ENTP and INTP
In the workplace
Strengths and Weaknesses
INTP as a Manager
Strengths and Weaknesses
ENTP as a Manager
- Don't care for managing other people
- Find it rewarding because others handle the logistics
- Tolerant and open to logical suggestions but has high standards
- Harsh criticism
- Does best with a partner
Strengths
- Analysts and Abstract Thinkers
- Imaginative and Original
- Open-Minded
- Enthusiastic
- Objective
- Honest and Straightforward
Weaknesses
- Very Argumentative
- Insensitive
- Intolerant
- Can Find it Difficult to Focus
- Dislike Practical Matters
Weaknesses
- Very private and withdrawn
- Insensitive
- Absent minded
- Condescending
- Loathes Rules and Guidelines
- Pervasive fear of failure
Strengths
- Knowledgeable
- Quick Thinkers
- Original
- Excellent Brainstormers
- Charismatic
- Energetic
- Often where they are most at home
- Innovative when it comes to challenges
- Open minded and flexible managers
- Can lead to disorder and conflicting ideas
Similarities and Differences
Subordinate
- INTPs tend to beat around the bush while ENTPs are brutally honest
- INTPs develop arguments before saying them, ENTPs argue even if they are wrong
- ENTPs take criticism far better than INTPs
- Both are insensitive and condescending
- Both do not like rules
General Information
Subordinates
- Innovative, resourceful, and hardworking
- Needs freedom to do so
- Managers typically loathe this
- Indifference to being liked
- Difficult to quantify skills of a logician on a resume
- Prefer to work alone but despise so called "grunt work"
- Ignores details of execution
- "Logically phrased criticism and clever management" can help INTP work best
- Comfortable with challenging management's ideas
- Strong dislike for restrictive rules and guidelines
- Gladly take criticism
- Can't stand simple routine work
ENTP
- Makes up only 3% of the population
- Pride themselves on inventiveness and creativity
- Has unique perspective and vigorous intellect
- Debates own ideas with oneself
- Easily spots a problem
- Isn't interested in practical day to day activities
- Hard to express ideas
- Can't understand emotional complaints
- Ultimate Devil's advocate
- Debates for fun but also to reach a strategic goal
- Likes being the underdog
- Tends to burn many bridges accidentally
- Struggles with following through on ideas
- 3% of the population are ENTPs
Colleagues
- Sees colleagues as a series of obstacles with some useful knowledge
- Doesn't like seeing colleagues out of the office
- Can develop unbiased interpretations of others
- Can talk about logical issues but not emotional ones
- Serves as inspiration for others
- Fellow colleagues appreciate ENTP innovation
- Earn reputations for insensitivity and condescension
- Still know how to relax and have a healthy sense of humor and outgooing nature
- Wins friends easily
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Famous ENTPs
Famous INTPs