The sixteen types

Each type is one mix of the four scales. Types describe habits, not boxes to put people in, and no type is better than another.

Intuitive Thinkers

Drawn to systems and patterns. Want to know how things work.

Starts from where things should end up and works backward.

Would rather understand it properly than finish it fast.

Sees the gap between where things are and where they could be, and closes it.

Tests an idea by arguing with it.

Drawn to meaning and potential. Want to know what things are for.

Notices what people aren't saying.

Measures things against how they should be.

Sees who someone could become and helps them get there.

Finds the interesting thread and pulls it.

Drawn to structure and reliability. Want to know what needs doing.

Does what was agreed, to the standard agreed.

Keeps track of what everyone needs.

Turns a messy situation into a plan with names on it.

Holds the group together, usually without being asked.

Drawn to the here and now. Want to know what works right now.

Figures out how it works by getting into it.

Knows what feels right and works from there.

Reads the situation and moves before the meeting ends.

Makes the moment better for whoever's in it.

The work settings that tend to suit each type, with example jobs.

How each type tends to show care, and what to watch for in yourself.