Friday, April 01, 2005

Myers Brigg/ENTJ

At work they have all the managers and department heads take the Myers Briggs personality test to determine our personality styles and to get a sense of how we will work together in a team. And just in case you are wondering, I was assured in advance that I would not be fired once the results came back.According to the test, I am an ENTJ. This stands for extroverted, intuitive, thinking, judging. For those of you without a psychology background this test confirmed what we already knew about me. . .that I am an anal-retentive extrovert. I love people and to socialize, but I also like to plan and organize things. According to the handy-dandy booklet I was given with my results "[I] have little patience with confusion or inefficiency, and can be tough when toughness is demanded." The book also said I may need to learn the art of appreciation. The book also made me feel like I am a total bitch. I hate that book. But in fairness, my N could just as easily been replaced with an S for sensing (my raw score in this category was tied) so maybe I am not as nasty as Mr. Myer's and Ms. Brigg's think. I told this to the coach who administered the exam and she showed me another explanation of my results that was more positive.And just for the record, while the coach was VERY nice, are coaches the new consultants? It seemed for a while like everyone was a consultant and now more and more people are becoming coaches. What's the difference?

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