Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Cook Briggs, who developed the MBTI, based their efforts upon the work of Carl Jung's ideas of psychological types. Katharine became interested in psychological types observing Clarence Myers, Isabel's husband, odd demeanor from the rest of the family. She introduced her daughter to a book written by Jung, Psychological Types and both became "avid type watchers". Their premise was "to help people understand themselves and each other so that they might work in vocations that matched their personality types". The focus of this paper is to look at how Extraverts and Introverts approach work. .
Leadership Styles.
The leadership styles of the extravert and the introvert can very greatly in the workplace. Take the example of two past presidents, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. Nixon, considered by some to be the "most astute U.S. foreign policy leader of the second half of the 20th century, drew his strength from his ability to understand and look at complex situations in a quite and somewhat private manner. Bill Clinton on the other hand gained widespread recognition because of his ability to outwardly ability to publicly sympathize and empathize with a broad base of people.
Extraverts lead with high energy and can influence others into action. They lead others in the same way that they lead their lives; they put it all out on display. A down side with Extraverts is they tend to be talkative and are not able to steady themselves with out a group. Extraverts do not like to keep much close to the vest. .
Introverts are energized by their own concepts and ideas. When they decide to win over others, they tend to do so by writing a well thought out and compelling argument that is intended to win others over. A negative aspect of the introverted leader is that he is not always willing to make a snap decision and others can see this as indecisive or weak. .
Extraverted leaders are action oriented and like to be out with other people.
Executive Summary This essay consists of a comparative study between two leaders. In analyzing the effectiveness of these two leaders, Steve Jobs: The co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer and Barack Obama: The 44th President of the United States of America, we begin by examining the effect of power...
