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Keys to Personal Success

Keys to Personal Success. Welcome. State Risk and Insurance Management Association September 20, 2011 Your Facilitator – Jan Hamik. Expected Outcomes. Understand the True Colors concepts and discover your own color spectrum.

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Keys to Personal Success

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  1. Keys to Personal Success

  2. Welcome • State Risk and Insurance Management Association • September 20, 2011 • Your Facilitator – Jan Hamik

  3. Expected Outcomes • Understandthe True Colors concepts and discover your own color spectrum. • Learn the meaning of each of the colors in the True Colors spectrum. • Learn to recognize the unique blend of strengths, qualities, and preferences of each individual and the value we all bring to teams.

  4. Agenda • True Colors Evolution • What Are Your True Colors? • Understanding the Colors • Practicing Our Least Color • Stressors and Reframing the Colors • Closing

  5. Rules for the Session No Color Bashing!!! Feel Free to Express Yourself

  6. True Colors Evolution 400 B.C. Hippocrates 1921 Carl Jung Isabel Myers & Katherine Briggs - MBTI 1967 – David Keirsey 1978 – Don Lowry – True Colors

  7. Factors Influencing Human Behavior Gender Age Religion Culture Class Ability Region Nation

  8. WhatisYour TrueColors Spectrum? Word Cluster Sort # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

  9. Card Sort What Are My Colors?

  10. WhatisYour TrueColors Spectrum? Card Sort Results # # # #

  11. Final Tally WhatisYour True Colors Spectrum? Add Each Column Down What’s My Color? # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

  12. Activity Create a Nametag!! Write your name on top! Position four dots below your name horizontally in order of your color spectrum. If you have a tie, position those dots vertically. Write your color totals in the corresponding dots.

  13. Activity • GOAL: • To better understand yourself and learn about others. • PROCESS: • Get up! • Line up in order of the number in your Orange dot!

  14. Core Needs & Values ORANGE Skillfulness Freedom

  15. Attributes  ORANGE • Playful • Energetic • Charming • Risk-taker • “Just do it” • Test limits • Quick witted • Master negotiator • Creative, inventive • “Let’s make a deal” • A natural entertainer • High need for mobility • Visual and kinesthetic • Pushes the boundaries • Natural nonconformist • Thrives on competition • Likes tangible rewards • External focus of control • Stimulates the economy • Impulsive and spontaneous • Appreciates immediate feedback • Tends to be left/right brain integrated • Most productive in informal environments

  16. Core Needs & Values  GOLD Duty Responsibility

  17. Attributes  GOLD • “Be prepared” • Loves to plan • Detail-oriented • Service-oriented • Values family traditions • Helpful and trustworthy • Conservative and stable • “Should” and “should not” • Rarely breaks the driving laws • Strives for a sense of security • Punctual, predictable, precise • Value order and the status quo • Duty, loyalty, useful, responsible • There is a right way to do everything • Tends to be left-brained and analytical • Strong belief in policies, procedures, rules • Most comfortable with a formal environment

  18. Core Needs & Values  GREEN Intellectual Competence Knowledge

  19. Attributes  GREEN • “Should be able to” • “Why?” • Intellectual • Theoretical • Idea people • Philosophical • Very complex • Perfectionists • Standard setters • Visionaries, futurists • Can never know enough • Cool, calm and collected • Work is play - play is work • Often not in the mainstream • Abstract, conceptual, global • Need for independence and private time • Explores all facets before making decisions • Knows how to spell and pronounce “big” words • Approaches interpersonal relationships in a logical manner

  20. Core Needs & Values  BLUE Relationships Authenticity

  21. Attributes  BLUE • Strong sense of spirituality • Sensitive to needs of others • Peace, harmony, relationships • Motivates and encourages others • Cooperative rather than competitive • Mediators • Optimistic • Caretakers • Passionate • Peacemakers • True romantics • Cause-oriented • Needs to feel “special” • Always has a kind word

  22. Activity • GOAL: • To better understand yourself and learn about others. • PROCESS: • Break into groups of brightest color. You’ll need a volunteer to record your comments and ideas. • In your color groups discuss: • What are your joys, values, strengths and needs? • Record on flipcharts and report out.

