"Where then "Where then does wisdom does wisdom come from? come from? Where does Where does understanding understanding dwell? dwell? Job Job 28:20 28:20
Jan 17, 2016
"Where then "Where then does wisdom does wisdom come from? come from? Where does Where does understanding understanding dwell? dwell?
Job 28:20Job 28:20
• To be aware of To be aware of ourselves plus our ourselves plus our personal strengths personal strengths and weaknessesand weaknesses
• Insight into Insight into understanding othersunderstanding others
• Diversity Diversity (openness/sensitivity (openness/sensitivity to the perceptions of to the perceptions of others)others)
• Reflecting on what Reflecting on what would be the best would be the best personality / career fitpersonality / career fit
WHAT MBTI IS
• Non-judgmental, self-report instrument
• Indicator of preferences• Provider of useful, well-researched
information that is rich in theory
• Professionally interpreted• Used internationally
WHAT MBTI IS NOT
Measure of “good” or “bad”; “best” or “worst”Measure of ability, skills, competencies or IQMethod to stereotype or “pigeonhole”Explainer of all human behavior
MBTI - BRIEF HISTORY
• Carl Jung - 1923 “Psychological Types”
• Katharine Briggs/Isabel Myers – 1926 Article in “The New
Republic” – 1940’s Development of
Inventory• Educational Testing
Service (1962-1975) - Research Period
• Consulting Psychologists Press (1975-Today) - Public Use
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DATA GATHERING PERCEIVING FUNCTION
DECISION MAKINGJUDGING FUNCTION
ORIENTATIONTO THE OUTER
WORLD
Personality Types
ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJ
ISTP ISFP INFP INTP
ESTP ESFP ENFP ENTP
ESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ
You are at a party with 30 others, mostly strangers. Who will you
talk to? What would be your favorite part of the party?
Extraversion Introversion
Where do you get your energy?Extraversion IntroversionWhere do you get your energy?Extraversion Introversion
• Outwardly directed
• Action• Breadth • Expressive• Speak to
think• Publicly
disclosing• Gregarious
• Outwardly directed
• Action• Breadth • Expressive• Speak to
think• Publicly
disclosing• Gregarious
• Inwardly directed
• Reflection• Depth • Contained• Think to speak• Publicly
guarded• Reserved
• Inwardly directed
• Reflection• Depth • Contained• Think to speak• Publicly
guarded• Reserved
EExtravertxtravert IIntrovertntrovert
• Like variety and action
• Often impatient with long, slow jobs
• Do-think-do
• Like variety and action
• Often impatient with long, slow jobs
• Do-think-do
• Like quiet for concentration
• Don’t mind working on one project for a long time uninterrupted
• Think-do-think
• Like quiet for concentration
• Don’t mind working on one project for a long time uninterrupted
• Think-do-think
EExtravertxtravert IIntrovertntrovert
• When working on a task, welcome interruptions
• Develop ideas by discussion
• When working on a task, welcome interruptions
• Develop ideas by discussion
• When concentrating on a task, find interruptions intrusive
• Develop ideas by reflection
• When concentrating on a task, find interruptions intrusive
• Develop ideas by reflection
EExtravertxtravert IIntrovertntrovert
You are faced with a decision on You are faced with a decision on which car to buy. How do you which car to buy. How do you
solve that problem? What will be solve that problem? What will be your key factors for deciding?your key factors for deciding?
You are faced with a decision on You are faced with a decision on which car to buy. How do you which car to buy. How do you
solve that problem? What will be solve that problem? What will be your key factors for deciding?your key factors for deciding?
SSensingensing iiNNtuitiontuition
How do you gather How do you gather informationinformation??
How do you gather How do you gather informationinformation??
SSensingensing iiNNtuitiontuition
• Present Focus
• Here and Now
• Accuracy
• Detail
• Literal
• Sequential
• 5 Senses
• Present Focus
• Here and Now
• Accuracy
• Detail
• Literal
• Sequential
• 5 Senses
• Future Focus
• Possibilities
• Insights
• Patterns
• Figurative
• Random
• 6th Sense
• Future Focus
• Possibilities
• Insights
• Patterns
• Figurative
• Random
• 6th Sense
SSensingensing iiNNtuitiontuition
• Pays attention to and presents details first
• Prefers practicality
• Usually proceed step-by-step
• Pays attention to and presents details first
• Prefers practicality
• Usually proceed step-by-step
• Pays attention to and presents “big picture” first
• Prefers innovation
• Usually proceeds in random bursts of energy
• Pays attention to and presents “big picture” first
• Prefers innovation
• Usually proceeds in random bursts of energy
SSensingensing iiNNtuitiontuition
• Realistic - see what is
• Trust experience
• Realistic - see what is
• Trust experience
• Visionary - see what can be
• Trust inspiration
• Visionary - see what can be
• Trust inspiration
SSensingensing iiNNtuitiontuition
Your friend is wearing an terrible looking shirt/blouse. If required,
how will you tell them they shouldn’t wear it ?
Thinking Feeling
Your friend is wearing an terrible looking shirt/blouse. If required,
how will you tell them they shouldn’t wear it ?
Thinking Feeling
How do you make decisions?
Thinking Feeling
How do you make decisions?
