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https://www.16personalities.com/de
 MBTI Meyers Briggs Type Indicator
• Personality Types
• Personal Preferences
• To better understand yourself and others
• Important tool for avoiding conflicts
• It is NOT about good or bad – it is about being different
 Cross arms
 Applaus

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXcWZnQPUXw&t=3
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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Culture
Situation Personality Type

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MBTI: ENFP-A „Aktivist“
My profile
Quelle: www.16personalities.com/de

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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Favorite world / Energy
E Extraversion I Introversion
• prefer to focus on the outer world
• Enjoy being the center of attention
• prefer to focus on the inner world
• Would rather observe than be the center of
attention
Information
Sensing N Intuition
focus on the information – reality of how things are prefer to interpret and add meaning – imagine how
things could be
Decisions
T Thinking F Feeling
look at logic and consistency
task focused
look at the people and special circumstances
relationship focused
Structure
Judging Perceving
get things decided stay open to new information and options

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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Favorite world / Energy
E Extraversion I Introversion
• prefer to focus on the outer world
• enjoy being the center of attention
• draw energy from action - action-oriented
• enjoy fast-paced environment
• they tend to act, then reflect, then act
further
• think out loud, work out ideas with others
• prefer to focus on the inner world
• Would rather observe than be the center of
attention
• reserved, private - thought-oriented
• prefer a slower pace with time
• they prefer to reflect, then act, then reflect
again.
• to rebuild their energy, introverts need quiet
time alone, away from activity.
Information
Sensing N Intuition
• focus on the information – reality of how
things are
• pay attention to concrete facts and details
• prefer ideas that have practical applications
• describe things in a specific detailed way
• do not like change
• prefer to interpret and add meaning –
imagine how things could be
• notice the big picture, enjoy ideas and
concepts for their own sake
• like to describe things in a figurative
(“bildlich”), poetic way
• like change is a chance

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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Decisions
T Thinking F Feeling
• make decisions in an impersonal was, using
logic and consistency
• everybody treated the same
• task focused
• value justice and fairness
• look for mistakes
• base decisions on personal values and how
your actions affect others
• relationship focused
• look at the people and special
circumstances
• each human is different – look for same
values
• like harmony
Structure
Judging Perceving
• get things decided and done –as soon as
possible
• rules and deadlines should be respected
• prefer detailed step-by-step instructions
• make plans
• need structure
• are organized
• do not like stress
• stay open to new information and options
• see rules and deadlines as flexible
• like to improvise and make things up as you
know
• are spontaneous, enjoy surprises and new
situations
• enjoy the process when working
• get energy out of stress

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ASTP Project 1 – Winter Semester
Team building week
Intercultural Competence
Introduction
Prof. Dr. Mike Hoffmeister
University of Applied Sciences Wolfsburg
Faculty of Business, Germany