Leadership and MBTI

Leadership Model

Understanding and using self

MBTI/FIRO-B

Working with others

Goals setting and next steps

Have a model of leadership

Get feedback as to how well you do against the model

Value the feedback one way or the other

Make a plan

Work the plan

Based on Jungian type theory

Development began in 1920’s

Apparently random behavior is not random

Value and respect for individual differences

Dichotomous: differs from trait theory

Emergent pattern of preferences; not pre-judged role or skill

Increase self-awareness and confirm self-perception

Discover normal differences in self/others concerning*Life orientation

*How they acquire information

*How they make decisions

*How they engage the world

Appreciate strengths in self and others

Relate to key leadership tasks and challenges – teams, strategy, conflict, motivation, etc.