Brenda Marshall, CCBCBrenda Marshall, CCBC

Louann M. Tracy, AACCLouann M. Tracy, AACC

MCCACETMCCACET

June 2008June 2008

project CE runwayproject CE runway OK Designers OK Designers Platinum RulePlatinum Rule What’s Your Style?What’s Your Style? Designing Healthy Designing Healthy

PerspectivesPerspectives Perception as FACT?Perception as FACT? Discovering Hidden Discovering Hidden

ResourcesResources Your Best CollectionYour Best Collection Make It Work, PeopleMake It Work, People

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Learn fashionable ways of Learn fashionable ways of leading, managing and leading, managing and marketing by coming to grips marketing by coming to grips with OPP’s (other people’s with OPP’s (other people’s perceptions).perceptions).

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Do you know Do you know how people how people would like to be would like to be treated? treated?

What’s Your Style? What’s Your Style?

Complete the Complete the questionnairequestionnaire

Plot Your ScorePlot Your Score

Different StylesDifferent Styles

RelaterRelater SocializerSocializer ThinkerThinker DirectorDirector

Open vs. Self ContainedOpen vs. Self ContainedTask oriented vs. Relationship Task oriented vs. Relationship orientedoriented

Relater – open, Relater – open, indirect, indirect, relationship relationship orientedoriented

Socializer-Direct, Socializer-Direct, open, fast pacedopen, fast paced

Thinker –Indirect, Thinker –Indirect, task orientedtask oriented

Director- Task Director- Task oriented, self-oriented, self-containedcontained

Relater – Loyal, Relater – Loyal, conforming, like close conforming, like close relationshipsrelationships

Socializer-playful, Socializer-playful, flexible,spontaneousflexible,spontaneous

Thinker –Thinker –Conservative,precise, Conservative,precise, compliantcompliant

Director- Dominant, Director- Dominant, decisive, competitivedecisive, competitive

what’s your style?

different stylesdifferent stylesRELATORSIndirect and Open

Steady Relaters dislike calling attention to themselves, so they tend to wear subdued colors and conservatively cut clothing, favoring conventional styles that do not stand out too much.

SOCIALIZERS Direct and Open

Interacting Socializers dress often relates to their need for recognition. Since they like others to notice them, they maydress in the latest style. Look at me Socializers like bright colors And unusual clothes that prompt others to compliment them. Many Interacting Socializers even prefer negative comments to none at all. "Are you dressed for Halloween today, Rhonda?" At least she is getting the attention she craves.

THINKERS Indirect and Guarded

Cautious Thinkers tend to wear more conservative clothes, but with unique, often perfectly matched accessories. While the Socializer may draw attention to himself with glitz and glitter, Thinkers usually prefer a more understated, faultlessly groomed look. Their taste may differ from the people around them. They like expressions of individuality and creativity, but within guidelines.

DIRECTORSDirect and Guarded

Dominate directors tend to dress comfortably and pay less attention to their appearance then others.Their wardrobe tends to play a secondary role in most fields of work. They may be people who have a personal shopper or tailor. They gravitate toward authority symbols, so they may wear navy or gray power suits.

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In your groups In your groups discuss how each discuss how each style can practice style can practice behavior flexibility.behavior flexibility.

Report on how you Report on how you can demonstrate can demonstrate the Platinum Rule.the Platinum Rule.

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four phases of learningfour phases of learning

ignorance ignorance knowledgeknowledge practicepractice habithabit

understanding the perceptions understanding the perceptions of othersof others

Show sensitivity to Show sensitivity to others by telling others by telling them if you are going them if you are going to make a time-to make a time-change. change.

Empathy results in Empathy results in actually feeling the actually feeling the pain, or the joy, of pain, or the joy, of the other person. the other person.

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Past experiencesPast experiences Processes vs. Processes vs.

PeoplePeople Framing the Framing the

results so that results so that everyone can everyone can visualize the goalvisualize the goal

You know your You know your stylestyle

the best collectionthe best collection

a positive, flexible a positive, flexible attitudeattitude

know yourself & know yourself & othersothers

remember the remember the Platinum Rule!Platinum Rule!

““Make it work, people.”Make it work, people.”

Brenda Brenda Marshall-Bmarshall@ccbcmd.edu Louann M. Louann M. Tracy-lmtracy@aacc.edu Relationship Strategies -www.alessandra.comRelationship Strategies -www.alessandra.com