Project 1: Myers-Brigs Personality Test 1
Project 1: Myers-Brigs Personality Test
Stacey Young
Liberty University
BMAL 500
Dr. Douglas Veatch
November 8th, 2020
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Abstract
The book, Type Talk at Work: How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your
Success on the Job, by Otto Kroeger with Janet M. Thuesen and Hile Rutledge, states
that the most effective way to determine your personality type is to take the Myers-
Briggs Type Indicator. (Kroeger et al., 2002, p. 15) The traits identified from the Jung
Typology Test describe my personality in the workplace precisely and some of these
personality traits have shown up with my family as well. Additionally, I believe that I
learned a lot of these traits as I became older (and they became a part of who I am as I
adapted to new situations). After taking the Jung Typology Test, it was
determined that my type is (ENFJ) - Extravert (75%), iNtuitive(16%), Feeling (38%),
and Judging (47%). Per TheFourpersonality Temparements website, an ENFJ is in the
NF group. The ENFJ trait is considered to be “the teacher.” (The Four Personality
Temperaments, 2015) In my role at Automatic Data Processing (ADP), I have
exhibited the role of “the teacher” immensely, as a member of the team who takes
pride in leading presentations, and who trains new members of the team during
onboarding.
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Step 1
Extravert (75%)
Extraverts are considered to be outgoing and expressive people. Type Talk
at Work states that “Extraverts are approachable and easily engaged by friends, co-
workers, and strangers.” (Kroeger et al., 2002, p. 16) During my time at ADP, I have
made many friends among my colleagues and team, by engaging with people that I
have never spoken to before. Meeting new people allows an individual to network
and can always open up opportunities for you in the future. I also believe that a lot of
my colleagues are comfortable coming up to and having converstations with me on a
day-to-day basis. However, the book also states that Extraverts find listening more
difficult than talking.” (Kroeger et al., 2002, p. 16) I do not find it difficult to listen to
others. Being in the field that I am in, listening is key. I believe that it is not possible
to do my job without good listening skills. After reading and learning some of the
traits of an introverted personality, I believe that I do relate to some of these traits.
Introverts love to rehearse things before saying them. I tend to do this before anything
I do. For example, in the workplace, my manager has given me opportunities to run
some of our weekly team meetings. I often find myself writing down what I am going
to say (similar to preparing a “speech” beforehand) and I then rehearse what I will be
saying. Because I haven’t always been confident speaking in front of others, I want to
be self-assured in all my responses and prepared beforehand. Rehearsing and
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practicing what I will be saying before a meeting gives me great comfort and allows
me to be certain about what I will be sharing with my team.
One weakness that I have as an extravert is that I always need affirmation from
upper management. Positive reinforcement is really what inspires me to do my
job. Without positive reinforcement, I sometimes lack the motivation to perform my
job duties efficiently. This is one thing I am currently trying to improve on. I have to
remind myself that even though I may not hear it all the time, I still am doing quality
work that is worth praise. Additionally, I believe that I have grown into being
an extravert. During my younger years, I was too shy to speak up in front of crowds of
people, and in most situations, I was often afraid of being the first one to speak out.
During my undergrad, I joined a group called Enactus. Enactus is an organization that
brings students and business leaders together who commit to using the power of
entrepreneurial action to improve the quality of life. Students present different
business plans in front of these business leaders and are later judged for their
performance. This organization helped me open up, and become comfortable with
speaking in front of others. I believe that Enactaus has helped me to become the leader
I am today.
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iNtuitive (16%)
Teaching and Teacher Education discusses that Sensing and Intuition relate to
individuals' preferences in how they receive and make sense of information or data
from the external world. (Rushton et al., 2007, p. 434) After taking the Jung Typology
test, it was discovered that I am iNtuitive. iNtuitive personalities are never late to
work or appointments. I have never liked being late, and I pride myself on being on
time. In the workplace, I always find myself arriving at least five minutes early to
meetings. Arriving early to meetings and being on time
for appointments imposes good impressions on those around you. iNtuitives are also
curious, and often want an explanation for everything. You may give me an answer to
a question, but I will want to know the evidence behind your answer,
including the “why” and “how” you got your answer. At my organization, if there is
something that does not make sense to me, I will always let them know. I want to
know how processes work, and if there is something I do not understand, I want to
have a better understanding so I can perform my job duties accurately. Once I have an
understanding of the situation and the why behind it, I will be in a comfortable state
of mind.
