<p>KBall good points, let me comment on a few .</p>
<p>Company orthodoxy- well, Im in environmental consulting, a fairly new field, which is very people oriented, and our company is very open-book-management oriented. I guess one could say thats unorthodox compared to the standard manufacturing model, but Id also say there are plenty more out there that look like us. We tend to think we are fairly progressive in management style, and have a high degree of client & workforce retention.</p>
<p>Accuracy of the MB test on meI think I took the long version twice, both with the same result, perhaps 2 or 3 years apart. Results sure made sense to me. If anything, Id say I was probably more I than E as a younger man .late blossomer I guess youd say.</p>
<p>Ins & outs of vision, introverted Feeling, etc. honestly, I have forgotten most of the lingo, so I cant speak to your individual points, BUT heres how I related by MB testing to my management ascension ..I knew well before I ever took any tests that I was limited in certain areas & excelled in others. Doesnt everyone? The MB helped define those better for me in the context of working as a manager & leader. Yes, I get bored easily with routine tasks, as my MB would tell you. But, thankfully, I have other good skills that allow me to build & adapt the organization around me to make up for my short-comings. There are plenty of folks I am surrounded by with a diversity of skills and pluses/minuses (and a diversity of MB types as well I presume), that are happy to do what I dont like to do. The power of knowing what you are good at & not (& MB helps with that IMO) is that one can still climb the ladder so to speak if one has the desire to be a leader or entrepreneur. BTW, you mentioned the difficulty for Ps to motivate themselves outwardly well, yes, Id say thats true in my case. BUT, I have it set up with routine meetings (which I cant avoid) where goals and achievements, including my own, are discussed & I become motivated by guilt to get out there .I purposefully did this to myself because I know thats one of my shortcomings ..basically I designed a peer group pressure cooker for me to force me to do what I dont like to do, but it needs to get done.</p>
<p>So I guess what Im concluding here is that if theres enough positive talent in a person, and one can recognize short-comings & design around them, anything is possible, no matter what the MB classification is. I often marvel at how I got to where I am now .go figure! BTW, I have been blessed with much good fortune as well....right place at the right time & all of that.</p>
<p>My suggestion is to use the MB as a road map rather than as a crystal ball. Knowledge is power! especially if its about yourself.</p>