Introduction Knowing your Myers Briggs type indicators can be very beneficial as a leader in an organization. This will mark the third time in my career I have done this test, the first two were in Navy leadership schools. I have always found these tests beneficial in helping me deal with subordinates and peers alike. According to (Jung, N.D.) I am an ESTJ, this is not a surprise as I have been that before twice. What did surprise me is that I am now older and with a 6 year gap since my last test I am less of an ESTJ now. So in the next few pages I will discuss each portion, extravert, sensing, thinking, and judging and then apply that to my Overall type. Let’s begin with an overview of the ESTJ. ESTJ According to (Kroeger, Rutledge, Thuesen, 2002) the acronym ESTJ stands for extraversion, sensing, thinking, and judging. This type indicator is generally known to be a natural administrator who is good in leadership positions. It is generally thought according to Kroeger et al. (2002) that this type is organized, and takes a no-nonsense style into most situations. These attributes can lead to a leader who is quick to analyze problems and deal with them efficiently. A down side to this style is that this type does not always understand when others are unable to leave emotion out of decisions and handle situations with objective decision making. I must say in my younger years managing Sailors I did tend to be a harsher ESTJ and I really thought people were strange if they did
My conformed Myers-Briggs Indicator Type was ENFJ. As a leader I think I tend to be
She self-professed that she has a Myers Briggs personality type of ESTJ which stands for Extroversion, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging. She focuses on clear direction and setting expectations. She describes herself as competitive in nature and is always looking for areas to become the best in her field.
Based on the personality type exam, it reported me as an ESTJ, meaning I am 53% extroverted, 87% sensor, 67% thinker, and 87% judger. It is said that ESTJ are representatives of tradition and order, and often take the rolls of leadership. The ESTJ personality is often associated with strengths of dedication, strong will, honesty, loyalty, patience, reliable, organized. However, ESTJ also have weaknesses such as, stubbornness, judgmental, difficulty relaxing, and difficulty in expressing emotion.
After taking the assessment test my four-letter type ESTJ, the result indicated I am 1% an Extravert person which perceive to focus involve organization of people, enforce the rules handed down from higher authority Sensing 6%, thinking 1% and1%Judging . My strength is order and continuity knowledge and training that I received throughout years increased due to my strongest skills with prioritizing, not procrastinating be organized, meeting deadlines and staying focus to accomplish my task providing good customer service.
Myers Briggs Type Indicator The Myers-Briggs personality test is based from the theorists, Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers. The eight letters E, I, S, N, T, F, J, P, are the personality traits tested in this exam. Upon completion of the test, each person is given a four-letter profile. These profiles will consist of either an E or I, S or N, T or F, and J or P, depending on his or her personality. E stands for extravert which means a person who is an extravert is usually more outgoing and open than those who are not extraverts.
ESTJs like to be the leaders of the group. They enjoy creating order. They make chaos seem unpredictable. They like to make rules for their environment and wants everyone to follow those rules so everyone can get done with what they need to and not do anything stupid. They are very good at organizing their
Popular theories such as Myers Bridge personality type states that a high-performing team is comprised of both distinctly defined roles and a well-rounded collection of personality archetypes. In order to ensure a successful team, it is important to know more about the team member personalities and how the different personalities can be a useful tool building and leading a project team. After taking the personality test, my personality type was identified as ENFJ Extravert (26%) Intuitive (16%) Feeling (7%) and Judging (34%). Jasmine Pierce was also identified as a ENFJ Extravert (34%) Intuitive (3%) Feeling (28%) Judging (31%). ENFJ individual is expressed as extraverted feeling with introverted intuition. They are also best portrayed as
Extraverted, sensing, thinking, judging: the supervisor within the realm of personalities. As an ESTJ, I “thrive on order and continuity”(Jung). I tend to stick with the idea of tradition and seek the history. As an Extrovert, I receive energy from the people that surround me and promote work ethic. Not someone to show emotion, I gain through logical and practical terms. I find myself in situations that require thought, planning, or organization. In some cases, I do tend to stray away from the results that I was given through the personality test.
