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Purpose of workshop
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Strengths of differences
Not good or bad
Shadow energy, brightening process
Dynamic not static factor
Situational
Wide individual variations
Aware of biases
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Purpose of workshop
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Doesn’t explain everything
Misuse
Self selected process
Interactive group work
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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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Evolution of true colors
• Jung, 1921
- derived philosophies from literature, mythology,
philosophy and psychopathology
• Meyers - Briggs, 1940s
- personality types and jobs
• Kiersey, 1970s
- personality or temperament styles
• Lowery, 1980s
- metaphor of colors
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“Maybe it’s Maybelline”
• innate behavior
versus
• learned behavior
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Gold attribute summary
• “be prepared!”
• “should” “should not”
• loves to plan
• belief in policies,
procedures, rules
• detail oriented
• service oriented
• values family traditions
• helpful and trustworthy
• conservative and stable
• strive for security
• value order and status
quo
• duty, loyalty
• a right way
• punctual, precise
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Blue attribute summary
• mediators
• peace, harmony
• optimistic
• caretakers
• enjoy the symbols of
romance
• passionate
• strong sense of spirituality
• true romantic
• sensitive to the needs of
others
• cause oriented
• need to feel
“special”
• has a kind word
• motivate and encourage
others
• cooperative rather than
competitive
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Green attribute summary
• “should be able to”
• standard setter
• “why”
• visionary / futurist
• intellectual and
theoretical
• can never know enough
• idea people and
independent
• philosophical and
complex
• perfectionists
• cool, calm and
collected
• work is play - play
is work
• often not in the
mainstream
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Orange attribute summary
• playful and
spontaneous
• master negotiator
• creative / inventive
• energetic and
competitive
• natural entertainer
• charming and a
risk taker
• high need for mobility
• natural non-conformist
• “Just do it!”
• stimulates the economy
• test limits
• wants immediate
feedback
• quick witted and
impulsive
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Orange - What to look for
when you’re out of esteem
• rudeness and defiance
• breaking rules intentionally
• running away and dropping out
• use of stimulants
• acting out boisterously
• lying and cheating
• physical aggression
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Green - What to look for
when you’re out of esteem
•indecisiveness
•refusal to comply or cooperate
•extreme aloofness and withdrawal
•snobbish, put-down remarks, sarcasm
•refusal to communicate; the silent treatment
•perfectionism due to severe performance anxiety
•highly critical attitudes toward self and others
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Gold - What to look for
when you’re out of esteem
• complaining and self-pity
• anxiety and worry
• depression and fatigue
• psychosomatic problems
• malicious judgements about yourself or others
• herd mentality exhibited in blind following
leaders
• authoritarianism and phobic reactions
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Blue - What to look for
when you’re out of esteem
• attention-getting behavior
• lying to save face
• withdrawal
• fantasy, day-dreaming, trancing out
• crying and depression
• passive resistance
• yelling and screaming
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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 problemsolving 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, don’t slow them down
• be spontaneous and fun, not a heavy
• compete in fun when appropriate
• be adventuresome and optimistic
• be energetic and ready to go
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FAMOUS GOLDS
Santa Claus
Henry Ford
Harry Truman
Lone Ranger
Archie Bunker
Mr. Rogers
Joan Rivers
Nancy Reagan
LBJ
Johnny Carson
Lucy (Peanuts)
Joe Friday
George Washington
Alex Keaton (Family Ties)
Florence Nightingale
Queen Victoria
Gerald Ford
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FAMOUS ORANGES
Lee Iacocca
Amelia Earhart
JFK
George Patton
FDR
Oliver North
Rhett Butler
Garfield
Charlie Brown
John Wayne
St. Francis of Assisi
Teddy Roosevelt
Gracie Allen
Lucille Ball
Ernest Hemmingway
James Dean
Edith Bunker
Winston Churchill
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Burt Reynolds
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FAMOUS GREENS
Columbo
Carl Jung
Oscar Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Quincy
Thomas Edison
John DeLorean
Katherine Hepburn
Socrates
Douglas MacArthur
Moses
Sherlock Holmes
Frank Lloyd Wright
Dwight Eisenhower
Ayn Rand
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mrs. Keaton (Family Ties)
Rosalyn Carter
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Madame Curie
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FAMOUS BLUES
Mother Teresa
Beverly Sills
Mozart
Ghandi
Pope John XXII
Brigham Young
Cinderella
Mohammed Ali
Sigmund Freud
President Clinton
Kevin (Wonder Years)
Thomas Jefferson
Jimmy Carter
Emily Dickinson
Dorothy (Wizard of Oz)
Garrison Keillor
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Isabel Myers Briggs
Julius Ceasar
Abraham Lincoln
Napoleon
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Carl Rogers
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Reframing gold
Others see gold as:
Choose to see gold:
• rigid
• stable
• controlling
• providing security
• dull, boring
• dependable
• stubborn, pigheaded
• firm
• opinionated
• always have a view on
an issue
• system-bound
• unimaginative
• efficient
• realistic
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Reframing green
Others see green as:
Choose to see green:
• arrogant, heartless
• right a remarkable amount
of the time
• don’t care about
people
• ruthless
• tough-minded, efficient
• powerful
• unrealistic
• creative, visionary
• eccentric, weird, poor
• original, unique
dresser
• emotionally
controlled, repressed
• eminently reasonable
• avoid things they don’t
• think they are superior excel at
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Reframing blue
Others see blue as:
Choose to see blue:
• overemotional
• warm
• bleeding heart
• caring, compassionate
• mushy
• romantic
• not of this world
• spiritual
• flaky, unrealistic
• idealistic
• hopelessly naïve
• see potential for people
• too tender hearted
• willing to work for a
cause
• a pushover, weak
• unselfish
• too “touchy-feely”
• comfortable with touch
• just pathetic True Colors: Building -teams,
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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
• doesn’t 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
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