The sixteen types

ISTJ

The Keeper

You do what you said you would, properly and on time. You trust proven experience over an idea that merely sounds good.

Strengths

  • Reliable to the point of certainty
  • Organised and precise
  • Persistent over the long haul
  • Takes commitments seriously

Watch out for

  • Rigid about anything new
  • Struggles to express feeling
  • Critical of disorder
  • Hoards work instead of delegating

Work

Accounting, audit, administration, law, logistics, engineering, quality management.

Relationships

You show affection by being dependable rather than by saying so. Say it occasionally — actions do not translate themselves.

Where to grow

Each quarter, try a new way of doing something familiar. Your steadiness is a strength, but it needs periodic testing.

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