Themes of the 16 Personality Types
UNDERSTANDING THE 16 PERSONALITY TYPES USING THE TYPE TABLE
Thinking SENSING Feeling Feeling INTUITING Thinking
PLANNER INSPECTOR PROTECTOR SUPPORTER FORESEER DEVELOPER CONCEPTUALIZER DIRECTOR
ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJ
Drawing up plans and being Noticing what’s needed and Personal growth. Sustain the Maximizing achievements.
prepared. Take responsibility. what’s valuable. Talent for care- vision. Honoring the gifts Drive for self-mastery. Build a
Getting work done first. Being ful and supportive organization. of others. Taking a creative vision. Very long-range strat-
Judgment
active in the community. Loy- Know the ins and outs. Enjoy approach to life. Talent for egizing. Realizing progress
alty to their roles. Cultivating traditions. Work to protect the foreseeing. Exploring issues. toward goals. Systems think-
good qualities. Doing the right future. Listening and remem- Bridge differences and con- ing. Talent for seeing the rea-
thing. Bear life’s burdens bering. Being nice and agree- nect people. Practical problem sons behind things. Being on
and overcome adversity. Tal- able. Unselfish willingness to solving. Live with a sense of the leading edge. Maintaining
ented at planning, sequencing, volunteer. Feeling a sense of purpose. Living an idealistic independence. Find it difficult
and noticing what’s missing. accomplishment. Exasperated life often presents them with a to let go in interacting with
INTROVERSION
Having to learn so much in when people ignore rules and great deal of stress and a need others.
hindsight is painful at times. don’t get along. to withdraw.
ANALYZER OPERATOR COMPOSER PRODUCER HARMONIZER CLARIFIER DESIGNER THEORIZER
ISTP ISFP INFP INTP
Actively solving problems. Taking advantage of opportuni- Going with the flow. Knowing Becoming an expert. Seeing
Observing how things work. ties. Stick with what’s impor- what is behind what is said. new patterns and elegant con-
Talent for using tools for the tant. Talent for pulling together Uncovering mysteries. Explor- nections. Talent for design and
Perception
best approach. Need to be what is just right. Creative ing moral questions. Talent redesign. Crossing the artificial
independent. Act on their problem solving. Building rela- for facilitative listening. boundaries of thought. Activate
hunches or intuitions. Under- tionships. Attracting the loyal- Relate through stories and the imagination. Clarifying and
standing a situation. Taking ties of others. Being their own metaphors. Balancing oppo- defining. Making discoveries.
things apart. Making discov- true self. Have their own per- sites. Getting reacquainted Reflect on the process of think-
eries. Sharing those discov- sonal style. Play against expec- with themselves. Have a way ing itself. Detach to analyze.
eries. Unsettled by powerful tations. Struggle with nurturing of knowing what is believable. Struggle with attending to the
emotional experiences. their own self-esteem. Struggling with structure and physical world.
getting their lives in order.
PROMOTER EXECUTOR MOTIVATOR PRESENTER DISCOVERER ADVOCATE EXPLORER INVENTOR
ESTP ESFP ENFP ENTP
Taking charge of situations. Stimulating action. Have a Inspiring and facilitating others. Being inventive. Talented at
Tactical prioritizing. Talent sense of style. Talent for Exploring perceptions. Talent for building prototypes and getting
for negotiating. Want a mea- presenting things in a useful seeing what’s not being said projects launched. Lifelong
Perception
sure of their success. Keep way. Natural actors—engag- and voicing unspoken meanings. learning. Enjoy the creative pro-
their options open. Enjoy ing others. Opening up people Seek to have ideal relationships. cess. Share their insights about
acting as a consultant. Win- to possibilities. Respect for Recognize happiness. Living out life’s possibilities. Strategically
ning people over. Caring for freedom. Taking risks. A stories. Want to authentically formulate success. An inviting
family and friends. Enjoy love of learning, especially live with themselves. Respond host. Like the drama of the
exhilaration at the edge. Dis- about people. Genuine caring. to insights in the creative pro- give and take. Trying to be
appointed when others don’t Sometimes misperceive cess. Finding the magical situa- diplomatic. Surprised when
EXTRAVERSION
show respect. others’ intentions. tion. Restless hunger for discov- their strategizing of relation-
ering their direction. ships becomes problematic.
IMPLEMENTOR SUPERVISOR FACILITATOR CARETAKER ENVISIONER MENTOR STRATEGIST MOBILIZER
ESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ
Talent for bringing order to cha- Accepting and helping others. Communicate and share Being a leader. Maximize tal-
otic situations. Educating them- Managing people. Hearing values. Succeeding at relation- ents. Marshal resources toward
selves. Industrious, work-hard people out. Voicing concerns ships. Realizing dreams—their progress. Intuitive explorations.
Judgment
attitude. Balance work with and accommodating needs. own and others. Seek opportu- Forging partnerships. Mentor-
play. Having a philosophy of Admire the success of others. nities to grow together. Heed- ing and empowering. Talent for
life. Having the steps to success. Remember what’s important. ing the call to a life work or coordinating multiple projects.
Keeping up traditions. Being Talented at providing others with mission. Enjoy the creative Balance peace and conflict.
well balanced. Connecting their what they need. Keep things process. Intuitive intellect. Predictive creativity. Often over-
wealth of life experiences. Often pleasant. Maintaining a sense Reconcile the past and the whelmed by managing all the
disappointed when perfectionis- of continuity. Accounting for the future. Talent for seeing poten- details of time and resources.
tic standards for economy and costs. Often disappointed by tial in others. Often find living
quality are not met. entrepreneurial projects. in the present difficult.
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