True Colors Personality Test - appd.org · Relating to Work • Talking to a gold –Communicate in...
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True Colors Personality and Teamwork
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Instructions
• Take your test
• Add up the numbers according to the guide at the bottom of the page
• Your highest score is your dominant color; move to that group
– If you have two dominant colors, pick one
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Scenario
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Background
• Introduced in 1978 by Don Lowry
– Combination of Hippocrates, Jung, Myers/Briggs, and Keirsey concepts of human behavior
• Easier to remember and apply than Myers-Briggs
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Purpose
• Use to – Improve teamwork
– Identify commonalities
– Acknowledge individuality
– Appreciate the gifts of others
– Value methods of others
• Do not use to – Label or stereotype
– Make excuses for bad behavior
– Change other people
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Scores
• People usually have characteristics from all four color styles – One or two colors are typically dominant
• Highest – Dominant color – Familiar attributes – Comfortable displaying these characteristics – Happen automatically
• Second highest – Major influence on first color – May be interchangeable with your first color
• Third and fourth colors – Unnatural – Underdeveloped – May admire in others – May cause the most conflict in others
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Blues
Traits • Optimistic • Accepting • Supportive • Caretaker • Enthusiastic • Passionate • True romantic • Peacemaker • Cooperative • Spiritual • People-oriented
Stressors • Conflict • Isolation • Rejection • Negativity • Being “used” • Apathy • Insincerity • Lack of acknowledgement or
appreciation • Not being genuine • Not sharing • Saying “no”
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Perceptions
See themselves as
Caring
Trusting, giving benefit of doubt
Tirelessly working for a cause
Supportive
Genuinely interested in others
Others may see them as
Too emotional
Naïve
Over-committed
Smothering
Nosey
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Relating to Work
• Talking to a blue – Acknowledge them – Be personable – Listen for feelings (talk privately) – Hear them out – Feedback sandwich – Limit sarcasm or teasing
• If you are blue – Recognize if you are reading between the lines – Add “No” to your vocabulary – Speak up – it’s okay to be direct – Discern when you are rambling, and know when to get to the
point
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Benefits of Blues on the Team
• Enthusiasm
• Mentoring
• Team building
• Support
• Empathy
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Blues
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Golds
Traits • Prepared • Likes a structured environment • Well-organized • Follows through • Detail-oriented • Loves to plan • Punctual • Procedural • Follows rules • Values tradition • Frugal
Stressors • Lack of follow-through
• Not adhering to schedule or plans
• Change
• Unclear expectations
• Not knowing where they fit, not belonging
• Lack of consistency, leadership, master plan
• Forced to neglect family time or traditions
• Missing deadlines
• Rule-breakers
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Perceptions
See themselves as
Stable, dependable
Knowing what’s best
Responsible
Goal-oriented
Punctual
Others may see them as
Rigid, stubborn
Judgmental
Bossy, controlling
Workaholic
Rigid about time
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Relating to Work
• Talking to a gold – Communicate in writing – Don’t interrupt – Be specific – Closure – Stay on target (task, topic, and time) – Be consistent
• If you are gold – Have patience when others talk in different directions – Be open-minded and consider other options – Be aware of how hard you are driving yourself and others; ease up – Accept others’ way of doing things if the ultimate goal is the same
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Benefits of Golds on the Team
• Planning
• Supervision
• Rules or policies
• Accuracy
• Organization and categorization
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Golds
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Greens
Traits
• Innovative and inventive
• Problem solver
• “Why” mentality
• Calm, cool, collected
• Intellectual
• Independent
• Analytical and strategic
• Relationships are logical
• Perfectionistic
• Usually tech-savvy
Stressors
• Overly sensitive people
• Lack of independent thinking
• Small talk
• Mistakes or ineptitude in self or others
• Decisions made with no data
• Redundancy or routine
• Red tape
• Nothing new to look forward to, no variety
• Made to look incompetent
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Perceptions
See themselves as
Knowledgeable
Confident
Innovative
Independent
Logical
Others may see them as
Intellectual snobs
Arrogant
Eccentric, weird
Anti-social
Heartless
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Relating to Work
• Talking to a green – Give them time to think – Give independence – Stick to logic – Recognize their contributions and intelligence – Don’t misinterpret their need for information
• If you are a green – Ease up on the “whys” – Let others express their emotion – Learn to listen without “fixing” – Save the debate – Inform others when you are processing
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Benefits of Greens on the Team
• Information
• Ideas
• Creativity
• Objective decision-making
• Firmness
• Critique and improvement
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Greens
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Oranges
Traits • Energetic • Likes change • Playful • Master negotiator • Natural entertainer • Pushes boundaries • Fine with chaos • Makes things happen • Spontaneous and carefree • Thrives in non-structured
environments
Stressors • Lack of freedom or choices,
feeling trapped • Not being able to use their skills • Forced to keep quiet or not
participate • Insufficient attention • Waiting, slow actions • Indecisiveness • Routine • Lack of physical contact • Details, paperwork • Inactivity, restriction of physical
movement
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Perceptions
See themselves as
Straightforward
Keeps options open
Easy-going
Flexible
Negotiator
Others may see them as
Rude, blunt, “no filter”
Irresponsible
Not serious
Ignores rules
Manipulative
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Relating to Work
• Talking to an orange – Lighten up
– Match their speed
– Appreciate their flair
– Be direct and to the point
• If you are an orange – Be aware of how you are coming across
– Give people time to process
– Pause before committing
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Benefits of Oranges on the Team
• Energy
• Risk-taking
• Entertainment
• Laughs
• Negotiation
• Honesty
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Oranges
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Scenario
• You have a patient who is scheduled at 1:30pm for a 2 month WCC in continuity clinic. The mother arrives 45 minutes late because the infant was crying hysterically, and mom pulled over to breastfeed and comfort the baby. It is now 2:15pm and mom is asking that the baby be seen as soon as possible because she needs to pick up her 2yo daughter from daycare by 3:30pm. You have a complex patient scheduled for 2:00pm who has been roomed and the MA is completing vital signs. What do you do?
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Scenario
• It’s the middle of the night. You receive a 6wk old M with fever as a transfer from an OSH ED. On exam the baby appears well and is taking a bottle. The mother says that “too many” lumbar puncture attempts were made already and that no one else is going to touch her baby. What do you do?
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Teamwork is everything
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General population
UF @ OH
Teachers
30%
57%
9%
4%
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References
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True Colors
• Colors may change depending on circumstances / environment
• Introverts / extroverts may be in each color