Coaching and Personality Type: Does Who You Are Influence How You Coach? Elliott Medrich, Ph.D. Charles Territo, Ph. D.

Who You Are How well do you think you know yourself? Describe “who you are” – Write 5 single words – Share with your neighbor

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter What is it? – How does it differ from Myers-Briggs – How many of you have done MB?? Do the Keirsey sort When you are done, read about your results Compare with what you wrote about yourself

The 16 Keirsey Types ISTJ—Duty FulfillersESTJ—Guardians ISFJ—NurturersESFJ—Caregivers ISTP—MechanicsESTP—Doers ESFP—PerformersISFP—Artists ENTJ—ExecutivesINTJ—Scientists ENTP—VisionariesINTP—Thinkers ENFJ—GiversINFJ—Protectors ENFP—InspirersINFP--Idealists

General Population by Keirsey Type TOTAL ISTJ 11-14% ISFJ 9-14% INFJ 1-3% INTJ 2-4% E 45-53% S 66-74% T 40-50% J 54-60% I 47-55% N 26-34% F 50-60% P 40-46% ISTP 4-6% ISFP 5-9% INFP 4-5% INTP 3-5% ESTP 4-5% ESFP 4-9% ENFP 6-8% ENTP 2-5% ESTJ 8-12% ESFJ 9-13% ENFJ 2-5% ENTJ 2-5%

You and Your Coaching Style Find your matches and talk about how your sorter type functions as a coach Does your sorter type make a difference in how you approach your role as a coach?

Opposite Pairings ESTJ and INFP ESFJ and INTP ENTJ and ISFP ENFJ and ISTP ISTJ and ENFP ISFJ and ENTP INTJ and ESFP INFJ and ESTP

Look at your opposite sorter type Find your opposite type and talk about differences in how you each might approach your work as a coach Highlight areas where you might do things the same way and areas where you might do things differently

Communicating with Different Styles We all feel most comfortable with people who communicate the way we do. We are less likely to misinterpret their messages or motives and much quicker to connect with and trust them. Given that, there are different communication styles, most of the people we interact with at work are likely to have a different communications style from your own. What does this mean to you as a coach?

Let’s try a scenario A high school leadership team looking to improve student reading scores asks content area teachers to increase their emphasis on ELA—across the curriculum. Some subject matter teachers are having difficulty thinking of what that they can do to bolster their efforts. The coach is asked to help.

What might this mean to you? Do you think this kind of inquiry is helpful to you in your role as a coach. Why? Do you think it’s just kind of interesting to know these things, but not helpful to you in your role as a coach. Why? Now you have another way of thinking about how you talk with your fellow coaches and teachers!

Learn more Interested in the Keirsey typology and scales? For the detailed Keirsey descriptions, contact me