Type Talk At Work

For the last seven years that I have been working in a medium size food production facility in Etobicoke Canada. In the seven years I have been there I have gone from stacking boxes to managing our warehouse. Most people would accredit this to chance, ambition or something in between and for the longest time I felt the same. That is until I read Type Talk at Work. Always having been enthralled by psychology I devoured the book in a matter of days, soaking in the information the best I could through a very limited understanding of the source material.
I was categorized as an ISTJ. Four words helping define my personality type and a practical road map to my success into my current position.
Throughout the next few pages we will dive into what
When searched online, they are categorized by titles like The Duty Fulfillers (personalitypage.com), the Logistician, and Life’s Natural Organizers. Although all of these titles seemed a little farfetched when applied to myself but upon deeper delving, I began to understand what they meant, and saw the congruency in my own history.
ISTJ Breakdown ISTJ breaks down into four basic preferences. Introverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging (www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp). Let’s take a small bit of time to break down this information into manageable pieces and revise what each letter in the acronym means to us.
I. Introverted Often I prefer to work alone. Like any other introvert, given the choice I would spend my days crammed into an out of the way office doing tasks that require little interaction between myself and the other employees of my company. In fact, my last two positions with my current company have been such. The first of which was controlling our inventory, the second of which was in purchasing. According to my own managers I have been told that I have surpassed expectations in both due to my abilities to focus and work with little to no supervision. I have attributed this success to a strong sense of duty and motivation to follow through on the tasks given to me. Both of these traits are highlighted in Personalitypage.com
Firstly, I learned that I might not be as unique as I have always presumed I was. Secondly, I have learned that my work ethic, organizational skills and sense of duty have all been with me for some length of time awaiting cultivation. When finally brought to light, they have brought forth success in my work and home life. Understanding yourself and the challenges that await you are ideal, no, necessary for proper growth and expansion both in life and at work. Lastly, it has put me in a position where I can realize what my tendencies are, the psychology behind them and how to deal with them in an appropriate and adult way. Identifying the areas of my life that need work and continuing forward towards a brighter and better future