Thanks!

Your like came up as connected with my latest post (“Type Trek: ENFP!”), and I thought I’d look up what you wrote.

http://rakkav.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/type-trek-enfp/

I must say that I DON’T agree with you…for good, solid, empirical reasons. Some personalities are naturally geared toward enjoying the results and some are naturally geared toward enjoying the process. There’s nothing wrong with either approach; what’s wrong is a personal or cultural bias toward one or the other.

Apparently both American and Indian societies overall are results focused. But results focus is only “elitist” in the eyes of those who overemphasize process focus, and even then only when certain people with results focus are in charge. The reverse would be true in a community where process focus was given undue weight and when certain people with such a focus were put in charge.

You’re obviously a personality that enjoys the process. In terms of interaction style, that makes you either Chart-the-Course or else Get-Things-Going (like me). [These are Linda V. Berens' terms, used in her model.] But there are two other interaction styles that are focused on results or outcome, and they are in no way either superior or inferior to what you prefer. They’re just different. You might as well argue that a foot is somehow bad just because it’s not a hand.

Perhaps a peek at one of Dr. Berens’ illustrations might pique your interest (it comes from a workbook sold by her Interstrength Associates and others):

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb291/johanan_rakkav/LCG%20-%20LCGSingles/?action=view&current=05_4_x-styles.jpg

Respectfully submitted,
John Wheeler (“Johanan Rakkav”)