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ENTP On A Team
The following is adapted from Linda V. Berens, Linda K. Ernst and Melissa Smith, Quick Guide to the 16 Personality Types and Teams (Telos Publications, 2005) *Used with permission.
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How ENTPs Build Relationships
For them, team relationships are about generating and sharing ideas. They are assertive in initiating relationships and there is usually an easy initial connection. They bring people together for interesting conversations. They want them to be at ease and to stimulate lively debate. They are good at connecting and aligning with people, getting to know them and sharing interests and activities. They are often a catalyst for the team, seeing the potential in others' activities and perspectives...
How ENTPs Deal with Conflict
It may appear that they like conflict since they often engage in rather heated discussions to bring clarity and a more comprehensive understanding to the issues. When a conflict occurs, they will try to keep the conversation going and reframe what is going on, often commenting on the conversation and the direction it is taking...
To Forge Better Relationships with ENTPs...
Provide a team environment that is non-routine and that allows entrepreneurial explorations and creative approaches to problem solving. Give them the opportunity to share insights about life's possibilities and to achieve success with those ideas...
How ENTPs Approach Doing Work
They will want a fair amount of autonomy and freedom to try out some of the many creative solutions they generate. They won't settle for a quick fix but want to come up with efficient solutions. While they give a lot of attention to having a strategy, they also work at maintaining good relationships...
How ENTPs Make Decisions
They tend to make decisions rather quickly in response to new information regarding the system or the potential for making a complex model accessible and usable. They quickly gather conceptual information to sort into categories, set criteria, and move to a metaposition with principles about how to problem solve...
How ENTPs Respond to Change
When a change is needed, they are likely to quickly move to brainstorming new ideas and options for doing things differently. This sometimes means they will not readily embrace a change as it is put forth but will try to improve upon it. They can become resistant to a change if they get locked into their sense...
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