Tips on how to communicate when working together (True Colours)  
   
Blue may
see self as:

Warm Caring

Compassio-
nate

Romantic

Spiritual

Creative

Idealistic

People
person

Willing to
work
tirelessly for
a cause

Unselfish

Empathetic

Affirming

Expressive, expansive

Caretaker

Promoting growth, well-being

Social interaction expert

Able to see need for exceptions

Conscious
of past relations

Like to
please
people

Sympathetic

Great commun-icator

Trusting

Wanting harmony

Individual personal
values

Others may
see blue as:


Over-emotional

Bleeding heart

Mushy

Other-
worldly

Flaky, unrealistic

Hopelessly naive

Too tender-hearted

Easily
duped

Too "touchy feely"

Just
pathetic

Too nice

Naive, too trusting

Smothering

Teaching non-essentials

Slick, manipu-
lative

Ignores policy, creates chaos

Stuck in-
lives in the past

Groveling, fawning,
soft

Talks too much

Obscures
the issues










Gold may
see self as:

Stable

Providing security

Dependable

Firm

Always have a view

Efficient

Realistic

Decisive

Executive type

Good planner

Orderly, neat

Organizer person

Practical, expects same

Goal oriented

Finish what I started

Good at sorting, weeding out




























Others may
see gold as:

Rigid

Controlling

Dull, boring

Stubborn, pigheaded

Opinionated

System-bound

Unimaginative

Judgmental

Bossy, controlling

Limiting flexibility

Uptight

Sets own agenda

Predictable

Rigid idea of time

End justifies the means

Limited-not able to do many things
at once

Throws away good items needlessly






















Green may
see self as:

Superior intellect

98% right

Tough-minded

Efficient

Powerful

Creative, visionary

Original, unique

Eminently reasonable

Rational

Calm, not emotional

Under control

Precise, not repetitive

Able to
find flaws

Objective

Task, goal focus

Holding firm to policy

Seeking justice

Assuming things will
be well
done

Great
planner

Firm-
minded, able to reprimand











Others may
see green as:

Intellectual snob

Arrogant

Heartless

Doesn't care about people

Ruthless

Unrealistic

Eccentric,
weird

Emotionally controlled

Ignores people values

Cool, aloof, unfeeling

Afraid to
open up

Covers subject from all angles

Critical, fault finding

Not on my
side

Devaluing relational aspects

Having limited ability to see obvious differences

Lacking
mercy, unfair

Unapprecia-tive, stingy
with praise

Nasty,
hatchet man

Doesn't consider
people in
plans




Orange may
see self as:

Fun-loving, enjoys life

Spontaneous

Flexible, adaptable

Carefree

Proficient, capable

Hands-on person

Practical

Problem-solver

Good negotiator

Here and
now person

Do many things at once

Resourceful

Can deal
with chaos

Curious, welcomes new ideas

Superior ability to discriminate among options

See shades
of gray




















Others may
see orange
as:

Irresponsible

Flaky Wish-washy

Not serious

Spends time
at things
they enjoy

Not
interested in ideas

Indecisive

Disobeys
rules

Manipulative, not to be trusted

Turn off to past-
oriented
blue

Turn off to future-
oriented
green

Not able to stay on task

Scattered, cluttered

Uncontroll-able

Resists closure or decision






















 


 
 
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