Introduction to Personality TypeIntroduction to Personality Type
Getting to know you!
Introductions:
Why are you here today?
What do you hope to get out of your experience?
Objective/Goal: Introduce the basic 8 processes of type to individuals who
want to clarify their “best fit”
To establish a basic understanding of the Myers-Briggs personality type
We are all different
What are we doing here???
“When I know who I am I am freer to be who I am not!”
-Linda Berens
“What ordinary men are directly aware of & what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live.”
-Unknown
Benefits of Understanding Type:Self/Motivations
Strengths
Differences/Perceptions
Fit between Person/Path
Ease/Difficulty at certain tasks
Which hand do you prefer to use?
Left?
Right?
How information is presented: Extraversion OR IntroversionJudging OR Perceiving
What information is included: Sensing OR iNtuitionThinking OR Feeling
2 Kinds of Energy
Introversion (I): Drawn to their inner
world
Prefer to communicate one-on-one
Learn by reflection &/or mental practice
Focus in depth on interests
Private & contained
Extraversion (E): Attuned to external
environment
Prefer to communicate by talking
Learn by discussing or doing
Have broad interests
Sociable & expressive
Extraverts:Often find understanding of a problem becomes clearer if they can
talk about it out loud
Awareness of and reliance on environment for stimulation & guidance
Eagerness & action-oriented way of meeting life, sometimes impulsive
Introverts:Desire to “think things out” before talking about them
Interest in clarity of concepts, ideas and recalled experiences
Truly like the idea of something often more than the something itself
Exercise: E/ISplit into 2 groups
Plan a gathering for your group.
2 Kinds of Perception
Pulling your leg!
Walking on eggshells
Beating around the bush
A piece of cake!
Sensing (S):
Tangible, concrete facts
Oriented to present
Factual & concrete
Focus on what is real &
actual
Observe & remember
specifics
Trust experience
iNtuition (N):
Gut instincts
Oriented to future
Imaginative & verbally creative
Focus on the patterns &
meanings in data
Follow hunches
Trust inspiration
2 Kinds of Judgment
Thinking (T):
Truth over tact!
Analytical
Use cause-&-effect
reasoning
Solve problems w/ logic
Strive for objectivity
Can be “tough-minded”
Fair- want everyone
treated equally
Feeling (F):
Tact over truth!
Empathetic
Guided by personal values
Assess impact of decisions
Strive for harmony
May appear
“tender-hearted”
Fair- want everyone treated
as an individual
Exercise T/F:You live in a cul-de-sac with 5 other homes
around you and a gravel road leading to the main road.
You just received a letter that states that the city will be paving the road and you and your neighbors will be paying the cost.
How do you decide who will pay what?
2 Kinds of Orientations:
Judging (J):
Time oriented
Scheduled
Organize their lives
Comfortable making plans
Like to have things decided
Try to avoid last- minute
stresses
Wants things resolved
Does not like ambiguity
Perceiving (P):
Task oriented
Spontaneous
Open-ended & adaptable
Like things loose & open to
change
Energized by last-minute
pressures
More concerned with diagnosis
than resolutions of issues
Reviews decisions
Exercise: J/P Divide into 2 groups; Judging &
Perceiving
One group in the middle, the other
around the outside
Answer the question:
FAQ’sDoesn’t Type fence you in?
What is the best Type to be, is there one?
Does my Type change through time?
Can you, & should you guess someone’s
Type?
We Need:E’s – to engage with
the outer world
N’s - to help us see possibilities down the road
T’s - to help us be logical & analytical
J’s - to help us plan, be orderly & find closure
I’s - to stop, listen & reflect
S’s - to help us remember details & to be present
F’s - to help us remember what ‘this’ means to us/for us
P’s - to be flexible, open & spontaneous
Discussion:What is the most significant thing you
learned today?
How will you apply it?
What is your takeaway?
What do you think the point of this
assessment is and why is it important?
SummaryWe all use all of these preferences, some just
with more ease & confidence.
*Our behavior is an expression of our personality, it is not a cause or an excuse for behavior!*
We can choose how we act & react in situations regardless of our preferences
“…our purpose…is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other & honor him for what he is.”
--Hermann Hesse