ENFP

NeFiTSienfpIMAGINATIVE MOTIVATOR
1 Favorite ProcessIntroverted
SENSING
2 Second FavoriteExtraverted
Thinking
3 Third favoriteFeeling
4 Least favorite Extraverted
Intuition
EXTRAVERSION INTUITION FEELING PERCEIVING

“Follow your dreams.”

At First Glance

  • Empower, advocate for, and encourage the individual in the organization
  • Enjoy collaboration, cooperation, and the sharing of ideas
  • See potential and possibilities in people; focused on relationships and growth
  • Create and share a wealth of innovative ideas and a vision of the future
  • Value and encourage diversity; enjoy working with a wide variety of people

What They Want to Hear

  • People’s experiences, feelings, thoughts, viewpoints, and ideas
  • Conversations showing that people are interested in getting to know each other and developing relationships
  • General guidelines and information, not specific directions or commands
  • Theories and models that will enhance growth, learning, and development
  • Collaborative language focusing on teamwork and individual contributions

When Expressing Themselves

  • Highly participative, sociable, and friendly; connect and develop rapport with others
  • Use empathy when interpreting situations and dealing with others
  • Sensitive to group dynamics; highlight and integrate ideas and input
  • Often teach, counsel, facilitate, motivate, negotiate, recruit, and resolve conflicts
  • Challenge accepted practices if not aligned with human values or needs

Giving/Receiving
Feedback

  • Validate, appreciate, and celebrate unique and valuable individual contributions
  • Seek to please others; motivated by positive feedback and encouragement
  • Like to be mentored or supported within the work setting rather than supervised
  • Sensitive to, and can be hurt by, feedback that is objective and task focused rather than personal
  • Will give more positive than corrective feedback and may hesitate to criticize others

Interpersonal Focus

  • Strongly and directly affected by interpersonal conflict
  • People are more important than the work itself; seek a positive environment
  • Sensitive to issues of working relationships, organizational climate, and morale
  • Perceptive of others’ needs, situations, and motivations
  • Treat everyone as a unique individual with a contribution to offer