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Self-awareness and Professional Development

Self-awareness and Professional Development. Introduction to Personality Type TYPEFOCUS TM CAREERS. What will you learn today?. Overview of Personality Type Theory. Four type-factor preferences. Affirm your own personality type. Application of Theory. Understanding yourself better when:

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Self-awareness and Professional Development

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  1. Self-awareness and Professional Development Introduction to Personality Type TYPEFOCUSTM CAREERS

  2. What will you learn today? Overview of Personality Type Theory Four type-factor preferences Affirm your own personality type Application of Theory Understanding yourself better when: • career planning Understanding others better when: • communicating one-on-one • communicating in a team

  3. It all starts with self-awareness Carl Rogers once said, that everyone is trying to answer the question, “Who am I . . . Really?” Self-awareness Wisdom

  4. It all starts with self-awareness Helps you understand yourself: Your strengths & talents What affects your job satisfaction Identify areas of growth Increases self-acceptance Helps you understand others: Better communications Improved teamwork Less conflict

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  9. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself Self-awareness Career Development

  10. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself Carl Jung 1875 - 1961

  11. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself Value of using Personality Type as a foundation for self-awareness: Research based Broadly used Comprehensive

  12. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself What words would describe using your non-preferred hand? awkward childish takes more effort difficult needed to concentrate How would you feel at the end of the day? drained exhausted

  13. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself UNCONSCIOUS THEMSELVES THEIR BOSS OR ORGANIZATION FIT Personality preferences are largely So, people make one of two main errors when frustrated at work: a) they blame b) they blame Instead of blaming the LACK OF and because they are they are to change. Personality is like the in wood. If you work with your personality strengths, you’ll usually find you can do a job with less UNCONSCIOUS POWERLESS GRAIN BETTER STRESS.

  14. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself The plan for this session is to go over the four personality preferences one at a time so: • you can learn about them, • affirm your type and • have all your questions answered.

  15. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself or

  16. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself Extraverts - energized by the outer world of action. Like to talk - sometimes without thinking. Introverts - energized by the inner world of understanding Like to think - sometimes without talking

  17. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself Those who prefer Sensing - • focus on experience • often seen as being practical and realistic Those who prefer iNtuition - • focus on the meaning behind the experience • often seen as creative and imaginative

  18. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself Those who prefer Thinking - • more often make decisions impersonally (value logic) • are often seen by others to be business-like and fair Those who prefer Feeling - • more often make decisions personally (value harmony) • are often seen by others to be compassionate

  19. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself or

  20. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself People who prefer Judging - • seek closure • make and keep schedules • are seen by others to be organized People who prefer Perceiving - • seek more information • able to “go with the flow” • are seen by others to be spontaneous

  21. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself By this time, you should be able to: • understand the four preferences • affirm your type Any questions?

  22. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself Function Pairs

  23. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself Reframing Feeling Lens What a feeling person perceives: Logic Compassion Decisions based on Policy and procedures Taking people’s feelings into account Mercy

  24. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself Reframing Feeling Lens What a feeling person perceives: Logic Business-like decisions Decisions based on Policy and procedures Decisions based on organizational needs Justice The person does NOT see the COMPLEMENTARY STRENGTH - only the lack of feeling - therefore the perception is a NEGATIVE one - that is: UN-feeling.

  25. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself TypeFlexing Working to the OTHER PERSON’S strengths For Introverts - prefer written communication, one-on-ones For iNtuition-types - consider future possibilities, broad issues For Feeling-types - prefer to be compassionate and harmonious For Perceiving-types - resist too much organization, open to change. For Extraverts - action, talking, group work For Sensing-types - practical applications, specific examples For Thinking-types - want logic and business-like approach For Judging-types - want schedules and deadlines

  26. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself Organizational Culture

  27. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself Ethical Considerations Definitions: • Pigeon-holing is a focus on your options. • Self-limiting beliefs yourself. Knowing a preference does NOT let you predict levels. Your personality type is Your personality type is NEVER an excuse for behaviour. Question: “Who makes a better leader . . . An extravert or an introvert? LIMITING PIGEON-HOLE SKILL CONFIDENTIAL. INAPPROPRIATE

  28. Understanding Others Through Understanding Yourself The End

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