International MBA Institute™
Visionary (ENTP)
People with ENTP preferences are ingenious innovators who always see new possibilities and new ways of doing things. They have a lot of imagination and initiative for starting projects and a lot of impulsive energy for carrying them out. They are sure of ’the worth of their inspirations and tireless with the problems involved. They are stimulated by difficulties and most ingenious in solving them. They enjoy feeling competent in a variety of areas and value this in others as well.
They are extremely perceptive about the attitudes of other people, and can use this knowledge to win support for their projects. They aim to understand rather than to judge people.
Their energy comes from a succession of new interests and their world is full of possible projects. They may be interested in so many different things that they have difficulty focusing. Their thinking can then help them select projects by supplying some analysis and constructive criticism of their inspirations, and thus add depth to the insights supplied by their intuition. Their use of thinking also makes ENTPs rather objective in their approach to their current project and to the people in their lives.
ENTPs are not likely to stay in any occupation that does not provide many new challenges. With talent, they can be inventors, scientists, journalists, troubleshooters, marketers, promoters, computer analysts, or almost anything that it interests them to be.
A difficulty for people with ENTP preferences is that they hate uninspired routine and find it remarkably hard to apply themselves to the sometimes necessary detail unconnected with any major interest. Worse yet, they may get bored with their own projects as soon as the major problems have been solved or the initial challenge has been met. They need to learn to follow through, but are happiest and most effective in jobs that permit one project after another, with somebody else taking over as soon as the situation is well in hand.
Because ENTPs are always being drawn to the exciting challenges of new possibilities, it is essential that they develop their judgment. If their judgment is undeveloped, they may commit themselves to illchosen projects, fail to finish anything, and squander their inspirations on incomplete tasks.
How Common Is This Type?
- 3% of the general population
- 4% of men
- 2% of women
強み
Extraverted Intuition with Thinking特徴
Quick, ingenious, good at many things. Stimulating company, alert and outspoken. May argue for fun on either side of a question. Resourceful in solving new and challenging problems, but may neglect routine assignments. Apt to turn to one new interest after another. Skillful in finding logical reasons for what they want.Career Paths
- Interested in people
- Project-oriented
- Enjoy generating ideas and theories
- Creative and ingenius
- Bright and capable
- Flexible and Diverse
- Excellent communication skills
- Enjoy debating issues with other people
- Excellent people skills
- Natural leaders, but do not like to control people
- Resist being controlled by others
- Lively and energetic; able to motivate others
- Highly value knowledge and competence
- Logical, rational thinkers
- Able to grasp difficult concepts and theories
- Enjoy solving difficult problems
- Dislike confining schedules and environments
- Dislike routine, detailed tasks
ENTPs are fortunate to have a wide range of capabilities. They are generally good at anything that has captured their interest. ENTPs are likely to be successful in many different careers. Since they have a lot of options open to them, ENTPs will do well to choose professions that allow them a lot of personal freedom where they can use their creativity to generate new ideas and solve problems. They will not be completely happy in positions that are regimented or confining.
The following list of professions is built on our impression of careers that would be especially suitable for an ENTP.
Recommended Career Paths for ENTPs are:
- 実務を取り仕切る人
- 起業家
- HR Recruiter
- Management Consultant
- Marketing Manager
- Sales Manager
- Corporate Trainer
- Property Manager
- Venture Capitalist
- Ad Account Executive
- Creative Director
- Financial Planner
- Stockbroker
- Real Estate Agent
- Cost Estimator
- Public Relations Specialist
- Reporter
- Copywriter
- Art Director
- Producer or Director
- Journalist
- Market Researcher
- Internet Architect
- Photographer
- Actor
- School Psychologist
- Organizational Psychologist
- Chiropractor
- Political Scientist
- Attorney
- 建築家
- Industrial Designer
- Urban Planner
- Industrial Engineer
- Environmental Scientist
- Drafter
- Aerospace Engineer
- Geologist
- Detective
- Criminalist
- Public Administrator
- Politician
- Social Scientist
- Health Care Administrator
- Education Director
Hobbies and Interests
Continuing education, writing, art appreciation, playing sports, computers and video games, travel, and cultural events.People Associated With This Type
- Socrates - Philosopher
- Leonardo da Vinci - Inventor and painter
- Benjamin Franklin - Inventor and politician
- Richard Feynman - Physicist
- Voltaire - Philosopher
- Niccolo Machiavelli - Philosopher and historian
- David Hume - Philosopher and historian
- Steve Wozniak - Founder of Apple along with Steve Jobs
- Werner Heisenberg - Physicist
- Edmund Burke - Philosopher
- Barack Obama - U.S. President (D)
- Hugh Grant - Actor
- Salma Hayek - Actress
- Karl Lagerfeld - Fashion designer
- Stephen Fry - Actor and author
- Robert Downey Jr. - Actor
- Rowan Atkinson - Comedian also known as Mr. Bean