TRUE COLORS

Making:
-teams
-communications
-leadership

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TRUE COLORS
OBJECTIVES
Discover the qualities and characteristics
of your personality.
Gain an awareness and appreciation of
personality differences.
Learn to appreciate and build community
through a knowledge of diversity of
personalities.
Learn to identify the strengths, values,
joys, needs and stressors associated with
each personality.
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Youre Golden!
loves to plan
detail oriented
service oriented
values family traditions
helpful and trustworthy
conservative and stable
strive for security

belief in policies,
procedures, rules
value order and status
quo
a right way to do
things
punctual, precise
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Blues clues
mediators
optimistic
caretakers
passionate
cause oriented
need to feel
special
has a kind word


peace, harmony
strong sense of spirituality
sensitive to the needs of
others
motivate and encourage
others
cooperative rather than
competitive
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Got the Green thumb?
intellectual and
theoretical
idea people and
independent
philosophical and
complex
perfectionists
standard setter
visionary / futurist
can never know enough
cool, calm and
collected
Finds fun in everything they
do
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Orange you glad youre not a banana
playful and
spontaneous
energetic and
competitive
charming and a
risk taker
test limits
quick witted and
impulsive
master negotiator
creative / inventive
natural entertainer
high need for mobility
wants immediate
feedback
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Succeeding with golds
remember to be on time
try to be extra organized and efficient
they are generous but like things returned
do what you say you will do
be dependable, loyal
respect their need for security
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Succeeding with greens
be aware of their curiosity about life
give things that challenge their problem-
solving abilities
respect their need for independence
know they are caring even though they
may not show it
respect their inventions and ideas
give them time to process information
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Succeeding with blues
spend quality time one-on-one with them
be aware they wear their heart on their sleeve
listen to them as they listen to you
be supportive
share your thoughts and feelings
praise their imagination and creativity
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Succeeding with oranges
be active with them, dont slow them down
be spontaneous and fun
compete in fun when appropriate
be adventuresome and optimistic
be energetic and ready to go
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Reframing gold
Others see gold as:
rigid
controlling
dull, boring
stubborn, pigheaded
opinionated
system-bound
unimaginative
Choose to see gold:
stable
providing security
dependable
firm
always have a view on
an issue
efficient
realistic
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Reframing green
Others see green as:
arrogant, heartless
dont care about
people
ruthless
unrealistic
eccentric, weird, poor
dresser
emotionally
controlled, repressed
think they are superior
Choose to see green:
right a remarkable amount
of the time
tough-minded, efficient
powerful
creative, visionary
original, unique
eminently reasonable
avoid things they dont
excel at
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Reframing blue
Others see blue as:
overemotional
bleeding heart
mushy
not of this world
flaky, unrealistic
hopelessly nave
too tender hearted
a pushover, weak
too touchy-feely
just pathetic
Choose to see blue:
warm
caring, compassionate
romantic
spiritual
idealistic
see potential for people
willing to work for a
cause
unselfish
comfortable with touch
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Reframing orange
Others see orange as:
irresponsible
flaky,wishy-washy
not serious when they
should be
only do what they
enjoy
disobeying rules
slippery, not to be
trusted
doesnt consider the
past or the future
Choose to see orange:
fun-loving, enjoy life
spontaneous
flexible
carefree
proficient, capable
problem-solver
good negotiator
present time focus