People with an ENTP personality type tend to be expressive, curious, and spontaneous in their behavior. They enjoy debating and thinking about issues from different perspectives. They thrive around people and will almost always engage with those near them.
What is an ESTP Personality Type
(The Explorer)?
People with an ESTP personality type tend to be exciting, energetic, and bold in their behavior. They are usually the life of the party and can sometimes make decisions too quickly. They love crowds and adventure, typically choosing to fix their mistakes as they go.
Communication
How can ENTP and ESTP types communicate effectively with each other?
ENTPs and ESTPs are both Extroverted, Thinking, Perceiving personalities, meaning that they both prefer being around people, expressing themselves logically, and pursuing new experiences. They should communicate with each other in a balanced, rational way.
ENTPs should avoid using hypotheticals around ESTPs, focusing on addressing concrete details, instead.
ESTPs should be direct with ENTPs and staying high level where possible as ENTPs generally don’t prefer details.
Resolving Conflict
How can ENTP and ESTP types resolve conflict?
Both personalities should focus on expressing themselves logically. ENTPs should be considerate of ESTPs’ need to work through one issue at a time, while ESTPs should avoid getting too stuck in the details of a situation around ENTPs.
Building Trust
How can ENTP and ESTP types build trust?
ENTPs are likely to trust ESTPs who are open-minded and work to understand the big picture. ESTPs should appreciate ENTPs’ ability to discover creative solutions.
ESTPs are likely to trust ENTPs who can focus on individual projects, when necessary; ENTPs should be grateful for ESTPs’ attention to detail.
Both ENTPs and ESTPs bring energy, objective thinking, and flexibility to a workplace. ENTPs also offer creative solutions, while ESTPs offer practical ideas. ENTPs can help ESTPs think through complex problems, while ESTPs can help ENTPs stay grounded and focus on present issues.
Dealing with Change
How can ENTP and ESTP types deal with change?
Due to their Perceiving trait, ENTPs and ESTPs tend to be naturally accepting of new situations. They are adaptable personalities who tend to crave unexpected experiences and appreciate positive change.
Managing Stress
ENTP and ESTP types need to seek to understand what brings stress to the other type and should try to avoid causing it when possible.
ENTP types are easily stressed by...
Time spent alone or in silence
Highly structured environments and routines
Engaging in intensive emotional conversations
Jobs or careers that lack creative thinking
ESTP types are easily stressed by...
Highly organized and routine activities
Abundance of rules and regulations
Lack of quick-thinking and improvising
Being controlled or contained
ENTPs should avoid expressing themselves through hypotheticals around ESTPs, while ESTPs should avoid forcing ENTPs to focus on unnecessary details.
Encouraging and Motivating
ENTP and ESTP types can encourage and motivate each other in their personal and professional lives.
ENTP types are motivated by...
Debates and discussions about an issue
Parties or larger gatherings of people
Creating original, exciting plans
Engaging with other quick-witted people
ESTP types are motivated by...
Experiencing new places, people, and food
Attention from those around them
Building and creating new things
Freedom to explore and encounter the world
ENTPs can help motivate ESTPs by participating in a new experience with them, while ESTPs can help motivate ENTPs by engaging in thoughtful discussion.
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