Leadership Development Report: MBTI Test, Critique and Analysis

This report delves into the analysis of leadership development through the lens of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test. It begins with a summary of the student's MBTI results, highlighting the four key personality dimensions: extraversion/introversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving. The report then provides a critical evaluation of the MBTI assessment, discussing its strengths, such as its widespread use and ability to identify key personality traits, and its limitations, including the potential for inaccurate results if responses are not genuine. The report also explores alternative personality tests, such as the Big Five, while emphasizing the MBTI's continued relevance. Overall, the report provides a comprehensive overview of the MBTI's role in understanding personality and its implications for leadership development.

Running head: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Leadership Development
Name of the student:
Name of the University:
Author Note:

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Part 1
Summary of the obtained result
The results obtained from the MBTI test is given below.
Figure 1: Result of the test
(Source: Author)
The above-mentioned test result highlights the four qualities, namely extravert, sensing,
feeling and judging. The four personality attributes that are enough to judge the personality of
any human being, consists of the ESFJ. According to the given test result, I am 66% extrovert,
with 1% of sensing, having 38% feeling and 62% judging ability. This highlights that I am
extrovert in nature and like socialising with people. I find myself comfortable in social groups
and never leave myself alone and isolated. Moreover, I prefer mixing with lot of people and
make new friends. Moreover, I prefer to go out in a social function, rather than spending my
leisure in isolation. Rather than reading a book all alone and spending the leisure time, I prefer to
go outside. Thus, the personality test has rightly judged that I have distinct preference for

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extraversion over introversion. However, since at times, I also enjoy spending my time all by
myself, in pursuing my hobbies; hence the percentage of extraversion did not exceed 66%.
According to the test result, I do not prefer sensing to intuition. This highlights the fact
that I follow my intuition while taking various decisions. However, this is not always correct,
since I often use my judgemental power and rational thinking, rather than perceiving and relying
on my intuition. Thus, using sensing or intuition depends on the situations that are faced. Thus,
though I rely on my intuition more than my sensing, yet the result is not exactly correct.
The test result highlights the fact that I have moderate preference of feeling, over
thinking. This highlights the facts that I tend to follow the path of thinking, rather than going
with the feeling. In any critical situation, the path I will follow, depends largely on the situation
itself. Whether the path of thinking or feeling is followed, depends mainly on the critical
situation that is faced. However, most of the time, preference is given to thinking, rather than the
feeling. Hence, the result of the analysis is correct and justified.
The result of the test highlights that I have high preference of judging, over perceiving.
Thus, in any given situation I take the path of judgement over perceiving. Judgemental analysis
is usually correct and helps in taking the actual decision, rather than perceiving. Thus, my overall
tendency towards using my judgement rather than perceiving is correctly highlighted in the
MBIT test. Thus, the results obtained from the test are correct and agreed upon by me. The
overall analysis of the test result is correct and matches with my personality.
Part 2
Critique of the MBTI test

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The MBTI assessment is one of the best personality tests that are available. It is one of
the most trusted personality assessment tools available (Salgado & Táuriz, 2014). While
developing this test, the developers, Briggs and Myers highlighted four personality traits and its
contrasts namely Extraversion and introversion, sensing and intuition, thinking and feeling,
judging and perceiving (Diekmann & König, 2015). The qualities and its contrasts are described
in details:
1. Extraversion and Introversion
These two qualities in human beings distinguish among those who direct their energy
towards the outside world, towards other people, from the people who direct their primary
energy towards their inner experience and self-development (Prather & Bates, 2015). These two
qualities are effective in distinguishing between these two categories of people.
2. Sensing and Intuition
These two contrasting personality tests are effective in distinguishing people who take
information through the five senses and their own experience, from those people who prefer
taking information through impressions and rely more on possibilities (Salgado & Táuriz, 2014).
Thus, these qualities are essential part of the personality test.
3. Thinking and Feeling
These qualities distinguish people who take decisions based on logic and objectivity from
people who take decisions based on personal values (Tananchai, 2017). These two personality
types are essential qualities in understanding the personality of various kinds of people.
4. Judging and Perceiving

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These essential human qualities differentiate between who prefer planning and strict
structure, from the kind of people who are flexible and have open options (Wang, 2015).
The test is reliable and widely used in various schools, universities, offices as well as by
psychologists. Since the test results are more or less accurate, hence people rely on the MBTI
test. Experts opine that the MBTI test is the most effective personality assessment test, having
high reliability and validity (Wang, 2015). Since the results obtained are genuine, hence it is
widely used. Many school counsellors also use this personality test, in order to determine the
personality of the students and guide then to pursue a particular career option. Moreover, this test
is taken up by the candidates in order to determine the leadership qualities in them. An ideal
leader has certain leadership traits and hence similar traits highlight a prospective leader. Thus,
most of the counsellors and teachers rely on the validity and reliability the MBTI test results.
Alternatives to the MBTI test include the Big five personality test (Rice, 2015). However, the
popularity and the reliability of the MBTI test is much more important and prominent, thus
making it a popularly used personality test (Salgado & Táuriz, 2014). The other personality tests
are not suitable enough to be an effective replacement. However, the other tests could be used as
alternatives.
Thus, the MBTI test is an effective one and the test highlights the personality of a person
effectively. However, if the person taking the test fills in the answers randomly, without the
actual and accurate response, then the test fails to analyse the personality of the person and gives
a false result that cannot be relied upon. Hence, in order to ensure that the test and its results are
genuine and determine the actual personality of the person taking the test, it is essential that the
responses are filled in genuinely and are not random.

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