Myers-Briggs at Work | Using Personality Types to Lead & Connect | Winning Wednesday Ep.42

What if the conflict you’re having with a colleague isn’t personal — it’s just personality? Joe Arrigo, Myers-Briggs enthusiast and INTJ-in-recovery from going-it-alone, breaks down how understanding your cognitive function stack can transform the way you lead, collaborate, and relate to virtually everyone in your life. Add an ENTJ host to the mix and you’ve got two high-achieving, action-oriented types coming at leadership from slightly different angles — and a conversation that starts with a personality quiz and ends with a completely different way of seeing yourself and every team you’ve ever been on. What You’ll Learn: What MBTI actually is — and why it’s more than a fun internet quiz How to move from the “meme” of your type to genuinely actionable self-knowledge Why ENTJs are the best at getting things done — and the worst at harmony How personality types should be shaping your remote team structure right now Why introverts may actually thrive in a remote work world — if you have the right leader above them Key Focus Areas: MBTI Foundations – Carl Jung to Myers-Briggs to 16Personalities.com — how we got here and why it matters Cognitive Function Stacks – How to go deeper than your four-letter type and discover where you’re genuinely strong and weak Harmony as a Tool – How Joe learned to see relationship-building not as weakness but as a strategic necessity Personality and Remote Work – Why introverted types like INTJs may actually thrive working from home — and why team composition matters more than ever Building Better Teams – Why you don’t want a room full of ENFPs — and what happens when you pair the right types together Joe’s Approach: Self-identified INTJ who spent years operating in hyper-independent mode — until corporate life forced a reckoning with collaboration Discovered Myers-Briggs through 16personalities.com and kept taking it every few years until the data became too useful to ignore Believes personality type knowledge is one of the most actionable professional development tools available — if you go deeper than the surface Applies MBTI not just to self-understanding but to team design, leadership identification, and conflict navigation Sees harmony as a learned skill — not a natural gift — and credits that reframe for transforming his professional relationships Perfect If You’re: Someone who’s taken the Myers-Briggs test and never known what to do with the results A leader trying to build high-functioning remote or hybrid teams with very different personality types An INTJ or ENTJ — or anyone who leads with strategy and independent thinking but struggles with the harmony side of leadership Curious about how personality psychology applies to real workplace dynamics — not just self-help Anyone who’s ever wondered why a team conflict feels so personal when it might just be a cognitive function mismatch Joe’s Philosophy: “There would be no better type than an ENTJ for just action — but part of being effective is realizing you have to involve other people.” “You can learn the meme of your type — but the real value is in the cognitive function stack.” “Harmony is tough for me as a type — but I realize the use of it, so it becomes a tool.” “All of our attention should be on personality — it’s just as critical as any other business skill.” “Now more than ever, we need people who can keep everyone in line and still deliver.” ABOUT JOE ARRIGO: Myers-Briggs Enthusiast | INTJ | Team Dynamics Strategist | Helping professionals and leaders use personality type knowledge to work better together — especially when collaboration doesn’t come naturally CONNECT WITH JOE: LinkedIn:   / joe-arrigo   CONNECT WITH KATRINA: LinkedIn:   / connectorqueen