Summary - ISTP

[Khys]

Summary - ISTP

Contributions to the Organization
· Act as troubleshooters, rising to meet the needs of the occasion or problems of the moment
· Function as a walking compendium of information
· Get things done in spite of the rules, not because of them
· Remain calm during crises and thus have settling effect on others
· May have a natural bent in technical areas

Leadership Style
· Lead through actions by setting an example
· Prefer a cooperative team approach with everyone treated as an equal
· Respond quickly when trouble is at hand
· Manage others loosely and prefer minimal supervision
· Operate from ruling principles that govern actions

Preferred Work Environment
· Contains action-oriented people focused on the immediate situation
· Project-oriented
· Unconstrained by rules
· Provides many new immediate problems to solve
· Allows for hands-on experience
· Action-oriented
· Fosters independence

Potential Pitfalls
· May keep important things to themselves and appear unconcerned to others
· May move on before prior effort bears fruit
· May be too expedient, conserve efforts and take short-cuts
· May appear indecisive and undirected

Suggestions for Development
· May need to open up and share concerns and information with others
· May need to develop perseverance
· May need to plan and put in the effort necessary to achieve desired results
· May need to develop a habit of setting goals

Order of Mental Preferences
1. Thinking
2. Sensing
3. Intuition
4. Feeling

-Functianalyst, member PersonalityCafe.com

[TheBearKingsWife]

I definitely identify with these, particularly "Operate from ruling principles that govern actions."