The Color Code Source: The COLOR CODE Taylor Hartman, PhD colorcode.com – – isn’t everything… RED Personalities: Core Motive: Power Working With a RED “Winning it’s the ONLY thing!” Seek productivity Be precise Need to look good to others Be factual Want their own way Be direct Selfish Present issues logically Workaholics Demand their attention and Like to be right respect Want respect more than love Be productive and efficient Appreciate admiration Verbalize your feelings Resist being forced to do something Do your homework Confident Arrogant Insensitive Value what gets them ahead Visionaries Proactive you love someone, set them BLUE Personalities: Core Motive: Intimacy Working With a BLUE “If free. If they come back, they’re Motivated by intimacy Be sincere yours: if not, hunt them down Need to be understood and appreciated Make genuine effort and kill them!” Need to connect personally with others Be understanding Quality-based Appreciate them Be kind Love to Be committed Give freely Be loyal Dependable Limit their risk level Have strong code of ethics Honest Thoughtful Worry-prone Moody Self righteous Analytical Expect honesty from others finally got it together… WHITE Personalities: Core Motive: Peace Working With a WHITE “I but I forgot where I put it.” Motivated by peace Be kind Seek independence Be accepting and open Require kindness Be supportive Resist confrontation Look for non-verbal clues to Feeling good is more important than their feelings being good Provide structure Quiet by nature Leave them alone to think Process deeply Listen to them Objective listeners Respectful Need alone time Refuse to be controlled Resent demands Don’t easily reveal feelings Even tempered Diplomatic Silently stubborn get enough exercise pushing YELLOW Personalities: Core Motive: Fun Working With a YELLOW “I my luck.” Motivated by fun Be positive and upbeat Inviting Promote creative outlets
The Color Code Source: The COLOR CODE – Taylor Hartman, PhD – colorcode.com “Winning isn’t everything… it’s the ONLY thing!” RED Personalities: Core Motive: Power Seek productivity Need to look good to others Want their own way Selfish Workaholics Like to be right Want respect more than love Appreciate admiration Resist being forced to do something Confident Arrogant Insensitive Value what gets them ahead Visionaries Proactive Working With a RED Be precise Be factual Be direct Present issues logically Demand their attention and respect Be productive and efficient Verbalize your feelings Do your homework “If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, they’re yours: if not, hunt them down and kill them!” BLUE Personalities: Core Motive: Intimacy Motivated by intimacy Need to be understood and appreciated Need to connect personally with others Quality-based Love to Give freely Dependable Have strong code of ethics Honest Thoughtful Worry-prone Moody Self righteous Analytical Expect honesty from others Working With a BLUE Be sincere Make genuine effort Be understanding Appreciate them Be kind Be committed Be loyal Limit their risk level “I finally got it together… but I forgot where I put it.” WHITE Personalities: Core Motive: Peace Motivated by peace Seek independence Require kindness Resist confrontation Feeling good is more important than being good Quiet by nature Process deeply Objective listeners Respectful Need alone time Refuse to be controlled Resent demands Don’t easily reveal feelings Even tempered Diplomatic Silently stubborn Working With a WHITE Be kind Be accepting and open Be supportive Look for non-verbal clues to their feelings Provide structure Leave them alone to think Listen to them “I get enough exercise pushing my luck.” YELLOW Personalities: Core Motive: Fun Motivated by fun Inviting Working With a YELLOW Be positive and upbeat Promote creative outlets
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