MBTI Round 4!

I have officially attended Meyers Briggs Type Indicator lectures for a total of four hours as of last week. And surprisingly I am not complaining, each time I have learned more and more about my personality type and more importantly others. I want to touch on a few of the points made in my interpretive report as it relates to communication.

Being an ENFJ is just the surface. I could also say that I am an IEAEAQACATME, if we’re going to keep up with the acronyms. What that breaks down to is my facet results. Initiating- I start interactions amongst the people around me and try to create harmony. I am expressive and will often say what is on my mind, especially if somebody wants to listen. Very well fitting is my active personality; my desire to communicate with others – preferably face to face. These first three go to together well and I think they are incredibly accurate.

Enthusiasm is an important part of everything I do and I show it in my work daily. I use my abstract thought process to infer data and ideas. One of the facets we went over in class was questioning-accommodating. I discovered that I only like to ask some questions and only if it will not impede the group. Now we’re back to my personality preference for harmony… huh. The report hits the nail on the head when it tells me that I will critique or accept depending on the importance of the issue. My tendency to try and win people over to my point of view is defined by my tender facet. And lastly I fell into the methodical-emergent midzone and it tells me that I may or may not give others detailed procedures for a task depending on the circumstances. I guess MBTI can be a little vague every now and again.

All of these facets make up my personality type as it relates to communicating. Because we communicate with others every day we all need to be aware of how we do it.