wiredandwound
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- MBTI
- infj
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I'd like to start a series of threads about my experiences as an INFJ. I hope that these will initiate constructive conversation towards self improvement to those of our nature.
I will not be using BLOG format, but BULLET-POINTs to allow for the expediency of consumption.
Success & Failure as a Production Manager:
I hope that this will be enlightening and inspiring. Please let me know if you like this type of topic and format.
I will not be using BLOG format, but BULLET-POINTs to allow for the expediency of consumption.
Success & Failure as a Production Manager:
Successes
- Production Management requires an exceptional talent for Intuition - This is a boon for INFJs, since it directly associated with our talents.
- PM is extremely fluid in respect to time and resource management - There is no natural/terrestrial way to determine when and what might happen at any given minute.
- It requires the ability to see beyond the immediate, and to look far into the transcendental trends of the environments of both, corporate/customer demands, and human behaviors.
- I found that this job was very satisfying and empowering to my self-esteem.
- This role inspired me to make many successful implementations that helped the company to move towards improvements in the accuracies of materials acquisitions and workflow.
- I was awarded many acalations in my performance.
Failures
- Most employers cannot understand the "WHY" in your decision making. Most employers rely on traditional/"proven" methods, that they, themselves, have derived from their successful venture (they fear what they don't understand).
- I was told many times that "I didn't know, what I didn't even know" - this is extremely insulting to INFJs for obvious reasons (can you already hear the "door slamming").
- PM requires the deep respect from other departments related to materials acquisitions and sales. Since these other departments are best supported by extroverts and narcissist, this is always an uphill battle.
- I found it very difficult to get the respect from CEOs and Sales
- I found that I was always being restricted in problem solving solutions by other departments.
- I was being deliberately excluded from meetings, and left in the dark till it was too late to respond (PM being extremely time-sensitive).
I hope that this will be enlightening and inspiring. Please let me know if you like this type of topic and format.