Mbti

MBTI
Myers Briggs Type Indicator
Personality Indicator
Authored by Carl Jung in 1921
Myers & Briggs
In existence for 60 years
Most widely used psychological instrument in the world

MBTI
Translated in 30 languages
5 million take MBTI every year
Helps identify your preferred way of doing things – Personality Type
Does not assess your intelligence, competence or mental function
For Normal people

MBTI
Is based on 4 preferences:
Where, primarily, do you direct your energy?
How do you prefer to take in information?
How do you prefer to make decisions?
How do you prefer to organize your life?

MBTI
Preference is….
feeling most natural and comfortable with a particular way of behaving
with most interest and energy
more likely to behave in certain ways
what a person does when he is not under the pressure of a time limit or an external reward or coercion

MBTI
“ For me kindness is an alien quality; and like a difficult French verb I must learn it slowly, painfully and probably imperfectly. It does not wake with me in the mornings; everyday I have to coax it into existence, breath on it to keep it alive; practice it to keep it in good working order. And most difficult of all, I have to exercise it in such a way that it looks spontaneous and genuine; I have to see that it flows without hesitation as it does from its practitioners, its lucky heirs who acquire it without laborious seeking.”

E/I
Where, primarily, do you direct your energy
To the outer world of activity and spoken words (Extraversion)
E
To the inner world of thoughts and emotions (Introversion)
I

EXERCISE
Ideal Weekend
Airport

E/I
Initiating
More sociable and active
Expressive
More open about self
Gregarious
More friendly and likely to join groups and activities
Active
Prefers to speak and listen to others
Enthusiastic
More likely to be lively and the center of attention
Receiving
More reserved
Contained
More controlled and private
Intimate
More likely to have a few close friends and not join social groups
Reflective
Prefers to communicate in writing
Quite
More likely to be calm and enjoy solitude, seeking the background

E
Characteristics associated with people who prefer Extraversion
Attuned to external environment
Prefer to communicate by talking
Work out ideas through doing or discussion
Learn best through doing or discussing
Have broad interests
Sociable and expressive

I
Characteristics associated with people who prefer Introversion
Drawn to their inner world
Prefer to communicate in writing
Work out ideas by reflecting on them
Learn best by reflection, mental practice
Focus in depth on their interests
Private & contained

Extravert does not mean talkative or loud
Introvert does not mean shy or inhibited

S/N
How do you prefer to take in information?
Information that is real & tangible – what is actually happening (Sensing)
S
By seeing the big picture, focusing on the connections between facts (iNtuition)
N

S/N
Sensing
Taste food
Notice a stoplight has changed
Memorize your presentation
Follow steps in a process
iNtuition
Come up with a new way of doing things
Think about future implications for a current action
Perceive underlying meaning in what people say or do
See the big picture

S/N
Concrete
More literal, tangible and liking exact facts
Realistic
More sensible, matter of fact and efficient
Practical
More pragmatic and results oriented, like to apply ideas
Experiential
More realistic and empirical
Traditional
More conventional and valuing of institutions
Abstract
More drawn to symbolism and original ideas
Imaginative
More novel and ingenious
Conceptual
More interested in knowledge for its own sake
Theoretical
More “big picture” – theory and patterns
Original
More unconventional

S
Characteristics associated with people who prefer Sensing
Oriented to the past & present realities
Need more data, examples and experience before being comfortable with a decision or theory
Focus on what is real and actual
Observe and remember specifics
Build carefully and thoroughly toward conclusion
Trust experience
Seem methodical, certain, adamant about details and focused on the here and now

N
Characteristics associated with people who prefer iNtuition
Oriented to future possibilities
Have a tendency toward “quickness of understanding”
Focus on the patterns and meanings in data
Remember specifics when they relate to a pattern
Move quickly to conclusions, follow hunches
Trust inspiration
Seem imaginative, unconventional, intellectual, having a mental focus on the future

T/F
How do you prefer to make decisions?
On the basis of logic and objective considerations (Thinking)
T
On the basis of personal values
(Feeling)
F