Feeling (38%)
If someone considers other people's feelings when making a decision, that person
is considered a “feeler.” After completing the Jung Typology test, I was not surprised
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by this trait. Feelers often overextend themselves, by trying to meet other people's
needs. I always try to put myself in other people’s shoes and consider their feelings
when coming up with a resolution to a problem. In the workplace, I struggle with this
often. Many of my colleagues tend to reach out to me for assistance with tasks and
projects they are working on. As a feeler, I always want to lend a helping hand. To
assist my colleagues, I will drop what I am doing to help them out because that’s who
I am. It is really hard for me to tell someone “no.” This is also one of my weaknesses,
as I have to remember that I cannot help everyone. While we are on a team and it is
great to help people as I can, I have to remember that I have my tasks that need to be
completed as well. If I am not careful, these tasks will fall behind and I will have a lot
to catch up on.
Judging (47%)
After taking the Jung Typology test, I was surprised that I only received 47% in this
trait. Upon reading and doing research on how “judgers” structure themselves, I
thought I would be higher in this category. Judgers tend to have a structured lifestyle.
They thrive on things being in order and like to work on things all the way through
until they are completed.”(Kroeger et al., 2002, p. 25)One line that stood out to me in
particular, is that “Judgers are always waiting for others, who never seem to be on
time.” (Kroeger et al., 2002, p. 24)I have always prided myself on being on time, and I
do not like being late. I often find myself annoyed with others who are late, and even
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when I arrive early for a meeting and am waiting on others. When I first
started working at ADP back in 2018, we completed training over the phone.
I always showed up early to meetings to ensure punctuality. One of the trainers was
late for our meeting, and this seemed unprofessional to me.
I believe this trait (punctuality and being early to work, appointments, and
meetings) was instilled in me growing up. I do not believe you just grow into being a
judger or perceiver. I believe the way you are raised will decide this trait for you.
After reading Organizational Behaviors, it states that many people have what is
called, “Individual differences” or IDs. Individual differences are the many attributes,
such as traits and behaviors, that describes each of us as a person. (Kinicki, 2020,
p. 79) They also mention how genetics and how you were raised plays a big roll in
what gives us our unique identities. Even though it says judgers do not like a surprise,
I am one who does like surprises. This ties back into my iNtuitive trait, seeing that
intuitive personalities are often fascinated with the hidden and unseen.
Step 2
ENFJs are often referred to as teachers. When I think of a teacher, I think of someone
that likes to see others succeed, and who enjoys educating or training others. I am
thrilled to see the potential that people may have. My job as a teacher would be to
guide them on how to unleash that potential to be successful. I believe that the first
step in doing such (specifically for the workplace), is to ensure that people are
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properly training, and have the foundation they need to be successful and grow within
a company. Even though ENFJ traits are labeled as ‘teachers,’ I would also label
myself as a student. At ADP, I am always looking for growth opportunities and
interesting in learning new things. In my role, we often work with other departments
to get resolutions to some of our most difficult projects and situations. As other
departments help me solve problems, I ask for guidance on how they were able to get
the correct answer and what steps they utilized to work through the problem. Once I
know their method, I will take this information back to my team to teach them this
method as well. This gives us insight into how to solve the next problem we have that
is a similar issue and allows us to solve the problem more efficiently as we will
already know what to do.
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References
Kinicki, A. (2020). Organizational Behavior: A Practical, Problem-Solving
Approach (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
Kroeger, O., Thuesen, J. M., & Rutledge, H. (2002). Type Talk at Work (Revised):
How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job (Revised and
Updated ed.). Dell Publishing.
Rushton, S., Morgan, J., & Richard, M. (2007). Teacher’s Myers-Briggs personality
profiles: Identifying effective teacher personality traits. Teaching and Teacher
Education, 23(4), 432–441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2006.12.011
The Four Personality Temperaments. (2015). The Personality Page.
http://www.personalitypage.com/html/four-temps.html
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