MyersBriggsTypeIndicator,MyersBriggs,MBTIandtheMBTIlogoaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheMyers&BriggsFoundation,Inc.,intheUnitedStatesandothercountries.TheCPPlogoisaregisteredtrademarkofCPP,Inc.

Thepersonalitytypemodelisbasedonwaysofperceivingandthenactingoninformation.Theemotionalintelligence(EQ)modelisbasedonwaysofperceivingandthenactingonemotions.Theblendingofthetwomodelsoccurswhenindividualsexperienceandexploretheroleoftheirpsychologicaltypesinthemanagementofemotions.WhendevelopingourEQ,certainchallengescanarisethatrelatetoeachpersonalitytype.Belowaredefinedactionsyoucantaketoovercomethesechallengesdependinguponyourtypepreferences.Extraverts: Sinceindividualswithpreferencesforextraversioninitiate,theymustlearntopace

themselvesandallowforsilencewhencommunicating.

Introverts: Introvertsfocusinwardly,andsotheyshouldlearntofrequentlyscantheenvironmentandacknowledgetheprocessingofinformation.

SensingTypes: Sinceindividualswithpreferencesforsensingarerealisticandconcrete,theyshouldlearntoaskopenendedquestionsandlookforthemesandpatterns.

IntuitiveTypes: Intuitivetypesenjoyconceptsandpatterns,andsotheyshouldlearntoverifyinformationandseekothersviewsofspecificdetails.

ThinkingTypes: Sinceindividualswithpreferencesforthinkingenjoycritique,theyshouldlearntoevaluateanddeterminethetimingoftheircritiqueandexploreothersunderlyingcommitments.

FeelingTypes: Feelingtypesevaluateworth,andsotheyshouldlearntoexploreothersvaluesystems,includingthelogicfortheirpointsofview.

JudgingTypes: Judgingtypeslikestructure,andsotheymustlearntobepatientwithopenprocessesandreachagreementsonclosureneeds.

PerceivingTypes: Sinceperceiversenjoyflow,theyshouldlearntoestablishclosureandreachagreementsonprocessingneeds.

Whenyouhaveanexpandedemotionalintelligenceandabalancedpersonality,youhaveahealthierlifestyle,strongerrelationshipsandoverallgreatersatisfactionandperformanceinyourchosenwork.Fromaleadershipperspective,leaderswithstrongselfawareness,combinedwithwelldevelopedemotionalintelligence,aidemployeeretention,productivityandultimatelyorganisationalperformance.

Source:AdaptedfromIntroductiontoTypeandEmotionalIntelligence(2002)byRogerR.PearmanTolearnmoreaboutMyersBriggstypeandemotionalintelligence,readIntroductiontoTypeandEmotionalIntelligencebyRogerR.Pearman,publishedbyCPP,Inc.

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