"Where then "Where then does wisdom does wisdom come from? come from? Where does Where does understanding understanding dwell? dwell?

Job 28:20Job 28:20

• To be aware of To be aware of ourselves plus our ourselves plus our personal strengths personal strengths and weaknessesand weaknesses

• Insight into Insight into understanding othersunderstanding others

• Diversity Diversity (openness/sensitivity (openness/sensitivity to the perceptions of to the perceptions of others)others)

• Reflecting on what Reflecting on what would be the best would be the best personality / career fitpersonality / career fit

WHAT MBTI IS• Non-judgmental, self-report

instrument• Indicator of preferences• Provider of useful, well-researched

information that is rich in theory

• Professionally interpreted• Used internationally

WHAT MBTI IS NOTMeasure of “good” or “bad”; “best” or “worst”Measure of ability, skills, competencies or IQMethod to stereotype or “pigeonhole”Explainer of all human behavior

MBTI - BRIEF HISTORY

• Carl Jung - 1923 “Psychological Types”

• Katharine Briggs/Isabel Myers – 1926 Article in “The New

Republic” – 1940’s Development of

Inventory• Educational Testing

Service (1962-1975) - Research Period

• Consulting Psychologists Press (1975-Today) - Public Use

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Personality Types

ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJ

ISTP ISFP INFP INTP

ESTP ESFP ENFP ENTP

ESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ

You are at a party with 30 others, mostly strangers. Who will you

talk to? What would be your favorite part of the party?

Extraversion Introversion

Where do you get your energy?Extraversion Introversion

• Outwardly directed

• Action• Breadth • Expressive• Speak to think• Publicly

disclosing• Gregarious

• Inwardly directed

• Reflection• Depth • Contained• Think to speak• Publicly

guarded• Reserved

EExtravertxtravert IIntrovertntrovert

• Like variety and action

• Often impatient with long, slow jobs

• Do-think-do

• Like quiet for concentration

• Don’t mind working on one project for a long time uninterrupted

• Think-do-think

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• When working on a task, welcome interruptions

• Develop ideas by discussion

• When concentrating on a task, find interruptions intrusive

• Develop ideas by reflection

EExtravertxtravert IIntrovertntrovert

You are faced with a decision on You are faced with a decision on which car to buy. How do you which car to buy. How do you

solve that problem? What will be solve that problem? What will be your key factors for deciding?your key factors for deciding?

SSensingensing iiNNtuitiontuition

How do you gather How do you gather informationinformation??

SSensingensing iiNNtuitiontuition

• Present Focus• Here and Now• Accuracy• Detail • Literal• Sequential• 5 Senses

• Future Focus• Possibilities• Insights• Patterns• Figurative • Random• 6th Sense

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• Pays attention to and presents details first

• Prefers practicality

• Usually proceed step-by-step

• Pays attention to and presents “big picture” first

• Prefers innovation

• Usually proceeds in random bursts of energy

SSensingensing iiNNtuitiontuition

• Realistic - see what is

• Trust experience

• Visionary - see what can be

• Trust inspiration

SSensingensing iiNNtuitiontuition

Your friend is wearing an terrible looking shirt/blouse. If required, how will you tell them they shouldn’t wear

it ? Thinking Feeling

How do you make decisions? Thinking Feeling

• Problem first; people second

• Objective• Logic• Analyze• Clarity• Convince• Head

• People first; problem second

• Subjective• Empathy• Personalize• Harmony• Persuade• Heart

TThinkinghinking FFeelingeeling

• Use logical analysis to reach conclusions

• Consider the principles

• First seeks involvement in task

• Use human values and needs to reach conclusions

• Consider the principals

• First seeks involvement with people

TThinkinghinking FFeelingeeling

• Presents goals and objectives first

• Good at analyzing plans

• Presents points of agreement first

• Good at understanding people

TThinkinghinking FFeelingeeling

Your friend wants to come over “sometime Saturday” and “hang out” and “maybe do

something.” How will you react to your friend and what questions, if any, would you ask them?

