Color Profile. Introvert or Extravert? 3/10/2018. JG Martin, do not use without permission 1. Color Profile Basic Assumptions

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1 Carolina Clinical Education Consortium Spring Meeting 2018 Jennifer Martin, PT, DPT, MS, GCS Color Profile Understanding How to Communicate and Relate in Your Preferred Style Color Profile Basic Assumptions Each individual has a different temperament You view situations differently, and behave differently. Your personality traits are developed when you re young, and remain fairly consistent over time. Your personality traits influence your relationships, your decisions, the type of work you like to do, everything about you. The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. C.G. Jung 1 2 Personality Profiles Myers Briggs Inventory 16 personality types 4-letter combinations of I/E + S/N + T/F + J/P Temperaments (David Keirsey) 4 essential personalities based on MBTI Guardians (SJ), Artisans (SP), Rationals (NT), Idealists (NF) True Colors Profile Gold (Guardian), Orange (Artisan), Blue (Idealist), Green (Rationalist) Developed from Keirsey's 4 Temperaments Introvert or Extravert? If you don t know what an extravert thinks, you haven t been listening. If you don t know what an introvert thinks, you haven t asked. 3 4 permission 1

2 Introvert As an introvert I am more likely to: Retain my energy, feelings and thoughts inward Process my thoughts and feelings inside first Concentrate well Enjoy quiet time Need time to think or feel before responding Develop ideas through reflection Think-do-think Extravert As an extravert I am more likely to: Project my energy, feelings and thoughts outward Process my thoughts and feelings with others Be easily distracted Enjoy lots of activities Respond quickly to questions and comments Share personal information Develop thoughts and ideas through discussion Do-think-do 5 6 WHAT COLOR ARE YOU? You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird 7 8 permission 2

3 Does this sound like you? 1. I am someone who is decisive, quick to take action, self confident, and is flexible and fun. 2. I am someone who is practical, dependable, follows rules, policies and procedures, and is efficient at completing tasks. 3. I am someone who is guided by my passions and beliefs, has a sixth sense about people, and works to ensure harmony in the workplace. 4. I am someone who is an agent of change, a person with a vision who values logical argument, competence, and independence. Group Color Activity As a dominant blue, green, orange, gold... What I m good at What I need from others What I enjoy What s most important to me I want freedom for the full expression of my personality. Mahatma Ghandi 9 10 Orange Action-Oriented Gold The Organizer Self-confident Accepts challenges Makes quick decisions Takes charge Enjoys problem-solving Risk taker Good negotiator Desires change Direct communicator Learns by doing Performance skills Needs freedom to act quickly, results and immediate feedback, independence, hands-on, challenge Courageous Values choices Spontaneous Cooperation Commitment Integrity Loyalty Dependability Accountability Organization Thorough Well-controlled Fairness Keep expectations and procedures clear Maintain schedules/deadlines Efficient Need security, accuracy, clear rules and procedures, to belong and be productive Credit for work accomplished Closure permission 3

4 Blue People Who Need People Persuasive Team builders/players Sincere Inspirational Creative Optimistic Relationships first Emotional/social events Sees possibilities in others Perceptive in understanding others Needs affection, acceptance, understanding, freedom of expression, unconditional support, personal approval Self-searching, self-help Green The Logical One Quality conscious Future focused Very analytical Persistent, thorough Conscientious Precise Investigative Inquisitive Emotional self-control Needs independence and private time, intellectual competence, product and process improvement, creative mental challenges, freedom to ask why Complexity Fairness Recognition for ideas Knowledge and wisdom Percentages of Population by Color Type Percentages for WSSU Students Green 10-13% Orange 16% Green 19% Gold 33-50% Blue 12-25% Orange 12-33% Gold 43% Blue 23% permission 4

