Use Your Personality Type to Achieve Success at Work

Use Your Personality Type to Achieve Success at Work Everyones heard of MBTI (Myers-Briggs) or Enneagram, and maybe even their love language. While not all apply to workâ€"though learning your teams love language can help you quickly learn how to make them feel validated and appreciatedâ€"they still help you define and understand what helps you work best. Though less well-known, Sally Hogsheads personality test on How to Fascinate reveals the opposite. Instead of showcasing ways to better understand yourself, this personality test reveals what about you intrigues  other  people. This can help in many ways, as it can quickly teach you how to market yourself based on your primary and secondary advantage types. Between these two advantages, there are 49 archetypes in total, but dont let that overwhelm you.  Credit  has broken down how to look at these  different personality types  from a high level to help you achieve success at work. For example, if youre someone who intrigues people with mystique, people find you interesting because you are often thoughtful and take time to think before you speak. Your listening skills are what build influence, making you a great fit to be a doctor, CTO, or even an author like J.K. Rowling! By contrast, if you intrigue people with power, people are often drawn to you because of your confidence and conviction, making you a great fit to be a coach or attorney. While this may seem like a skill that can only be used when youre trying to sell yourself for a job interview, it really comes in handy for your day-to-day work as well. If someone asks you about your opinion on something, think to how you fascinate people. For instance, if passion is your primary advantage, you can convince a coworker to pursue your idea or even your boss by advocating for what excites you most. If youre someone whos advantage is trust, then lean into discussing tried and true methods that you know work to help convince people. Or, if you intrigue people with mystique, theres nothing more interesting than taking time to answer a question by pausing and thinking before speaking. Itll immediately convince the person youre speaking to that youve been taking the time to internalize what theyre asking and give them the best answer possible! Of course, before you learn the best way to approach any situation at work, you also want to make sure you know which skill is primary and secondary. The primary skill is what you lead with, so this may feel like the most distinct part of your personality when you first learn about how you fascinate. The secondary advantage you have may be more subtle, so you may be surprised at first by your quiz results, but take time to think about how you approach meeting new people, selling yourself in an interview, or what you value in yourself and this may point to your secondary advantage. Though it is helpful to know which is primary and secondary, knowing how they work in tandem can be the most revealing. For instance, if your primary trait is innovation, but your secondary trait is mystique, your two main languages of communication are creativity and listening. This makes you the provocateur archetype, meaning you value cutting-edge thinking and creativity, but also tend to intrigue with understatement and subtle styles. Use this to your advantage in the workplace by tweaking small details in a project that take something in a new direction to surprise your manager and peers. Use alone time to get extra creative, and be wary of too much group time as this can distract you from what youre seeking to achieve, often draining you of creativity because youre influenced by groupthink. While this is one example, it shows a great way you can learn about yourself to influence people in the workplace for a positive impact! About the author: Emma Walsh is a content creator and creative writer. She obsesses over personality type quizzes like MBTI and enneagram (shes an INFJ and type 1, respectively). In her spare time, she likes to write fiction and cook delicious recipes.