{"id":14405,"date":"2009-04-01T16:53:32","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T22:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=14405"},"modified":"2009-04-01T17:14:47","modified_gmt":"2009-04-01T23:14:47","slug":"cause-youve-got-personality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/04\/01\/cause-youve-got-personality.html","title":{"rendered":"‘Cause you’ve got … personality …"},"content":{"rendered":"

So we’re doing personality profiles in my boss’ workgroup, this time working with Myers-Briggs<\/a>. In keeping with past<\/a> testing<\/a>, I came up with an INTJ <\/strong>combo — which happens to be the same as the Boss Man (which may be good, may be bad).<\/p>\n

Now, Myers-Briggs (MBTI) gets a lot of flack, mostly because people consider it some sort of magic oracle (“it slices, it dices, it tells you everything you need to know about someone!”). That’s silly, but I still find it fascinating to do just because it does seem to come up with some <\/em>interesting insights into both me and those around me. <\/p>\n

I’m a very strong “I” (Introverted, rather than Extroverted), which is probably no surprise. I hate interruptions and enjoy privacy. I can compensate and chit-chat and socialize if need be, especially with friends — but I always need a lot of recharging afterwards. About half of Boss Man’s group is I (including Boss Man).<\/p>\n

On the next one — Sensing vs iNtuition — I’m usually a very weak “N.” Practicality, explicit instructions, enjoying the familiar, being a traditionalist and a “pencil pusher” wars just a scosh unsuccessfully against telling the overall story, recognizing the gestalt, running off on tangents, and being a “big picture” guy. Most of the Boss Man’s group is also an “N,” many of them stronger than me.<\/p>\n

In Thinking vs Feeling I’m a fairly strong “T” — as is everyone else in the Boss Man’s group (IT people — go fig). Working off of principles and rules, worrying about precedents, using logic and analysis. trying to fix problems rather than understand them, being more prone to knee-jerk criticism than appreciation … yeah, for better and worse. I always did like Mr Spock more than Dr McCoy. No wonder the HR department, “The Land of ‘F’,” as Margie calls it, is always driving me batty.<\/p>\n

In the last quadrant, Judgment vs Perception, I am a moderate “J” (as is half of the Boss Man’s group_. I tend toward planning and order and an organized lifestyle, having my life under control, with clear limits and categories. On the other hand, I’ve grown more accepting of flexbility and spontaneity in some circumstances (my vacation planning tends to be a lot less anal than it once was). Still, though I don’t always get things done before deadlines, I worry about them a lot.<\/p>\n

So, INTJ … close to an ISTJ, maaaaybe a bit of ISTP. Looking at the descriptions for those, a lot of it fits me. Which, being known by my peers and boss (and vice-versa), maybe means I can work with them better. That’s the plan, anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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