Introduction to Type

Leading & Following Styles

Combining Thinking–Feeling with Judging–Perceiving

This set of preference combinations influences leadership, management, and followership styles.

Thinking
Judging

Logical Decision Makers

Analytical, decisive leaders. Make decisions based on principles and systems, overall impacts, and rational assessment of outcomes, and can be tough-minded in implementing those decisions. Effective implementers of policies, if they respect the leader.

Feeling
Judging

Values-Based Decision Makers

Warm, decisive leaders. Make decisions based on their personal values and empathy with others. Strive for harmony, consensus, and a supportive environment, are expressive and often inspiring. Loyal followers if the leader honors their values.

Thinking
Perceiving

Adaptable Solving Problems

Lead by example. Value and display technical expertise, and create consistent and orderly frameworks for working. Objective, skeptical, and curious. Will change course as new information comes in. Effective at solving problems, if interested.

Feeling
Perceiving

Supportive Coaches

Warm, flexible, and encouraging leaders. Support individual work styles and like to involve others in decisions. Prefer collegial relationships, shared rewards, and consensus in decisions. Energetic followers if treated with respect.