MYERS-BRIGGS WORKSHOP Knowing Yourself and Others… Heidi Lender, M.A. Assistant Director Strommen Career and Internship Center

MBTI: NAME EXERCISE

MBTI: Psychological Type… Asserts that differences between people result from inborn preferences. Defines a “psychological type” as The natural, preferred way of using one’s mind and directing energy

MBTI: Psychological Type… Asserts that ALL types are equally valuable Is NOT about skills, intelligence, abilities, or technical expertise Does NOT tell you what you can and can’t do Affirms that people are a lot more than their psychological type - Environment Culture Education & Training Interests & Motivations

Decide what personality type you think YOU are? E or I S or N T or F J or P

Extraversion & Introversion The way we get our energy

Extraverts get their energy... By Interacting With People and Things – Tend to Think Out loud - Live it, then Understand it

Introverts get their energy... By Spending Time Alone Reflecting – Think through Internally - Understand it, Before Living it

Introverts after a party

EXERCISE Take a few minutes to write down words, phrases, or sentences about your candy!

Sensing and Intuition The way we take in information

Sensers take in information through the 5 senses... It’s all about Facts, Data, Detail – Value Realism and Common Sense

Intuitives take in information through the 6th sense... Trust their instincts – Value Imagination and Innovation

EXERCISE Your team has been working on a state of the art Business/Religion Portfolio project for the past 6 months and your entire team was promised a trip to the National Conference to present your findings. The conference will be held in mid- January and will be located in Hawaii. At the last minute the budget was cut and 1 person can’t go. How do you decide who goes?

Thinking and Feeling The way we make decisions

Thinkers make decisions with their head Objective and Logical Thinkers

Feelers make decisions with their heart Value Empathy – Consider the Effect the Decision Will Have on Others

Judging and Perceiving The way we function in the world

Judgers are very planful and organized... Are Happiest After Decisions Have Been Made - Work First, Play Later

Perceivers are very open and spontaneous... Are Happiest leaving their options open – Play First, Work Later

MBTI: RESULTS Hand back results Do your results fit with what you self selected?

Percentage of U.S. Population ISTJ 11.6% I I ISFJ 13.8% I INFJ 1.5% INTJ 2.1% ISTP 5.4% ISFP 8.8% INFP 4.4% INTP 3.3% ESTP 4.3% I I I ESFP 8.5% I I I I ENFP 8.1% I I I I I I ENTP 3.2% ESTJ 8.7% ESFJ 12.3% ENFJ 2.5% ENTJ 1.8%

WHAT PREFERENCES SEEK AND AVOID IN TEAMS ST’S SEEK Showing measurable results Using proven methods to increase productivity Solving problems immediately Managing costs and schedules ST’S AVOID Participating in self-awareness activities Brainstorming with no practical outcome Hypothesizing about the future Using untried methods SF’S SEEK Using tried and true methods Sharing work equitably Appling experience to practical jobs Documenting and developing charts of people’s skills or needs SF’S AVOID Using new/untested procedures Debating the merits of theories Criticizing people they know in an open forum Analyzing and predicting outcomes of strategic models

WHAT PREFERENCES SEEK AND AVOID IN TEAMS NF’S SEEK Doing work that allows for awareness and growth Fun, harmony, and innovation Trying exercises that provide insight into what matters to people Working with diversity to improve output NF’S AVOID Working with costs, schedules and figures Setting up hierarchies and authority chains Playing politics Dealing with documentation and paper work NT’S SEEK Positioning the team for the future Linking systems and models Organizational growth Debate on challenging questions NT’S AVOID Doing someone else’s work Popularity contests Administrative details Performing repetitious tasks