EXERCISE
Overseas visit
Beggar

T/F
Logical
More likely to be impersonal and rely on logic and principles
Reasonable
More likely to be impartial and to reason
Questioning
More intellectually independent, likes to “zero in on discrepancies”
Critical
More skeptical, tend to blame more and want proof
Tough
Firmer and more tough minded
Empathetic
More personal and relying on values
Compassionate
More likely to be sympathetic
Accommodating
More likely to approve and be uncritical
Accepting
More tolerant, tend to praise and forgive
Tender
More gentle and greater need to be liked and for everyone to look and feel good

T
Characteristics associated with people who prefer Thinking
Use cause and effect reasoning
Solve problems with logic
Reasonable
Can be “tough-minded”
Fair-want everyone treated equally
Communicate “to get things done” and their language is more about action and results
In an argument they are concerned about the risk of being wrong and therefore look incompetent
Seen as critical, logical, and questioning

F
Characteristics associated with people who prefer Feeling
Guided by personal values
Assess impact of decision on people
Compassionate
May appear “tenderhearted”
Fair-want everyone treated as an individual
Communicate to “connect with people” and their language is less crisp and more personal
In an argument they are concerned about the risk of damaging the relationship
Seen as accepting, trusting of emotions, fair minded and seeking of consensus

J/P
How do you prefer to organize your life?
In a planned, orderly way, seeking to regulate and manage their lives (Judging)
J
In a flexible, spontaneous way, seeking to experience and understand life, rather than control it
(Perceiving)
P

EXERCISE
Visit to Manali

J/P
Systematic
More orderly and more likely to plan thoroughly including for the worst possibilities
Planful
More likely to plan long term and to need to be settled
Early starting
As it sounds – the suggested motive is to try to prevent stress
Scheduled
More likely to prefer routine and procedures
Methodical
More likely to make detailed plans for a current task
Casual
More easygoing and leisurely, and likely to welcome diversions
Open-ended
More impulsive and spur of the moment, need not to be tied down
Pressure prompted
More last minute and enjoy the challenge of this
Spontaneous
More likely to be uncomfortable with routine and to enjoy the unexpected
Emergent
More likely to “wing it” trusting that a solution will emerge

J
Characteristics associated with people who prefer Judging
Scheduled
Organize their lives
Make short term & long term plan
Like to have things decided
Try to avoid last minute stresses

P
Characteristics associated with people who prefer Perceiving
Spontaneous
Flexible
Adapt, change course
Like things loose and open to change
Feel energized by last minute pressures

Judging does not mean judgmental

Common Biases
Es may think Is are uninterested or witholding information when Is are processing internally
Es may see Is as dull and slow
Is may think Es are uncertain or inconsistent when they are processing a decision out loud
Is may feel overwhelmed and hurried by Es

Common Biases
Ss may think Ns are avoiding or changing the topic when they are brainstorming
Ss may be seen as boring by Ns
Ns may think Ss are unimaginative when they are raising realistic and practical questions
Ns may be seen as grandiose by Ss

Common Biases
Ts may think Fs are over personalizing when they focus on applying their values
Ts may be seen as obsessed with reasons and unsympathetic by Fs
Fs may think Ts are harsh and cold when they take a detached, problem solving approach
Fs may be seen as lacking any logic and too soft by Ts

Common Biases
Js may think Ps are procrastinating and unreliable when they are trying to keep options open
Js may be seen as pushy and rigid by Ps
Ps may think Js are rigid and controlling when they are structuring and scheduling
Ps may be seen as aimless and disorganized

Using Type Differences at work
The clearest vision of the future usually comes from an Intuitive type
The most practical realism usually comes from a sensing type
The most incisive analysis comes from a Thinking type
The most skillful understanding and handling of people usually comes from a Feeling type

Conclusion
The four letter type is much more than simple addition of the 4 preferences. – it is the interaction of the preferences with one another
There is no good or bad type
Purpose of learning type is to help you understand yourself better and to enhance your relationships with others
Each person is unique

Conclusion
Everyone uses each of the preferences to some degree. Our type consists of those we prefer
MBTI suggests your probable type. You are the final judge of your type
Type does not explain everything. Human personality is much more complex
Type should NOT keep you from considering any activity or relationship

THANK YOU

Mbti

by RRamendra on Feb 21, 2010

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