ESFP

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EXTRAVERSION SENSING FEELING PERCEIVING

Communication

ESFPs contribute by:

Entertaining others, breaking the ice in tense situations

Enthusiastically encouraging communication and interaction

May irritate team members by:

Using too much humor, seeming shallow

Being easily distracted or bored

May be irritated by team members who:

Waste time by discussing matters in an abstract manner

Are rude and discourteous

Can maximize effectiveness by:

Realizing that others may interpret their banter as flippancy and, as a result, discount their contributions

Recognizing that boredom often signals a need to reengage in an interaction

Team Culture

ESFPs contribute by:

Injecting the maximum amount of fun into any task

Encouraging team members to work together and value one another’s strengths

May irritate team members by:

Being unprepared and assuming they can always improvise

Being too focused on what’s enjoyable at the expense of task completion

May be irritated by team members who:

Are too serious or contemplative

Lack interpersonal or social skills

Can maximize effectiveness by:

Remembering that a little bit of preparation can have far-reaching results

Realizing that completing a task in a timely manner may allow more time to play

Leadership

ESFPs contribute by:

Defining roles clearly and being productive

Motivating others through a warm and sympathetic style

May irritate team members by:

Overlooking the logical consequences of an action in order to act quickly

Taking events too personally

May be irritated by team members who:

Fail to appreciate others’ contributions

Want to spend a lot of time analyzing a situation before committing to action

Can maximize effectiveness by:

Weighing the pros and cons before jumping in so that a more sound decision can be made

Looking at situations in terms of tasks required to help people do their best

Change

ESFPs contribute by:

Being energetic, adaptable, and able to act spontaneously in the moment

Joyfully embracing novelty and variety

May irritate team members by:

Appearing fickle

Not sticking to agendas and timelines

May be irritated by team members who:

Seem stuck in a settled routine

Push abstract models of the change process

Can maximize effectiveness by:

Clarifying and prioritizing what is important in order to commit to what is worthwhile

Recognizing that they can serve others more efficiently in times of change when they develop a plan

Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution

ESFPs contribute by:

Not closing off problem solving until all opinions and suggestions have been voiced

Focusing on satisfying people’s immediate needs

May irritate team members by:

Not wanting to look at an issue in depth or consider long-range implications

Withdrawing from intellectual arguments and conflicts

May be irritated by team members who:

Allow discussion of an issue to go on and on

Overlook people’s feelings in the pursuit of fairness

Can maximize effectiveness by:

Realizing that they may need to explore an issue in greater detail to craft a better solution

Standing their ground and sharing their unique point of view

Stress

ESFPs contribute to reducing team stress by:

Accepting others as they are, encouraging people to be themselves

Sharing their upbeat, carefree enjoyment of everyday living

Under stress may irritate team members by:

Socializing at the expense of getting the task done

Economizing effort to the point of doing just the bare minimum

Under stress may be irritated by team members who:

Expect them to work under vague directions or unclear guidelines

Are critical, negative, or pessimistic

Can maximize effectiveness when under stress by:

Striving to achieve work–play balance

Taking a break, refreshing themselves, and then attacking the task with renewed vigor