1 Helping you discover your own personal leadership style using Meyers Briggs using Meyers Briggs Nick Mathys, Ph.D. Leadership Assessment

2 Myers - Briggs Types 1 Energy: where people get strength & vitality extroverts (e) - interpersonal relationshipsextroverts (e) - interpersonal relationships introverts (i) - personal thoughts and feelingsintroverts (i) - personal thoughts and feelings 2 Life-Style: tendency to be flexible & adaptable judging (j) - focus on goals,judging (j) - focus on goals, establish deadlines establish deadlines perceiving (p) - enjoy surprises,perceiving (p) - enjoy surprises, change decisions change decisions 1 Energy: where people get strength & vitality extroverts (e) - interpersonal relationshipsextroverts (e) - interpersonal relationships introverts (i) - personal thoughts and feelingsintroverts (i) - personal thoughts and feelings 2 Life-Style: tendency to be flexible & adaptable judging (j) - focus on goals,judging (j) - focus on goals, establish deadlines establish deadlines perceiving (p) - enjoy surprises,perceiving (p) - enjoy surprises, change decisions change decisions 16 personality types based on the following 4 dimensions:

3 Myers - Briggs Types 3 Information-gathering: actions taken in decision- making sensing (s) - gather facts, detailsensing (s) - gather facts, detail intuitive (i) - focus on possibilities, idea relationshipsintuitive (i) - focus on possibilities, idea relationships 4 Decision-making: amount of consideration for other’s feelings thinking (t) - objective focusthinking (t) - objective focus perceiving (p) - evaluate the impact of decisions on othersperceiving (p) - evaluate the impact of decisions on others 3 Information-gathering: actions taken in decision- making sensing (s) - gather facts, detailsensing (s) - gather facts, detail intuitive (i) - focus on possibilities, idea relationshipsintuitive (i) - focus on possibilities, idea relationships 4 Decision-making: amount of consideration for other’s feelings thinking (t) - objective focusthinking (t) - objective focus perceiving (p) - evaluate the impact of decisions on othersperceiving (p) - evaluate the impact of decisions on others 16 personality types based on the following 4 dimensions:

4 Why is it Useful to understand your Type and others? b Stress management b Boss management b Coaching b Decision making b Change management b Conflict management b Interpersonal communications b Team building b College major choice b Career choice b Leadership

5 Cautions b Not a box that others put you into, but a way to understand preferences b Doesn’t explain everything. b No two people are the same Types are alike. b Cannot solve all organizational problems. b No one type is better than another. b Should not be used for selecting work, life partner or teammates-- b it looks at natural preferences, not abilities.

6 MBTI E or I E or I -- How you are energized-- -- How you are energized-- By the outside world of people By the inner world of ideas, emotions or impressions What do you think? Do not Disturb!

7 MBTI S or N S or N What you pay attention to -- What you pay attention to -- How you acquire information. How you acquire information. Realistic & practical Imaginative & inspired This looks like a great opportunity! I’ll need to see more data.

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9 MBTI T or F T or F How you make decisions. How you make decisions. Objectively & logicallyBased on personal values The facts speak for themselves I like her

10 MBTI J or P J or P How you act and relate to others - How you act and relate to others - your attitude and lifestyle. your attitude and lifestyle. Planned & organized Spontaneous & flexible Plenty of time. Glad that’s finished!

11 JP How you act and relate to outer world--your attitude and lifestyle. Planned and organized and settled vs spontaneous and flexible, keeping options open.

12 Relative Distribution of Type in the Population b ENFJ 5% b INFJ 1% b ENFP 5% b INFP 1% b ENTJ 5% b INTJ 1% b ENTP 5% b INTP 1% b ESTJ 13% b ISTJ 6% b ESFJ 13% b ISFJ 6% b ESTP 13% b ISTP 6% b ESFP 13% b ISFP 6%

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15 The Effects of Each Preference Scale on Career Choice E vs. I preference on this scale can help you choose or create a favorable work environment within a given occupation S vs. N preference on this scale can help you choose from among different occupations or fields of work

16 The Effects of Each Preference Scale on Career Choice T or F preference suggests whether you are interested in technical / scientific aspects of an occupation or in the communication and service aspects J vs. P preference suggests the kind of work environment in which you may feel the most comfortable.