Personality Type ENTJ: Leader

Personality Type ENTJ: Leader

Leaders (ENTJs) are often strategic visionaries and excel at planning tasks. They are decisive and feel the need to direct people and organize situations. They easily develop a concept or an idea, which they can evolve into a strategy for an organization. They are often assertive and outspoken, driven to leadership. They appreciate order and continuity and therefore feel most at home in environments where work plays a significant role and where clear rules prevail.

Preferences of ENTJs:

• Excellent skills in understanding complex organizational problems
• Strongly focused on devising sound solutions
• Usually good at public speaking
• Value knowledge and expertise
• Have little patience for inefficiency

How do others view ENTJs?

Leaders are recognized in groups by their honesty and directness. They do not often beat around the bush. They treat everyone equally, not always friendly but always fair. They enjoy stimulating interactions with others and derive energy from them. They often question the opinions and actions of others and expect others to defend themselves.

Others see ENTJs as:

• Decisive
• Assertive
• Honest
• Direct
• Self-confident

Pitfalls and development points of the ENTJ:

When Leaders find themselves in a place where they cannot use their characteristics and talents, they can:

• Overlook the need of others for compliments
• Become too critical
• Overlook details and facts
• Plan too rigidly without considering the consequences for other people
• Make unilateral decisions without consulting others