How Others May See Them
INTJ s present a calm, decisive, and assured face to the world, though they may find it difficult to engage in social conversation.
They usually don't directly express their most valued and valuable part: their creative insights. Instead, they translate them into
logical decisions, opinions, and plans, which they often express clearly. Because of this, other sometimes experience INTJ s as
intractable, much to the surprise of the INTJ, who is very willing to change an opinion when new evidence emerges.
Excerpts from Introduction to Type®, Sixth Edition, p 18
by Isabel Briggs Myers
Published by CPP Inc, © Copyright 1998
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Contributions to the Organization (INTJ)
- INTJ s provide theoretical insights and design skills
- Organize ideas into action plans
- Work to remove obstacles to goal attainment
- Have strong ideas of what the organization can be
- INTJ s push everyone to understand the system as a whole with its complex interactions among parts
Excerpts from Introduction to Type® in Organizations, Third Edition, p 22
by Sandra Krebs Hirsch and Jean M. Kummerow
Published by CPP Inc, © Copyright 1998
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Communication Highlights (INTJ)
- INTJ s calm, decisive, firm minded, taks orientated, and effective as well as efficeint
- Future and idea focused; broad systems-thinking approach
- Use and trust logical analysis for mental mapping and planning
- Provided vision; consider innovative possibilities and wide-reaching solutions
- INTJ s independent and self-reliant; initially keep ideas and insights to themselves
Excerpts from Introduction to Type® and Communication, p 30
by Donna Dunning
Published by CPP Inc, © Copyright 2003
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Career Trends
There are two major trends in the occupations that appeal to INTJ s. THe first involves careers in the sciences. The other trend
involves applied science, with occupations in the architecture and engineering group. These careers provide opportunities to logically analyze
problems and devise new solutions. the remaining occupations cover a variety of fields but reveal an interest in being a leader in that field.
Excerpts from Introduction to Type® and Careers, p 26
by Allen L. Hammer
Published by CPP Inc, © Copyright 1993,2007
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Dealing with Change
INTJ s have an insightful view of their organization and its environment. They frequently see patterns others do not see and proceed confidently to
develop and implement long-range goals.
In change situations, the clarity of their intuitive perception of the future and their confidence in it often puts them in leadership positions. After
taking a little time to analyze the situation, grasp the possibilities, and then integrate the change into their perspective, they move quickly to create
a global system that will meet the needs of the future.
INTJ s make up 2.1% of the population
Excerpts from Introduction to Type® and Change, p. 31, 7
by Nancy J. Barger and Linda K. Kirby
Published by CPP Inc, © Copyright 2004
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Famous INTJ Personality Types
- Arnold Schwarzenegger - actor, Governor of California
- C. Everett Koop - former U.S. Surgeon General
- Calvin Coolidge - American President
- Donald Rumsfeld - former U.S. Secretary of Defense
- Dwight D. Eisenhower - American President
- General Colin Powell - former U.S. Secretary of State
- Katie Couric - journalist
- Michael Dukakis - former Governor of Massachusetts
- Orel Hershiser - baseball player
- Rudy Giuliani - former New York City mayor
- Thomas Jefferson - American President
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