INFP
Values Crusader
Motivation: Adding to human understanding, sharing knowledge
and enthusiasm for deep passions, upholding meaning and mystery.
General
Strengths
- Galvanize people and organizations to action
- Stand firmly on their values against formidable opposition
- Remind others in creative ways about human aspirations and
goals
- Focus on compassion, caring, and harmony
Contributions
to the Organization
- Lead by promoting harmonious teams in which each person is
valued
- Influence by highlighting common ideas and new possibilities
- Focus on group consensus and shared values
Productive
Places and Pursuits
- Where creative ideas are encouraged
- Environments that include artistic space for quiet and
reflection
- With friendly, committed coworkers who are mindful of values
- Situations that emphasize flexibility, minimal routine, and
procedural structure
- Cooperative and collegial places that allow for privacy
Common
Sources of Stress
- Encountering backbiting, hypocrisy, personal attacks
- Compromising values to keep harmony
- Sensing indifference of others to people's needs
- Taking a stand to no avail or to a barrage of criticism
- Being isolated from the views of others
INFPs
solve a problem by...
- Considering people (F)
- Looking at the larger picture (N)
- Looking at facts (S)
- Applying logic (T)
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INFJ
Oracle for People
Motivation: Achieving integrity, reaching wholeness,
contributing values-centered strategies to humanity.
General
Strengths
- Provide insight, sometimes reaching clairvoyance, especially
about what matters to people
- Understand how individuals and systems interrelate
- Storehouse of integrity; uplift those with whom they live
and work
- Contribute future-oriented ideas to planning and development
Contributions
to the Organization
- Lead by encouraging others to cooperate in working toward a
vision
- Influence by being creative and dedicated
- Focus on creative insight and strong values
Productive
Places and Pursuits
- Where there is an emphasis on helping others grow and
develop, making a difference
- Where creativity is appreciated and new ideas are accepted
- With harmonious, considerate coworkers
- Where personal insights are rewarded
- Where there is private space for quiet and reflection
Common
Sources of Stress
- When perfection overrules common sense
- Having to monitor too many details
- Hearing too much cynicism from others
- Being forced to extravert too much
- Neglecting to ask for help, trying to solve everything alone
INFJs
solve a problem by...
- Looking at the larger picture (N)
- Considering people (F)
- Applying logic (T)
- Looking at facts (S)
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