Extraverted Feeling (FE)

Extraverted Feeling (FE)

ESFJ – ENFJ

The function is making decisions based on the value system that is concerned with the well-being of people. These values are more global and cultural than personal. The goal is to maintain group harmony.

For example:
When we organize and help a group, such as planning an event that others will enjoy, we are exercising the Fe function.

What to know about those that are hard-wired for Extraverted Feeling

• Affirms
• Creates group harmony
• May anticipate, coordinate, and manage the needs of all members of a given social group.
• Shows interest in another’s life
• Validates and connects harmoniously
• Often fluently interacts with others so as to accomplish goals that serve the best interests of all concerned
• Often works to engage the trust of others so as to create harmony and mitigate conflict in the group
• May support peoples’ strengths to bring out the best
• Can put others’ needs ahead of own, at great cost to self, if it will serve the greater good
• If inflated, relationships can become co-dependent

What to know about training or educating those that are Extraverted Feeling

• Focus on interaction and communication
• Dislike situations in which people are challenged or uncomfortable
• Want to be appreciated and supported
• Make sure everyone is included and accepted
• Coordinate people to complete tasks and projects

Famous FE Types

• Larry King (ESFJ) – talk show host
• Barbara Walters (ESFJ) – talk show host
• Elton John (ESFJ) – songwriter
• Whitney Houston (ESFJ) – singer
• Shania Twain (ESFJ) – singer-songwriter
• Woody Harrelson (ESFJ)- Actor
• Martin Luther King Jr. (ENFJ) civil rights leader
• Ronald Reagan (ENFJ) – US President
• Oprah Winfrey (ENFJ) – talk show host

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