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Type-Temperament Theory

The Four Temperaments

Four cornerstones beneath the sixteen types: how each leads, works, and loves — and what happens when they pair off.

Dr. RoBards built on David Keirsey’s observation that sensors and intuitives differ most, and gave the four groups her own names: the Realist (SP), the Legalist (SJ), the Empathist (NF) and the Analyst (NT). Each page below carries her full managerial profile, her guide to managing that temperament, and her loving profile for it.

The EmpathistNF · warm, spiritual and communicativeENFP · INFP · ENFJ · INFJThe AnalystNT · logical, competent and theoreticalENTP · INTP · ENTJ · INTJThe LegalistSJ · conservative, serious and responsibleESTJ · ISTJ · ESFJ · ISFJThe RealistSP · physical, spontaneous and game-playingESTP · ISTP · ESFP · ISFP

Pairings

Her six pairing profiles: what attracts each combination, the predictable crises, and the possible benefits.

The (SJ) Legalist and the (NF) Empathistin love, at home, and about moneyThe (NF) Empathist and the (NT) Analystin love, at home, and about moneyThe (NF) Empathist and the (SP) Realistin love, at home, and about moneyThe (SJ) Legalist and the (NT) Analystin love, at home, and about moneyThe (NT) Analyst and the (SP) Realistin love, at home, and about moneyThe (SJ) Legalist and the (SP) Realistin love, at home, and about money

Two short essays

Connections: using your head in affairs of the heartHer introduction to the loving profiles — opposites attract, mate with your match, and the Pygmalion projectOrigins and caveatsWhere Type-Temperament Theory comes from, how the MBTI has been abused, and how she meant this work to be used
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