1. ENTJ Personality Description
In order to understand the ENTJ, you need to
know their four functions.
ENTJ Functions
Primary: Extraverted Thinking
Secondary: Introverted Intuition
Tertiary: Extraverted Sensing
Inferior: Introverted Feeling
Extraverted Thinking
The first primary function of an ENTJ is
Extraverted Thinking or Te. And this is basically
2. their primary way of seeing or interpreting the
world. They want to control and direct their
external environment. They like being organized
and things to make logical sense.
Introverted Intuition
The second function of the ENTJ is Introverted
Intuition or Ni. This function is more internal. It
helps guide them to see the big picture and
make long term decisions. An ENTJ is prone to
getting “gut feelings” about a situation which
tend to be eerily accurate. This function is also
good at predicting the future by making sense
of all the external stimuli they take it. This can
all lead to others calling this function
mysterious or metaphysical in some way.
Extraverted Sensing
The ENTJs tertiary function is Extraverted
Sensing or Si. This function essentially deals
with being in tune with their environment and
basically being able to sense what is going on
in the physical world. They are able to interpret
and sense what is going on. Some ENTJs also
use this as a way to be intimidating to others in
order to get their way. This isnʼt exactly an
natural ENTJ strength, but it is something they
3. use and develop later in life.
Introverted Feeling
The fourth function of the ENTJ is Introverted
Feeling. Now this function never really
becomes a strength for an ENTJ because they
like for the world to be logical and make sense.
This function is constantly at conflict with their
Extraverted Thinking, especially when the ENTJ
is stressed. This function primarily deals with
the feelings and convictions of the ENTJ. The
ENTJ is a doer and wants to accomplish the
goals that they set out for. Letting feelings and
emotions get in the way of process can be a
point of conflict for an ENTJ with under
developed introverted feeling. It is something
an ENTJ must work to overcome.
ENTJ Strengths
One strength of the ENTJ is that they take their
commitments very seriously. Theyʼre very
dedicated to what they want to achieve and
what they decide to do. If they come to a
decision on something, they see it as their duty
or mission to make sure that it is accomplished.
They are also very good with money.
4. Finances are just something that comes
naturally to most ENTJs. They understand how
the importance of money and they tend not to
spend it foolishly. They do sometimes have a
desire to live extravagant lifestyle, but theyʼre
always really good at making sure that all the
finances are sorted out.
They also have very high standards and
expectations. They want to achieve more and
theyʼre not really content with just staying
stagnant. That is usually strength, although this
could cause some problems with other people
that may be more comfortable with the way
things are currently.
The ENTJ also is very good at grasping difficult
concepts and theories. They are very intuitive
and they understand how things work and can
piece together everything. ENTJs enjoy
reading, learning new things, and always
improving themselves. They are also very good
communicators. ENTJs are very good at
expressing their point of view, as well as
directing others. These abilities make them
natural leaders or managers.
ENTJ Weaknesses
5. While all types have their strengths, every type
also has weaknesses as well.
One weakness of the ENTJ is that they can be
challenging and confrontational. They like to
express their opinions of what they believe. In
doing so, they may not take into consideration
the feelings of others. Doing this could disrupt
the harmony in their relationships and make it
challenging for others that are not as good at
handling criticism.
They also can be critical and close minded to
differences in the opinion. The ENTJs have a
tendency to believe they are always right. And
most of the times, they are. However, this can
cause them to be too dismissive of others
opinions. Just because someone has a different
view does not mean they are wrong.
Another weakness of an ENTJ is that they may
have trouble expressing love and affection.
ENTJs tend to compartmentalize their feelings
and this can cause them to be emotionally
unavailable to others that they are close to at
times. They may need to work on being more
open with themselves to people they are
intimate with.
6. ENTJs may also be prone to making hasty
decisions. The ENTJs tend to usually think
things through, but there are also times when
they want to take action on the first solution
that comes to mind. The ENTJ is very decisive
and wants to come to a conclusion quickly so
they can act on it. However, there are times
when they havenʼt done enough research or
gathered enough information to make a truly
informed decision. An ENTJ could want to
suspend judgment in these situations.
ENTJs Under Stress
When an ENTJ is under stress, they might go
into what is known as a “shadow mode.”
This causes the ENTJs four main functions to
flip. When the ENTJ is stressed, they may want
more time alone to sort their problems out.
They may also become very emotional and
sentimental during this period. They can get
stressed out and become very overwhelmed.
They could express this outwardly towards
other people or just sulk a little bit and go into
their withdrawal mode and just want to be
alone.
ENTJs are normally good at taking criticism
7. constructively. But during this time they could
be very sensitive to criticism and not want to
listen. They may also become much more
impulsive during this time. The ENTJ could
develop bad habits like gambling, drinking, or
taking drugs excessively. This is
uncharacteristic of how the ENTJ typically
behaves. In this state they can lose a bit of their
self control.
