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