Discovering Our Personality Style Through TRUE COLORS
Outcomes In this module participants will :
Discover the qualities and characteristics of their own particular personality style
or type;
Gain an understanding of other personality styles.
Key Concepts
True Colors is a metaphor.
Each person is a unique blend of the four colors or styles4a spectrum.
There are no bad or good colors.
There are wide individual variations within each color spectrum.
Each of us has a different and unique personality; however, there are commonalities
that we share. True Colors is an attempt to identify various personality styles and label
them with colors. This model of categorizing personality styles is based on many years
of work by other researchers and psychologists. Essentially it draws heavily on the work
of Isabel Briggs-Myers, Katherine Briggs, and David Keirsey. Don Lowry, a student of
Keirsey, developed the system called True Colors which uses four primary colors to
designate personality types and behavioral styles.
Lowry9s objective was the application of temperament or personality style to facilitate
deeper communications and understanding. He hoped it would result in positive self-
worth and self-esteem. The True Colors program was designed to maximize the
application of psychological style in the workplace, in the family and in education and in
other types of communities. The ease of understanding and use in all human
relationships and interactions make this model very functional.
The belief is that with increased understanding of ourselves and others that conflict will
decrease. Once you learn your color and that of your co-workers, you will have a better
understanding of why they behave the way they do!
Each color is associated with certain personality traits or behaviors. Everyone has some
degree of each color, but one color is predominant. The following quiz will identify your
color spectrum. Print out the following two pages. Follow the directions carefully and
transfer your scores to the score sheet. If you have two colors with the same score, you
pick which one you think more accurately describes you.
Outcomes In this module participants will :
Discover the qualities and characteristics of their own particular personality style
or type;
Gain an understanding of other personality styles.
Key Concepts
True Colors is a metaphor.
Each person is a unique blend of the four colors or styles4a spectrum.
There are no bad or good colors.
There are wide individual variations within each color spectrum.
Each of us has a different and unique personality; however, there are commonalities
that we share. True Colors is an attempt to identify various personality styles and label
them with colors. This model of categorizing personality styles is based on many years
of work by other researchers and psychologists. Essentially it draws heavily on the work
of Isabel Briggs-Myers, Katherine Briggs, and David Keirsey. Don Lowry, a student of
Keirsey, developed the system called True Colors which uses four primary colors to
designate personality types and behavioral styles.
Lowry9s objective was the application of temperament or personality style to facilitate
deeper communications and understanding. He hoped it would result in positive self-
worth and self-esteem. The True Colors program was designed to maximize the
application of psychological style in the workplace, in the family and in education and in
other types of communities. The ease of understanding and use in all human
relationships and interactions make this model very functional.
The belief is that with increased understanding of ourselves and others that conflict will
decrease. Once you learn your color and that of your co-workers, you will have a better
understanding of why they behave the way they do!
Each color is associated with certain personality traits or behaviors. Everyone has some
degree of each color, but one color is predominant. The following quiz will identify your
color spectrum. Print out the following two pages. Follow the directions carefully and
transfer your scores to the score sheet. If you have two colors with the same score, you
pick which one you think more accurately describes you.
