COLORS
• Melinda Piket-May
• University of Illinois, Northwestern University
– Study Abroad – only female in engineering program
• Associate Professor
– Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
– University of Colorado at Boulder
• Chair of the University of Colorado Faculty Council
– Faculty governance for the 4 campus system
• Inspired by People; Like to Empower People
COLORS
• Stopping the tenure clock
• Baby in the meeting
• “he has so much funding and so many students”
“New Think” by Edward DeBono 1967
Perception; When we look at the world around us we see ( if we are attentive enough ) what is actually there even of what is actually there is not the same as what we expected to see there.
Brief History
• COLORS * 1970’s
– Developed from Kiersey’s work
– Temperament
• What we believe (value)
• What we think (attitudes)
• How we behave (behaviors)
– Kiersey uses Nature (true temperament, born with it)
– If you are created an acorn
you will always grow up to be an oak tree
– Vs. Nurture (can be manipulated)
WHY COLORS ?• Allows people to better understand themselves
• Then we are better able to
–Understand others
–Communicate with others
– Interact with others
State Ice Breaker
• Introduce yourself to someone and ask them
one Yes or No question
• Try to figure out what state is on your back
Brief History
• Hippocrates * 4th Century
– Values, Black and White
– 4 characteristic types
• Carl Jung * 1920’s
– Austrian student of Freud
– 4 psychological types
• Meyers and Briggs * 1950’s
– 16 personality types
• David Kiersey * 1960’s
– 4 temperament types
Text Card
• Sounds Most Like You 4
• Sounds Like You 3
• Sounds Sort of Like You 2
• Sounds Least Like you 1
What is real for you –
Not what others expect you should do or be
Survey
Most Like You 4, Like You 3
Sort of Like You 2, Least Like you 1
1. The title that I like to be called by is:
__3__ a. Professor Last Name
__4__ b. Professor First Name
__2__ c. Miss
__1__ d. Hey You
Blue Gold Green Orange
Pictures
(10)
3 1 4 2
Text
(10)
3 2 4 1
Color
Survey
(100)
30 21 39 10
Total
(120)
36 24 47 13
Never Just One COLORThis is just a guide or a tool
NOT a label or permission to act a certain way
COLORS is all about CHOICE
All of the styles we talk about are good in moderation
All of the styles we talk about are a problem in excess
You are able to use all of the styles and know when each is appropriate
Get into groups with your dominant
color : blue,green,orange,gold
- there may be multiple groups of
certain colors
- get one postit poster per group
- get chart markers
TEMPERAMENT BREAKDOWN
KIERSEY 2007 M/F
GOLD 40 – 45 % 50/50
BLUE 15 – 20 % 40/60
GREEN 5 – 10 %
ORANGE
TEMPERAMENT BREAKDOWN
KIERSEY 2007 M/F
GOLD 40 – 45 % 50/50
BLUE 15 – 20 % 40/60
GREEN 5 – 10 % 60/40
ORANGE
TEMPERAMENT BREAKDOWN
KIERSEY 2007 M/F
GOLD 40 – 45 % 50/50
BLUE 15 – 20 % 40/60
GREEN 5 – 10 % 60/40
ORANGE 30 – 35 %
TEMPERAMENT BREAKDOWN
KIERSEY 2007 M/F
GOLD 40 – 45 % 50/50
BLUE 15 – 20 % 40/60
GREEN 5 – 10 % 60/40
ORANGE 30 – 35 % 50/50
Emotion
• The impact of emotion is biochemically complex.
• How to engage the emotion centers in the brain.
• Make emotions a part of the meaning.
• Information is best when it truly matters in a
person’s life, when she believes it is important.
You are to design a 4-year college for
your opposite color
blue – gold green - orange
• What will the school look like?
• How will it be set up?
• What will the Professors be like?
• What type of classes and activities will there be?
• School Colors and Mascot
Blue, Orange, Green, Gold
BREAK OUT INTO NON-DOMINATE COLOR
If your non-dominate color is blue
design an office space for a blue person
have fun with the idea
What do you admire? What Baffles You? What questions do
you have?
ORANGE
BLUE
GREEN
GOLD
THROUGH EACH OTHER’S EYES
What causes you to be
frustrated?
What does frustration
look like?
What helps you feel
better?
GOLD
BLUE
GREEN
ORANGE
THROUGH EACH OTHER’S EYES
What color?
• My boss is going to need to know the policy that
supports implementing this new rule.
• It says right in our mission statement “sharing
success with our employees” Now how can we make
benefit cutbacks and still claim that is our mission?
• I think we should try the new approach Janet
suggested just to do something different and see if it
works.
• We really need to consider and research other
options before we implement a new program that
may or may not save the university money
Orange
• They interact with the world through the senses and try to be open to as many experiences as possible. They tend to be active and basically non-judgmental.
• They speak of what they can see right in front of them and get their hands on. They are willing to do whatever gives them a quick effective payoff even if they have to bend the rules.
BLUE
• They interact with the world in terms of feelings and intuition. They tend to see life in terms of spiritual connections throughout the universe.
• They speak of what they hope and imagine what might be. They want to act in good conscience, always trying to reach their goals without compromising their personal code of ethics.
GREEN
• They interact with the world through ideas
and principles. They tend to see the universe
is connected through logic and reason.
• They speak of what they want to learn and
plan to accomplish.
GOLD
• They interact through the senses according to
clear standards and expectations. They tend to
classify, limit and judge information.
• They speak of what they can keep an eye on
and take good care of. In getting things done
they are careful to obey the laws, follow the
rules and respect the rights of others.
Blue Gold Green Orange
Orientation People, feelings Accomplishments,
tasks
Ideas,
Information
Action
Values People,
harmony
Dependability,
hard work
Rational
thought,
curiosity, logic
Risk-taking,
competition
Needs Authentic
relationships,
care for others
Stability, order,
structure
Independence,
Intellectual
challenges
Physical
Activity,
attention
Strengths Empathetic,
accepting
Organizational
skills, planning,
follow-through
Problem
solving,
analyzing,
objective
Energetic,
persuasive,
leadership
Joys Helping,
harmony
Traditional Values,
security, order
Discovery,
understanding
things
Trying new
activities,
competing
(& winning)
Blue Gold Green Orange
Stressed by Feeling artificial Lack of Order Feeling
inadequate
Restrictions
On the job Peacemaker Organizer Pragmatist Energizer
Seek Love
Acceptance
Security Insight and
knowledge
Freedom
Proud of Empathy Dependability Competence Impact
Trusts Intuition,
Feelings
Tradition,
authority
Facts, logic Impulses
COLORS is all about CHOICE
All of the styles we talked about are good in
moderation
All of the styles we talked about are a problem
in excess
You are now able to use all of the styles and
know when each is appropriate