Maximizing Your Employee Potential: Brain Style of the INTP: For use with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® & Striving Styles® Personality System

by Anne Dranitsaris

Achieve your potential at work by understanding how your brain is organized and what needs to be in place for you to maximize your potential as an employee.

Each of the sixteen Maximizing Your Employee Potential books in this series offers insight into how people of each personality type behave in the workplace and why they need the type of work environment they do. This offers individuals the opportunity to get to know all about how they can get their needs satisfied at work. It provides a mechanism for developing strengths, understanding your less developed functions, and letting others know about you, how to manage you, and what you need to perform optimally.

The information in this book will provide you with powerful insight into the behaviors and needs of your Personality Type or Striving Style at work. You will learn the unique ways in which your Type/Style gets its predominant need met at work and how you need to be managed to bring out the best in your style. It will help you to understand the elements of work that are most intrinsically satisfying versus those that are more likely to frustrate your predominant need and are therefore dissatisfying for you. With this information, you can make choices that are most likely to move you in the direction of your potential at work.

To achieve your potential at work, it is important to know:
• your psychological and emotional needs
• the need satisfiers of the job or career
• the need dissatisfiers of the job or career
• the innate needs that drive your behavior at work;
• how your inner impulses, attitudes and behaviors influence your behavior
• what your social needs and expectations are
• what activates your self-protective behaviors at work;
• how to examine your work environment to determine if it's meeting the needs of your style;
• how to create the conditions at work in which you are most likely to thrive;
• the behaviors that move you towards your desired outcomes and achieving your potential at work.

This, and so much more in one book.

Knowledge of your Personality Type, Striving Style and the functions of the brain helps us increase self-awareness, the foundation for all development. It can help improve your personal and professional relationships, and it will help you focus on your own unique abilities and make sure you are working in the right environment. Coming from a thorough knowledge of yourself, you are more able to explain your needs and behavior, thus improving relationships and communication.

95 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 11, 2017

About the author

Dr. Anne Dranitsaris, a dynamic Behavioral Change Therapist, Executive and Leadership Coach, and Consultant, has been transforming lives for over 40 years. Her work with individuals, couples, and senior leaders helps them unlock their potential and achieve their goals.

In the 1980s, Anne completed a rigorous 6-year Diploma Program at the Centre for Training in Psychotherapy, studying Karl Jung and other psychoanalytic theorists. She earned her Ph.D. in Therapeutic Counselling from the Open International University for Alternative Medicine while building her psychotherapy practice.

Anne is a Certified Practitioner of the MBTI® and integrates Jung's Psychological Type Theory into her practices. She applies psychological types in clinical and organizational settings, helping individuals and leaders understand themselves and others, earning her recognition as a top expert in North America.

Anne's unique approach draws from various theories and disciplines, including Psychodynamic Therapy, Self-Psychology, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Neuropsychology. Her holistic, psycho-educational therapeutic approach considers childhood conditioning and brain organization, guiding clients to identify limiting behavior patterns, develop greater insight, and adopt life-enhancing behaviors.

Anne's relationship with her daughter and business partner, Heather Dranitsaris-Hilliard, whom she reunited with after giving up for adoption at birth, inspired their first consulting business, Sage Developmental Resources, which evolved into Caliber Leadership Systems. Anne also founded the Centre for Mindful Therapies, integrating mindfulness into psychotherapy and coaching.
An article by Anne in "O" Oprah Magazine inspired her and Heather to co-author "WHO ARE YOU MEANT TO BE?", leading to the development of the Striving Styles Personality System® (SSPS®). This neuropsychological approach helps individuals understand their strengths and challenges, offering a roadmap for personal and professional growth. The SSPS® psychometric assessment helps individuals overcome self-protective behaviors hindering their Authentic Self.

Anne and Heather authored "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN LEAD," supporting leaders with programs covering self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and effective communication. These programs are available online and customizable to clients' needs.

In 2020, Anne wrote "POWER PAST THE IMPOSTER SYNDROME," a brain-building framework for changing self-limiting beliefs and habits. The book and accompanying 8-week online course help individuals overcome Imposter Syndrome, providing practical tools and strategies for personal growth.

Anne's recent publication, "BECOME WHO YOU ARE MEANT TO BE IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE," is a comprehensive guide for those experiencing imposter syndrome or seeking personal transformation. It guides readers toward their true potential, addressing unconscious fears and fostering the development of their Authentic Self. This book is the first in the "Become Who You Are Meant to Be" trilogy, with Books Two and Three to be released later this year.

Anne resides with her husband Blake and their dog Pixie on a picturesque lake northeast of Toronto, continuing to inspire individuals and leaders toward their fullest potential.

For more resources, podcasts, and developmental tools, visit www.dranitsaris-hilliard.com or www.youtube.com/c/dranitsarishilliard.