David W. Hughens Type Indicator Profile
Characteristics of an ENFJ
According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test, I am an ENFJ personality type. The following are a few excerpts from the profile of an ENFJ. This may offer some insight into my personality as it pertains to the workplace.
If you need to sell the impossible to a reluctant buyer and make the buyer like it, then you'll do no better than to call upon an ENFJ. These smooth-talking persuaders are life's salespeople, and once an ENFJ is convinced that you need the product in question, you will become putty in their hands. He will combine the perfect combination of words and rapport to clinch the deal.
Each of the ENFJ's preferences compound to make them a natural convincer. Their energy comes from the outwardly directed, socially oriented, gregarious external world (Extraversion). They prefer to perceive the world as having endless possibilities and meaning (iNtuition), which they use to make subjective, interpersonally based decisions (Feeling). They prefer to live their daily lives in a structured, scheduled and orderly fashion (Judging).
One of the strengths of ENFJs is their capacity to inspire others. ENFJs have been called life's teachers. To the degree that teaching, leading, and working with others to accomplish something involves understanding others' needs, finding the exact words to inspire, and the appropriate affirmations along the way.
Work should be a team effort, says the ENFJ, no matter what it is. *
Being verbally adept, ENFJs contribute to an unusual level when dealing with people, particularly face-to-face; the media, the ministry, and the stage and screen are populated with successful ENFJs. They are superior therapists, charismatic teachers, excellent executives, and personalized salespersons.
ENFJs are outstanding leaders of groups, both task and growth groups. **
*Kroeger, Otto (1992) Type Talk At Work, Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
**Keirsey, David and Bates, Marilyn (1978) Please Understand Me (Character and Temperament Types), Prometheus Nemesis Book Company