Mbti Tool

Myers – Briggs Type Indicator

OB Assignment Report - I

Report prepared by

Abhishek Shah

Roll No. 2

Under Guidance of

Dr. Hardik Shah

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Contents

1. MBTI Basics

1.1. Short Guide to Development and Use of MBTI

1.2. Applications of MBTI for Everyday life:

2. Literature & Findings of MBTI

A. Achieving Optimum Communication and Group performance

B. Understanding your client

C. Creating a new culture

D. Emotional Marketing

E. Reflective thinking for decision making

F. Decision Making

G. Forward Thinking

H. Split Personality

I. Selecting Majors

J. Influence on Interviewer reactions

K. Leadership traits in Project Management

3. Learning and Implications

3.1. Learning

3.2. Application Based on Past Experience

3.3. Theoretical & Practical Implication

Sources and References

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“Whatever the circumstances of your life, the understanding of type can make

your perceptions clearer, your judgments sounder, and your life closer to your

heart’s desire.”

--ISABEL BRIGGS MYERS

[1] MBTI Basics:

The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality inventory is to make

the theory of psychological types described by C.G. Jung understandable and

useful in people’s lives. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random

variation in the behavior is actually quite orderly and cons istent, being due to

basic differences in the ways individuals prefer to use their perception and

judgment.

[1.1.] A Short Guide to the Development and Use of MBTI:

Below is a short guide to identify your type; ask yourself Favorite World: Do you prefer to focus on the outer world or on your own inner

world? This is called Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I).

Information: Do you prefer to focus on the basic information you take or do you

prefer to interpret and add meaning? This is called Sensing (S) or Intuition (I).

Decisions: When making decisions, do you prefer to first look at logic and

consistency or first look at the people and...