Meyers-Briggs

This bad boy is a more complicated one so if you are going to use this on the fly, it might not be as easy.  This was developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl G. Jung to explain normal differences between healthy people.  It is based on how they take in information (perceiving) and how they organize the information and come to conclusions (judging).

1. There are two opposite ways that people take in information:
   1. Sensing (S)
      1. These people take on information that is real and tangible.  They are interested in what is REALLY happening.
   1. Intuition (N)
      1. These people take on information about the big picture and what is possible.  They like to grasp patterns and can see what is POSSIBLE.
2. There are two opposite ways that people make decisions:
   1. Thinking (T)
      1. These people will make decisions based on logic and may not put people’s emotions into the mix.
   1. Feeling (F)
      1. These individuals will make decisions based on how it impacts individuals involved.  They rely on emotion to make the final decision.
3. There are two ways that you deal with the outer world:
   1. Judging (J)
      1. These people like to live in a planned and orderly way.  They don’t like surprises and last minute planning.
   1. Perceiving (P)
      1. These people tend to live in a flexible and spontaneous way.  They prefer to live their life in the spur of the moment and adapt quickly.
4. There are also two different ways that people orient their energy:
   1. Extraversion (E)
      1. These people receive energy from working with other people.  Being alone will eventually drive them crazy and they will crave interaction.
   1. Introversion (I)
      1. These people receive energy from reflecting their own thoughts, feelings, and memories.  Working with others may eventually wear them out and they need to recharge with alone time.

You then take these four categories and combine them together.  ENFJ, ISFP, etc… This was my starting personality assessment that really shed the light on the fact that we all have normal tendencies and all process information differently.  There is nothing better or worse about each category and each has strengths and weaknesses.

Again, this was KEY in my journey to develop empathy and a forgiveness bank for other’s actions.  Sometimes actions that cause us pain are purposeful but other times, they are completely unintentional and made through a lens of someone’s own filter.  This pre-forgiveness is important in building trust and a cohesive team.   

How can we build this more in the teams that we have in our farms?

Here is more information on this program: https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/