INFP
FiNeSTeinfpTHOUGHTFUL IDEALIST
1
Favorite ProcessINTROVERTED
FEELING
FEELING
2
Second FavoriteEXTRAVERTED
INTUITION
INTUITION
3
Third favoriteSENSING
4
Least favorite EXTRAVERTED
THINKING
THINKING
INTROVERSION
INTUITION
FEELING
PERCEIVING
Work Style
- Communicate and persuade based on their ideals
- Draw people together around a common purpose
- Work to find matches for people in organizations
- Seek new ideas and possibilities for the organization
- Quietly push an organization to uphold its values
Work Environments
- Contain pleasant and committed people focused on important values
- Have a cooperative atmosphere
- Allow privacy as well as collegiality
- Provide flexibility with minimal routine
- Are nonbureaucratic
- Foster calm and quiet
- Allow time and space for reflection
Leadership Style
- Take a facilitative approach
- Prefer unique leadership roles to conventional ones
- Work independently toward their vision
- Are more likely to praise than to critique others
- Encourage people to act on their ideals
Problem-Solving Approach
- Want to reflect on what is really important to them and others (F) and to seek out creative possibilities (N)
- May need to gather factual data (S) and decide about things more objectively (T) for optimal results
Learning Style
- Quietly engaging their interests, and imaginatively presented
- Flexible and focused on their own and others’ development