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you know about this" rather than "What do you know about this?" (J favored over P) 169
• Would not "bend the rules" (INTJ favored over INTP) 170
• Grave, serious temperament (INTJ favored most, but NT, STJ also favored)
Evidence against INTJ
• Often spoke loudly and without hesitation (E)
The main area of uncertainty regarding Picard's personality type is whether he is an introvert or an
extravert. Although we can find many times where he expresses a preference for being alone, there
is also the fact that he often tends to speak loudly and rapidly—both traits of extraversion.
Fortunately, there is a test we can do to determine his preference.
If you knew you were going to die in twenty minutes, how would you choose to spend your last
moments? Would you prefer to be surrounded by family and friends, or would you rather enjoy a
few restful moments of peace and quiet?
On one occasion, Picard was placed in an impossible situation where the "best" outcome was to
inform a hostile alien entity that he intended to destroy the Enterprise. He and his first officer (an
ESTP) set the ship's self destruct mechanism on a twenty minute timer and awaited their fate. So
how did Picard choose to spend his last moments? Did he join with his friends and shipmates for
one last, precious moment of togetherness?
As you've probably guessed by now, he didn't. He went off by himself and listened to classical
music. Given this and the numerous other examples of his preference for being alone, I think it safe
to say that Picard was an introvert. He could speak loudly and quickly, but he was very comfortable
with solitude.
Leadership Style
Picard had a leadership style that was much different from that of his predecessor, the ETP captain
Kirk of Star Trek: The Original Series. Where Kirk relied on guile, Picard was straightforward with
his adversaries. While Kirk often took reckless chances, Picard was typically cautious and
deliberate. Where Kirk blithely flaunted whatever rules he disagreed with, Picard typically
observed the law and deviated from it only with reluctance. In addition, Picard was more
contemplative, formal, unexcitable, rigorously logical, serious, and all-around professional. Most
of these differences have their roots in the differences between the INTJ and ETP personalities.
Let's look at some of these traits in detail.
Straightforwardness
One of the signature traits of Picard's leadership style was his straightforwardness. Despite the
example in the previous section, he seldom employed bluffs or other forms of deception. Instead,
he preferred to lay out the case bluntly to his adversaries and point out the most logical path for
everyone involved.
For example, in an encounter with a hostile vessel from the neighboring (evil) Romulan empire,
Picard was seemingly stuck at an impasse. He needed to beam up an Enterprise crewmember and a
Romulan crewmember from the nearby planet in order to show the angry Romulans that their
crewmember was not dead, as they mistakenly believed. But if Picard lowered his shields to permit
169 Keirsey, 1987
170 McPherson & Hindmarch, 2004