5 In a nutshell Green Why? What makes the most sense? Gold Be Prepared What is the most practical thing? Blue How does that make you feel? What s most important to me? Orange Just do it What is the most stimulating or exciting thing? COLOR UNDER STRESS People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Color Group Activity As a dominant blue, green, orange, gold... What stresses you out or ticks you off? What behaviors do you exhibit when you are stressed? Physical Emotional Relationship Mental And life is what we make it, always has been, always will be. Grandma Moses Oranges Under Stress Domineering; confrontational Attacks first Emphatic statements Pushy (for quick decisions) Jumps from one activity to another Tough or harsh Loud tone of voice Poor listening skills Lack of follow-through Careless about details permission 5

6 on second thought behaviors to avoid with The Orange One Too much abstraction Being excessively detailed Too many restrictions Formality Being too detailed Being slow or boring Making them wait others? Golds Under Stress Conformity Guardedness Righteousness Rigidity Resistance to change Narrowly focused Possessiveness Sometimes pessimistic or negative on second thought behaviors to avoid with The Golden One Instructing them on organization Being late Disorganization Wasting their time Using humor that may offend Being ambiguous or unclear Lack of closure.others? Greens Under Stress Uncompromising Perfectionistic Pressuring Verbose Aloof Caught up in too many ideas Low tolerance for feelings, attitudes and advice of others May be highly critical of self and others permission 6

7 on second thought behaviors to avoid with The Green One Being incompetent Bluffing Insulting their intelligence Too many details Limiting possibilities Demanding immediate decision Giving incorrect information others? Blues Under Stress Compliance Reactive Not firm with others Slow to take action Weak at goal-setting Undisciplined with time May be disorganized Sometimes emotional Can be overly helpful on second thought behaviors to avoid with The Blue One Hostility Arguments Conflict Demanding immediate decisions Being impersonal or unclear Being negative or judgmental Being competitive others? CONCLUSIONS and TAKE-AWAYS...on working together...on creating synergy...learning about self/others We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere. Tim McGraw permission 7

8 Our greatest fear is not that we will discover that we are inadequate, but that we will discover that we are powerful beyond measure. BONUS MATERIAL AFTER THE CREDITS ROLL Attributed to Nelson Mandela You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird Sensing As a sensing personality, I am more likely to Remember events as snapshots of what actually happened Solve problems by working through facts until I understand the problem Be pragmatic and look at the bottom line Start with facts and then form a big picture Trust experience first and trust words and symbols less Sometimes pay too much attention to facts, either present or past, that I miss new possibilities 31 Intuitive Preference As an intuitive personality, I am most likely to Remember events by what I read between the lines about their meaning Solve problems by leaping between different ideas and possibilities Be interested in doing things that are new and different Like to see the big picture, then find out about the facts Trust impressions, symbols, and metaphors more than what I actually experienced Sometimes think so much about new possibilities that I never look at how to make them a reality 32 permission 8

9 Thinking Preference As a thinking personality, I am more likely to Enjoy technical and scientific fields where logic is important. Notice inconsistencies Look for logical explanations or solutions to most everything Make decisions with my head and want to be fair Believe telling the truth is more important than being tactful Sometimes miss or don t value the people part of a situation Be seen as too task-oriented, uncaring or indifferent Feeling Preference As a feeling personality, I am more likely to Have a people or communications orientation Be concerned with harmony and nervous when it s missing Look for what s important to and express concern for others Make decisions with my heart and want to be compassionate Believe being tactful is more important than telling the cold truth Sometimes miss seeing or communicating the hard truth of situations Sometimes be experienced by others as too idealistic, mushy, or indirect Judging Preference As a judging personality, I am most likely to Have things decided Appear to be task oriented Make lists of things to do Get my work done before playing Plan work to avoid rushing before a deadline Sometimes focus so much on the goal that I miss new information Perceiving Preference As a perceiving personality, I am most likely to Stay open to respond to whatever happens Appear to be loose and casual and keep plans to a minimum Approach work as play or mix work and play Work in bursts of energy Be stimulated by an approaching deadline Sometimes stay open to information so long I miss making decisions when they are needed permission 9