Myers Briggs Types as Teammates

Knowing the Myers Briggs personalities of you and your team can give you an insight into where your strengths and weaknesses lie. While this knowledge won’t instantly make you more intelligent, astute, or confident, it can help you with team collaboration as you develop a game plan for how you approach work.

There’s no denying that the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment, which is loosely based on Carl Jung’s teachings, is the golden standard of personality evaluations. There have been countless books, courses, and quizzes dedicated to it. Its reliability and validity are hard to question as this theory of psychological types is ubiquitous and widely accepted.

Finding out which Myers Briggs types fit the characters in your workplace can help you better understand how you can all thrive in the workplace and beyond.

Your Myers Briggs personality will often tie into your learning style too. As a result, when you find your type, you can use it to explore the best ways for you to take on information, which you can then relay to your team leaders and coworkers.

The workplace can often be quite disjointed since it’s formed by a collection of unique individuals brought together by a common aspiration. This is especially true of the remote work environment, so to remedy the fractured feeling and get the most out of everyone, it’s a good idea to get to know everyone’s character from the Myers Briggs personality test in detail.

Each Myers Briggs personality type is made up of several of these opposing core traits:

(E) Extraversion or Introversion (I)
(S) Sensing or Intuition (N)
(T) Thinking or Feeling (F)
(J) Judging or Perceiving (P)

Read on to learn how each of the 16 Myers Briggs personality types functions and thrives in a modern work environment.

ESTJ: The Executive

The Executive (ESTJ) is a great manager of people or resources. This personality type is well-suited to administrative positions, as they excel at making judgment calls and adhering to the order of things in the workplace.

ENTJ: The Commander

The Commander (ENTJ) is a leader at heart and one of the least common personality types. This is someone who can make the hard decisions and drive their team forward with clear direction. They act fast and can help build momentum from the front.

ESFJ: The Consul

The Consul (ESFJ) is a sage advisor to those around them and is always on hand to help within their social circles and beyond. They provide motivation, positive energy, and a source of strength that others can use to reach peak performance.

ENFJ: The Protagonist

The Protagonist (ENFJ) is a strong-minded and purpose-driven individual that can inspire a creative revolution and lend ideas to projects and initiatives. They thrive in coaching and leading roles, often inspiring others to action.

ISTJ: The Logistician

The Logistician (ISTJ) is widely accepted as the most common Myers Briggs personality type. It represents the puzzle-solvers who prefer their own space to work through problems and break through plateaus. They are great thinkers, using rationality to reach the right outcome whether it comes to working with numbers or making objective decisions for the best of a group.

ISFJ: The Defender

The Defender (ISFJ) thinks of others more than themselves. They’re compassionate and have an arm-around-the-shoulder approach to work, which can make them empathetic leaders. They are excellent at meeting deadlines and keeping everyone accountable without heaping on undue pressure.

INTJ: The Architect

The Architect (INTJ) is a rare personality type that can drive innovation with deeply original thought. Best left to their own devices, architects can make waves and drive projects forward in creative ways but may struggle to collaborate effectively in a team.

INFJ: The Advocate

The Advocate (INFJ) is an equally rare personality type and stands in direct contrast with the architect. They are deeply empathetic and keen to show those around them the right way to act for a better world. They’re driven and capable of crafting and executing a company’s mission and core values.

ESTP: The Entrepreneur

The Entrepreneur (ESTP) never backs down from a challenge or shies away from an opportunity. They’re doggedly determined to solve problem after problem, and you can rely on them to handle a high-stress environment well. They take adversity in their stride and can contribute humor to a team.

ESFP: The Entertainer

The Entertainer (ESFP) is an unreserved firecracker capable of lighting up any room they enter and bringing the energy wherever they go. They’re an asset to any team they’re in for their ability to inspire and pick people up in low moments.

ENTP: The Debater

The Debater (ENTP) loves dissecting problems into their component parts and using rationale to arrive at the most logical conclusion. They offer their voice wherever necessary and will gladly speak or present on behalf of the team.

ENFP: The Campaigner

The Campaigner (ENFP) is committed to embarking on major initiatives and bringing blue-sky ideas into reality. They’re the people who disrupt industries and bring fresh energy to the workplace — they advocate for healthy work-life balance and are prone to deep reflection.

ISTP: The Virtuoso

The Virtuoso (ISTP) is a curious soul; someone who enjoys putting their mind to work on a daily basis and getting hands-on where possible. They’re the kind of people who are content to get stuck in and fix problems without question. They also make great mentors to enthusiastic young minds.

ISFP: The Adventurer

The Adventurer (ISFP) is the ultimate creator. They thrive with a blank canvas as it allows them to express themselves and add flair to whatever they do. They’re not the type to conform, so the typical 9-5 office cubicle isn’t their style. However, in the right environment, they can drive innovation and add impressive visuals or bring creative direction to a project.

INTP: The Logician

The Logician (INTP) is similar to the logistician (ISTJ) in name but not in nature. They love to apply rationality to big-picture problems and unknown quantities. Give them the freedom to research and explore, and they’ll likely make discoveries that can benefit everyone in the business.

INFP: The Mediator

The Mediator (INFP) are kind-hearted individuals who want to serve a greater purpose with their work. Their warm energy can rub off on those around them, and they help bring compassion and empathy to the workplace. If they feel like the work they do is their calling, they’ll give 110% every day and be one of your most loyal assets.

Wrike can make managing teams easier

As a project manager, you can use the Myers Briggs personality test to identify the main strengths and weaknesses of your team to get the most out of them, and rely on them to perform well even during adversity. With Wrike, you can cater to all Myers Briggs types with custom project management.

Since a team is made up of many Myers Briggs personalities, it’s a good idea to adapt the way you lead as much as you can without compromising on your principles.

Here are some ways you can use what you’ve learned from the Myers Briggs Type Indicator to manage teams in Wrike with ease:

Schedule projects

To prepare your team for optimal performance, it’s worth planning ahead. With Wrike, you can schedule upcoming projects so everyone on the team knows what’s coming down the pipeline. What’s more, you can break each project into custom tasks that reflect coworker dynamics and lay out each member’s responsibilities and action items.

Communicate remotely

Communicating while working remotely is challenging at the best of times, which is why you need to help your team stay in touch. Wrike’s asynchronous messaging and 360-degree visibility makes it easy for everyone to stay in the loop, even if you have employees on different sides of the world.

Collaborate effectively

Team effectiveness typically relies on the ability to collaborate conveniently and efficiently. If it’s difficult for a team to work together, especially in a remote work environment, then progress can be labored as it becomes a disjointed effort.

Wrike allows teams to set up their own automated workflows to minimize time spent on trivial tasks and optimize their setups so they can work well with one another. You can also share calendars in the software so that important dates are visible to everyone, and fitting in with coworkers’ schedules is much more practical. Want to get started? Your two-week free Wrike trial awaits.

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