Extravert/Introvert: You run a weekly meeting in which your sales team brainstorms new leads. The Extraverts in your group comment on or ask questions about everything you say. You can’t seem to make it through your agenda. At the same time, the Introverts rarely speak up, but you know they have good ideas. In fact, you often get e-mails from them days after the meeting. Although their comments are useful, you’ve already moved on to something else. How can you make these meetings more productive while appreciating the strengths and weaknesses of Extraverts and Introverts?

Sensing/Intuitive: Your employees need to learn a new office procedure. How do you present the information to maximize learning for both Sensing and Intuitive types?

Thinking/Feeling: The hiring committee has just completed candidate interviews. Two committee members want to choose someone based on the facts, such as résumés and responses to questions. Two others want to base their decision on the impression they formed of each candidate through eye contact, posture, appearance, and personal interactions. You’ve been asked to help the committee reach a resolution. What do you do?

Judging/Perceiving: Would you prefer to work with someone who likes to focus on only one project before starting another (Judging) or with someone who can multitask but may become distracted if he or she juggles too many projects (Perceiving)? What benefits and challenges would this type of coworker bring to your working relationship and job effectiveness?