Johari Window

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Johari Window
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• Myers Briggs personality profile 5 slides
  http//www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
• Color Personality test http//www.blueharvest.net
  /temp/test/
• Learning Styles Test http//www.edutopia.org/mi-
  quiz

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COLORS

• What color is your personality?

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• Each personality has its own
• unique traits. These traits
• can be beneficial if used
• correctly and understood.

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• To help us understand personalities of others, we
  must first understand our own.
• Personalities come in 4 colors.
• Blue
• Yellow
• Green
• Red

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BLUETHE ORGANIZER

• Things we do well..
• Organize/Plan carefully.
• Solve complicated problems.
• Collect data/provide information.
• Give logical explanations.
• Take things seriously.
• Rarely make mistakes-accurate.
• Ask questions.
• Take care of details.

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BLUE

• Things we need to watch..
• Being too detailed/too serious/ too cautious.
• Wasting time trying to solve one problem.
• Resisting new ideas (dont like change).
• Liking perfection.
• Criticizing others easily.
• Not trusting people.
• Keeping feelings inside.
• Making things that seem simple more complicated.

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BLUE

• WE
• VALUE
• REASON !!!!!!!!!!!

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BLUE

• If your friend is blue, they will
• Listen to your ideas without rushing or judging.
• Help think of every possible solution to
  problems.
• Give you lots of time/patience.
• Help you stay on track or on schedule.
• Help you get organized.
• Will urge you to use caution and will help you
  realize consequences of your actions.

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BLUE

• But they will also
• Try to convince you your actions are wrong.
• Interrupt you to tell you their feelings even
  though you are the one with the problem.
• Tell everyone why they are mad at you.
• Show you all of your mistakes.
• Give you grades for your ideas.
• Make fun of your ideas.
• Will get even if they are mad at you.

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YELLOWTHE CREATOR

• Our strengths are..
• Spontaneity/taking risks.
• Creativity/good ideas.
• Enthusiasm/fun.
• Attracting attention.
• Thinking of creative solutions to problems.
• Making friends easily.
• Accepting new opportunities/trying different
  things.
• Influencing other people easily.
• Being a good entertainer.

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YELLOW

• We need to work on..
• Following through on projects.
• Being more predictable.
• Demanding too much attention.
• Keeping promises.
• Thinking through the consequences of our actions.
• Not getting bored easily.
• Talking too much/being the class clown.
• Concentrating on the project to be completed.

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YELLOW

• WE
• VALUE
• REWARDS!!!!!!!

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YELLOW

• If your friend is YELLOW, THEY WILL
• Tell you that you are the GREATEST!!!
• Applaud your efforts/ be your biggest fan.
• Give you a great amount of encouragement.
• Think of exciting things to do.
• Tell all of your friends how wonderful you are.
• Introduce you to new and fun friends.

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YELLOW

• But they will also
• Criticize you to others.
• Tell all your secrets.
• Avoid you if you make them mad.
• Tell you things that are wrong with you.
• Use their influence to limit your success.
• Treat you like a child.
• Compete with you on their terms.

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GREENTHE HELPER-SUPPORTER

• We are good at.
• Listening
• Comforting and consoling
• Being patient
• Forming strong, close relationships
• Being aware of others feelings
• Trusting other people
• Accepting suggestions
• Being loyal to our friends
• Being careful (not risk takers)
• Helping people to get along

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GREEN

• We need to..
• Speak up
• Give our opinions
• Stand our ground
• Follow through with things
• Feel more confident
• Stop reacting emotionally
• Competing more/take a risk

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GREEN

• WE
• VALUE RELATIONSHIPS!!!!!!

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GREEN

• If your friend is green, they will
• Be your friend.
• Always be there to listen to your problems.
• Help you decide consequences of your actions.
• Help you think of alternatives to your problems.
• Defend you against others.
• Make you feel better.
• Introduce you to new friends.
• Encourage you to succeed.

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GREEN

• But they might also do the following
• Try to make you feel guilty.
• Avoid you if you hurt their feelings.
• Try to make you not like your other friends if
  they dont.
• Correct you often.
• Tell you your weaknesses.
• Might tell your friends what they think of you
  or sometimes they might tell your secrets.

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REDTHE LEADER

• We like
• Challenges/ambition
• To decide and act quickly
• To be in charge
• Relying on ourselves
• Being confident
• Having a high energy level/fast pace
• Stating our opinion
• Remaining focused on problem until it is solved
• Provides direction to the group

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RED

• We have to be careful about
• Being too competitive
• Trying to do too many things at once
• Criticizing others
• Arguing unnecessarily
• Making decisions for others/being impatient
• Telling others what to do
• Running people over to reach goals
• Taking credit for other peoples work

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RED

• WE
• VALUE
• RESULTS!!!!!!!

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RED

• If your friend is red, they will
• Give you support
• Talk to you straight (tell you like it is)
• Help you avoid failure with good planning
• Be a problem solver for you
• Be a good ally against others who are giving you
  problems
• Cheer you up
• Support you to others to help you succeed

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RED

• But they will also
• Embarrass you when you least expect it
• Compete with you and do things to make you lose
  or fail
• Use their influence to undermine your success
• Not speak to you or avoid you if you make them
  mad
• Grade your success and show you why your
  successes are not as good as theirs

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REFLECTION

1. Now that you understand the color of your
   personality, how accurately does that reflect
   you?
2. Can you see others visualizing you as that color?
3. Have there been times in your life when you have
   experienced another color as your dominate color?
4. Why do you think this occurs?
5. How do you think you can apply this to your
   professional aspirations?
6. Do you think that this is a tool that you can use
   with your social interactions as well?
7. When you look at your instructor(s), see if you
   can determine what their color is and it will
   improve your interaction and rapport with them.

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