Personality Types
Work Behavior – Platinum Rule Director Accepts challenges Takes authority Assertively solves problems
Work Behavior – Platinum Rule Thinker Task focused Concerned with analyzing information
Work Behavior – Platinum Rule Relater Relationship focused Unassertive Dislikes conflict
Work Behavior – Platinum Rule Socializer Spontaneous sociable seldom concerned with facts and data
Type Focus Assessment Extrovert v. Introvert (E or I) Outgoing/Talker v. Inward/Listener Prone to action Make friends easily Adjust easily to social situations
Without a sense of reality Type Focus Assessment Sensing v. Intuitive (S or N) Practical/Real v. Gut Feeling/Sixth Sense Without a sense of reality
Type Focus Assessment Thinking v. Feeling (T or F) (Thoughts & Facts) Logical/Business-like v. Listener of the heart/social - (Based on facts)
Spontaneous, stays open to a final decision to get more information Type Focus Assessment Judging v. Perceiving (J or P) Structured/Disciplined v. Drifters/Undisciplined/Free to Adapt Judging Perceiving Spontaneous, stays open to a final decision to get more information Likes to be decided, not as adaptable
Keirsey Temperament Sorter Artisans enjoy working with machines and equipment skilled with hands want to be where the action is spontaneous, adaptable, and competitive they believe today must be enjoyed communicators good at implementing goals
Keirsey Temperament Sorter Guardians Are the cornerstones of society Serve and Preserve our most important social institutions Good communicators Good at gathering, storing, recording, measuring, distributing people and things Good at implement goals Skilled in logistics (providing labor and materials)
Keirsey Temperament Sorter Idealists Enthusiastic, like people Are passionately concerned with personal growth/development Have a quest for self- knowledge which drives their imagination Abstract Communicators Cooperative in implementing goals Skilled in diplomatics (sensitivity in dealing with people)
Keirsey Temperament Sorter Rationalists Interested in complex things Problem-Solvers Very Logical Value Competence & Ingenuity Abstract Communicators Useful in implementing goals Skilled in strategic analysis