The Connector ENFP
Links people and ideas that had been ignoring each other, and makes everyone want to start.
45 situations at work, about ten minutes.
What the four letters of ENFP say
Energy
EExtraversion
Recharges around people
Information
NIntuition
Starts from what is possible
Decisions
FValues
Decides with people in mind
Organisation
PFlexibility
Adjusts along the way
Each letter sums up a tendency: the test measures every dimension as a percentage, and plenty of people sit near the middle on one of them.
The Connector at work
💪 Strengths
Their enthusiasm is catching, and puts life back into the dullest project.
Sees potential everywhere, and makes others see it too.
🌱 Environment
Thrives on variety, on meeting people, and on projects that are just starting.
🤝 Working together
Brings together people who had everything to gain from working with each other.
Readily encourages other people's ideas, even half-formed ones.
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The Connector, day to day in a team
In a meeting that is bogging down, the Connector restarts it with an unexpected idea or a link nobody had made: “the marketing team had exactly this problem last month, let us talk to them together.” At the start of a project, this profile brings the initial push: idea workshops, first mock-ups, introductions between the right people. Their appetite draws out the first contributions, even on a subject the team had been approaching without much conviction.
Faced with the unexpected, the Connector bounces quickly and looks straight away at what the new situation makes possible. In a decision, this profile looks for an option that respects the people concerned and keeps doors open. Between two subjects, their corridor conversations weave links between departments: it is often through those informal exchanges that an unlikely collaboration gets started.
The work this profile thrives on
Starting a new project
Exploring an idea, gathering the first interested people and turning a hunch into a prototype, in that phase where everything is still to be invented.
Building bridges between teams
Connecting departments that barely speak, organising meetings worth having and moving ideas from one end of the organisation to the other.
Opening up new lines
Idea workshops, looking for new offers, preparing a campaign: work where the variety of the lines counts as much as their originality.
Developing partnerships
Going out to meet all sorts of people, understanding what drives them and building collaborations where each side finds something in it.
Making people want a change
Presenting a new way of working, bringing the first volunteers on board and keeping the momentum through the weeks while the change takes shape.
When this profile leads a team
The Connector leads by giving momentum. This profile invites everyone to propose, test and learn, and happily welcomes ideas that are still rough. Team meetings often look like workshops: the group searches together, puts lines side by side and decides in a relaxed atmosphere. The team knows its initiatives will be heard and encouraged.
What the team gains is autonomy, invention and a wider network: this profile gladly opens their address book and puts each member in touch with the right people. Everyone’s strengths are put forward, and successes get celebrated. The Connector readily pairs up with a profile who likes to lay the calendar from the start: the lines that open then find their dates, and the team gets the benefit of both.
What drains this profile
- Repetitive tasks that stretch on for weeks, with nothing new and nobody to talk to, on a result whose usefulness to anyone is not visible.
- Very tight frames where every initiative has to pass several sign-offs, until new ideas lose their momentum before they are even tried.
- Teams where everyone works on their own, with no exchange and no shared moments, and where ideas barely travel from one desk to the next.
Working with a ENFP
Bring them in from the very start of a project: the Connector contributes most while the ideas are still open.
Take their ideas with curiosity, then help sort the most promising lines before moving to action.
Set short, visible milestones together: closely spaced stages keep the Connector’s momentum going for the length of a project.
Keep room for talking: an informal check-in or a shared coffee often moves a subject on faster than a long series of messages.
Complementary profiles
- The VisionaryINFJThe Visionary shares the same eye for what is possible and the same attention to people, but thinks quietly and draws a course: the ideas the Connector throws out then find a direction that is held over time.
- The SparkESTPThe Spark shares the taste for company and for improvising, but starts from the concrete and from objective criteria: the Connector’s lines get tried quickly and judged on tangible results.
Which pillar are you in your team?
Work through 45 real situations to pin down your personality at work.
Common questions about the ENFP profile
How do you motivate an ENFP profile at work?
By offering variety, people to meet and projects that mean something. This profile commits strongly at the start of an idea and appreciates seeing their proposals taken seriously. Short stages and regular chances to talk keep that momentum going over time. The test describes a tendency: each person remains the best placed to say what really motivates them.
How does an ENFP profile get on with remote working?
Well enough, depending on how the remote working is organised. This profile recharges in company: regular video check-ins, days on site shared with the team and lively group discussions keep the momentum up. Remote working with no spontaneous exchange at all weighs more heavily. The test describes a preference, and everyone finds their own balance between home and office.
What is the difference between ENFP and ENTP at work?
Both profiles like new ideas, company and flexibility. The difference is in how they decide: the Connector weighs the effect on people first and looks for agreement, the Trailblazer leans on logic and enjoys debating ideas to test them. The Connector links people, the Trailblazer opens lines. Everyone sits somewhere along that slider.