Comparing types
ENTP
vs ENTP
Enterprising explorer
ESFP
Enthusiastic improviser
Strengths
ENTP wants
- Contributing lots of creative options to strategies or projects
- Quickly spotting logical inconsistencies in concepts or theories
ESFP gives
- Being flexible and easygoing in their efforts to help others
- Communicating to others with energy and enthusiasm
Stretches
ENTP wants
- Continuing to suggest new ideas or options, even after a decision has been agreed
- Insensitivity to other people’s feelings when giving feedback or critiquing ideas
ESFP gives
- A tendency to get bored or distracted easily
- Focusing too much time and energy on what they enjoy, rather than what’s important
Likes
ENTP wants
- Using creativity to solve problems
- Finding new ideas, people, and possibilities
- Focusing on change and the future
ESFP gives
- Taking action quickly
- Experiencing and responding to the world around them
- Variety and spontaneity
Working together
ENTP wants
- Recognition for their competence
- Freedom to act without having to ask for permission
- Opportunities to seek out change
ESFP gives
- Encouragement and enthusiasm for collaborative ways of working
- A sense of fun, excitement, and enjoyment in their work
- A hands-on, action-oriented approach