Thinking Feeling
• Problem first; people second
• Objective
• Logic
• Analyze
• Clarity
• Convince
• Head
• Problem first; people second
• Objective
• Logic
• Analyze
• Clarity
• Convince
• Head
• People first; problem second
• Subjective
• Empathy
• Personalize
• Harmony
• Persuade
• Heart
• People first; problem second
• Subjective
• Empathy
• Personalize
• Harmony
• Persuade
• Heart
TThinkinghinking FFeelingeeling
• Use logical analysis to reach conclusions
• Consider the principles
• First seeks involvement in task
• Use logical analysis to reach conclusions
• Consider the principles
• First seeks involvement in task
• Use human values and needs to reach conclusions
• Consider the principals
• First seeks involvement with people
• Use human values and needs to reach conclusions
• Consider the principals
• First seeks involvement with people
TThinkinghinking FFeelingeeling
• Presents goals and objectives first
• Good at analyzing plans
• Presents goals and objectives first
• Good at analyzing plans
• Presents points of agreement first
• Good at understanding people
• Presents points of agreement first
• Good at understanding people
TThinkinghinking FFeelingeeling
Your friend wants to come over “sometime Saturday” and “hang out” and “maybe do
something.” How will you react to your friend and what questions, if any, would you ask them?
Judging Perceiving
Your friend wants to come over “sometime Saturday” and “hang out” and “maybe do
something.” How will you react to your friend and what questions, if any, would you ask them?
Judging Perceiving
How do you live your life?Judging Perceiving
How do you live your life?Judging Perceiving
Go with the flow
Options open-ended
Tentative
Flexible
Adapt
Non-directive
Facilitate
Go with the flow
Options open-ended
Tentative
Flexible
Adapt
Non-directive
Facilitate
Structure
Closure
Ordered
Decisive
Scheduled
Directive
Control
Structure
Closure
Ordered
Decisive
Scheduled
Directive
Control
JJudgingudgingPPerceivingerceiving
Focus on starting
tasks
Too much planning
restricts flexibility
Like to leave things
open for last-minute
changes
Focus on starting
tasks
Too much planning
restricts flexibility
Like to leave things
open for last-minute
changes
Focus on
completing tasks
Plan their work and
work their plan
Like to get things
settled and finished
Focus on
completing tasks
Plan their work and
work their plan
Like to get things
settled and finished
JJudgersudgersPPerceiverserceivers
Postpone decisions while searching for options
Lists = “Think about doing this sometime.”
Postpone decisions while searching for options
Lists = “Think about doing this sometime.”
Reach closure by deciding quickly
Lists = “I will do this today (tomorrow, etc.)”
Reach closure by deciding quickly
Lists = “I will do this today (tomorrow, etc.)”
JJudgersudgersPPerceiverserceivers
Your four-letter type represents a preference fromeach of the above four scales. Here are the sixteen
possible combinations:
ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJISTP ISFP INFP INTPESTP ESFP ENFP ENTPESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ
Energy Source
Perceiving Function
Judging Function
Life Style Orientation
Sensing
Thinking
Judging
Extraversion Introversion
iNtuition
Feeling
Perceiving
ISTJ
“Doing whatShould be done”
MOST RESPONSIBLE
ISFJ
“A high senseOf duty”
MOST LOYAL
INFJ
“An inspirationTo others”
MOST CONTEMPLATIVE
INTJ
“Everything has Room for
improvement”
MOST INDEPENDENT
ISTP
“Ready to tryAnything once”
MOST PRAGMATIC
ISFP
“Sees much butShares little”
MOST ARTISTIC
INFP
“Performing nobleservice to aid society”
MOST IDEALISTIC
INTP
“A love ofproblem solving”
MOST CONCEPTUAL
ESTP
“The ultimateRealist”
MOST SPONTANEOUS
ESTJ
“Life’s Administrators”
MOST HARD CHARGING
ESFP
“You only goAround once In life”
MOST GENEROUS
ESFJ
“Host andHostesses of the world”
MOST HARMONIZING
ENFP
“Giving life anExtra squeeze”
MOST OPTIMISTIC
ENFJ
“Smooth talkingPersuader”
MOST PERSUASIVE
ENTP
“One exciting challenge after another”
MOST INVENTIVE
ENTJ
“Life naturalLeaders”
MOST COMMANDING
THE FOUR TEMPERAMENTS
NF Idealist Core Values:Inspiration and Personal Growth
SP Artisan Core Values:Action and Freedom
NT Rational Core Values:Ingenuity and Logic
SJ Guardian Core Values:Responsibility and Loyalty
NF
32% of teachers seductive interpersonal skills supportive of others sympathetic relationships possibilities for people interaction cooperation
Vivid imagination mysterious hypersensitive to
conflict search for self autonomy needs
encouragement and recognition
integrity gives strokes freely “becoming”
Quest: IdentityStyle: Catalyst
Achilles’ Heel: GuiltAbout 12% general U.S. population
Who?
NTQuest: Competency
Style: VisionaryAchilles’ Heel: Incompetence
About 12% general U.S. population
Why?
8% of teachers high achievers knowledge objective
perceptions independent self doubt intellectually
curious conceptualizers competition with
self and others
Non-conformist wordsmiths principles enjoys complexity authority independent architect of change system designers argumentative “what would happen
if…”
SJ
Loyal to system duty super
dependable resists change preserves
traditions precise “If it isn’t broken
don’t fix it!” 56% of teachers
Procedures decisive stability “Should” “Should
not” social responsibility structure orderly authority dependent
Quest: BelongingStyle: Stabilizer/Traditionalist
Achilles’ Heel: Disarray/DisorganizationAbout 38% general U.S. population
What?
SP
Free spirit process oriented fun-loving good in crisis
situations “When all else fails,
read the directions.” impulsive needs freedom and
space “Let me DO
something!” flexible focus on immediacy least represented in
college
Realistic uninhibited practicality enjoys the moment spontaneous likes hands-on
experience adaptable 2% of teachers usually
industrial arts seeks variety and
change most joyful action oriented
Quest: ActionStyle: Trouble shooter/Negotiator
Achilles’ Heel: RoutineAbout 38% general U.S. population
When?