INFP
FiNeSTeinfpINSPIRED CRUSADERS
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Favorite process
INTROVERTED
FEELING
FEELING
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Second process
EXTRAVERTED
INTUITION
INTUITION
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Third process
SENSING
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Fourth process
EXTRAVERTED
THINKING
THINKING
INTROVERSION
INTUITION
FEELING
PERCEIVING
Setting Direction
Assets: INFP leaders tend to...
- Be passionately committed to doing what is right
- Focus on creating lasting value so that everyone gains
- Consider a very wide set of alternatives
- Be able to readily see the whole context alongside many possibilities for the future
Challenges: INFP leaders tend to...
- Entertain too many options, leading to either slow (or no) decision making or making rash decisions
- Extend the breadth of the direction in order to include everyone’s desires, thereby weakening their focus
- Overcomplicate the vision, ignoring Occam’s razor: “the simplest solution is often the best”
- Exhibit a strong idealistic drive, leading to missed opportunities to make modest improvements
Inspiring Others to Follow
Assets: INFP leaders tend to...
- Be careful to consider others’ feelings and needs
- Be quick to read others and assess what motivates them
- Enjoy and are usually effective in one-on-one interactions
- Build trust with others easily, in part due to comfort with their own limitations, showing care and compassion for others
Challenges: INFP leaders tend to...
- Be drained by too much interaction with others, as well as by high-intensity interactions
- Fail to explore and confirm assumptions about others, leading to misunderstandings
- Pay too much attention to people’s needs, overshadowing competing business needs at times
- Be unwilling to give corrective feedback even when it is clearly warranted
Mobilizing Accomplishment of Goals
Assets: INFP leaders tend to...
- Be willing to act without a complete plan
- Have a strong drive to provide the highest-quality output
- Show that they trust others to perform, which motivates most colleagues
- Support others in getting work done while avoiding bureaucratic processes and micromanagement
Challenges: INFP leaders tend to...
- Overlook the positive value of holding others accountable, which can help them develop and get their work done better
- Avoid initiating direct conversations about what is not working well
- Feel attacked by even mildly critical comments, resulting in others being hesitant to give feedback
- Treat deadlines as rough targets rather than as firm commitments