Motigating My Meyers-Briggs Typing: Characters And Characteristics
Grouped together, one adjective and three verbs potentially tell you more about a person than they know about themselves. The four words; introversion, sensing, thinking, and judging (ISTJ) reveal aspects of my personality that would take years for me to share. Meyers-Briggs Typing is a powerful tool that leads to self-discovery and creates the potential for significant self-improvement. Knowing your strengths and weakness, allows for capitalization of your strengths and mindfulness of your weaknesses.
Undertaking the Meyers-Briggs assessment, I learned that everyone thinks differently and has different preferences. It is such an obvious statement, but there is more to it. The idea that everyone is different and special is a cornerstone of …show more content…
A single adjective, preceded by the word most, captures the overall essence of each type. Most responsible, “doing what should be done,” characterizes ISTJs. Responsibility is critical to my value set; fear of failure and ill preparedness are driving forces that push me to consistently do my best possible work. Building on the idea of responsibility, ISTJs are notorious for planning and creating an optimum path to success. My compulsion for order is invaluable to my leadership style. Organization and structure allows for efficient tracking and documentation of progress and creating a thorough plan guarantees the success of the project. However, it is imperative that I remain conscientious of others, not to overbearingly impose my style and recognize instances where the perceiving types will perform better with less control. A second attribute to leverage my leadership strengths is my inclination to be realistic and consider potential failure points. This strategy works to eliminate futile work and direct focus towards the development of an achievable plan. My affinity for practicality also includes recognizing what specific team members are capable of and putting them in position to
Undertaking the Meyers-Briggs assessment, I learned that everyone thinks differently and has different preferences. It is such an obvious statement, but there is more to it. The idea that everyone is different and special is a cornerstone of …show more content…
A single adjective, preceded by the word most, captures the overall essence of each type. Most responsible, “doing what should be done,” characterizes ISTJs. Responsibility is critical to my value set; fear of failure and ill preparedness are driving forces that push me to consistently do my best possible work. Building on the idea of responsibility, ISTJs are notorious for planning and creating an optimum path to success. My compulsion for order is invaluable to my leadership style. Organization and structure allows for efficient tracking and documentation of progress and creating a thorough plan guarantees the success of the project. However, it is imperative that I remain conscientious of others, not to overbearingly impose my style and recognize instances where the perceiving types will perform better with less control. A second attribute to leverage my leadership strengths is my inclination to be realistic and consider potential failure points. This strategy works to eliminate futile work and direct focus towards the development of an achievable plan. My affinity for practicality also includes recognizing what specific team members are capable of and putting them in position to