Briggs Initiative

On my design preference survey I scored a 58, which falls into the category for a preference for a mixture of mechanistic and organic characteristics. Comparing predictability and adaptability, I prefer predictability more, I like knowing that the next day will have the same overall structure as the day before. As for centralized or decentralized authority, I like having someone higher up than me that I can go to for help or advice. For rules and procedures, I like having a procedure, but I like…

What is your personality type? You can figure out what your type is by taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment. So, what is the MBTI assessment? Well it is an assessment with multiple questions that determines, how you communicate, your work type, whether you’re an extrovert or introvert. There are sixteen different personality types. Figure out which one is yours. My four-letter MBTI type is ESTP. ESTPs are action oriented, pragmatic and realistic people. In situations that require…

working with others to make things happen. Bring common sense and a realistic approach to their work, and make work fun. Flexible and spontaneous, adapt readily to new people and environments. Learn best by trying a new skill with other people,” (Myers&Briggs, 2014). Beyoncé’s personality directly attributes to why she is such an outstanding performer of her time. Beyoncé continually shocks her audience and her ESFP personality directly affects her work. "I feel like my job in the industry is to…

preferences of the Myers-Briggs Personality Test. It explains each of the 4 pairs of personality preferences and relates them to my specific personality profile, INTP. In addition, the Type Talk at Work textbook is used to examine the relationship between the Meyer’s Brigg Personality profiles and organizational behavior. Also discussed are the takeaways from the Personality profiles that I have learned and that will have an effect on me as a member of an organization. Meyers Briggs Personality…

This paper serves to discuss my personal personality type and how identified characteristics affect my everyday life in various areas. The Myers Briggs personality test scored my answers to personality questions and identified my personality type as an ENFJ; Extroverted, Introverted, Feeling, and Judgmental. Each of these different personality types have characteristics that help to explain how the person identifies with the world, their inner selves, other people, and their careers. By…

The outstanding work started by Doctor Jung, in addition to, The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), has been an invaluable asset to many individuals, businesses, and corporations. My assessment of my personality type as an Extravert, Sensing, Feeling, and Judging (ESFJ), along with my two-letter temperament code of “SJ” will prove to be an invaluable tool to help me in strengthening my weak areas and to further capitalize on my strengths. These coupled together with God at the center of my…

Facing Challenges In the fields of personality types every person may have a different kind. Some may have INTJ, INTP, etc, or some may have ISTJ. ISTJ stands for Introverted (shy and reserved), Sensing (using emotion), Thinking (using the mind), and Judging (having an opinion about someone). ISTJ means that an individual can come off as quiet or reserved and he or she is also engaged in living in peace. (Merriam-webster dictionary)(Personality page paragraph 2) A good career field for the…

I will admit, I have done the MBTI test a couple of times before, so am already somewhat familiar with it. This makes it a little more challenging to work through Professor Sarkee’s process; trying to work out what I believe my MBTI preferences are as I see them. So, I decided to work through the process with an unbiased view, especially because I was interested to see if my personality has slightly evolved after recent life changes and experiences. My result is ENFJ, although I was rather…

In 1943 mother and daughter duo, Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers developed the first edition of what is now known as the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (“A Mini-History” 1). More than seventy years later this test is still used in numerous high schools, universities, and workplaces across the world. Personalities are based on “four separate dichotomies” (“A Mini-History” 1) assessing where one’s energy is directed, how one processes information, how one evaluates information, and how…

GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY WHAT IS PERSONALITY? FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF PERSONALITY IN PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES. By, Arijit Panigrahy 14CS30005 Email Id: arijitpanigrahy@gmail.com Cell: +91-9933906939 DEFINITION OF PERSONALITY Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. It is a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences their environment, cognitions, emotions, motivations,…