ENFJ

Myers Briggs Personality Type

Summary of ENFJ type

• Warm, empathic, responsive and responsible.

• Highly attuned to the emotions needs motivations of others.

• Find potential in everyone, want to help others fulfil their potential.

• May act as catalysts for individual and group growth.

• Loyal responsive to praise and criticism.

• Sociable, facilitate others in a group, and provide inspiring leadership.

Full explanation of ENFJ at: Myers Briggs Personality Types

Characteristics

Extraverted feeling types seek continuity through harmonious relationships and collective values. They excel at picking up on the tone of a situation and acting accordingly, adding warmth to a cool setting or turning sour into sweet.

They naturally seek to know what people do well, what they enjoy, and where and how they work. They seem to have an infinite number of acquaintances from all walks of life and are always on the lookout for people in need and those who can help out.

ENFJs weave and strengthen the collective fabric of social conventions and interactions. Inclusiveness is important and they are particularly sensitive to those who are excluded.

They focus on others, feeling a glow when those around them are happy, and troubled when something is amiss. They are natural cheerleaders, often expressing support, gratitude, and encouragement, and heaping praise onto those they appreciate. They take note of what is being done and what needs doing, offering their assistance wherever necessary.

They enjoy organizing group activities and tend to take their commitments seriously. In general, they are reliable and do not like to disappoint others.

As team players and project leaders, they have a gift for rallying their players, focusing on what is being done right and each member's strengths. They are loyal and they expect loyalty. They carry conversations well, finding common ground with their speaker.

They tend to find the correct and gracious way to respond in any given situation, no matter how tense or uncomfortable it is.

Extraverted feeling types will uphold a wide range of values, simply because shared values are what create harmony. Some will profess the importance of tough-minded logic, justice and scholarly debate because their environments have these shared values. They tend to adopt the collective values of those in their social group.

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