  23. Activity • GOAL: • To better understand and learn about others. • PROCESS: • Break into groups of dimmest color. You’ll need a volunteer to record your comments and ideas. • In your color groups plan a STRIMApicnic as if you were that color. • Record on flipcharts and report out. Team members with that primary color will critique.

  24. ORANGE STRESSORS • Too much responsibility • Rules and regulations • Being stuck at a desk • Abstract concepts • Reading manuals • Imposed structure • Personal criticism • Repetition • Following detailed directions • Routine • Manufactured deadlines • Inactivity • Lack of fun • Lack of variety

  25. Reframing  ORANGE • OTHERS MAY • PERCEIVE ORANGE AS: • Goofing off too much • Manipulative • Untrustworthy • Unable to stay on task • Scattered • Taking unnecessary risks • Resisting closure or • decisions • Obnoxious • Immature • Self-centered • ORANGE MAY • PERCEIVE SELF AS: • Flexible, easy-going • Having a playful attitude • Exploring new possibilities • Clever, good negotiator • Open to change • Having many interests • Able to do many things • Adventurous, courageous • Valuing freedom • Bold, assertive • Fun-loving, enjoying life • Independent

  26. GOLD STRESSORS • Incomplete tasks • Disorganization • Irresponsibility • Changing details • Lack of direction • Ambiguous tasks • People who don’t follow • through • Waste • Non-conformity • Lack of structure • Haphazard attitude • Too many things going on at once

  27. Reframing  GOLD • OTHERS MAY • PERCEIVE GOLD AS: • Rigid, inflexible • Controlling, bossy • Too serious • Resistant to change • Opinionated • System-bound • Lacking imagination • Judgmental • Boring • Uptight • Predictable • Autocratic • GOLD MAY • PERCEIVE SELF AS: • Consistent • Providing structure • Goal-oriented • Firm or traditional • Knowing right from wrong • Loyal to organization • Realistic • Decisive, seeking closure • Dependable • Concerned about security • Following a routine • Having leadership ability

  28. GREEN STRESSORS • Not being in charge • Lack of independence • Subjective judgment • Emotional displays • Elaborate use of • adjectives • Incompetence • Small talk • Routine • Social functions • Lack of recognition of • their ability

  29. Reframing  GREEN • GREEN MAY • PERCEIVE SELF AS: • Confident • Mentally tough, strong • Logical, rational • Visionary, inventive • Self-controlled • Enjoying one’s own company • Good at analysis • Objective • Having ability to reprimand • Having high expectations • Knowledgeable • Thinking deeply • OTHERS MAY • PERCEIVE GREEN AS: • Arrogant, a know-it-all • Cold, hard • Insensitive • Head in the clouds • Cool, aloof, unfeeling • Afraid to open up • Critical, fault-finding • Lacking compassion • Unappreciative of others • Intellectually demanding • Argumentative • Absent minded

  30. BLUE STRESSORS • Broken promises • Too much negativity • Not being involved • Lack of social contact • Too much conformity • Clock watching • Being compared to others • Conflict • Lying • Rejection • Insincerity • Completing paperwork • as priority • Placing the “system” • before people

  31. Reframing  BLUE • BLUE MAY • PERCEIVE SELF AS: • Having feelings • Compassionate • Romantic • Idealistic • Empathetic • Caring • Seeing best in others • Nurturing • Liking to please people • Wanting harmony • Great communicator • Valuing feelings • OTHERS MAY • PERCEIVE BLUE AS: • Very emotional • Overly sensitive • Mushy • Too tender-hearted • Easily persuaded • Too nice • Too trusting • Smothering • Too soft, too giving • Weak • Talking too much • Illogical

  32. Closing Jan Hamik www.janhamik.com jan.truecolors@janhamik.com 608 – 497-1155

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