I’ve been playing around with Myers Briggs Type Indicator a lot recently, as I think it’s very helpful to understanding how teams work, companies tick and communicate and how all this can be improved.
My friend, Jane Mason (ENTP) is a leading expert on this whole area and as it’s not the kind of thing we cover in-depth at MobHappy, so it seemed a good idea to introduce her to my Aussie pal, Cameron Reilly (INTP), who runs The Podcast Network and the G’Day World Podcast. The result is a fascinating Podcast which you can get via iTunes or from here.
Like Cam, I’m an INTP too - we account for 1.3% of the population apparently. What are you? Leave a comment and nail your colours to your mast.
ENTJ
I’m ENFJ - direct energy towards the outer world of actions and spoken words. Try to build harmony in important personal relationships. Their lives are organised on a personal basis, seeking to develop and promote personal growth in people they value. Pretty much spot on.
Me too ENFJ - like Mikhail Gorbachev, Oprah Winfrey, Pope John Paul II and Stephen Waddington.
Not THE Stephen Waddington, surely?
Russell
Very interesting. I did my first Myers Briggs test back in 2000 as part of my MBA. After 8 years in the mobile industry, I am still an ENTJ.
Andrew Grill
INTP too, with focus on I and T, and like Andrew I took the test 2000 during my MBA, but I guess this doesn’t change very much.
The potential pitfalls listed for INTPers are not too flattering. I’m not altogether like that. I swear :).
I’m INTP too, which seems odd given that we are the rarest of the MB types, but looks like so far we’re over represented in the mobile blogging community iof the above posts are anything to go by…
Matt - it’s not as odd as it might appear. Many of the characteristics of blogging lend themselves to INTP traits. Energy from within, preference for writing over talking, thinking before ’speaking, thrive on ideas and innovations, possibilities and visions - and quite a few others too.
Could be a job description for a blogger!
But I agree it’s even more over-indexed than one might think on the current evidence of a very small sample.
Russell
I did the test some months ago and I was a ENTP and I just did it again and I’m ENFP. Anyway, there’s consistency with the E,N and P which is no big surprise to me and I’m sure no surprise to those who know me.
ENFJ (as scored by an extensive test during management training a few years back).
I’m a INTP too. How interesting there are quite a few of us. I’m applying to an MBA program…