Written by Catherine Rains
Talking about “guessing” type can be controversial in the type community because it can imply that we are deciding for someone else what they have a preference for, almost like a party game. My intention in “guessing” type is very different. It is a tool to help me be more effective working with ALL types of people, without them ever having to take the assessment. If I can observe patterns of behavior (often the function that they are extroverting), then I can create a hypothesis about what their type could be and decide whether I can be more effective by flexing my preferences to what I think theirs could be. Guessing is not about deciding for someone else what their type is, but rather it’s a tool to help me use type to be more effective in my everyday interactions with people.
Talking about “guessing” type can be controversial in the type community because it can imply that we are deciding for someone else what they have a preference for, almost like a party game. My intention in “guessing” type is very different. It is a tool to help me be more effective working with ALL types of people, without them ever having to take the assessment. If I can observe patterns of behavior (often the function that they are extroverting), then I can create a hypothesis about what their type could be and decide whether I can be more effective by flexing my preferences to what I think theirs could be. Guessing is not about deciding for someone else what their type is, but rather it’s a tool to help me use type to be more effective in my everyday interactions with people.
Whether a person is showing me
their best fit type or not, my “guess” still gives me a leg up when working
with someone new as it gives me a basis from which to begin our communication
process. Do they want to get right to business and stay on task, or is building
a personal connection more important before we talk business. If the
communication appears to be strained after I guess and begin to flex (assuming
we have different preferences), or if my message isn’t being heard/received,
then I can flex to the opposite preference to see if that works better.
Next week I will discuss appropriate
situations of when to flex type.
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