1. ISTJs are thorough, exacting,
systematic, hardworking, and
careful with detail.
They enjoy working within
organizations to improve procedures
and processes, remaining loyal
through both good and bad times.
Introverted Sensing
with Thinking
ISTJ
6. POTENTIAL
STRENGTHS
• Ability to organize task
• Decisiveness
• Follow-through
• Can get things done
• Maintain and preserve what works
ISTJ
7. ISTJ
• Organization is important
• Rely on Standard Operating Procedures
• Earn success by Thoroughness and
Dependability and Concentration
• Take pleasure in making everything orderly and
organized – their work, their home, their life
• may neglect Interpersonal Niceties,
• may overlook Long-range implications in favor
of day-to-day operations
8. ISTJ
• Quiet, Serious, Practical, Responsible, and
matter-of-fact,
• Realistic and Dependable
• Decide logically what should be done and work
toward it steadily, regardless of distractions.
• Value traditions and loyalty. and Hierarchical
approaches
9. Motivation
Salt of the Earth
Knowing that their efforts,
when applied toward defined
goals and roles, will lead to
rewards and results
ISTJ
12. CAREER TRENDS
• Over 20% of the 50 most attractive
occupations are management or
administrative positions, reflecting the
tendency of ISTJs to be task-oriented
and decisive, basing their decisions on
facts and experience
• Careers in law enforcement and accounting
also occur often.
13. MOST ATTRACTIVE
OCCUPATIONS
• Manager: Small Business, Factory
• Accounts
• Manager: Executive
• Law Enforcement
• School Principal
• Purchasing Agent
• Computer Professional
• Dentist
ISTJ
18. FAMOUS ISTJs
• Thomas (Christ's
disciple)
• George Washington
• Andrew Johnson
• Benjamin Harrison
• Herbert Hoover
Queen Elizabeth II
• Harry Truman
• George H. W. Bush
• Sen.Paul Coverdale
• Jackie Joyner-
Kersee
• Evander Holyfield
• Jack Webb (Joe
Friday)
• Jack Nicklaus
• Cliff Clavin