ISTP

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Extroverted

Introverted

STRENGTHS

Known as The Virtuoso or Crafter, ISTPs are:

Fearless - they have a risk taking nature, and are utterly fearless in their actions.
Audacious - they are bold and courageous in their approach to life.
Connected - they seek out a common foe to defeat and expect others to be able to hold their own, and to step it up whenever called upon.
Coordinated - they are naturally coordinated with using their body movements and senses.
Instinctive - they use their primal instinct to gain any advantage they can to ensure victory.
Independent - they use their freedom to seek adventure and need to be free to move in order to feel alive.

WEAKNESSES

Some ISTPs can also be:

Stubborn
Insensitive
Private
Reserved
Easily Bored
Prone to Dislike Commitment
Prone to Risky Behavior

Under stress, ISTPs can feel trapped and may move impulsively.

IN THE WORKPLACE

How ISTPs typically operate in the workplace:

As Subordinates - they are happy to stick around with surprising loyalty, as long as their employers and managers don’t try to force them to commit to anything that can’t be undone the next day.

As Colleagues - they are often much more liked by their colleagues than they would expect.

As Managers - they treat their subordinates as they’d like to be treated: with minimal talking and loose boundaries.

OTHERS

Other well-known ISTPs include:

Clint Eastwood
Milla Jovovich
Michael Jordan
Katherine Hepburn
Bruce Lee
Amelia Earhart
Chuck Yeager
Jackie Joyner-Kersee

For a download of all Strengths Profiles, click on the PDF icon

ISTP

E

I

Known as The Virtuoso or Crafter, ISTPs are:

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Fearless - they have a risk taking nature, and are utterly fearless in their actions.

Audacious - they are bold and courageous in their approach to life.

Connected - they seek out a common foe to defeat and expect others to be able to hold their own, and to step it up whenever called upon.

Coordinated - they are naturally coordinated with using their body movements and senses.

Instinctive - they use their primal instinct to gain any advantage they can to ensure victory.

Independent - they use their freedom to seek adventure and need to be free to move in order to feel alive.

Some ISTPs can also be:

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Stubborn

Insensitive

Private

Reserved

Easily Bored

Prone to Dislike Commitment

Prone to Risky Behavior

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Under stress, ISTPs can feel trapped and may move impulsively.

How ISTPs typically operate in the workplace:

​

As Subordinates - they are happy to stick around with surprising loyalty, as long as their employers and managers don’t try to force them to commit to anything that can’t be undone the next day.

​

As Colleagues - they are often much more liked by their colleagues than they would expect.

​

As Managers - they treat their subordinates as they’d like to be treated: with minimal talking and loose boundaries.

Other well-known ISTPs include:

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Clint Eastwood

Milla Jovovich

Michael Jordan

Katherine Hepburn

Bruce Lee

Amelia Earhart

Chuck Yeager

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

For a download of all Strengths Profiles, click on the PDF icon