How
the MBTI Helped Gil Solve His Problems
Gil's preference
for Intuition (N) on the
MBTI means he operates from hunches, looks for patterns, focuses on
possibilities, and moves easily from one part of a problem to another with no particular
sequence.
Most of his
subordinates have a more concrete
Sensing preference for
gathering information, which makes them comfortable with the detailed and factual content of their
responsibilities in the Finance Department. They rely on what they can taste, touch,
hear, see, and "smell;" and they tend to think sequentially (from A to B to C). So they bought into Gil's innovative ideas but they were very frustrated, not
knowing the steps to carry them out.
The MBTI can be a useful tool for any Enneagram style. It happened to
be especially useful for Gil, an Enneagram
Four, already an
innovative thinker and able to see "outside the box."
Combined with his MBTI "N"
preference, this became exaggerated in Gil.
By understanding the differences between his and his team
member's was of observing and accessing the world of perception, Gil learned to spell out the connections with
his team: the facts
and details (with examples), the steps involved, the links to already existing procedures.
He was then able to delegate projects more effectively, and his team developed the
experience necessary to continue their success when he was promoted.
