Fortunately, recent research connecting personality type and communication (e.g., Dunning, 2003) can help us anticipate potential mishaps and help organizations, companies, and departments become more aware of communicative styles, why they matter in the workplace, and what can be done about them.
According to Dunning (2003), an individual’s communication style is best predicted by their Myers-Briggs® Personality Type.
We are friends on Facebook and disagree strongly over politics.
Sixteen different outcomes are possible, each identified by its own four-letter code, referred to by initial letters.
(N is used for i Ntuition, since I is used for Introversion).
The MBTI assessment was developed from the work of prominent psychiatrist Carl G. Jung proposed a psychological typology based on the theories of cognitive functions that he developed through his clinical observations.
From Jung's work, others developed psychological typologies.
They will put in maximal effort to make sure that it works, as they seek stability and security.
The words of approval or criticism from an ESTJ can be interpreted at face value, for ESTJs are direct and honest.
In addition, seeing it as their duty to protect their loved ones, ESTJs are very good at shielding their partners from harm.
Sometimes they would instruct their partners on how to behave in certain situations.
I see these situations so much that I won’t even bother to respond myself.
Even so, other ESTJs will jump in with some of the same points.
People with different MBTI® personality types tend to communicate in very different ways.