Comparing types
ESFP
vs ESFP
Enthusiastic improviser
ESTP
Energetic problem solver
Strengths
ESFP wants
- Enthusiastically offering practical help to others
- Prompting other people into action
ESTP gives
- Bringing energy and enthusiasm to any situation
- Responding quickly and calmly in a crisis
Stretches
ESFP wants
- Overlooking routine or uninteresting tasks
- Taking an unplanned approach, even when planning is necessary
ESTP gives
- Focusing so much on immediate solutions that they miss the context or long-term consequences of their actions
- Seeming to have a lack of respect for others who rely on structures, plans, and processes
Likes
ESFP wants
- Taking action quickly
- Experiencing and responding to the world around them
- Variety and spontaneity
ESTP gives
- Taking action quickly
- Experiencing and responding to the world around them
- Variety and spontaneity
Working together
ESFP wants
- A positive and optimistic environment
- Appreciation for themselves and others
- Freedom to respond to immediate problems in their own way
ESTP gives
- An energetic approach to problem-solving
- Enthusiasm and encouragement for others
- Willingness to take risks