This document summarizes the True Colors personality assessment. True Colors identifies four personality types - Blue, Orange, Green, and Gold - based on preferences and tendencies. It aims to help people understand themselves and others better by identifying their dominant "color" and associated strengths, needs, and stressors. The document provides descriptions of each color's personality traits and what irritates them at work, such as Blues disliking being treated impersonally or Oranges disliking imposed structure. It suggests using this knowledge to improve workplace interactions and assignments.

1. TRUE COLORS

2. What are True Colors?
Created by Don Lowry in the late 70s, True Colors is a personality
assessment based around the idea that if we know what type of
personality, we have can choose activities and occupations that
best suit us as individuals. We can also identify areas of
improvement which can help us in difficult situations.

3. Each person receives an envelope containing 4 picture cards (each made in the four
colors: blue, orange, gold and green). Please take your color cards and lay them
face up on the table in front of you & listen for instructions.

4. Goal: To understand yourself and learn about others
Process: Break into groups based on your BRIGHTEST COLOR
Tasks: In your brightest color group, please discuss & write down the following
information:
What are your strengths, joys, values, & needs?
What are your stressors & frustrations?
Please be prepared to report out after everyone has finished*

5. Blue
• Relationships
• Authenticity

6. Orange
• Skillfulness
• Freedom

7. Green
• Intellectual
• Competence
• Knowledge

8. Gold
• Duty
• Responsibility

9. Word Clusters Sort

10. STRESSORS FOR EACH COLOR
Orange
Too much responsibility
Imposed structure or deadlines
Repetition, routine, being stuck at a desk
Lack of variety, options
Too many rules, regulations, details
BLUE
Broken promises
T
alkingbehindone’sback
Conflict, insincerity, rejection, lying
Lack of social contacts
Placing“thesystem” beforepeople
Gold
Incomplete directions, tasks, answers
Disorganization, lack of structure
Lack of follow through
Irresponsibility of others
Changing details
Green
Lack of independence and control
Incompetence
Inability to use or display knowledge and
intellect
Small talk/social functions
Subjective judgment/emotional displays

11. Whatirritatesthecolorsatwork?
ORANGE:
 Being told HOW to work
 Having to follow SOP* rules and regulations
 Theories, routine work, concepts, goal
statements and philosophy make them crazy
(Hints: Make the project feel like a crisis,
have fun, tight project dates)
GOLD:
 NOT having SOP rules, procedures, or a
model to work from
 Someone not meeting a deadline
 Being surprised
(Hints: Involve Gold by getting them involved in
the details of a project, documenting
procedures)
GREEN:
 Being asked to do something illogical
 Going by the rules, tradition, or biases that
seem silly
 Submitting to an authority when the Green
doubts his/her competence
(Hints: Engage Green by having them design the
process, demonstrate the value of the goal)
Blue:
 Being treated as a role, rather than a unique
individual
 Having a role that separates them from
people as individuals
 Not having their feelings and other’s feelings
honored
(Hints: Encourage Blue to express their feelings
& to lead teams during training or meetings at
which participants need to share)

12. THANK YOU!