Spotting INFJ Personalities at Work

Quiet Visionaries Who Often Serve As Inspiring and Tireless Idealists

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People with the INFJ personality type (Advocates) share the Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Judging personality traits. These quiet visionaries bring valuable perspectives to any team – if you know how to recognize and appreciate their contributions.

Today, we’ll look at how to identify these insightful team members in your workplace. Let’s begin!

The Quiet Observer Who Speaks Volumes

An INFJ team member will likely:

• Listen more than speak in meetings

• Offer surprisingly insightful connections when they do contribute

• Mediate conflicts with unusual empathy

• Form deep bonds with select colleagues

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That colleague who listens intently during meetings but speaks infrequently? When they do contribute, everyone seems to pause and consider their perspective carefully. This might be your INFJ teammate.

INFJs absorb information deeply before responding. Their comments often connect seemingly unrelated concepts or highlight aspects of a situation others have overlooked. While they may not dominate conversations, their insights frequently cut to the heart of complex problems, especially those involving people dynamics.

In conflict situations, they show a remarkable ability to articulate multiple perspectives without judgment, often helping opposing sides find common ground. Their natural talent for mediation makes them invaluable when team tensions arise.

While the patterns we’re sharing today are characteristic of INFJs, individual variation exists. Look for consistent patterns rather than isolated behaviors when identifying personality types.

The Focused Worker with a Personal Touch

An INFJ team member will likely: