Introduction
In order to properly manage people, you need to be able to know exactly who you are, as you need to know the type of personality the person you are talking to has.
For example, if you need to delegate a task to someone, you won’t use the same approach for each of your subordinates.
In this lecture, we will see together the different color and personalities. Then I will tell you how to deal with each one.
Color Personality Profiles
Four colors, four personalities
Let’s see together the 4 personality profiles !
After reading that, you will probably have an idea of which color you are, and which color are you colleagues. It can be very useful to understand who you are and who are your colleagues, specially to delegate, find a good motivational speech and understand nervousness.
You can see on the following image our 4 colors :
On the top (red and yellow) you will see people driven by “thinking”. On the bottom (green and yellow), by the “feeling”.
On the right of the circle (red and yellow), you will have more extroverted people, on the left (green and blue) introverted.
It can be summarize by the following :
Who are you ?
If you have time, just do the following test online to know what color you are 🙂
I found this quizz pretty accurate and it has very few questions. Most of online tests can have 50 100 questions. It will give you one color, even if we be multiple color.
FYI, in a bigger personality test, I found to be as “blue” as “red”. I guess a blue personality who loves competition. 🙂
One important thing, there isn’t a good or bad color. Each color has it own strengths or weaknesses.
How to communicate which each color ?
Red
- How to recognize a “Red” : Firm handshake, sustained visual contact, use gestures to emphasize certain points. Tone of voice : direct, dry, strong intonation, loud volume, speak quickly
- How to communicate with a “Red” : be clear, get to the point
- Strenghts : Focus on goal and results
- Weaknesses : Impulsive, reckless
- How to motivate a “Red” : challenges !
- Tips to his / her own personal development : Show patience, listen, be opened to others, explain patiently.
Yellow
- How to recognize a “Yellow” : Animated facial expressions, lots of gestures, spontaneous actions, relaxed posture. voice: loud, speak fast.
- How to communicate with a “Yellow” : Keep in mind that fun is important to him. Take time to be stimulating, fun and dynamic. Talk about him and his projects.
- Strenghts : Optimistic, positive.
- Weaknesses : Dissipated.
- How to motivate a “Yellow” : to be thankful.
- Tips to his / her own personal development : Evaluate others realistically, be more objective when making decisions, set specific priorities and deadlines.
Green
- How to recognize a “Green” : Irregular eye contact, gentle handshake, rather slow movements, relaxed posture. Tone of voice: Firm and warm, not loud, speak rather slowly.
- How to communicate with a “Green” : Show sincere interest. Allow him to trust you. Create a friendly environment. Encourage her to share her feelings.
- Strenghts : Loyal, concrete.
- Weaknesses : tendency to fade.
- How to motivate a “Green” : To be of service to others, to be useful.
- Tips to his / her own personal development : Consciously face confrontations, take initiative from time to time, accept rapid change.
Blue
- How to recognize a “Blue” : Little facial expressiveness, few gestures, rigid and controlled posture. Tone of voice: Limited range of inflections (alteration, change, modulation), low volume, speak slowly.
- How to communicate with a “Blue” : Do things in a proper way.
- Strenghts : Accurate, analytical
- Weaknesses : Too critical
- How to motivate a “Blue” : Respect the rules and procedures. Prepare your documents in advance. Refrain from being too informal. Take your time and be persistent.
- Tips to his / her own personal development : Show more optimism, review the relationship between effort and result, be more open to emotions (“manage” them better).
That’s all for now. I hope you will be able to know what’s your color and how to modify the way you communicate with your colleagues by identifying them. The goal is not to manipulate or trick them, of course, but to let them stay as motivated as you can. Which is a great role for a leader !
