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It all starts with self-awareness Carl Rogers once said, that everyone is trying to answer the question, “Who am I... Really?” Self-awareness Wisdom
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Self-awareness and Self-awareness and Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
Introduction to Personality TypeTYPEFOCUSTM CAREERS
What will you learn today?What will you learn today?
Overview of Personality Type TheoryFour type-factor preferencesAffirm your own personality type
Application of Theory
Understanding yourself better when:• career planning
Understanding others better when:• communicating one-on-one• communicating in a team
It all starts with self-awarenessIt all starts with self-awareness
Carl Rogers once said, that everyone is trying to answer the question, “Who am I . . . Really?”
Self-awareness Wisdom
It all starts with self-awarenessIt all starts with self-awarenessHelps you understand yourself:
• Your strengths & talents• What affects your job satisfaction• Identify areas of growth• Increases self-acceptance
Helps you understand others:• Better communications • Improved teamwork• Less conflict
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Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself
• Self-awareness• Career Development
Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself
Carl Jung1875 - 1961
Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself
Value of using Personality Typeas a foundation for self-awareness:
• Research based
• Broadly used• Comprehensive
Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself
What words would describe using your non-preferred hand?• awkward• childish• takes more effort• difficult• needed to concentrate
How would you feel at the end of the day?• drained • exhausted
Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself
Personality preferences are largely
So, people make one of two main errors when frustrated at work:a) they blame b) they blame
Instead of blaming the LACK OF and because
they are they are to change.
Personality is like the in wood.
If you work with your personality strengths, you’ll usually find
you can do a job with less
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THEMSELVESTHEIR BOSS OR ORGANIZATION
FIT
GRAIN
BETTER STRESS.
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Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself
The plan for this session is to go over the four personality preferences one at a time so:• you can learn about them,• affirm your type and• have all your questions answered.
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Extraverts - energized by the outer world of action.
Like to talk - sometimes without thinking.
Introverts - energized by the inner world of understanding
Like to think - sometimes without talking
Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself
Those who prefer Sensing - • focus on experience• often seen as being practical and realistic
Those who prefer iNtuition - • focus on the meaning behind the experience• often seen as creative and imaginative
Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself
Those who prefer Thinking - • more often make decisions impersonally (value logic)• are often seen by others to be business-like and fair
Those who prefer Feeling -• more often make decisions personally (value harmony)• are often seen by others to be compassionate
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People who prefer Judging - • seek closure• make and keep schedules• are seen by others to be organized
People who prefer Perceiving - • seek more information• able to “go with the flow”• are seen by others to be spontaneous
Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself
By this time, you should be able to:• understand the four preferences • affirm your type
Any questions?
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Function Pairs
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Reframing
What a feeling person perceives:
Feeling Lens
Logic
Compassion
Decisions based on Policy and procedures
Taking people’s feelings into account
Mercy
Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself
Reframing
What a feeling person perceives:
Feeling Lens
Logic
Business-like decisions
Decisions based on Policy and procedures
Decisions based on organizational needs
Justice
The person does NOT see the COMPLEMENTARY STRENGTH - only the lack of feeling - therefore the perception is a NEGATIVE one - that is: UN-feeling.
Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself
TypeFlexingWorking to the OTHER PERSON’S strengths
For Extraverts - action, talking, group work
For Sensing-types - practical applications, specific examples
For Thinking-types - want logic and business-like approach
For Judging-types - want schedules and deadlines
For Introverts - prefer written communication, one-on-ones
For iNtuition-types - consider future possibilities, broad issues
For Feeling-types - prefer to be compassionate and harmonious
For Perceiving-types - resist too much organization, open to change.
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Organizational Culture
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Ethical Considerations
Definitions:
• Pigeon-holing is a focus on your options.• Self-limiting beliefs yourself.
Knowing a preference does NOT let you predict levels.
Your personality type is
Your personality type is NEVER an excuse for behaviour.
Question: “Who makes a better leader . . . An extravert or an introvert?
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CONFIDENTIAL.
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