True Colors

YOUR PERSONALITY AFFECTS…

The way you communicateThe way you interpret others

The way you respondThe way you workThe way you studyThe way you learn

Gold – SJ – Guardian• Well Organized & Orderly• Consistent/Predictable• Perfectionist• Important to “Be Prepared”• Shows Loyalty• Service Oriented• Respects Authority/Rules• Prefers Structure• Values Status Quo

Blue – NF – Idealist• Relates Well to Others• Is Motivational to Others• Good Group/Team Player• Sensitive/Empathetic• People Oriented• Mediator• Optimistic• Sensitive to Needs of Others• Appreciates Harmony

Green – NT – Rational• Standard Setter • Visionary/Futurist• Perfectionist• Explores all Options• Systematic Approach• Competent/Knowledgeable• Thinks analytically• Can Never Know Enough• Philosophical/Theoretical

Orange – SP – Artisan• Confident & Independent• Seeks High Visibility• Accepts Challenges• Makes Quick Decisions• Wants Immediate Results• Desires Change• Competitive• Great Negotiator• Quick-witted and humorous

TAKE THE TC INVENTORY

•Look at EACH ROW •Rank the four boxes in each row 1-4 (4 is most like you, 1 is least like you)•Each row should add up to 10•Don’t think too long about each word/box… go with your first instinct!

1 4 2 3

Set of words

least like you

Set of words

most like you

Set of words not really like

you

Set of words kind of like you

Do this for each row

SCORING THE TC INVENTORY•Write the score for each box in the corresponding box on the back•Add each row of five boxes and put the total score in the large box to the right

4 4

Scores from other side

4 3 3 181 8 11 14 19

Word box numbers

SJ—Guardian—Gold Characteristics

• Loyal and Dependable• Perfectionists• Responsible • Honest• Organized and Orderly• Consistent and predictable• Detail oriented• Value structure and rules• Avoids conflict• Manage time well• List makers• Work comes before play• Needs to feel useful• Punctual• Prefers routine

NT—Rational—GreenCharacteristics

• Standard setter• Visionary/futurist• Perfectionist and quality conscious• Explores all facets before making a decision• Uses a systematic approach to situations or activities• Persistent and conscientious• Competent and knowledgeable• Serious• Thinks analytically

• Seeks information• Inquisitive• Intellectual and insightful• Theoretical and conceptual• Seeks “big” picture• Philosophical• Very complex• Can never know enough• Appears cool, calm, collected• Needs independence and private time

NF—Idealist—BlueCharacteristics

• Contacts and relates well to others• Makes favorable impression• Creates a motivational environment• Good group or team participant• Enthusiastic• Persuasive• People oriented• Stimulating• Mediator

• Optimistic• Sensitive to the needs of others• Appreciates harmony• Encourages others• Empathic• Imaginative• Inspirational• Animated• Expressive• Engaging and motivating• Growth oriented

SP—Artisan—OrangeCharacteristics

• Self-Confident• Accepts Challenges• Makes Quick Decisions• Appreciates and gets immediate results• Enjoys solving problems• Desires change• Competitive• Independent• Practical• Able to act in a crisis• Great negotiator• Creative, inventive• Quick-witted and humorous• Likes tangible rewards• Questions the status quo• Risk taker• Takes initiative• High need for mobility and variety• Direct/clear communicator• Seeks high visibility

Gold

• Best when course content is structured and clearly defined• Abstract ideas and concepts should not be introduced until

foundation of a subject is plainly presented• Always want to know when on the right track• Rules and directions are a great help• Students should share in the responsibilities and duties of

the classroom

PREFER USEFUL SUBJECTSTHRIVE ON ROUTINE AND ORDERLINESSTHINK PROBLEMS THROUGH before making a decisionRESEPCT RULES

STRUCTURED

Green

• Best when allowed to work independently • Best when exposed to driving force or overall theory behind a

subject• Prefer to work independently• New ideas/concepts arouse curiosity and Green gets a sense of

enjoyment in interpreting new info and adding to their knowledge bank

• Gratified by probing abstract concepts• Respond positively to recognition and appreciation of

competence in a subject

LOGICAL and THEORETICAL CURIOUSDRIVEN TO UNDERSTANDNEED TO BE IMMEDIATELY CHALLENGED

INDEPENDENT

Blue

• Best in open, interactive atmospheres

• Like to feel that teaches care about them and give a personal touch in the classroom

• Appreciate Real, human feedback

• Thrive in humanistic, people oriented environment

• Turn off when conflicts arise and flourish with cooperation

• Need to be valued as a person by teachers

VERBAL – Good with languages

IMAGINATIVE and ABSTRACT

SOCIAL – Work best in group settings

SENSITIVE – To rejection and conflicts with teachers

INTERACTIVE

Orange

• Perform well in competition, especially with a lot of action

• Love games and hands-on activities

• Have difficulty with routine and structure

• Prefer to put new knowledge to immediate use

• Perform best when skills apply to the world

LEARN BY DOING

IMPULSIVE

LIKE BEING ON STAGE

COMPETITIVE

NEED HANDS ON LEARNING

COMPETITIVE