNOW OURSELVES, WE MAY LEARN HOW TO CARE FOR OURSELVES Socrates “

PERSONALITY TYPES

TYPE WATCHING CAN HELP YOU IDENTIFY YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCES RECOGNIZE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES ELEVATE “LABELING” TO A POSITIVE, HEALTHY EXERCISE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE NO GOOD OR BAD TYPES — ONLY DIFFERENCES

BE BETTER LEADERS BUILD MORE COHESIVE TEAMS BE BETTER FRIENDS & FAMILY MEMBERS MAKE BETTER DECISIONS TYPE WATCHING CAN HELP US

ORGANIZATIONAL BENEFITS COMMON LANGUAGE AND MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS TURNS DIFFERENCES INTO POWERFUL TOOLS OBJECTIVELY VIEW ACTIONS OF OTHERS MORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, DECISION MAKING, & PRODUCTIVITY BRING YOUR “BEST SELF” TO WORK EVERY DAY

TYPING SYSTEMS MYERS BRIGGS (MBTI) DISC WINSLOW PROCESS COMMUNICATION HOLTZMAN INKBLOT TEXACO REVISED NEO PERSONALITY PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT BIRKMAN ENNEAGRAM

WHAT THEY ARE TOOLS FRAMEWORKS SHORTCUTS

WHAT THEY ARE NOT SCIENTIFIC COMPREHENSIVE MAGIC

I CAN TEACH YOU HOW TO BOTTLE FAME, BREW GLORY, EVEN PUT A STOPPER ON DEATH. Severus Snape “

MYERS BRIGGS

EXTROVERSION (E) INTROVERSION (I) WHERE YOU GET YOUR ENERGY

ENERGIZED THROUGH CONTACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE OR ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES ENERGIZED THROUGH THE WORLD OF IDEAS, PULLING BACK FROM ACTIVITIES TO ALLOW TIME FOR THOUGHT AND REFLECTION EXTROVERTS INTROVERTS

SOCIABLE INTERACTION EXTERNAL EXTENSIVE MULTIPLE RELATIONSHIPS ENERGY EXPENDITURE EXTERNAL EVENTS OUTGOING SPEAK, THEN THINK TERRITORIAL CONCENTRATION INTERNAL INTENSIVE LIMITED RELATIONSHIPS ENERGY CONSERVATION INTERNAL REACTIONS REFLECTIVE THINK, THEN SPEAK EXTROVERTS INTROVERTS

EXTROVERSION (E) / INTROVERSION (I) ACTIVELY SEEKS INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES KEEPS HER THOUGHTS TO HERSELF AND CAN BE QUIET TENDS TO ACT OR SPEAK FIRST, THEN THINK LATER PREFERS SOME ADVANCED WARNING OF DISCUSSIONS EXTROVERT EXTROVERT INTROVERT INTROVERT

SENSING (S) INTUITION (N) HOW YOU GATHER INFORMATION

PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY PERCEIVE THROUGH FIVE SENSES PAY ATTENTION TO A SIXTH SENSE (MEANING, HUNCHES, INTUITION) SENSORS INTUITIVES

SENSORS SEE THE OBVIOUS CONCRETE “WHAT IS” REALISTIC PRACTICAL DETAILS LITERAL WORDS PRESENT FACTS INTUITIVES SEE BEYOND THE SURFACE ABSTRACT “WHAT CAN BE” IDEALISTIC IMAGINATIVE GENERALITIES METAPHORS & ANALOGIES FUTURE THEORY

SENSING (S) / INTUITION (N) CONTRIBUTE CREATIVE IDEAS; FOLLOW INSPIRATION PREFERS DEALING WITH CONCRETE FACTS AND TRUSTED SOLUTIONS LOOKS TOWARD THE FUTURE TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING BETTER TAKES A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO LIFE, TRUSTING EXPERIENCE INTUITIVE INTUITIVE SENSOR SENSOR

THINKING (T) FEELING (F) HOW YOU MAKE DECISIONS

BASE THEIR DECISIONS ON IMPARTIAL CRITERIA, CAUSE-EFFECT REASONING, CONSISTENT PRINCIPLES OR TRUTHS, AND LOGICAL ANALYSIS CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF THEIR DECISIONS ON PEOPLE — THEIR NEEDS AND THOSE OF OTHERS, THE VALUES TO BE SERVED, AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL OR COMMUNITY VARIABLES THIINKERS FEELERS

OBJECTIVE FIRM-MINDED LAWS FIRMNESS JUST CLARITY ANALYTICAL POLICY DETACHED SUBJECTIVE TENDERHEARTED CIRCUMSTANCES PERSUASION HUMANE HARMONY APPRECIATIVE SOCIAL VALUES INVOLVED THIINKERS FEELERS

THINKING (T) / FEELING (F) DECIDES BY IDENTIFYING THE PRINCIPLES INVOLVED TENDS TO SYMPATHIZE WITH THOSE IN A SITUATION IS INTERESTED IN COSTS AND BENEFITS IS INTERESTED IN THE IMPACT ON PEOPLE THINKER THINKER FEELER FEELER

JUDGING (J) PERCEIVING (P) HOW YOU APPROACH LIFE

LIKE TO ORDER THEIR LIVES: PLAN AHEAD, WRAP THINGS UP, AND ACCOMPLISH SET GOALS LIKE TO LIVE LIFE AS IT UNFOLDS: KEEP THEIR OPTIONS OPEN AND ENJOY WHAT COMES ALONG JUDGERS PERCEIVERS

FIRM & CONTROLLED ORGANIZED SERIOUS ROUTINIZED DISLIKES SURPRISES CAN BE CLOSE-MINDED GETS THINGS DONE HARD WORK USES SCHEDULES FLEXIBLE & RELAXED DISORGANIZED CAREFREE SPONTANEOUS ENJOYS SURPRISES CAN BE FICKLE PROCRASTINATES LEISURE GOES WITH THE FLOW JUDGERS PERCEIVERS

JUDGING (J) / PERCEIVING (P) TAKES LIFE AS IT COMES AND SEEKS TO ACT SPONTANEOUSLY MAKES DECISIONS QUICKLY AND STICKS WITH THEM LEAVES THINGS LOOSELY DEFINED AND MAINTAINS OPENNESS ORGANIZES PEOPLE AND/OR THINGS PERCEIVER PERCEIVER JUDGER JUDGER

WHAT IS YOUR TYPE?

NEXT STEPS HOW CAN YOU USE PERSONALITY TYPE TO BUILD A COHESIVE TEAM? HOW CAN PERSONALITY TYPE HELP BUILD AN ATMOSPHERE OF MUTUAL TRUST AND RESPECT? WHAT ARE SOME WAYS PERSONALITY TYPE CAN HELP YOU MAKE BETTER DECISIONS?

GUIDING PRINCIPLES 1. LIFE TENDS TO SUPPORT OUR PREFERENCES, MAKING US EVEN MORE DISTRUSTFUL TO OUR NON-PREFERENCES 2. YOUR STRENGTH MAXIMIZED BECOMES A LIABILITY 3. TYPE WATCHING IS ONLY AN EXPLANATION; 
 IT’S NEVER AN EXCUSE 4. TYPE WATCHING IS EASIER SAID (OR THOUGHT ABOUT) THAN DONE 5. TYPE WATCHING CAN’T SOLVE EVERYTHING

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