You can see below the results of two personality tests I have taken. The results differ due to the questions asked but the personality types are similar. From me personally, I would say that I am more ESTJ than ISTJ, but I have qualities in both of them. I would guess a 60/40 split. What is interesting is that my personality of ESTJ is the complete opposite personality that would be asked of a teacher. ESTJ is the personality of someone with a supervisor position, maybe a dean or principle would be a more appropriate career for me, but that is not what I have a passion for at this time. I will not let this "most forceful" personality test result stop me from my goal of becoming an educator. Instead, I will grow from this and work with my students'
The J in ESTJ stands for judging/judgement. Those that fall under the judgement category often feel supported by structure, guidelines and standardized methods. Judgers approach life in a structured way, creating plans and organizing their world to achieve their goals and desired results in a predictable way. The advantages of being a judger are that we are more scheduled, organized, and we also tend to follow rules better. When it comes to the workplace the advantages of being a judger are that we put work before play, we’re more comfortable with authority, and we’re more likely to be to work on time. However judgers sometimes follow and enforce rules so closely that we are looked at as inflexible. We are often so focused on our goals that
ESTJs are persevering traditionalists, excited to assume responsibility in sorting out ventures and individuals. Efficient, standard tolerating, and honest, ESTJs like to finish things, and tend to go about undertakings in an orderly, systematic manner
When I got my results back from my test, I wasn't as surprised as I thought I would have been. My Personality results showed that I was an ESTJ,which stands for Extroversion, Sensing, Thinking, Judgment. I completely agree with this because one of the comments I received back was “Occupations attracting ESTJs include teaching, coaching, banking, political office, and management at all levels.” That is true about me because I am apart of many clubs, all involving Business or Political debate. For college, I would like to study business management and Marketing because I feel that it is my passion. A comment I didn’t agree with as much was “ESTJ is not afraid to stand up for what he or she believes is right even in the face of overwhelming odds.
ESTJ have strong belief in their personal opinion which leads to arguments, while the ENTJ personality is naturally confrontational and challenging. They both can move on after a relationships and can have great experiences with other people. ESTJ personality have difficulty expressing feelings and emotions as do the ENTJ with love and affection. ENTJ and ESTJ tend to be characters of males versus women. They both accomplish objectives through organizing and use personal beliefs to guide decision, while in contrast ESTJ brainstorms and ENTJ lives for the moment, creating what seems to be similar work habits but different life
I used the MMDI test which gives you similar result to the Myers-Briggs test. My results were ESTJ. The letter E stands for Extraversion. An extrovert gets their energy from other people and tends to like working in groups. They typically learn though interacting with their surrounds and engaging with the environment. S stands for sensing. This scale focuses on how you receive information. These people learn from facts, typically have more common sense, and are good with memorizing facts. Next, letter is a T, which stands for thinking. This scale tells you how you like to make decisions. These people typically use logic and reasoning to make decisions and analyze and weigh different evidence when trying to make different decisions. Lastly, I tested the letter J, which stands for judging. This scale tells the person about their life style and work habits. These people typically live a very structured and orderly life. They are known to plan ahead and are very well organized.
The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) enables an individual to gain a deeper insight into their inherent personality traits. For some people, they have had prior knowledge or underlying assumptions about their personality, but this test provides clearer information about each of their identifiable traits. According to the MBTI in Human-metric personality test, my scores were 22% (E) extroverted thinking more than introverted, 9% (N) intuitive as oppose to sensing, 16% (T) thinking more than feeling, and 12% (J) judging as compared to perceiving. Thus, my personality type is ENFJ. The ENFJ personality group is described as a minority group that consists of natural-born leaders, and people filled with passion, and charisma for example, Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey; they are notable members of this group, also known as the protagonists (16personalities, 2016). The protagonists apprehend pride in providing guidance for others to improve individually and to improve the community at large (16personalities, 2016). The protagonists find it naturally easy to communicate with others and excel at communicating with other people in person (16personalities, 2016).