ENTJ Ability and Job Satisfaction Characteristics!

You are ENTJ, Extraverted with Intuition, Thinking and Judging, with ENTJ ability, or you are interested in someone who is, and you are perhaps seeking information regarding how the ENTJ personality type and associated ENTJ ability gleaned from the Myers Briggs Test can perform optimally and at their very best in the workplace.

You may also be seeking information as to how ENTJ ability can be maximally used in the workplace and how all this knowledge of ENTJ ability can increase workplace motivation and job satisfaction for you, and your organization.

You can also learn how knowledge of ENTJ strengths and weaknesses in the workplace, that is ENTJ ability, can insure that the ENTJ will not fall victim to job dissatisfaction which has been termed “Falsification of Type” and which is the core reason an estimated 70% of all the workers in the world dislike (or hate) their jobs!

ENTJ Workplace Strengths

ENTJ ability and strengths are many and would mean for you in the workplace that you:

• are someone who reaches understanding through interaction and discussion, someone who wants to talk it through
• are energetic, enthusiastic, and prone to take action
• move around and may “do business” in various locations
• participate, often speaking up right away, letting others know what you think or feel
• regard meetings as places to build relationships and as vehicles to get work done
• are aware of the impact of what’s going on in the larger organization and the outside world
• focus first on and are most interested in the big picture, global issues, future possibilities; you notice the “forest” before noticing the “trees”
• are speculative and work toward “what if”
• work in bursts, await inspiration, may skip around, pursuing what “strikes your fancy;” may work on several things at the same time
• elect to acquire new knowledge that is interesting even if there is no apparent use for it
• want a team to have an engaging vision and mission; initiate and enjoy consideration of possibilities or theoretical matters
• arouse energy and zeal, especially for pursuing the mission and for innovations
• may seem distant and/or unapproachable; are direct, sometimes at the cost of being insensitive to others
• focus on the work at hand; don’t allocate much time to get to know others and build relationships
• are naturally critical of ideas and proposals; identify deficiencies in ideas and plans, and impediments to achieving goals
• believe that what is accomplished is more important than how a group works together; expect the best ideas and solutions to emerge from argument and debate; enjoy give and take
• analyze impersonally; are able to step back and be impartial
• champion sticking to the principles
• are dependable, deliberate, decisive, and focused; stick to commitments, plans, and schedules
• are methodical and systematic, and often develop routine approaches to work
• like to finish things-may do so even when finishing is no longer appropriate or necessary
• may be uncomfortable proceeding without a plan; take a “let’s get on with it/let’s get it done” stance, deciding “too quickly” without “sufficient” input and discussion of alternatives
• may be uncomfortable proceeding without a plan; work best when there is something definite to work toward; want a group to focus on and organize to accomplish the agreed-upon result
• initially respond to a new task or assignment with “There’s no way we can take on a new project,” then later adjust plans and schedules to fit it in

Basically those jobs/careers that would allow the ENTJ to use the strengths listed above true ENTJ ability, as a natural part of doing the job would be the jobs/careers providing maximum workplace motivation for the ENTJ.

With increased workplace motivation normally follows increased job satisfaction. Likewise, jobs/careers not allowing the ENTJ ability to be used will provide much less workplace motivation and consequently much less job satisfaction for the ENTJ personality type.

ENTJ Workplace Weaknesses

ENTJ personality and ENTJ ability would include a tendency toward the following workplace weaknesses:

• may need to be less logical in the workplace and “feel” more at times
• may have difficulty in environments where work relationships are highly valued
• will have difficulty seeing the in-the-moment possibility and being open to that realistic potential
• may have difficulty with non-theoretical, people oriented brain storming activities
• may have difficulty with person centered decision making
• will be uncomfortable to troubled proceeding without plans
• may be prone to decide too quickly
• may have difficulty with others who are not willing to take risks
• may struggle with others who strongly present a natural “personal” approach to things
• may be troubled in an isolated work environment, need people on the job

Now take a few moments and consider how ENTJ’s behave and perform in the workplace from the following seven aspects:

What Others Might Observe First

• are tough-minded, logical and critical
• are energetic and action-oriented, take the initiative and get things organized, quick and decisive
• are articulate and assertive, have definite opinions, are often clever with words and sometimes brusque
• are confident, responsible, hard working, and get a lot done

Work Style

• want their work to be challenging and to provide opportunities to develop and advance, like their accomplishments to be visibly acknowledged
• are self-starters who build-but don’t necessarily maintain-structures and systems; may attempt-and sometimes accomplish-the seemingly impossible
• place great value on competence, prefer to work with masterful and ambitious people, may become impatient or intolerant of irresponsibility or incompetence
• set and meet objectives, generally follow procedures unless they interfere with accomplishing goals, and are frustrated by lack of action or closure

On Work Teams/In Groups

• are goal-oriented, want to stick to the job and get it done, are anxious when things are not getting done, and will not let the group flounder
• are always looking for a better way so they critique and then generate ideas and propose plans to address problems or make improvements
• are gregarious but not necessarily warm, and may be uncomfortable with small talk
• often have or assume authority; question authority when they don’t have it

Facing Change

• perform well in a crisis
• are able to deal with complexity and handle multiple factors at the same time
• believe that change can be managed rationally by utilizing plans, structures, and models
• are prone to introduce change when they are the leaders; but may be less comfortable when they are not in control or when there is ambiguity

During Conflict

• see “conflict” as a problem to be solved, a situation to get beyond, or something to negotiate; are not uncomfortable “agreeing to disagree” or living with tensions such as a “personality difference”
• may overlook process issues and the other “people parts” of conflicts, and may have difficulty understanding, accepting, and dealing with feeling values
• may be viewed by others as the cause of conflict due to their drive to critique and improve systems and people
• under stress, may focus even more strongly on the task; may have an uncharacteristic flare-up of feelings-explode or attach-or cover up own feelings with humor/li>

Workplace Contributions

• broad vision and the ability to anticipate and plan for long-term organizational challenges
• initiative to move the team or organization in new directions
• willingness and the ability to make and stand by tough decisions
• understanding of power and how to use it, political astuteness, and ability to work within the structure

May Be Experienced As

• great at running things and sometimes as imposing ideas on others or making decisions for them (sometimes even when they have been asked not to)
• decisive and sometimes as concluding too quickly, after considering too few options
• very focused on the goal or task and sometimes as so intent on reaching their aim that they are not sensitive to others’ concerns, are impersonal, critical, or impatient
• career and work-oriented and sometimes as being too serious, not playing enough

The Myers Briggs Test can be looked upon sometimes as an ability and personality test. Once you have identified your personality type via the Myers Briggs Test and have some understanding of the associated strengths, weaknesses, abilities and behaviors of your type you can better determine the kind of work environment and associated factors that provide the maximum workplace motivation and job satisfaction for you. Again, view the results of the Myers Briggs Test concerning work as a kind of ability and personality test.

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