Manage an INTJ? Tough question because INTJs are fiercely independant and driven. In many cases I’ve found being ‘managed’ hindering to what a person or organisation could get out of me.
But, that doesn’t mean it can’t be done. It just has to not be obvious that it’s being done.
The best person who ‘managed’ me:
- Gave credit when I didn’t expect it
- Listened to my reasoning and actively supported it or give a good reason as to why not
- Is respectful and fair
- Did their job, and did it well
- Knew when I’m doing a good job
- Stayed out of my way for the most part
My last manager who did this was an INFJ and I just think she’s the best thing since sliced bread. I actually worked much harder than I needed to because when it appeared like she might not know much about a certain topic, I didn’t want her to become exposed to dealing with issues or critiscm.
I never really felt like I was being managed. And when she did give me feedback that wasn’t positive, I took the hit and actually thought about it because she was quite fair so if she was saying I was being an asshole, then I need to go and think about how not to be an asshole.
In essence, I respected her so I let her manage me. I like 95% of the things she did and how she went about them, and I could let the 5% of her faults go.