Myers Briggs Temperament

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Myers Briggs
Temperament
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The University of Texas at Tyler

• Dr. Marilyn Young
• College of Business Administration

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• People are different from each other
• No amount of getting after them is going to
  change
• No reason to change them
• Differences are probably good

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Intuitive (N)
Thinking (T)
Perceiving (P)
Extroversion (E)
Sensation (S)
Judging (J)
Feeling (F)
Introversion (I)
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Extroversion (E)

• Sociable
• Interactive
• Multiple relationships

• People are a source of energy
• Outgoing
• Friendly

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Introversion (I)

• Energy from self
• Enjoys being alone
• Limited relationships

• Territoriallikes/his her space
• Comfortable with solitary activities
• Quiet
• Reserved

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Intuitive (N)

• Innovative
• Imaginative
• Thinks of possibilities
• Speculative

• Future-oriented
• Intuitive
• Visionary
• Enjoy changes

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Sensation (S)

• Sensible
• Down-to-earth
• Practical
• Principles
• Laws

• Experience
• Past
• Realistic
• Factual

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Thinking (T)

• Objective
• Standard operating procedures

• Analytical
• Firm
• Impersonal
• Logical

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Feeling (F)

• Subjective
• Personal
• Shows appreciation

• Sympathetic
• Empathetic
• Good interpersonal relations
• Good listener

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Judging (J)

• Desires closure
• Wants to get things settled
• Plans ahead
• Decisive

• Wants to rap it up
• Meets deadline
• Completes

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Perceiving (P)

• Pending
• Flexible
• Lets gather more data
• Adapt as you go
• Leave options opened

• Tentative
• Asks what deadline
• Wait and see
• There is plenty of time

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SJs--Traditionalist

• Longs for duty
• Takes on responsibility
• Traditionalist
• Stabilizer

• Desires to be useful and
• Plans and executes
• May resist change

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SPs--Troubleshooter

• Flexible
• Open minded
• May not like unfamiliar
• May react negatively to change

• Like to vary work pattern
• Impulsive
• Adapts to new situations
• Verbalizes appreciation
• Can continue and endures much

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NTs--Rational

• Should be able
• Expect little from others
• Work is work and play is play
• Work is for improvement and perfection

• Few of them
• Control predict
• Love intelligence
• Feel compulsion to improve things

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NFs--Catalyst

• Extraordinary goals
• Purpose is to have a purpose
• Into beauty truth
• In search of self

• Are writers
• People-centered
• Others eat up his time
• Supportive

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(Es) Need (Is)

• To concentrate
• To be serious
• To carefully listen

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(Is) Need (Es)

• To be more social
• To talk out issues
• To show appreciation to employees
• To be expressive

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(Ns) Need (Ss)

• To focus on tradition
• To focus on what has worked in the past
• To be realistic
• To be down to earth

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(Ss) Need (Ns)

• To see new ideas and new possibilities
• To help in change
• To be future-oriented
• To bring up new possibilities

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(Ts) need (Fs)

• To be sociable
• To listen
• To be empathetic
• To show appreciation to others

• To understand

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(Fs) Need (Ts)

• To be objective
• To be firm
• Make make rational decisions

• To analyze
• To be logical

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Js Need (Ps)

• To be more flexible
• To look at new possibilities
• To gather more data
• To learn to adapt
• To look at all options

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(Ps) Need (Js)

• To meet deadlines
• To improve time management
• To be decisive

• To bring closure
• Get things settled
• To make decisions
• To plan ahead

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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Type of Social Interaction
Extrovert (E)
Introvert (I)
Sensing (S)
Preference for Gathering Data
Intuitive (N)
Feeling (F)
Preference for Decision Making
Thinking (T)
Perceptive (P)
Style of Decision Making
Judgmental (J)
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Introversion/ Extraversion
Intuitive/Sensation
Myers Briggs 4 Temperaments
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Our Customers Receive the Royal Treatment

• Need all styles
• to be an effective team.
• The goal is to serve customers.