How to identify your leadership style through MBTI?

As leadership coaches at MyDev, we regularly meet brilliant managers who doubt their posture, who wonder about their way of being or who are struggling to embark their teams. Our first instinct? Offer them a powerful tool, both accessible and deep: the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). Because knowing yourself well is the essential starting point to become an authentic, impactful leader, and aligned with your values.

In this article, we explain how MBTI can reveal your leadership style, transform your interactions and make you a more conscious and effective player in your business.

What is MBTI exactly?

MBTI is one of the most used personal and professional development tools in the world. It is based on the work of Carl Jung, deepened by Isabel Briggs Myers and his mother Katharine Briggs.

His goal? Identify your psychological type among 16 profiles, based on 4 key dimensions:

Extraversion (E) / Introversion (I) : Your way of recharging your energy
Sensation (s) / Intuition (n) : the way you perceive the information
Thought (t) / feeling (f) : Your decision-making method
Judgment (J) / Perception (P) : Your way of interacting with the world

This gives profiles like ENTJ, ISFP, INTP, etc., each with their strengths, vigilance zones, their relational style and… their leadership style.

It is not a skill test, nor a label! It is a mirror that helps you better understand your natural preferences, to fully exploit them in a professional setting.

Why use MBTI to define its leadership style?

Because we don’t all lead the same way. An ENTJ leader will have a directive, strategic style, focused on goals. An ISFJ, on the contrary, will promote a safe and relational climate. Both can be great leaders, provided you know and assume their style.

The MBTI allows in particular to:

Understand your natural reflexes in stressful or change
Identify the talents you express spontaneously in management
Detect gray areas that can slow down your leadership
better collaborate with very different personalities
Adopt a more effective and appropriate communication style

It’s a great tool for step back For confirmed or future managers.

A powerful tool, scientifically validated and used worldwide

More than 88% of Fortune 500 companies use MBTI in their leadership or team building programs. It is validated by dozens of psychometric studies, which show its reliability (stability of results over time) and its validity (consistency with the behavior observed).

It is not a gadget or a fashionable quiz: it is a Real managerial decision support tool, used in both multinationals and committed SMEs.

Some examples of MBTI leadership styles

ENTJ (the strategist) : visionary, ambitious, effective. Excellent in change management. May seem too directive without listening work.
INFP (The Inspiring Idealist) : meaningful, listening to others. Excellent in motivating creative teams. may find it difficult to decide in conflicts.
ISTJ (the reliable manager) : organized, logical, predictable. appreciated for its rigor. may lack flexibility in a changing context.
ENFP (the enthusiastic mobilizer) : charismatic, communicative, energy carrier. Excellent in team mobilization. May lack follow-up.

Each profile can be a high quality leader, provided you are aware of their blind spots and compensate them.

How is MBTI support at MyDev?

At MyDev, we don’t just send you a link to a questionnaire. The MBTI is integrated into a Structuring coaching process :

Passing the test (Online, about 30-40 minutes)
Individual debriefing interview with a certified coach
Identifying your natural leadership assets
Connecting with your managerial context
Personalized action plan To evolve your posture

We can also offer MBTI collective workshops For the management teams, in order to better understand the interpersonal dynamics and trigger a real culture of collaboration.

What results can you expect?

Better awareness of your impact as a leader
Increased ability to adapt your style to the needs of your team
clearer and more authentic communication
Less conflict, more cooperation
Alignment between your posture and your values

Behind each manager hides a power leader. It is still necessary to have the keys to unlock this potential. The MBTI is not a magic wand, but it is a valuable tool for initiating deep work, in the service of a fairer, more conscious and more impactful leadership.

At MyDev, we believe that sustainable performance comes through self-knowledge, trust, and commitment. The MBTI is often the first step in this transformation.