The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Case Study

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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is another model that attempts to inventory personality traits. Isabel Briggs Myers created the MBTI based on psychologist Carl Jung’s work regarding psychological types. Myers developed the model to “help people understand themselves and each other so they could find work that matches their personality.” (Phillips & Gully, 2014) Four scales are explored with the MBTI. The first scale assesses extroversion/introversion; the same idea described in the first dimension of the Big Five. The second scale identifies sensing or intuitive individuals. Sensing individuals are detail and fact oriented when focusing on information, whereas intuitive people interpret and add meaning to information. The third scale classifies …show more content…

Individual’s “possess inner needs and are motivated by the desire to fulfill these needs” (Phillips & Gully, 2014). Abraham Maslow, and Clay Alderfer offer two separate models that explore the needs of individuals. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs contests that people have five levels of needs which they progress. Alderfer suggests there are three groups of individual needs and he views his model more as a continuum rather than a hierarchy. (Phillips & Gully, 2014) The lowest level on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs depicts an individual’s basic physiological needs for food, water, and comfort. This need runs parallel to Alderfer’s existence needs that describes an individual’s desire for physical and material well-being. The second level on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is safety and security needs such as ones desire for health, and job security. The third level on Maslow’s hierarchy is social needs for friendship and belonging which coordinates to Alderfer’s relatedness needs; desires for respect and relationships with others. The fourth level on Maslow’s hierarchy is self-esteem needs for self-respect and respect for others. The last and highest level on Maslow’s hierarchy is self-actualization needs which include self-fulfillment and the realization of one’s full potential. Alderfer’s growth needs which describe ones desire to make useful and productive contributions coincides with Maslow’s self-actualization needs. (Phillips …show more content…

A leader’s enthusiasm and motivation towards a job is often communicable to other employees. Motivation begins with a leader, so it is crucial for leaders to have a thorough understanding of what motivates them self. Different leaders have different underlying motivational factors. For example, an instrumental leader derives motivation from extrinsic sources such as pay and promotions. (Scholl, 2003) A self-concept external leader is “dominated by receiving public affirmation that the group 's successes are due to their efforts and skills”. (Scholl, 2003) Credit is seldom given to subordinates from a self-concept external leader. Contrary, “leaders dominated by self-concept external motivation are more interpersonally based.” (Scholl, 2003) Public recognition is less motivating and less important to these types of leaders compared to the latter. (Scholl, 2003) As leaders better understand the factors that motivate themselves, they can better motivate

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