Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

IP ( icture a typical day where, make decisions, and generally deal with once again, one of your de- the world. Specifically, the MBTI scale partment chairs has come contrasts a person's preferences in these into your office to complain areas according to the chart presented that the work team just isn't on the next page. getting along. "They won't stay focused As figure 1 indicates, these four on their task, " she complains. "Why scales yield sixteen basic personality can't they just decide how to proceed types or preferences that describe how and get on with it? " As you think about a person approaches the world. In the the group, you realize that the depart- workplace, this information provides ment chair's strength is in getting tasks clues to how people will likely relate to finished on time, while the unit members work groups and decision-making and are very good at exploring all aspects problem-solving activities. Under-of a problem and seeing the various standing these relationships can be implications. Unfortunately, that also helpful to managers in deciphering the means that they take a long time to behavior of their staffs. come to a decision and seem to talk One point that seems to get lost as the issue to death before moving on organizations begin working with th