Personality Type Blog

Truity is pleased to share this guest post from Rob Toomey, President of TypeCoach. 

When you think about your very best interactions with others, there is a good chance one of two things was going on:

1.     You were talking to someone with a similar personality type – you didn’t have to make any big adjustments because the other person naturally understood what you were saying;

 OR

A couple of years ago, a personality discussion forum asked their readers to identify the meanest Myers-Briggs personality type. When the final votes were tabulated, Thinker-Judger (TJ) types occupied three of the top four spots (only ISTJs escaped the wrath of the forum readers).

Valentine’s Day is all about showering your special someone with love. But what about the best friend who’s always been there for you — through the career break-throughs and relationship break-ups, the Gayle to your Oprah? Thankfully, there is now a day to celebrate the enduring awesomeness of female friendship — Galentine’s Day — an unofficial holiday celebrated on February 13th. 

You've worked with this person before and it wasn't pretty. They wanted everyone to be happy, so they let everyone else choose assignments first and took the leftovers no one wanted. They’re so helpful that they practically did the lazy team members' work for them. At the end of the project, they were exhausted and disappointed, as those other team members didn't put in anywhere near the hours or thought they needed to. As a result, not all the team's goals were met.

Welcome to the world of working with an INFP.