Johari Window

Myers Briggs personality profile : 5 slides: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

Color Personality test: http://www.blueharvest.net/temp/test/

Learning Styles Test: http://www.edutopia.org/mi-quiz

COLORSCOLORS

What color is your personality?

Each personality has its ownEach personality has its own

unique traits. These traits unique traits. These traits

can be beneficial if used can be beneficial if used

correctly and understoodcorrectly and understood.

To help us understand personalities of others, we must first understand our own.

Personalities come in 4 colors. Blue Yellow Green Red

BLUEBLUETHE THE ORGANIZERORGANIZER

Things we do well……..1. Organize/Plan carefully.2.2. SolveSolve complicated problems.3. Collect data/provide informationinformation.4. Give logical explanations.5. Take things seriously..6.6. Rarely Rarely make mistakes-accurateaccurate.7. Ask questionsquestions.8. Take care of detailsdetails.

BLUEThings we need to watch…..1. Being too detailed/too serious/ too

cautiouscautious.2. Wasting time trying to solvesolve one

problem.3. Resisting new ideas (don’t like changechange).4. Liking perfectionperfection.5. Criticizing others easily.6.6. Not Not trusting people.7. Keeping feelings inside.inside.8. Making things that seem simple moremore

complicated.

BLUEBLUE

WE WE

VALUE VALUE

REASON REASON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BLUEBLUEIf your friend is blue, they will:1. Listen to your ideas without rushingrushing or

judging.2. Help think think of every possible solution to

problems.3. Give you lots of timetime/patience.4. Help you stay onstay on track or on schedule.5. Help you get organized.organized.6. Will urge you to use cautioncaution and will

help you realize consequencesconsequences of your actions.

BLUEBLUE

But they will also:1. Try to convinceconvince you your actions are

wrong.2. Interrupt you to tell you theirtheir feelings even

though youyou are the one with the problem.3. Tell everyoneeveryone why they are mad at you.4. Show you all of your mistakes.mistakes.5. Give you “grades”“grades” for your ideas.6. Make funfun of your ideas.7. Will “get even”“get even” if they are mad at you.

YELLOWTHE CREATORCREATOR

Our strengths are…..1. Spontaneity/takingtaking risks.2. Creativity/good ideas.3. Enthusiasm/fun.fun.4. Attracting attention.attention.5. Thinking of creative solutions to problems.6. Making friendsfriends easily.7. Accepting newnew opportunities/trying different

things.8.8. Influencing Influencing other people easily.9. Being a good entertainer.entertainer.

YELLOWWe need to work on…..1. Following throughthrough on projects.2. Being more predictable.predictable.3.3. DemandingDemanding too much attention.4. Keeping promises.promises.5.5. Thinking Thinking through the consequences of our

actions.6. Not getting boredbored easily.7.7. Talking too muchTalking too much/being the “class clown.”8.8. ConcentratingConcentrating on the project to be

completed.

YELLOW

WE VALUE

REWARDS!!!!!!!

YELLOW

If your friend is YELLOW, THEY WILL:1. Tell you that you are the GREATEST!!!2.2. ApplaudApplaud your efforts/ be your biggest

fan.fan.3. Give you a great amount of

encouragement.4. Think of excitingexciting things to do.5. Tell allall of your friends how wonderful you

are.6. Introduce you to newnew and funfun friends.

YELLOW

But they will also:

1.1. CriticizeCriticize you to others.2. Tell allall your secrets.secrets.

3.3. AvoidAvoid you if you make them mad.mad.4. Tell you things that are wrongwrong with you.5. Use their influenceinfluence to limit your success.6. Treat you like a child.

7.7. CompeteCompete with you on their terms.

GREENTHE HELPERHELPER-SUPPORTER

We are good at….1.1. ListeningListening2. Comforting and consoling3. Being patientpatient4. Forming strong, close relationships5. Being aware of other’s feelingsfeelings6.6. TrustingTrusting other people7. Accepting suggestions8. Being loyalloyal to our friends9. Being carefulcareful (not risk takers)10. Helping people to get alongget along

GREEN

We need to…..

1.1. SpeakSpeak up2. Give our opinionsopinions3. Stand our ground4. Follow through with things5. Feel more confidentconfident6. Stop reacting emotionally7. Competing more/take a riskrisk

GREEN

WE VALUE

RELATIONSHIPS!!!!!!

GREENIf your friend is green, they will:1. Be your friend.2. Always be there to listenlisten to your problems.3.3. HelpHelp you decide consequences of your

actions.4. Help you thinkthink of alternatives to your

problems.5.5. DefendDefend you against others.6. Make you feelfeel better.7.7. Introduce Introduce you to new friends.8. Encourage you to succeedsucceed.

GREEN

But they might also do the following:1. Try to make you feel guilty.guilty.2.2. Avoid Avoid you if you hurt their feelings.3. Try to make you not like your other

friendsfriends if they don’t.4. Correct you often.5. Tell you your weaknessesweaknesses.6. Might tell your friends what they

“think of you” or sometimes they might tell tell your secretssecrets.

REDTHE LEADER

We like…1.1. ChallengesChallenges/ambition2. To decide and act quicklyquickly3. To be in chargecharge4.4. RelyingRelying on ourselves5. Being confident6. Having a highhigh energy level/fastfast pace7. Stating our opinionopinion8. Remaining focused on problem until it is

solvedsolved9. Provides directiondirection to the group

RED

We have to be careful about…1. Being tootoo competitive2. Trying to do too manytoo many things at once3.3. Criticizing Criticizing others4.4. ArguingArguing unnecessarily5. Making decisionsdecisions for others/being

impatient6. Telling others what to do7. Running people overover to reach goals8. Taking credit for otherother people’s work

RED

WE VALUE

RESULTS!!!!!!!

REDIf your friend is red, they will:1. Give you supportsupport2. Talk to you “straight”“straight” (tell you like it is)3. Help you avoid failurefailure with good planning4. Be a problemproblem solver for you5. Be a good allyally against others who are

giving you problems6.6. CheerCheer you up7. Support you to others to help you

succeedsucceed

REDBut they will also:1.1. EmbarrassEmbarrass you when you least expect it2.2. CompeteCompete with you and do things to

make you lose or fail3. Use their influenceinfluence to undermine your

success4. Not speakspeak to you or avoid you if you

make them mad5. Grade your successsuccess and show you why

your successes are not as good good as theirs

REFLECTION:1. Now that you understand the color of your

personality, how accurately does that reflect you?2. Can you see others visualizing you as that color?3. Have there been times in your life when you have

experienced another color as your dominate color?4. Why do you think this occurs?5. How do you think you can apply this to your

professional aspirations?6. Do you think that this is a tool that you can use with

your social interactions as well?7. When you look at your instructor(s), see if you can

determine what their color is and it will improve your interaction and rapport with them.

THE END

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