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Dwight D. Eisenhower, (INTJ) or (INTP)?

Linsejko

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I imagine Eisenhower as a "J"; I think it takes a "J" to get things accomplished in the way that he did. Military commanders have to be able to sharply take in a great deal of information and process it, and pick the best course of action.

A "P" is not fond of the "select the best" idea. We prefer to keep things open.

Mind you, that's a general commentary on stereotypes. I don't know what Eisenhower's personal leadership style was. He may have been a genius at strategy by keeping things open and never making premature decisions, but had learned enough self discipline to curb his "P" tenancies.

Anyone here know more about Eisenhower? Anyone wanna wiki?

.L
 

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"I imagine Eisenhower as a "J"; I think it takes a "J" to get things accomplished in the way that he did. Military commanders have to be able to sharply take in a great deal of information and process it, and pick the best course of action."

Except that his main claim to fame was the kind of diplomatic skills you'd associate with a P. He didn't keep the incredibly strong-willed batch of Allied leaders together by being a J, and keeping them together, convincing them to set aside various grievances and internal strife for the sake of the long-term goal, required him to bury any judgments he might have made personally and act in a dispassionate way. So whether he was or wasn't one or the other, his biggest success came because he could deploy the P rather than the J when he had to, and he had a vision powerful enough to get them to rally around that.

I have a book about him sitting on a shelf at home that some might find interesting. When the election results are in and I can go home I'll get the title and post it. (yeah, not good with details like remembering book titles. sorry.)
 

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The book is "Eisenhower" by Carlo D'Este. Pretty good book.
 

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Well, in order for an individual to reach their full potential, they have to go past their boundaries. In something as colossal as WWII, Eisenhower probably had to do much more than playing to his strengths. He did what he had to as well as he could. Therefore, he could easily have been relying on both P and J.
 
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