Understanding the Myers-Briggs Technique for Psychology and Workplace

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Executive Summary
Understanding psychology can be improved through the use of different types of MBTI
techniques in different circumstances in order to better understand the psychology of people. It
can also be used in the workplace to improve team building and enhance communication by
better understanding the employee's psychology. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Technique is
a self-explanatory report questionnaire aimed at understanding the various psychological
preferences of people’s perception This study also reflects on the process of decision making
based on the four principal psychological functions namely, sensation, feeling, thinking and
intuition as perceived by Carl Jung. These functions play a key role in the formation of cohesive
thoughts on lifestyle and other personality traits to influence interpersonal relationships as well
as career like elements.
Isabel Briggs and her mother Katherine Cook Briggs invented the MBTI based on Carl
Jung's perception in a way that different walks of life were made applicable including managerial
jobs for example biomedical science and epidemiology along with other prospect of
employment. Their preferences circumvented the underlying factors that guide our decision-
making process namely, our interests, needs, values and motivation. With these parameters, I
have found that MBTI is applicable to a few of my life situations, hence confirming its
effectiveness in real-time applications.

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Introduction to the Myers-Briggs Technique
Since its invention in the early 1920s, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has become a
popular and quite reliable technique of testing the human personality. Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator (MBTI) is the worldwide trusted and mostly used technique for personality assessment
test. It is an introspective self-report questionnaire designed to point to the psychological
preferences of the people (Furnham and Crump 2015). As an extension, it can be used to
categorise people based on the personalities and their thought perception.
MBTI questionnaire was first made by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel
Briggs Mye rs in United State (Capt.org 2017). However, Isabel noticed that Mr. Clarence
Myers, future husband of her daughter, was quite different in seeing the world to her and her
family. This thing encouraged to invent more new types s personality test theory by Katharine
Cook Briggs, and she ultimately invented a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator towards testing human
psychological preferences (Myersbriggs.org 2017).
Psychology understanding can be made better by the use of various types of MBTI
technique in different settings better understanding the psychology of people (Prasad 2016). It
can also be used in a workplace for better team building and enhanced communication through
better understanding of the employee’s psychology (Gordon 2015).
This self-reflecting report generator helps people get an insight about themselves (Rashid
and Duys, 2015) as demonstrated in Appendix 1.
In this study, I will describe the origin ad sorts of settings where the MBTI report can be
applied. Later on, for the confirmation of thoughts the generated results can be as well as others
with respect to the characteristics in reference. This will reflect on my life situation and my
employment prospects based on the MBTI report generated.

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Reflection on the MBTI Test Report
After conducting the MBTI test on myself, I discovered that my profile fits the ENFJ
which is characterised by warmth, empathy, responsibility and responsiveness. This means that I
am very much in tune with the needs, emotions and motivations of the people around me. I find
potential in everyone, and I have a strong desire to help them to reach their individual potentials.
This notion could make me a catalyst for group growth as must as that of individual growth. I am
sociable and a very inspiring leader.
I did not let myself get carried away by these compliments even though they make me
feel generous. However, this profile simply confirms my doubts about my initial thoughts
regarding my perception of personality. My only surprise until now has been to realize how
effective my charisma could be in the search to nourish or manipulate others. This would come
in handy in a sales-oriented profession.
One other personality trait the report confirmed is my ability to handle numerous tasks
simultaneously successfully. This discovery coupled with how effective my charisma could be if
I learn to use it to my advantage, confirms that I have an impressive entrepreneurial capacity
even though I have no experience in the field. However, since the profile also confirms that I
often ignore my needs for the satisfaction of others, I am not inclined to pursue any career as an
entrepreneur.
Judging from this analysis, you might come to the conclusion that I am an extrovert. For
example, I once volunteered at the Blood Test Laboratory in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital,
where I talked with other participants about the benefits of the test. With this, the profile
confirmed that I prefer extroversion to introversion by 22 percent. It also suggested that I
demonstrate a high level of concern about other people which is quite different from the general