Learn about personality type using Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI Learn how we make decisions, take in information, and orientate ourselves in the world and whether we have a preference for Extraversion or Introversion

1. MBTI®
Myers Briggs Type Indicators
CPP, Inc., is the exclusive publisher of the MBTI® instrument. MBTI, Myers-Briggs, and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator are trademarks or registered trademarks of the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Trust in the United States and other countries
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2. Why Learn about MBTI®?
• Purpose
– To develop a greater understanding of
yourself and others
• Benefit
– To increase your flexibility and effectiveness
when communicating
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3. Uses for MBTI®
• Enable problem solving
• Improve communication and influence
• Assist team development
• Improve decision making
• Understand reactions to stress and
change
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4. What are the preferences?
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5. Dimensions
Where you focus your attention
EE II
SS How you take in information
NN
TT How you make decisions
FF
How you orientate yourself
JJ in the world
PP
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6. Types of Type
Reported Type
Self Assessed Type
Your Best Fit Type
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7. Where do you focus attention?
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External Environment
Communicate by talking
Breadth
Learn by doing
Sociable and Expressive
Do - think - do
Involved with people
& things
Inner world
Communicate by writing
Depth
Learn by reflection
Private and Contained
Think - do - think
Work with ideas
& thoughts

8. Extroverted - Introverted
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10. How do you take in information?
SSSeennssiinngg IInnttuuiittiioonn
step-by-step
the five senses
what’s real
practical
Npresent orientation
facts
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leap around
sixth sense
what could be
theoretical
future possibilities
insights
learning new skills

11. Intuition or Sensing
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12. What do you see?
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13. Sensing - Intuition
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14. How you make decisions
TTThhiinnkkiinngg FFeeeelliinngg
head heart
logical system
value system
objective
justice
Fsubjective
mercy
principles
harmony
reason
empathy
firm but fair
compassionate
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15. Thinking – Feeling
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16. Thinking - Feeling
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17. How you structure your world
JJJuuddggiinngg PPeerrcceeiivviinngg
planned spontaneous
regulate
Pflow
control
adapt
run one’s life
let life happen
set goals
gather information
decisive
open
organised
flexible
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18. Judging - Perceiving
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19. Things to remember about type
• There is no right or wrong type
• There are no better or worse combinations
• Type scores don’t measure skill or ability
• Type scores measure clarity of preference
• Each type is unique
• Type enables you to understand yourself
• Type enables you to understand others
• Type is not an excuse
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20. Type...
• Is innate and influenced by:
– External pressure
– Mid-life
– Current circumstances
– “Fitting–in” with organisational expectations
– Faith / Religion
– Culture
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21. Gender differences
Men
– % Thinking 64.8%
– % Feeling 35.2%
Women
– % Thinking 29.6%
– % Feeling 70.4%
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22. Type distribution in the UK
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ISTJ
13.7%
ISFJ
12.7%
INFJ
1.7%
INTJ
1.4%
ISTP
6.4%
ISFP
6.1%
INFP
3.2%
INTP
2.4%
ESTP
5.8%
ESFP
8.7%
ENFP
6.3%
ENTP
2.8%
ESTJ
10.4%
ESFJ
12.6%
ENFJ
2.8%
ENTJ
2.9%
Standardisation of MBTI Step 1 in the UK population
source: OPP

23. Using type difference at work
• The clearest vision of the future usually comes
from an “N” type
• The most practical realism usually comes from
an “S” type
• The most incisive analysis comes from the “T”
type
• The most skilful understanding and handling of
people usually comes from an “F” type
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