You may remember I went to âThe Four Lenses 4-Temperament Discoveryâ, an âunderstanding your personality colorâ workshop.
To recap, I learned my personality color order: blue (characterized by connection, empathy, and care), orange (characterized by variety, fun, and adventure), gold (characterized by order, methods, and leadership), and then green (characterized by analytics, details, and logic). We all display all four colors, but in any respective order. To learn more about personality color, check out Your Personality Color and Where You Shine: Information for Work-Oriented Individuals Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Fully Sighted.
Today I want to speak beyond enhancing self-awareness, but enhancing an âothers-awarenessâ.
Itâs not a real term, but Iâm more than okay with that; Iâm secondarily âorangeâ after all. Itâs important to recognize that your perception, motivation, and desires are not the same as every person you live with and work with.
Pay attention to the desires, strengths, and goals of others in order to identify their personalities and âcolor lensesâ. This will help you understand their preferences for working conditions and relationships, and will help you utilize their skill sets.
You see, if you can identify the lenses your family members and coworkers look through, you can more easily encourage them, motivate them, and understand them. You can also see their strengths, and help them assume roles and responsibilities where they will shine.
For instance, when youâre working with a blue dominant individual (also called a âfeelerâ or âmelancholicâ) like myself, know that they value personal connection. Put âbluesâ in the position to accept and welcome others, help others, motivate others, and to assess the climate of social settings.
If youâre working with an orange dominant individual (also called an âintuitorâ or âsanguineâ), know that they value independence, physical challenges, and variety. Put âorangesâ in the position to compete, add spontaneity, trouble-shoot, utilize their high energy, and to add humor.
If youâre working with a gold dominant individual (also called a âcholericâ or âsensorâ), know that they value structure and order. Put âgoldsâ in the position to organize, lead, establish routines, and to create goals and objectives.
If youâre working with a green dominant individual (also called âphlegmaticâ or a âthinkerâ), know that they value competence and solitude. Put âgreensâ in the position to analyze data, challenge procedures, make improvements, research, and to experiment.
You see, the colors are complimentary and the team is more effective when each personality color is on display. Dig deeper in this subject matter to help set your employment team up for success.
If you are blind or visually impaired and looking to learn more leadership skills, read Insight into Extraordinary Leadership and Lessons from J.W. âBillâ Marriott on Leadership: Developing and Listening to People. If you are an instructor working with consumers who are blind or visually impaired, utilize the Leadership Training lesson series.