work in progress 🙂
You’re Judging if you prefer: (you can also do a test)
- Organized structured, decisive, dependable vs. flexible, spontaneous
- task oriented, good at finishing vs. relaxed, disorganized
- get work done before playing vs. carefree
- make plans and lists of things to do; Likes closure vs. keeps options open; changes tracks midway; procrastinates
Preferences and Strengths:
Planned or orderly way of life, like to have things settled and organized, feel more comfortable when decisions are made, and like to bring life under control as much as possible.
Structured, organized and carefully calibrated way, creating short- and long-term plans to help them achieve their goals.
Schedules and “to-do” lists are comforting. Prefer knowing what they are getting into and feel frustrated in situations of ambiguity and change.
Self-disciplined and decisive, going for closure at the earliest possible opportunity to avoid stress.
Take responsibilities and deadlines very seriously. Very specific about what needs to get done, and expect others to do as they say.
Sense of control by taking charge of their environment and making choices early.
Self-disciplined and decisive, and seek closure in decisions. When they ask for things they are specific and expect others to do as they say. They enjoy being experts.
Decide quickly and clearly and work to get the job done
Weaknesses and risks:
Would rather come up with three different contingencies than deal with problems as and when they arise.
Domineering and inflexible.
Miss new information.
Improving and covering gaps:
Plan creativity and plan to revise the plan
Adapting and dealing with Perceivers:
Allow time for things to flow, not necessarily following your calendar.
Bring in new ideas and possibilities.
Acknowledge the time for creativity.
Encourage autonomy and personal freedom.
Realize changes in direction are not necessarily impulsiveness.
Perceiving
Preferences and Strengths:
Scanning the horizon for new options and opportunities. Stay open to new experiences and information, respond to whatever happens.
Appear to be loose and casual. Keep plans to a minimum. Relaxed and adaptable.
Approach work as play or mix work and play. Enjoy life now and work later
Work in bursts of energy.
Flexible and spontaneous way of life. Understand and adapt to the world rather than organize it.
View deadlines as elastic, tend to avoid or put off decisions and like most the exploration of options, problems and situations.
Would rather start a new project than close down an old one, as making a decision requires them to commit to something that may well turn out to be the inferior choice.
Tolerant of other people’s differences and will adapt to fit into whatever the situation requires
Can offer a great deal of creativity and productivity. Almost a stream of consciousness quality. In many ways, it’s like these types are constantly brainstorming as their minds create a web of options
Weaknesses and risks:
Feel frustrated by the daily grind of routines.
Hard for them to focus on one thing for a long period of time
Seen as aimless drifters, unreliable and flaky, driven by a need to keep options open.
Might miss making important decisions and deadlines
Improving and covering gaps:
Get the simplest possible productivity system
Adapting and dealing with Judgers:
Present a timetable and stick to it (or provide maximum warning if not).
Allow time to them to prepare.
Show your achievements and results.
Allow closure on consensus items, document those areas that require more work or discussion.
Itemize achievements and decisions reached so far.
Acknowledge the need for closure and short time schedules.
If you like this, you’ll probably like: I/E N/S T/F J/P, INTJ, personality tests, books
Leo :) 