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Hi, I'm Myers Briggs, your host for the Office Olympics, where we team up random personality
types in your office and have them perform simple, yet somehow complicated tasks. Our
pair today is The Individualistic Doer (ISTP) and The Dreamy Idealist (INFP). They're going
to have to set-up a board room for a conference call. To the folks at home, that's not an
easy task to do. Office equipment can be very tricky. So, how prepared are you for this
event? I didn't spend too much time preparing, I'm a guy that lives entirely in the present
so I'll take it as it comes. Well, I'm excited to be here. I'm sure the Individualistic Doer
is a really nice person and I'm gonna do whatever I can to keep him calm and ready so we can
complete this task. It looks like they're splitting up the work and giving each other
space. Dreamy Idealists usually need their own space to work like that. They're already
off to a bad start. They forgot the adaptor for the Macbook, you can tell the Dreamy Idealist
is a PC user. Now hold on there, it looks like... yes it could be... the Individualistic
Doer has the adaptor! He found a great solution to this practical problem. They're moving
on to setting up the phone to dial in to the conference line. The Dreamy Idealist is reaching
out for praise from their partner and... (Individualistic Doer walks right by them) ohhh. Well that's
embarrassing. Hang on a second, it looks like another obstacle has appeared, the laptop
seems to be dying so the Individualistic Doer is going to get the wire. You know Individualistic
Doers have a hard time with commitment, I'd be surprised if he actually came back. I wonder
how the Dreamy Idealist is gonna feel about this. He seems to be having a mental breakdown.
Dreamy Idealist tend to get highly emotional with stressful situations like this. They
just can't handle the pressure. Ladies and gentlemen, it has been confirmed that the
Individualistic Doer is NOT coming back. He's thrown in the towel. Individualistic Doer's
are known for doing things rationally and logically while Dreamy Idealists channel their
feelings to make decisions. What makes this team so incompatible is that the Dreamy Idealist
seeks positive affirmation and praise, while the Individualistic Doer fails to recognize
the efforts of the Dreamy Idealist because he doesn't easily perceive other people's
feelings and therefore fails to empathize. If these two plan on working together, they're
going to have to find common ground across different working styles, be respectful of
one another and lastly recognize that they have a shared goal in mind.