Working With People

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Working With People

• ENG 100 Lecture 4
• Silvia Mah

"Good teamwork calls for recognition and use of
certain valuable differences between members of
the team. Isabel Myers, Type and Teamwork
(1974) 
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Agenda

• Team project selection
• Myers-Briggs-Jung Types
• Teaming Effectively (Monday, October 9)
• Keirsey Temperaments (Monday, October 9)
• Team Roles (Monday, October 9)

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Team Project selection

• Solana Center for Environmental Innovation
• http//www.solanacenter.org/
• Computers 2 SD kids
• http//www.computers2sdkids.org/
• TJ Estuarine Reserve
• http//www.tijuanaestuary.com/
• California Childrens Services
• http//www.dhs.ca.gov/pcfh/cms/ccs/
• Monarch School
• http//www.monarchschools.org/
• Birch Aquarium
• http//aquarium.ucsd.edu/
• Elementary Institute of Science
• http//www.eisca.org/
• Rendezvous Science Center
• http//www.rendezvouscenter.com/
• Natural History Museum
• http//www.sdnhm.org/

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The Human Mind   Olny srmat poelpe can raed
tihs! cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty
uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal
pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a
rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't
mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and
lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can
be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit
a porbelm.Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not
raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a
wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot
slpeling was ipmorantt!
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Myers-Briggs-Jung

• Extension of Jungs theory of types
• Measures PREFERRED ways of thinking and acting
• Four Criteria function and attitude
• Extroversion (E) / Introversion (I)
• Sensing (S) / iNtuition (N) mental muscles
• Thinking (T) / Feeling (F) mental muscles
• Judgment (J) / Perception (P)

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Myers-Briggs-Jung

• Extroversion (E) / Introversion (I)
• How we prefer to interact with the world and to
  get our energy or stimulus
• Outside world vs. inner world // EI 31 //
  rewarded vs. undervalued
• Acts things out vs. thinks things through
• Sensing (S) / iNtuition (N) mental muscles
• How we prefer to gathering/PERCIEVING information
  about the world
• Direct input, using all 5 senses vs.
  interpretation
• Facts and details vs. interpretations, the bigger
  picture // treesforest
• 70 population S vs. 30 pop. N // mtg time
  i.e. 1107 vs. little after 1100
• Thinking (T) / Feeling (F) mental muscles
• How we make decisions/JUDGING
• Logic, analytical vs. personal context, harmony
• Only category that is related to gender --gt 2/3
  males T vs. 2/3 females F
• Nobody is 100 a thinker or 100 a feeler
• Everyone cares, thinks, and feels, but final
  decisions are reached through very different
  routes
• Judgment (J) / Perception (P)
• How we orient our lives
• Structured, ordered, on-time List-makers vs.
  creativity, spontaneity, and responsiveness
• Deciding vs. remaining open, getting more
  information

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Individual Exercise

• As we go through the four criteria, pick the one
  column that best fits you, and write in your
  notebook.
• Note that there are no good or bad types! Its
  looking for preferences, not psychological traits
• If you wish to go further with this outside of
  class, there are a number of free online tests
  based on MBJ, such as the one below
• http//www.personalitytest.net/types/index.htm -
  good info test
• http//www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp -
  actual test
• http//www.teamtechnology.co.uk/tt/t-articl/mb-sim
  pl.htm - good info

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• Where, primarily, do you prefer to direct your
  energy?

Exxx
Ixxx
Sometimes forget to check with the outside world
to see if my ideas really fit the experience.
Sometimes forget to stop and get clear on what I
want to do and why.
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• How do you prefer to process information?

xSxx
xNxx
Sometimes pay so much attention to facts that I
miss new possibilities.
Sometimes think so much about new possibilities
that I never look at how to make them a reality.
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• How do you prefer to make decisions?

xxTx
xxFx
Sometimes dont value the people part of a
situation.
Sometimes miss seeing the hard truth of a
situation.
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• How do you prefer to organize your life?

xxxJ
xxxP
Sometimes stay open to new information so long I
miss making decisions when needed.ß
Sometimes focus too much on the goal that I miss
new information.
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Personality Types
Inner world of thoughts emotions (introversion)
Outer world of actions spoken
words (extroversion)
http//www.teamtechnology.co.uk/tt/t-articl/mb-sim
pl.htm
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Teaming Effectively

• Take responsibility
• Follow through
• Contribute to discussions
• Actively listen
• Get your message across
• Give useful feedback
• Accept feedback
• Accept personal differences

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Team Exercise

• Meet with your team, and collect your team
  members MBTIs. How diverse is the team? What
  are your differences? Similarities?
• Discuss how knowing peoples differences and
  similarities can help the team in
• Time management
• Problem Solving
• Decision-making.
• Report back to class.

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Famous people MBTIs
Harry Truman ISTJ George H. Bush ISFJ
Mohandas Gandhi INFJ Dwight Eisenhower INTJ  
Jacqueline Onassis ISFP Mother Teresa INFP
Albert Einstein INTP John Kennedy
ESTP Elvis Presley ESFP Eleanor
Roosevelt ENFP Colin Powell ESTJ George
Washington ESFJ Pope John Paul II ENFJ
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Homework 4 Due Wednesday, October 11

• Write a reflection on your thoughts about your
  individual MBTI results and your teams. Were you
  surprised? Turn in
• Comments on homework
• Please type your assignments
• Half a page 300 words
• Staple
• Name and PID
• Comments on notebooks
• Write all discussions, lecture notes, and team
  meetings directly in notebook
• Paste corrected homework assignments into
  notebooks