Scenario: Meyers Brigg(2025)

Written by DrBea on . Posted in WIAL Talk

As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: As you are watching the team you realize there are 5 strong extraverts and one introvert on the team. The introvert does not appear to be participating. When you ask – How is the balance of participation? The introvert says I am participating it just takes me longer to process and I keep missing the opportunity.

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    Miroslaw Tarasiewicz

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    Ask open question: “What can we do in order to allow all everybody to participate in the discussion in the most convenient way?” or “What can we do in order to be aware of all opinions?” or “How important is to allow all people to ask questions?” Wait for answers and ask next question: “So – how we will work since now?” Then follow-up in a few minutes.

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    Hanh Dam

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    As only the introvert shared the answer, I would like to ask other team members to share the answer for that question. This will bring everyone to the same page – acknowledge what’s happening from different view points of team. Then, I will ask the next question, “how important is the participation for our team discussion?”. Purpose of this question is to confirm with the team on the value of participation to the success of the team. The last question is “how do we want to make it happen?”, get their commitment to what they want and they can do.

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    Rachel Wang

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    As the coach, I would first thank the introvert for being open and sharing their thoughts and situation. Then, I would ask the group the following follow-up questions:

    What value do we gain by hearing opinions and ideas from everyone?
    How can we ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to participate?
    What can we do differently to encourage the introvert to engage more?
    Finally, I would turn to the introvert and ask:
    What support or help do you need from the group to feel more comfortable participating?

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