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June 3, 2013

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Hi, Jeremy. I'm just wondering... I have an employee who took the assessment and came out nearly 25% in each of the Colors. Is that even possible, and what does it mean? Thanks! Danny Dear Danny, Thanks for the question. It's a good one, and I'm happy to provide you with some insight here. The good news is that you have probably not hired somebody with multiple personality disorder. :)In fact, an almost even split on a Color Code Personality Assessment is actually not terribly uncommon. The truth is, there is only one Color capable of scoring alm

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May 29, 2013

Confessions of a Red—How to Woo a White.

I have a friend who has a great job, owns her own condo, drives her dream vehicle, and has more friends than anyone I’ve ever known. She is intelligent, has a great sense of humor, and would give you the shirt off her back. Jane is a Yellow. The thought of Jane’s social calendar sends chills down my spine. Unlike her, I am content to stay home, do projects around the house, and enjoy my family (until I don’t). I like it when people come to me, stay a while, then leave. There are times I wish they would actually leave sooner than they do, but still—they do eventually leave. My relationship with Jane consists of her doing anything I s

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April 30, 2013

How to Offer Words of Encouragement to a Friend

How would you handle it if your best friend was going through a difficult time in his life and he came to you for help?  How can you provide the best words of encouragement to help him?  Many people will find it hard to believe that the first and best way to help a friend is to practice what I call active listening. You may accomplish this by listening carefully without interrupting your friend, and at the proper pause points, check for understanding by feeding back the pertinent information in the form of a question.  This approach will confirm your understanding of his situation. The other added value perspective you may use to offer w

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April 30, 2013

From This Chair—The Color of Healthcare

As I write this, I am sitting in a visitor chair at a local hospital. I have been in this chair, and many like it, off and on for six months. From this chair, I have had the opportunity to see healthcare in all its personalities. From this chair, I have observed nurses in action. They are young and old, male and female, and mostly Blue. If you have a loved one who is sick, having a Blue take care of them is a true gift and these nurses have my complete and total admiration. They have the natural gifts of empathy, compassion, sincerity, and strong sense of purpose. When a nurse asks a patient how he feels, she actually wants to know. Not on

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April 22, 2013

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Dear Jeremy, One of our supervisors here is a bit challenged working with mostly Blues, she is a Red.  In hindsight, she felt she over did it with the Blues, in being overly nice, praising, and doing all of the wonderful things she was doing to appeal to the Blues.  She said is was awful, as she knows they were thinking “who is this?!”  She had fallen more into her secondary Blue color and felt she was trying too hard and it backfired. She said she didn’t feel like she could hand out any more lollipops!  Now she has found a healthy balance in that she is now utilizing h

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April 1, 2013

Spring has Sprung!

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" --Robin Williams Those of you who have read my previous “confessions” know that I am a Red. What I haven’t mentioned, to the best of my recollection, is that my secondary color is a strong  Yellow. I find my Yellow creeping out at odd moments. Once, I convinced a coworker to ditch work for a couple of hours to go see a movie we were both excited to see. She, being a Yellow purist, didn’t take much convincing. We jumped in our cars, saw the movie, and headed back, ready to work. My Red kicked back in and I put in extra hours to make up for my lapse into Yellowdom.

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April 1, 2013

Thinking about Telecommuting? Some Color Consideration

More and more, the idea of teleworkers is appealing to companies both large and small. They can hire talent anywhere in the world without the cost of relocation and providing workers with a physical workspace. The company might have a salesman in Seattle, a web designer in India, a technical writer in New York. The teleworker can work from anywhere that has a plug and wifi. Go into any coffee shop and you’ll see industrious employment at work. A win-win, right? Well, before you go talk to your boss about your new “office space” or let your employees head for home, we’ve got a few things for you to consider. These are all observation

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April 1, 2013

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Dear, Jeremy: Is there a compatibility preference for each color? Like Whites interact better with Blues and Reds, etc.? Regards, Tim ========== Dear Tim. What a great question! Thanks for taking the time to ask. When we teach our workshops or deliver keynote speeches, this is one of the questions that almost comes up in every single group, and rightfully so! All life is about relationships, so this is a very important question to ask. So keep reading here and I'll break it down for you. Let’s start by taking a look at some of the personality dynamics you will find in the various relationship combinations. First of all, each

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March 13, 2013

A Leprechaun Tale

Once upon a time, there was a Leprechaun named Freddy. Freddy was the supervisor for the leprechaun department of shoe making. He was in a dither because they had a quota to make…2000 pair of new dancin' shoes by March 15th, two days before the St. Patrick’s Day celebration. It was the morning of March 1st. He quickly did some ciphering and concluded that in order to make the quota, his team of 4 would have to make over 30 pair of shoes each. He didn’t include himself in the calculations, because he, of course, was the boss. His talents were best used telling the others what to do. He called in his most reliable worker, Brady, and in c

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March 8, 2013

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Dear Jeremy, Do you have any tips for red/white relationships? I am a white married to a red. He likes to be in charge, he is very active, likes a lot of activity a lot of socializing. He likes the house to be perfectly neat all the time. He always tells me what needs to be done, and even after everything is done, he comes up with other things that need to be done. He insists that things are done his way. To be perfectly honest I am often tired and I wish he just left me alone sometimes. I would like some time to do things that I enjoy, do yoga or even just relax. I am tired of constant cooking, entertaining and socializing.

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