Comparing types
ESTP
vs ESTP
Energetic problem solver
ENTP
Enterprising explorer
Strengths
ESTP wants
- Quickly noticing when something isn’t working and adapting their approach
- Working with energy and enthusiasm to solve practical problems
ENTP gives
- Evaluating and debating intellectual theories and concepts
- Offering a wide range of creative options
Stretches
ESTP wants
- Struggling to concentrate when they need to work quietly or on their own for a long time
- Getting started on a task or project without thinking through the consequences first
ENTP gives
- Ignoring rules, procedures, or detailed routine tasks that don’t fit their interests
- Seeming insensitive to other people’s feelings when giving feedback or critiquing ideas
Likes
ESTP wants
- Taking action quickly
- Experiencing and responding to the world around them
- Variety and spontaneity
ENTP gives
- Using creativity to solve problems
- Finding new ideas, people, and possibilities
- Focusing on change and the future
Working together
ESTP wants
- Freedom to respond to immediate problems
- Challenging situations or problems to solve
- Quick, practical results
ENTP gives
- An objective and unemotional approach to decision-making, regardless of their personal opinion
- Willingness to take risks
- Lots of creative options