Your Personality Type:
ENTJ
EExtravert. Outer-directed; active,
energetic, outgoing, and assertive;
versatile with broad interests
NIntuitive. Abstract, curious & idea-
oriented; ask “why” questions; open
to diverse ideas, values & lifestyles
TThinker. Use logical analysis to
make decisions; attuned to facts,
consistency & fairness
JJudger. Outwardly firm, direct,
and decisive; conveying closure;
planful & conscientious
ENTJs’ Dominant Function
Rationally structures & organizes ideas, things & processes; consults established facts & methods in decision-making
ENTJs’ Auxiliary Function
Generates convergent insights & impressions; perspicacious; penetrates to discern foundational causes & patterns
Key ENTJ Traits:
- Intense, assertive, energetic, efficient, and ambitious
- Outwardly versatile, confident, decisive, and unselfconscious
- “Straight-shooters”: exhibit a direct (often blunt) communication style; readily dispense advice and opinions to others
- Quick and effective learners; frequently have strong memories and extensive knowledge of many subjects
- Highly articulate: exhibit both precision and comprehensiveness in communication
- Confident in their knowledge and abilities; may be perceived as arrogant or “know-it-alls”
- Quite confident in the knowledge they possess; may be perceived as arrogant or “know-it-alls”
- Find ways of applying their knowledge and explicating strategies for doing so; define and coordinate goals and steps toward realizing their broader vision
- Frequently rise to upper tiers of leadership where vision and creativity combine with strategic decision-making
- Emphasize efficiency, results, planning, and organization
- Fiercely competitive; always ready for a new challenge; rarely back down from confrontation
- Prone to downplay their own emotional needs and misfortunes; exhibit a stoic, “no nonsense” approach to life; tend to see emotions as inconvenient disruptions
- Can seem insensitive or unsympathetic to other people’s struggles or difficulties
- May take interest in, and excel at, any number of career fields: business, management, entrepreneurship, finance, law, science, medicine, tech, engineering, etc.
Learn More about ENTJs in Our Books:
My True Type: Clarifying Your Personality Type, Preferences & Functions
The 16 Personality Types: Profiles, Theory & Type Development