Completing the Myers Briggs
Personality Type Indicator (MBTI) was very informative. If you have not taken
the MBTI, I would recommend to do so by going to the HumanMetrics website. The
assessment is based on Carl Jung’s and Isabel Briggs Myers’ typological
approach to personality. The results of my MBTI indicate I am an ENFJ:
Introvert (6%), iNtuitive (12%), Thinking (19%), and Judging (25%). In
researching my results, I found that Introverts
tend to be preoccupied with their own thoughts and feelings and minimize their
contact with other people. Also, Intuitive
means having the ability to understand or know something without any direct
evidence or reasoning process. In my results I had a slight preference of
Thinking over Feeling. This means that I
make a decision mainly through logic. Lastly, I have a moderate preference of
Judging over Perceiving. This suggests that I organize all of my life events
and, as a rule, sticks to my plans. This personally test was an eye opener and
it gave me an insight into my personally and how I can use this as a leader. My
results seem very accurate to me so I was not surprised. What I was so surprised
is how I have change through out the years. I used to be more of an extravert
than an introvert. I have gone through a lot of changes, from starting a new
career to starting a family; I can see how my results reflected the changes.
This is personally
assessment is a great tool for leaders because it lets you see how people learn
and interact. Leaders can use this to build high performance teams. The MBTI
helps the manager see the personality type distribution of their teams, to
understand how their employees’ personality preferences differ or not (McKnight,
2014). MBTI is a resource that can be used to achieve effective communication
with other people. According to Pearl Young (2001), who leads virtual teams,
said that better understanding of different leadership styles makes the communicating
process easier. I agree with this statement and it is essential for leaders to
be more self-aware as well to have a knowledge and awareness of others.
In conclusion, taking the
MBTI will definitely in the following areas: being more self-aware, having an awareness
of other, and assisting in the communication strategies. Being a leader means
we must find innovative ways to grow and to help your team grow. Using the Myers
Briggs Personality Type Indicator can be a great tool and help you see things
from a different perspective.
Reference:
McKnight, S. (2014, May 6). How You Can Use
Myers-Briggs Type Indicators® to Be a Better Manager. Retrieved December 13,
2015, from
http://www.halogensoftware.com/blog/how-you-can-use-myers-briggs-type-indicators-to-be-a-better-manager
Young,
P. (2001). Leadership and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Using MBTI in a Team
Setting. Retrieved December 13, 2015, from
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/dau/youm-a.pdf
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