ENFP

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Characteristics of an ENFP

(E) Extraverted - (N) Intuitive - (F) Feeling - (P) Perceiving

The ENFP is the heady individual, creative, quick, impulsive who will get up in the morning thinking of how many possibilities the day may bring. They are excellent at devising new ways of doing things, and bring a totally unique and fresh perspective to people, projects and situations. People-centred, caring and spontaneous, the ENFP will be excellent at getting things started and they'll do so with energy, enthusiasm and zeal.

The ENFP may not be so good at follow-through as they are interested in exciting possibilities and may move on to 'the next big thing' before the 'previous big thing' is completed. They can find overwhelming and utterly compelling reasons to convince others of their point of view and will be animated, expressive and full of life.

The ENFP cannot help but see possibilities. Future oriented they will look far beyond the obvious often seeing things that others fail to. They are driven by the new, the complex, the novel and have an insatiable curiosity making them mercurial, fresh and enthusiastic. Friendly with endless energy the ENFP will be at the heart of where the people are, loving fun and a good drama. Unconstrained by rules, regulations or strictures the ENFP will be expedient in their search for what pushes their buttons and every day is a big adventure.

Giving an ENFP targets, or rules will only make them think up original, inventive ways of breaking them and they will do this with such charm and jois de vivre that others will be very forgiving. The ENFP will see themselves as unique and will revel in this uniqueness finding creative and innovative ways of solving problems and overcoming obstacles. Being part of a group brainstorming possibilities is ENFP territory but they won’t be the one who takes away the notes to type up as they’ll be off looking for the next thrill.

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Famous ENFPs

Daniel Radcliffe

Actor

Brian Cox

Physicist

Justin Timberlake

Singer

Jack White

Musician

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ENFP Relationships

• Value close relationships
• Caring
• Invest time in people
• Can get hurt easily
• Spontaneous
• Flexible
• Loyal
• Committed
• Sensitive
• Perceptive
• Optimistic
• Vibrant
• Impatient
• Lots of interests
• Easily bored

The ENFP values close personal relationships based on trust and mutual respect. Because the ENFP is so talkative and outgoing, it could be assumed that what you see is what you get. However, there is a more sensitive individual underneath who can be hurt easily. Because the values of the ENFP are so internalised, it may be possible to transgress these without realising it.

In personal relationships ENFPs have a great deal of people-centric charm, which makes them likable even to more formal, serious characters, despite their unconventionality. They are outgoing, fun, and genuinely like people. As friends they are warm, affectionate and disconcertingly spontaneous.

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ENFP Careers

• Flexibility
• Informality
• Relationships
• Caring
• Stimulating
• Creative
• Variety
• Team-based
• Relationally driven
• Not performance driven
• Team based
• Unconditional
• Value individualism
• Enthusiastic and interesting
• Not detailed

ENFPS need variety, stimulus and to be surrounded by people. Solitary tasks, numerical targets or repetition would not be ideal environments. The Civil Service is probably not ideal as it is formal, structured and baaed on hierarchy. The ENFP would work best in a flexible workplace where relationships are valued, customers are taken care of and where there is a strong social element. ENFPs need the feed of lots going on, crises, people chatting and with no formal structures. This is where they get energised and are at their best. Their caring and effervescent nature plays nicely to customer contact although the ENFP may not be best at formal follow-through.

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ENFP at Work

• Needs and fosters harmony
• Values freedom to be creative
• Quick, spontaneous and enthusiastic
• Driven by relationships, not performance
• Maintains morale
• Needs to be valued
• Prefers informality
• Does not like rigid rules
• Energised by meaning and interest
• Brings others in
• Caring and supportive
• Astute and insightful
• Values individualism
• Needs meaning then will work long and hard
• Needs to feel part of something special

ENFPs are great at maintaining group morale, they take a warm, genuine and in-depth interest in others, they can 'read' people well, and will act as the catalyst for new initiatives and creative methods of solving problems. They are verbally astute, quick-witted and love life.

In a team situation the ENFP will have a radical perspective, looking at newer, better and more interesting ways of doing things. Not for the ENFP the routine of historical convention, but instead fresh new solutions, a healthy challenge to the status quo and risk-taking experimentation.

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