Title: DACUM
1M.B.T.I.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Workshop Bruce Wolford
2Things to Remember About Type
- Helps you understand yourself and your
interactions with others - Combination of four letters is an MBTI type
- You decide what type you are
- There are no good or bad types
- All preferences are equally important
- We use all of the preferences at different times
3Things to Remember About Type
- Type is not an excuse for doing or not doing
anything - Type should not keep you from considering any
career or activity - Type does not explain everything.
4Sign your name
5Now sign your name with your other hand
6Your choice of a writing hand is a
preference
7The MBTI measures your preferences in four
categories
- Energizing
- Attending
- Deciding
- Living
8MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATORCONCEPTS FOR
UNDERSTANDING TYPE
VERIFYING YOUR TYPE PREFERENCE
Worksheet
ENERGIZING
E EXTRAVERT INTROVERT I Energized by outer
world Energized by inner world S SENSING
INTUITION N Works with known facts Looks for
possibilities and relationships T THINKING
FEELING F Base decisions on
impersonal Base decisions on personal
analysis and logic values J JUDGMENT PER
CEPTION P Prefer a planned, decided, Prefer a
flexible, orderly way of life spontaneous
way of life
ATTENDING
DECIDING
LIVING
Very Clear Clear Moderate Slight
Slight Moderate Clear Very Clear
9VERIFYING YOUR TYPE PREFERENCE
E-1 S-N T-F J-P
Self-Assessment Type E S T J
Indicator Type E S T J
Best Fit Type E S/N T J
10MBTI Narrative Report
11Characteristics of Each of Four Scales
Page 2
12Your MBTI Results
Page 3
13Page 3
14Descriptions of Your Type
Read the statements and see how it fits you
Pages 4 5
15Effects of Your Preferences in Work Settings
Page 6
16We find comfort among those who agree with
us--growth among those who dont.
Frank Clark
17Preferred Methods of Communication
Page 7
18Your Order of Preferences
Page 8
19Your Problem Solving Style
Pages 8 9
20Problem Solving Model
Thinking
Intuition
Sensing
Feeling
21Preference for Sensing
May over rely on their experiences
or how things have been done
22Preference for Thinking
May focus exclusively on the logical, efficient
solution
23Preference for Intuition
May find a new theory so exciting that they
forget to consider experience and realities
24Preference for Feeling
May be so caught up in empathizing with people
and their own personal values that they forget to
look at logical consequences
25The best decisions include all four traits
26Procrastination By Type
27Career Report
28Effects of Each Preference Scale on Career Choice
Page 3
2950 Most Popular Occupations for Your Type
Page 4
3025 Least Popular Occupations for Your Type
Page 5
31Interpreting Your Occupational Lists
32Composite Profile
33Many managers have a TJ preference
34National Academy of Corrections Leadership
Development Program
283 Participants
35Article
Type Profile and the Correctional Manager
36What To Do Next
Self Knowledge Improvement
37Follow Up
Bruce Wolford (606) 622-1498 brucetrc_at_gte.net www.
trc.eku.edu