Truity Blog - Personality At Work

Should an INFJ Accept a Management Position?

17 September 2018 / By G. John Cole

You’re principled, organized and driven – so why, as an INFJ, are you not encouraged to pursue leadership roles?

The INFJ’s steady reputation often earns us positions of responsibility such as life coach, counselor, or employee relations officer; but positions of actual authority tend to evade us (or we avoid them). It’s an odd one, and it may have as much to do with the way our culture understands hierarchical structures as it does with our abilities.

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Categories: Careers for Your Type, Personality At Work, INFJ

My Life as an Introverted Radio Host

28 May 2018 / By Susan Huebert

It’s early on a Wednesday morning and even though I would like to sleep longer, I have already begun to prepare for the day. I got up long before dawn to prepare for a weekly task that I could never have imagined myself doing during my shy days: hosting a radio talk show at the University of Winnipeg.

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Categories: Personality At Work, INFJ, INFP, INTJ, INTP, ISTJ, ISTP, ISFJ, ISFP

Can an ENFJ Succeed in a Non-Leadership Position?

23 April 2018 / By Heather Nocera

You’re an ENFJ, the well-known “Teacher” personality who fights for the good of your people. Whether it’s at work or in your personal life, you take the wheel when a problem needs to be resolved and have a strong moral compass that gets your passengers safely and successfully where they need to go.

Not only is leading others part of your natural talent, it’s also something that you truly love doing. Leadership roles add to your day-to-day happiness—so much so that for an ENFJ, it might be hard to imagine working a job that doesn’t embrace your natural knack for guiding others.

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Categories: Careers for Your Type, Personality At Work, ENFJ

Is Work Killing Your Natural Behavioural Style?

19 March 2018 / By Stephanie Dorais

Lots of people notice their personalities are a little different at work than at home. You hear people say, “I’m an Extravert for my job, but really I’m an Introvert” or “I’m pretty assertive with friends and family, but I can’t seem to act that way at work.”

If you feel similarly, you’re not necessarily two-faced or insincere. It’s just necessary to change roles when we clock in and out of work. As a result, we draw out personality traits at work that we don’t need at home.

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Category: Personality At Work

Working 9-to-5 (Not a Way to Make a Living?)

05 March 2018 / By Jayne Thompson

Is it me, or is the world splitting into two tribes of workers?

On the one side, the 9 to 5'ers – salary slaves who have to sell their souls just to keep treading water. On the other, business owners and the self-employed – people who work for themselves, from anywhere, and take control of their time. If you had a choice, which would you choose?

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Category: Personality At Work

Shoulds Introverts Act Extraverted to be Successful?

02 October 2017 / By Megan Malone

One of the biggest lies about introversion is that an Introvert, with enough practice, can turn into an Extravert. For a long time, this misconception was supported, even encouraged, by everyone from psychologists to business professionals. Fortunately, we have enough research and information about introversion and extraversion today to know that these are fixed personality traits. An Introvert can’t turn into an Extravert, and shouldn’t feel pressured to do so.

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Category: Personality At Work

ISFJs at Work - How to Take Off the Invisibility Cloak

29 August 2017 / By Michelle Laurey

Picture Mark. He goes to work every day, does what he’s told without asking questions, helps his co-workers when he’s asked, and generally, does his work behind the scenes never asking to be praised for it. Mark knows when everyone’s birthdays and other special occasions are, and he always remembers to congratulate them. Once, he helped John, who he shares his office with, avoid a serious argument with his wife. Mark remembered their anniversary and reminded John just in time for him to buy his lovely wife a present.

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Categories: Personality At Work, ISFJ

Avoiding Burnout as an ISFJ personality type

15 August 2017 / By Stefanie Williams

Isn’t it strange how the finest qualities of someone’s personality can become their biggest challenge in life? Consider the ISFJ personality type as an example.

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Categories: Personality At Work, ISFJ

4 Personality Types You Meet in Every Office (And How to Handle Them)

25 July 2017 / By Addison Jenning

If you are like most people, you spend most of your waking hours at work. Getting along with your co-workers is not only necessary for your professional success, but also for your sanity. Whatever your own personality type, it’s likely that you’ll encounter clashing personality types and traits that make existing in your office difficult. This is why knowing these traits and how to deal with them will make work more enjoyable.

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Categories: Personality At Work, INFP, ESTP, ESTJ, ISFJ

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