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HEY

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”

FIE Special Session; Lazy Wisdom

“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.

October 22,2005 FIE Special Session; Lazy Wisdom

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

COLORS

Inventory

Picture Card

• Most Like You 4

• Like You 3

• Sort of Like You 2

• Least Like you 1

Get in pairs.

Explain to the other person

why you placed the cards

in the order you placed them.

Blue Gold Green Orange

Pictures

(10)

3 1 4 2

Text

(10)

Color

Survey

(100)

Total

(120)

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


Pictures

(10)

3 1 4 2

Text

(10)

3 2 4 1

Color

Survey

(100)

Total

(120)

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


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

Brainstorm your COLOR

TEMPERAMENT BREAKDOWN

KIERSEY 2007 M/F

GOLD

BLUE

GREEN

ORANGE


KIERSEY 2007 M/F

GOLD 40 – 45 %

BLUE

GREEN

ORANGE


KIERSEY 2007 M/F

GOLD 40 – 45 % 50/50

BLUE

GREEN

ORANGE


KIERSEY 2007 M/F

GOLD 40 – 45 % 50/50

BLUE 15 – 20 %

GREEN

ORANGE


KIERSEY 2007 M/F

GOLD 40 – 45 % 50/50

BLUE 15 – 20 % 40/60

GREEN

ORANGE


KIERSEY 2007 M/F

GOLD 40 – 45 % 50/50

BLUE 15 – 20 % 40/60

GREEN 5 – 10 %

ORANGE


KIERSEY 2007 M/F

GOLD 40 – 45 % 50/50

BLUE 15 – 20 % 40/60

GREEN 5 – 10 % 60/40

ORANGE


KIERSEY 2007 M/F

GOLD 40 – 45 % 50/50

BLUE 15 – 20 % 40/60

GREEN 5 – 10 % 60/40

ORANGE 30 – 35 %


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.


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)


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

AWSOME JOB EVERYBODY!!

ANY LAST QUESTIONS?

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