ENTP
The Debater
The Innovative Thinker
Overview
ENTPs are someone who challenges the status quo, seeking to uncover the hidden potential or new possibilities in different situations. They start projects and introduce change on an experimental basis, not knowing fully what is going to happen, but in the expectation that it will lead to an improvement. They enjoy the challenge of doing something that has not been done before and seems impossible.
Key Traits
- •Innovative
- •Analytical
- •Curious
- •Adventurous
- •Skeptical
- •Energetic
Population
3-4% of population
ENTPs are relatively rare in the general population.
Strengths
- ✓Excellent innovators
- ✓Strong debaters
- ✓Creative thinkers
- ✓Adaptable
- ✓Knowledgeable
- ✓Good strategists
Areas for Growth
- •Can be argumentative
- •May lack follow-through
- •Can be insensitive
- •May ignore rules
- •Can be scattered
Ideal Careers
Entrepreneur
Lawyer
Scientist
Engineer
Consultant
Journalist
Inventor
In Relationships
ENTPs seek intellectual stimulation in relationships. They enjoy witty banter and debate. They value partners who are intelligent and can challenge them mentally.
Notable ENTPs
- •Steve Jobs
- •Mark Twain
- •Socrates