How an ESTJ can run a Business

10 December, 2009, 11:00 am

personality_business_ownersAn ESTJ is at the top of the wheel seen here.  This labels them “Supervisors.”

Some famous ESTJ’s are Sam Walton (arguably one of the most successful entrepreneurs ever), Harry Truman, Archie Bunker, Joan Rivers, Billy Graham and Simon Peter the Apostle.

You can see right away that ESTJ’s are the full force, all or nothing kind of people when they decide on something they are already charging straight toward it.

Strengths

An ESTJ is an ideal manager.  They are outgoing enough to be involved with their team.  They are very detail oriented people and rarely ever overlook the small details that other personalities can easily miss.

These types of people tend to have very high standards for themselves and for others.

These are great qualities in a leader and an entrepreneur.  Because ESTJ’s are detail oriented, they are great at seeing all the steps that need to be taken to accomplish a task.  They can develop an initial vision, but they are better at developing and living out action plans.

Interactions

As an Entreprenuer, they need to focus on this area.  Because ESTJ’s make great managers, they should quickly develop a team of people around them.  Some ideal personality types to work for an ESTJ would be an INTJ, INFP, or ESFJ.

An ESTJ hiring and INFP could just be asking for trouble, but if they both trusted each other and understood their own weaknesses it could be an incredible team.  An INFP is better at developing a vision and not as good as creating an action plan.  They can help the ESTJ see the big picture, but should not be depended on in the implementation.  An INFP would make a great consultant for an ESTJ to have on retainer.

The INTJ should work closely with the ESTJ.  They have enough in common that they will work well together.  Neither will typically have a messy desk.  Both are excellent implementers, both care deeply about quality and will go to just about an lengths to insure that.  The INTJ is a better visionary, and the ESTJ is far better at details.  An excellent business partner or trusted manager for the ESTJ is an INTJ.

An ESFJ cares about people and duty.  They will work hard to make sure the organization thrives, but they will also notice when people within the organization are not performing at the best potential.  The ESFJ will want to get to the root of the problem and help people to thrive.  The ESFJ makes a good manager because they care about people.  People withing the organization and even those affected by the organization will feel cared about if they interact with the ESFJ in your organization. An asbolutly perfect position in your organization for an ESFJ would be a social media person.  Some organizations are creating these types of positions and hiring people who will maintain the public image of the company in new media.  If you are an ESTJ, you need an ESFJ handling your public face or your human resources.

Weaknesses

The areas of weakness for an ESTJ revolve around their tendency to focus on details. WHile this is certainly a strength and they will notice things others may have missed.  It is also a weakness.  They will not notice other people’s needs as quickly.  People may feel neglected when an ESTJ is on task.

They also don’t notice as quickly when a plan needs to be adjusted.  Sometimes as a plan is being carried it, it needs to be reevaluated and adjusted.  An ESTJ may not realize this before it is too late and has cost too much money.  They need to be aware of this tendency and do their best to keep their eye on the big picture and listen closely to others close to them.

An ESTJ can be a good entrepreneur if they have people they can depend on and use their managerial skills carefully.  They should always look for people who can help them develop a vision and who can tone down their tendencies to focus on details.

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