Teamwork and team building can be challenging, especially when many rich, varying personalities with different communication and behaviour styles are trying to achieve a common goal. Sometimes, getting a team collaborating and working well together requires taking a step back and looking at the individual personalities that make up the group. Presence Communications is a certified provider of True Colors personality testing, and I can help you understand what motivates each person in your team so they can all work better together.
What is the True Colors Personality Test?
Firstly, True Colors is more than quiz to find out your personality profile and strengths. It’s also a fun empathy training workshop for teams and their leaders. It’s built on the belief that every person’s personality spectrum comprises four central personality types, expressed as four colours. However, there’s usually one colour that is the most dominant or brightest.
- Understand yourself better. When we understand our own personalities and triggers for stress, we become better at recognising how our reactions, emotions, and attempts to communicate affect those around us. The True Colors personality test unpacks each team member’s key characteristics to learn how we interact with others.
- Understand your team members. Like us, our team members express a range of behaviour and motivation signals, which are often different strengths and weaknesses to our own.
- Understand how to work collaboratively. The biggest takeaway from a True Colors personality profiling workshop is understanding how to work better as a team. When you know each team member’s ‘true colours’, you gain more insight into the things that upset them, causing conflict within the group. You feel more empowered to delegate tasks that align with individual strengths, and you can communicate effectively with one another to achieve a collective goal.
What Does Your Colour Say About You?
No person’s personality is made up of only one colour, and most tend to feature one or two dominant or brighter colours.
- Orange: Energetic, spontaneous, charming.
- Orange people tend to be action-oriented and are comfortable taking risks. They’re competitive, and they seek adventure and opportunities to push the boundaries. They love to live in the moment and enjoy a flexible schedule. They get stuff done.
- Gold: Punctual, organised, precise.
- Gold people need structure and organisation to feel comfortable. Order, rules, respect, and dependability are important to them. They like to follow a strict plan or schedule, and they expect punctuality from themselves and those around them. They keep the team on track.
- Green: Analytical, intuitive, visionary.
- Green people find innovative thinking and problem solving very exciting. They have an acute ability to see the bigger picture and effectively analyse solutions. They enjoy thinking outside of the box. They encourage curiosity and critical thinking.
- Blue: Empathetic, compassionate, cooperative.
- Blue people are very social and they value harmony and relationships. They are genuinely kind, sincere, and compassionate, and they look for those traits in others. They love opportunities to collaborate and work with others to form connections. They energise the team.
How does knowing your colour power help your team work better together?
If you’re wondering how the True Colors personality test will improve collaboration and teamwork, here are a few positive impacts:
- Effective communication. A True Colors personality profiling workshop gives your team helpful strategies for communicating effectively with different personalities and helps to strengthen team engagement.
- Conflict management. Sharing the results of their True Colors personality test in the workshop helps your team to recognise the causes of conflict and builds their capability to acknowledge, navigate, resolve, and mitigate conflict in the workplace.
- Better collaboration. When you have a better understanding of the personalities that make up your team, you’ll be able to delegate tasks to optimise people’s strengths and keep everyone engaged on the project.
To organise a True Colors personality test workshop for your team, contact Presence Communications now.
Since 2013, I’ve been empowering clients to develop and refine their professional presence, both in person and on paper. I established Presence Communications, a training and services consultancy, to help individuals and organisations communicate effectively and gain recognition for their efforts, achievements, and innovations. I’ve worked with hundreds of clients from public, private, and profit-for-purpose sectors, and gaining a reputation for professionalism, dedication, and credible results. If you’re interested in the True Colors personality test, contact Presence Communications today.
