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“Flying Your True Colors”

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What is TRUE COLORS?

Temperament Sorter

Personality Style

Communication Style

Tool to better understand: • Yourself

• Other around you

• How to work with those different than you

• How to build team at Edison


Distribution between the sexes for

groupings of some combinations

Combinations Males Females

STJ: Gold/Green 26% 17%

STP: Orange/Green 15% 6%

SFJ: Gold/Blue 13% 30%

SFP: Orange/Blue 12% 17%

NTJ: Green/Gold 9% 4%

NTP: Green/Orange 11% 5%

NFJ: Blue/Gold 4% 6%

NFP: Blue/Orange 9% 14%


Color Statistics In Business

Entry Level

Personnel (N=1,320)

– Blue (NF) 13%

– Green (NT) 9%

– Gold (SJ) 51%

– Orange (SP) 27%

Middle Managers

(N=4,789)

– Blue (NF) 6%

– Green (NT) 29.2%

– Gold SJ) 54.9%

– Orange (SP) 9.6%



Upper Management

(N=5,300)

– Blue (NF) 3.6%

– Green (NT) 29.2%

– Gold (SJ) 46.8%


Executives

(N=2,245)

– Blue (NF) 2.1%

– Green (NT) 31.8%

– Gold (SJ) 61.5%




Trainers & Educational

Specialist (N=2,951)

– Blue (NF) 40%

– Green (NT) 31%

– Gold (SJ) 25%


From

TYPE TALK AT WORK

by Otto Kroeger and

Janet Thuesen, Tilden

Press New York 1992


Factors Influencing Human

Behavior

GENDER

AGE

RELIGION

CULTURE

CLASS

ABILITY

REGION

NATION

TYPE


Understanding Orange


Understanding Gold


Understanding Blue


Understanding Green


Orange Stressors

Too much

responsibility

Rules & Regulations

Being stuck at a desk

Abstract concepts

Reading Manuals

Imposed structure

Personal criticism

Repetition

Following detailed

directions

Routine

Deadlines

Inactivity

Lack of Fun

Lack of Variety


Gold Stressors

Incomplete Tasks

Disorganization

Irresponsibility

Changing Details

Lack of Direction

Ambiguous Tasks

Waste

Non-Conformity

Lack of Structure

Haphazard

Attitude

Too many things

going on at once

People who don’t

follow through


Blue Stressors

Broken Promises

Too much negative

Not being involved

Lack of social contact

Too much conformity

Clock watching

Being compared to

others

Conflict

Lying

Rejection

Insincerity

Completing

paperwork as

priority

Placing the

“system” before

people


Green Stressors

Not being in charge

Lack of

independence

Subjective

judgement

Emotional displays

Elaborate use of

adjectives

Incompetence

Small talk

Routine

Social Functions

Lack of recognition

of their ability


Reframing Orange

Orange may see self

as:

Fun-loving, enjoys life

Spontaneous

Flexible, adaptable

Carefree

Proficient, capable

Hands-on person

Practical

Problem-solver

Good negotiator

Do many things at once

Eclectic

Can deal with chaos

Curious, welcomes new

ideas

Superior ability to

discriminate among

options, see shades of

gray


Reframing Orange

Others may see

Orange as:

Irresponsible

Flaky

Goofs off too much

Disobeys rules

Manipulative

Scattered

Cluttered

Uncontrollable

Resists closure or

decisions

Indecisive

Obnoxious

Not able to stay on

task

Not to be trusted


Reframing Gold

Gold may see self as:

Stable

Providing security

Dependable

Firm

Always have a view

Efficient

Realist

Decisive

Executive type

Good planner

Orderly, neat

Good at sorting,

weeding out

Organized person

Punctual

Goal oriented

Seeks closure


Reframing Gold

Others may see Gold

as:

Rigid

Controlling

Dull, boring

Stubborn

Opinionated

Judgmental

Bossy, controlling

Uptight

Predictable

Autocratic

System-bound

Unimaginative


Reframing Blue

Blue may see self as:

Warm

Compassionate

Romantic

Spiritual

Idealistic

Willing to work

tirelessly for a cause

Unselfish

Empathetic

Affirming

Caretaker

Promoting growth,

well-being

Relates current

experiences to past

experiences

Likes people

Sympathetic

Great communicator


Reframing Blue

Others may see Blue

as:

Overly emotional

Bleeding Heart

Mushy

Hopelessly naïve

Too tender hearted

Easily duped

Too Touchy-Feely

Too nice

Too Trusting

Smothering

Stuck in/lives in the

past

Groveling

Fawning

Soft

Talks too much

Pushover


Reframing Green

Green may see self as:

Superior intellect

98% Right

Powerful

Creative

Visionary

Original

Eminently reasonable

Rational

Calm, not emotional

Under control

Precise, not repetitive

Able to find flaws

Objective

Seeking justice

Firm-minded

Able to reprimand


Reframing Green

Others may see Green

as:

Intellectual snob

Arrogant

Heartless

Doesn’t care about

people

Ruthless

Unrealistic

Eccentric, weird

Emotionally

controlled

Cool, aloof, unfeeling

Afraid to open up

Critical, fault finding

Devaluing relational

aspects

Lacking mercy,

unfair

Unappreciative of

others

Stingy with praise


Illuminating dim Colors

We all have a “shadow” side to our

personality…

… but it can be reframed!


Orange Shadow Side

Irresponsible

Flaky

Unpredictable

Not Serious

Not interested in

ideas

Fun loving -

Enjoy life

Spontaneous

Flexible

Carefree

Hands-on


Gold Shadow Side

Rigid

Controlling

Dull, Boring

Opinionated

System Bound

Stable

Provide Security

Dependable

Always have a

view

Efficient


Blue Shadow Side

Over Emotional

“Bleeding Heart”

Mushy

Naïve

Too Tender

Hearted

Warm

Compassionate

Romantic

Idealistic

People Oriented


Green Shadow Side

Arrogant

Heartless

Ruthless

Don’t care about

people

Intellectual Snob

Usually Right

Tough Minded

Powerful

Efficient

Avoid Weak Areas


What do you Identify with?


Your Shape

Experience Your 4th Color

Easy … right?

That’s a left handed question!

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