Briggs Initiative

The MBTI which is short for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is an assessment in which is designed to help one understand their preferences in four different categories which are 1) Where you focus your attention 2) The way in which you take in information 3) The way you make decisions and 4) How you deal with the outer world. Based upon these classifications there are two different types in which you can fall under for each category ultimate resulting in in your personality type. This…

areas one is lacking in. Additionally, it lends great insight into putting one’s strengths and weaknesses into perspective. I believe that my plot leans in the way that is does as a result of elements simply related to my personality. The Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI) is a tool that is purposed to assess and categorize one’s unique personality type in order to help them gain a better understanding of themselves and how they see the world. The test then assigns one of 16…

1) The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test was very beneficial giving me insight on who I am and the strengths and weaknesses I possess. My results were ESTP which is extraversion, sensing, thinking, and perceiving. MBTI describes ESTP’s as a “Flexible and tolerant, they take a pragmatic approach focused on immediate results. Theories and conceptual explanations bore them­­­­­---they want to act energetically to solve the problem. Focus on the here and now, spontaneous, enjoy each moment that they…

James Cleick’s definition essay “Life as Type A” reveals the origins of the term “Type A personality.” Cleick explains that this term was first used by two cardiologist, Mayer and Ray Roseman, who sought to determine if there was a correlation between personality type and heart attacks, these heart doctors characterized type A individuals as suffering from “Hurry Sickness”, having a sense of urgency impatience and even perfectionism , However researcher have never agreed on a reliable means of…

Personality research and theory has evolved to help individuals improve their understanding of themselves and others. With this understanding, we can make conclusions about how one’s personal behaviors can influence organizational behavior. Robbins and Judge (2009) defined an organization as a “consciously coordinated social unit, composed of two or more people, that functions on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common goal or set of goals.” By definition, an organization must function…

personality into a more trusting, capable, and observant human being. I spend my days being helpful and encouraging to my husband and others. I have learned to be persistent in some ways, and impartial in others. I was recently prompted to take the Myers-Briggs personality type quiz, and my results could not be more true to who I am today. My personality type as of today is called “The Advocate”. The personality type I have is INFJ, which is apparently rare. The INFJ personality type makes up…

Many different personality typing methods were used to define my personality type. These personality typing methods included the Myers-Briggs Personality Test, Jung Typology Test, Keirsey’s Temperaments, and the informational Type Talk at Work textbook. The validity of results helped me to realize I am in the correct career path. The results of the Jung Typology Test reflected that I have an Extraverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Judging personality “The Giver”. My two-letter temperament is…

personality type assigned to me using the Jung Typology Test. This personality assessment is derived from Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers approach to classifying individuals using three dichotomies derived from Carl Jung - extraversion vs introversion, judging vs perceiving, thinking vs feeling, and a fourth dichotomy judging vs perceiving; proposed by Isabel Briggs Myers. Possible combinations of these dichotomies result in sixteen different personality types each assigned a four-letter…

those preferences to my job function. It will also explore the benefits and possible detriments to each preference. It will also explore the combined personality type and the interrelation of the personality preferences. Meyers-Briggs Personality Type I took the Jung Typology Test in an attempt to ascertain my personality type. The test is a series of 64 questions that calculate a four-letter type formula. My personality type was ISTJ (Introverted, Sensing, Thinking,…

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was developed by mother-daughter duo Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Myers. They wanted everyone to be able to understand their own personality types as well as others. When they were introduced to Jung’s (C. G. Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology) (6) ideas in 1923, they believed his ideas were so powerful and they could help everyone make better life choices. By developing the MBTI, they completed their life…