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INTJs in Charge<br />
Keirsey (1987) called the NTJs the “Role Directive” personalities because they are comfortable<br />
giving direct commands ("Do this," "Go here," or "Do not do this.") The NTPs, by contrast, are<br />
called the “Role Informative” personalities because they prefer to provide suggestions, information<br />
and advice rather than commands. ("It would be a good idea to do this because..." or "We need to<br />
get this done..." and "It's not a good idea to..."). Some examples:<br />
INTJ: “Hey, check the oven while you're in the kitchen, would you?”<br />
INTP: “Honey, are you going to the kitchen? I think the cookies might be done.”<br />
INTJ: “Fred, clean up the customer bathroom. It’s very nasty in there.”<br />
INTP: “Fred, the customer bathroom needs to be cleaned. It’s gotten very nasty.”<br />
INTJ: “A spider—kill it!”<br />
INTP: “Spider on your shoulder!”<br />
Essentially, an NTJ is likely to tell you what to do, but not necessarily why you should do it. An<br />
NTP is likely to tell you why you should do something without actually telling you to do it.<br />
The difference between imperative commands and indirect suggestions isn’t black and white; it's<br />
more of a spectrum. For example:<br />
Very direct imperatives<br />
Kill the spider!<br />
You should kill the spider.<br />
I would kill that spider if I were you.<br />
You might want to kill that spider.<br />
That spider looks awfully nasty.<br />
Very indirect suggestions<br />
The NTJ Role Directives hover near the imperative end of the spectrum, making occasional forays<br />
to the indirect zone when diplomacy requires.<br />
INTJs, though not as known for leadership as ENTJs, are nonetheless one of the two TJ leadership
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