The Myers Briggs Type Indicator MBTI Feedback Session
The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) Feedback Session
The MBTI® can be used to: • • • Learn about your preferred ways of thinking, relating, acting and working Understand the differences between yourself and others, and ways in which people can work together more effectively Look at personality using a positive framework
Background To The MBTI® • The MBTI® is based on part of theory of Carl Jung, a Swiss Psychologist who studied under Sigmund Freud • The theory was picked up by Isabel Myers and Catherine Briggs, who recognised that it could be used to help people in practical ways • Over 50 years of research has gone into the development of the model and the questionnaire • The questionnaire gives us an indication of our personality preferences and our psychological type
Basic Assumptions of Type • The questionnaire assesses preferences that are believed to be innate • Having a preference does not mean that you never use the opposite – everybody uses them all at some time • Preference does not imply ability – only motivation, energy and style • There are no better or worse types to be – all types have their potential qualities and their potential pitfalls • The MBTI® is an indicator, not a test – you are the best judge of your own type
Stages of Type Discovery • Self assessed type – identifying your preferences through discussion and exercises • Reported type – the outcome of the indicator • Best fit type – the type that you believe you are • True type – your actual type; sometimes it can take a while to discover
Illustrating Preference Fold your arms Now fold them the other way
The Four Preference Pairs E I Where you prefer to focus most of your attention & get energy? S N What kind of information you prefer to attend to and trust? T F What is important to you when coming to a decision or evaluating? J How you prefer to deal with the world around you? P
Where Do You Prefer To Focus Most of Your Attention & Get Energy? Extroversion - Introversion
Where Do You Prefer To Focus Most of Your Attention & Get Energy? Extraversion Introversion Focus attention outwards Focus attention inwards Energised by interacting with others and from taking action Energised by thoughts and taking in experiences Ideas develop by talking them out with others Think through ideas before discussing the with others Enjoy breadth of experience and interests Enjoy depth of experience and interests Expressive Contained Dislike spending a lot of time in own company Content to spend a considerable amount of time in own company Like to interact with large groups and many people Like to interact with smaller groups
E – I Exercise • • • In mixed groups of E and I You each have 5 tokens You are to discuss your thoughts and opinions about extraversion & introversion Each time you contribute to the discussion, you must put in one token If you have no tokens, you cannot contribute to the discussion
Exercise Debrief • • • When did you enter the discussion & why? Did you hold onto your tokens; why? What was the share of the air-time in the group? How did it feel to take turns? How did it feel not to be able to speak? Any other questions or comments……
What Kind of Information Do You Prefer to Attend To & Trust? Sensing - Intuition
Exercise • • You are sending a postcard to an old friend Tell them about where you live
Exercise Debrief Have you realistically described where you live so that it could be visualised by someone else? Or Have you talked about the atmosphere of the place and your hopes for the future?
What Kind of Information Do You Prefer to Attend To & Trust? Sensing i. Ntuition Realistic & practical Enjoy theories and abstract concepts Present oriented Future oriented Trust experience & the past Trust inspiration and hunches Enjoy traditions Enjoy possibilities & the unknown Need detail to trust information Need to see the big picture or vision Observant Will remember details if they relate to a pattern
What Is Important To You In Coming To A Decision Or Evaluating Something? Thinking - Feeling
What Is Important To You In Coming To A Decision Or Evaluating Something? Thinking Feeling Use logic and objective detachment Use personal conviction & involvement Outcome & task focused Process & people focused See ‘fairness’ as equality & consistency See ‘fairness’ as unique treatment See flaws and give constructive criticism See positives & give praise Seek the truth – require proof Seek harmony and consensus Have ‘principles’ Have ‘values’
T-F Exercise • • Split into T and F groups What do you like to be appreciated or recognised for? How do you like to be recognised or appreciated? How do you feel if you are not appreciated or recognised in this way?
Exercise Debrief Typical Responses Feeling • • • The contribution I make, the personal touch, my team-working A genuine ‘thank you’ Undervalued, hurt, demotivated, self-doubting Thinking • • • My achievements, results, outputs, the end product of my work Initially a ‘thank you’, money, promotion, challenge Angry, tempted to take my talents elsewhere
How You Prefer To Deal With The World Around You? Judging - Perceiving
Exercise Which statement appeals more and why? “I must finish my work before I play” Or “I can play anytime”
Exercise Debrief Typical Responses Judging • • Unfinished tasks ‘hang over’ them and spoil their play time Work and Play are separate things Work time and Play time are distinct from each other Like to ‘close something then move on’ Perceiving • • Feel comfortable leaving things open-ended There is little distinction between work and play Time is fluid, not to be compartmentalised Enjoy having ‘many balls in the air at once’
How You Prefer To Deal With The World Around You? Judging Perceiving Tend to try and organise and structure the outer world Tend to want to experience life as it comes Are energised by getting closure Prefer to leave options open Like to be organised, planned and structured Feel constrained by plans and structure Can be seen as decisive and seeking resolution Can be seen as casual and open ended Stressed by last minute rushes Energised by last minute rushes Tend to compartmentalise and order things Tend to seen things as open ended Methodical Spontaneous
Reasons why the MBTI reported type may not fit for you? ® Think about: • Pressure from your work to do things that do not match your preferences Pressure from an organisation to behave in certain ways Pressure from society Pressure you felt as you grew up • REMEMBER – You are the best judge of your type • • •
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