The MBTI assessment represents preferences and not necessarily behaviors. Individuals with certain preferences may or may not choose to use their preferences in the work environment and everyone can learn to adapt to use different styles/behaviors.
The MBTI data is used to open up opportunities for people rather than limit them.
Remember that opinions do not necessarily reflect reality; there may be several different perceptions of the same situation, and we all hold a piece of the truth (remember the Blind Men and the Elephant?)
The assessment measures Four Preferences:
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Orientation to the world: where you get your energy: |
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EXTROVERT (E) = Outer world; people, things; active; breadth of interest;live it; interaction; outgoing. |
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INTROVERT (I) = Inner world; thoughts, concepts; reflective; depth of interest;understand it; concentration; inwardly directed. |
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Ways of perceiving or gathering information: |
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SENSING (S) = Facts; data; details; reality-based; actuality; here and now; utility |
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INTUITION (N) = Meanings; associations; possibilities; hunches; theoretical and conceptual; future; fantasy |
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Ways of making decisions: |
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THINKING (T) = Analysis; objective; logic; impersonal; critique; reason; criteria |
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FEELING (F) = Sympathy; subjective; humane; personal; appreciate; values; circumstances |
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Dealing with the external world: |
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JUDGING (J) = Organized; settled; planned; decisive; control one’s life; set goals; systematic |
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PERCEPTIVE (P) = Pending; flexible; spontaneous; tentative; let life happen; open to change; undaunted by surprise |
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