True colors.pptx

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1. TRUE COLORS

2. What are True Colors? Created by Don Lowry in the late 70s, True Colors is a personality assessment based around the idea that if we know what type of personality, we have can choose activities and occupations that best suit us as individuals. We can also identify areas of improvement which can help us in difficult situations.

3. Each person receives an envelope containing 4 picture cards (each made in the four colors: blue, orange, gold and green). Please take your color cards and lay them face up on the table in front of you & listen for instructions.  

4. Goal: To understand yourself and learn about others Process: Break into groups based on your BRIGHTEST COLOR Tasks: In your brightest color group, please discuss & write down the following information: What are your strengths, joys, values, & needs? W h a t a r e y o ur s t r e s s o r s & f ru s t r a t i o n s ? Please be prepared to report out after everyone has finished*

5. Blue Relationships Authenticity

6. Orange Skillfulness Freedom

7. Green Intellectual Competence Knowledge

8. Gold Duty Responsibility

9. Word Clusters Sort

10. STRESSORS FOR EACH COLOR Orange Too much resp o nsib ility I mpos e d st r u ctu re or d e adlines Repetition, routine, being stuck at a desk La ck of vari ety, options Too many r u l e s, r eg u lat ions, d e ta ils BLUE Brok e n promis e s Talking beh i nd one ’ s b a ck Conflict, insinc e rity, r e j e c tion, lying La ck of social c o nt acts Pla cing “ t h e sys t e m ” before p e ople Gold I n c o m p l ete dir e ctions, ta sks, answers Disorganization, lack of structure La ck of fo l l o w th roug h I rr e spo n sibili t y of o th ers C h an g ing d e ta ils Green La ck of ind e p e nd e n c e and c o ntrol Incompetence Inability to use or display knowledge and intellect Small ta l k / so c ia l f u n c tions Subje c tive judgment/ e m otional disp l ays

11. What irritates the colors at work? ORANGE: Being told HOW to work Having to follow SOP* rules and regulations Theories, routine work, concepts, goal statements and philosophy make them crazy (Hints: Make the project feel like a crisis, have fun, tight project dates) GOLD: NOT having SOP rules, procedures, or a model to work from Someone not meeting a deadline Being surprised (Hints: Involve Gold by getting them involved in the details of a project, documenting procedures) G R EE N : Being asked to do something illogical Going by the rules, tradition, or biases that seem silly Submitting to an authority when the Green doubts his/her competence (Hints: Engage Green by having them design the process, demonstrate the value of the goal) Blue: Being treated as a role, rather than a unique individual Having a role that separates them from people as individuals Not having their feelings and other’s feelings honored (Hints: Encourage Blue to express their feelings & to lead teams during training or meetings at which participants need to share)

12. THANK YOU!