myers briggs type indicator (mbti)

MBTI®

Myers Briggs Type Indicators

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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

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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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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What are the preferences?

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Dimensions

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How you take in information

How you make decisions

How you orientate yourself in the world

EE II

SS NN

TT FF

JJ PP

Where you focus your attention

Types of Type

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Reported Type

Self Assessed Type

Your Best Fit Type

Where do you focus attention?

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EExtravertedExtraverted

IIntrovertedIntroverted

External Environment

Communicate by talkingBreadth

Learn by doingSociable and Expressive

Do - think - do

Involved with people & things

Inner worldCommunicate by writing

Depth

Learn by reflectionPrivate and Contained

Think - do - think

Work with ideas& thoughts

Extroverted - Introverted

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How do you take in information?

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SNSensingSensing IntuitionIntuition

the five senses

what’s real

practical

present orientation

facts

use established skills

step-by-step

sixth sense

what could be

theoretical

future possibilities

insights

learning new skills

leap around

Intuition or Sensing

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What do you see?

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Sensing - Intuition

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How you make decisions

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TFThinkingThinking FeelingFeeling

head heart

logical system

objective

justice

principlesreason

firm but fair

value system

subjective

mercy

harmony

empathy

compassionate

Thinking – Feeling

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Thinking - Feeling

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How you structure your world

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J PJudgingJudging PerceivingPerceiving

planned spontaneousregulatecontrol

run one’s lifeset goalsdecisive

organised

flow

adaptlet life happen

gather informationopen

flexible

Judging - Perceiving

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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

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Type...

• Is innate and influenced by:– External pressure– Mid-life– Current circumstances– “Fitting–in” with organisational

expectations– Faith / Religion– Culture

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Gender differences

Men

– % Thinking 64.8%– % Feeling

35.2%

Women

– % Thinking 29.6%– % Feeling

70.4%

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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 populationsource: OPP

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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