Increase Profits With The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
The Myers-Brigg Type Indicator (MBTI) is a psychological survey that can be used by employers on employees to determine four different types of pref...
The Myers-Brigg Type Indicator (MBTI) is a psychological survey that can be used by employers on employees to determine four different types of preferences of the individual surveyed. It groups individuals based on their attitudes, perceptions, judgment, and lifestyles. Using the results, the employer can strategically place members of their teams into specialized groups to accomplish different types of problem solving.
The uses of MBTI results can be used in almost every type of work. Employers can use the results for employee placement based on communication aptitude, ability to solve problems, marketing traits, and other important factors to building a productive workforce.
A common misconception of this test is that it measures the skills of the employee. The fact is that it does not. Instead, it is used to provide an image of the individual work preferences of an employee. Utilizing this data, employers can place workers into environments that are more fitting to their preference and the result is efficiency.
And what do the results look like? What do they tell an employer? The results are split into four separate categories. These categories are further separated into two subcategories each. Each subcategory is designated with a single letter which forms a four letter code such as ENTP or ISFJ.
The first category is attitude. In this category, individuals are classified as either in introvert (I) or an extravert (E). Introverts prefer working alone and get their motivation from themselves. They often reflect on their personal thoughts for some time before sharing them with others. Extraverts on the other hand are very vocal and desire interactions with other people. They get their incentive to work from being in groups.
Category 2: Perceiving. Subcategories: Sensing (S) and Intuition (N). An employee that scores high in sensing desires to have solid facts and would like to have information given to them in pieces rather than all at once. Someone who has higher scores in intuition would rather be given the overall idea and are willing to experiment with new ideas and theories.
Once perceiving functions are established, judgment can be measured. Judgment is split into thinking (T) and feeling (F). People who are categorized as thinking use logic, reasoning, and set rules to solve a problem. People who are generalized as feeling are more adaptive to unfamiliar situations and do not usually require a set of conventional rules.
The last category is lifestyle, which is broken into judging (J) and perceiving (P). Although these subcategories are named the same as some of the categories, they are separate parts of the test results. A judging person is classified as preferring to have everything set up for them, including rules and timelines. Although they prefer to have problems solved for them, they typically will take elaborate notes, make schedules, and follow them very closely. Perceiving people are more spontaneous, flexible, and usually have difficulty following strict schedules and guidelines.
Using this data, employers can have a better picture of their employee and their individual preferences and working styles. They can take full advantage of this data and assign work and form teams accordingly, greatly improving workplace productivity. Regardless of the reasoning, the MBTI is a great tool for any employer.
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