Judging Perceiving

How do you live your life?Judging Perceiving

Go with the flow Options open-ended Tentative Flexible Adapt Non-directive Facilitate

Structure Closure Ordered Decisive Scheduled Directive Control

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Focus on starting tasks

Too much planning restricts flexibility

Like to leave things open for last-minute changes

Focus on completing tasks

Plan their work and work their plan

Like to get things settled and finished

JJudgersudgersPPerceiverserceivers

Postpone decisions while searching for options

Lists = “Think about doing this sometime.”

Reach closure by deciding quickly

Lists = “I will do this today (tomorrow, etc.)”

JJudgersudgersPPerceiverserceivers

Your four-letter type represents a preference fromeach of the above four scales. Here are the sixteen

possible combinations:

ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJISTP ISFP INFP INTPESTP ESFP ENFP ENTPESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ

Energy Source

Perceiving Function

Judging Function

Life Style Orientation

Sensing

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Extraversion Introversion

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Feeling

Perceiving

ISTJ

“Doing whatShould be done”

MOST RESPONSIBLE

ISFJ

“A high senseOf duty”

MOST LOYAL

INFJ

“An inspirationTo others”

MOST CONTEMPLATIVE

INTJ

“Everything has Room for

improvement”

MOST INDEPENDENTISTP

“Ready to tryAnything once”

MOST PRAGMATIC

ISFP

“Sees much butShares little”

MOST ARTISTIC

INFP

“Performing nobleservice to aid society”

MOST IDEALISTIC

INTP

“A love ofproblem solving”

MOST CONCEPTUAL

ESTP

“The ultimateRealist”

MOST SPONTANEOUS

ESTJ

“Life’s Administrators”

MOST HARD CHARGING

ESFP

“You only goAround once In life”

MOST GENEROUS

ESFJ

“Host andHostesses of the world”

MOST HARMONIZING

ENFP

“Giving life anExtra squeeze”

MOST OPTIMISTIC

ENFJ

“Smooth talkingPersuader”

MOST PERSUASIVE

ENTP

“One exciting challenge after another”

MOST INVENTIVE

ENTJ

“Life naturalLeaders”

MOST COMMANDING

THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS

NF Idealist Core Values:Inspiration and Personal Growth

SP Artisan Core Values:Action and Freedom

NT Rational Core Values:Ingenuity and Logic

SJ Guardian Core Values:Responsibility and Loyalty

NF

32% of teachers seductive interpersonal skills supportive of others sympathetic relationships possibilities for people interaction cooperation

Vivid imagination mysterious hypersensitive to

conflict search for self autonomy needs

encouragement and recognition

integrity gives strokes freely “becoming”

Quest: IdentityStyle: Catalyst

Achilles’ Heel: GuiltAbout 12% general U.S. population

Who?

NTQuest: Competency

Style: VisionaryAchilles’ Heel: Incompetence

About 12% general U.S. population

Why? 8% of teachers high achievers knowledge objective

perceptions independent self doubt intellectually

curious conceptualizers competition with

self and others

Non-conformist wordsmiths principles enjoys complexity authority independent architect of change system designers argumentative “what would happen

if…”

SJ

Loyal to system duty super

dependable resists change preserves

traditions precise “If it isn’t broken

don’t fix it!” 56% of teachers

Procedures decisive stability “Should” “Should

not” social responsibility structure orderly authority dependent

Quest: BelongingStyle: Stabilizer/Traditionalist

Achilles’ Heel: Disarray/DisorganizationAbout 38% general U.S. population

What?

SP

Free spirit process oriented fun-loving good in crisis

situations “When all else fails,

read the directions.” impulsive needs freedom and

space “Let me DO

something!” flexible focus on immediacy least represented in

college

Realistic uninhibited practicality enjoys the moment spontaneous likes hands-on

experience adaptable 2% of teachers usually

industrial arts seeks variety and

change most joyful action oriented

Quest: ActionStyle: Trouble shooter/Negotiator

Achilles’ Heel: RoutineAbout 38% general U.S. population

When?