[teddy564339]

As others have said, this isn't purely type related...a lot of this is personal. However, I believe it is at least somewhat type related.

And not just on the SF level, but on the ISJ level. ISJ's have dominant Si, so we like consistency and stability. His whole "this is the way we've always done it" thing is pretty typical for an ISFJ, particularly an older one. Some are more adventurous than others, but it's generally true.



I think the biggest thing is that taking risks involving sudden change can be tough for an ISFJ...it's leaving the safety of the known. It's hard to try a new idea because one is always fearful that the new idea may make things even worse than they already are.

Unfortunately, I don't have much advice in this situation, since he's "not good with numbers". If he can't understand the concrete information, then it will be hard for him to take on a new approach. He would have to be very clearly convinced that continuing his way will doom the company, and the only option of saving it is this drastic change.

It can be tough to get an ISFJ to change. For me, I really have to feel confident that the change will be good.

It also may help if you can get a lot of people on board with your ideas. If it's just a few of you, then he may not take you as seriously. But as someone with Fe, if he feels like lots and lots of people in the company agree with you and your supervisor, and you're all united in believing this new approach will better, then he'd probably be more apt to listen...he wouldn't want to make a decision that the majority of people in his company disagree with unless he felt very strongly that his way was definitely right.

[NeedsNewNameNow]

My supervisor was hoping that I, as a Sensing personality, would be able to connect with our owner and show him why (on paper, with real facts and figures, not just theoretical concepts) we need to make this move. (My supervisor is 80% intuitive and can't even wrap his head around the details, so he relies on me for that.) However, our owner is not really good with numbers, so trying to explain the math to him is an exercise in frustration. He just keeps going back to "Well, this is how we've always done it" and believing we can cut our way into profitability.

Si, in a nutshell. Since that's his dominant it will be hard to overcome that.
ISFJs resist change, but once the changes have been made, they adapt, sometimes enthusiastically. You may need to implement some of your ideas on your own and show the results.. if you can

[KeroKai]

I think the biggest thing is that taking risks involving sudden change can be tough for an ISFJ...it's leaving the safety of the known. It's hard to try a new idea because one is always fearful that the new idea may make things even worse than they already are.

Pretty much this.
I don't think logic and stuff will really work in this situation. It may be the most logical concrete evidence thing ever, but it'll come across as overthrowing his autonomy as an owner (making decisions for himself). You'll need to appeal to his sense of thinking change would be an interesting advancement. Communicating with members he really values would be a good way of doing this as well.

[Eluquise]

Heh, I had an ISFJ boss and she's one of the worst ISFJs I've met in terms of being way too deep into her own type. She ran an ice cream shop and she would make really weird and complicated decisions in order to please all of her customers and she was really paranoid and suspicious of her employees. I actually quit because I couldn't handle the instability of the work place that she created.

I have no idea how that's supposed to help you, lol. I guess all I can say is I understand. xD