nautilus said:
Myers-Briggs Characteristics
ESTJs are practical, realistic, and matter-of-fact, with a natural head for business or mechanics. Though they are not interested in subjects they see no use for, they can apply themselves when necessary. They like to organize and run activities. ESTJs make good administrators, especially if they remember to consider others' feelings and points of view, which they often miss.
[edit] Keirsey Characteristics
According to Keirsey, ESTJs, or "Supervisor Guardians", are civic-minded individuals who dedicate themselves to maintaining the institutions behind a smooth-running society. They are defenders of the status quo and strong believers in rules and procedures. ESTJs are outgoing and do not hesitate to communicate their opinions and expectations to others.
[edit] Interaction Style
According to Linda V. Berens' Interaction Styles model, ESTJ's fall into the "In Charge" style, being both "extroverted" (E) and "Directing" (ST). They are outgoing, yet task-oriented, which also explains the behavior being described above.
[edit] MBTI cognitive functions
The attributes of each personality form a hierarchy. This represents the person's "default" pattern of behavior in their day to day life. The Dominant is the personality type's preferred role, the task they feel most comfortable with. The auxiliary function is the role they feel the next most comfortable with. It serves to support and expand on the dominant function. One of these first two will always be a "perception" or information gathering function (sensing or intuition) and the other will be a "judging" or decision making function(thinking or feeling) in some order. The tertiary function is less developed than the Dominant and Auxiliary functions, but develops as the person matures and provides roundness of ability. The inferior function is the personality types Achille's heel. This is the function they are least comfortable with. Like the tertiary function, this function strengthens with maturity.[1]
* Dominant Extroverted Thinking (Te)
* Auxiliary Introverted Sensing (Si)
* Tertiary Extroverted iNtuition (Ne)
* Inferior Introverted Feeling (Fi) [1]
The dominant Extroverted Thinking (Te) means they use logical fact-based judgments in the outer world of people and actions. This again explains their behavior and leadership qualities. The auxiliary Introverted Sensing (Si; concrete perception in the inner world of thoughts and feelings) is connected with memory or familiarity, and thus is what leads them to defend the status quo and procedures. Extroverted iNtuition (Ne) is using abstract perception in the outer world, and gives them the ability to conceptualize. However, this is subservient to the inward concrete focus. Last, the Introverted Feeling is a value-based judgment used in the inner world of thoughts and feelings. This is associated with connection or kinship to other people when values or beliefs are "congruent", and hence is the ESTJ's weakest link.
