Types of behavior
The Red The Reds are highly motivated, ambitious and bold people. They set high goals and strive to achieve them. They have a firm belief that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. They enjoy challenges and react positively under pressure. They are competitive. They have a strong inclination towards action and, in their mind, thought and action must occur at the same time. Strengths Weaknesses The Reds are good initiators and leaders. They As for weaknesses, the Reds can be very are determined, not necessarily making the right dominant, so the team needs to make sure to decisions all the time, but they make a decision balance the voices of the different members. Reds anyway and move forward. Having a Red on the can get impatient when progress is slow. Beware team keeps the team focused on progress and of his strong temper, which could put pressure on builds solid momentum. t he team. The Yellow The Yellows are highly optimistic.They are very good at generating ideas and are not afraid of outlandish thoughts. They often think outside the box and inspire the team. Yellows are good visual thinkers. A Yellow can visualize things in his mind without actually experiencing them. They are cheerful and happy people to work with. Strengths Weaknesses Yellows are often those with many ideas. Their Yellows may not be good with details and have contribution during the ideation stage is little idea how to proceed to the next step. They significant. They are very good at telling stories are obsessed with high-level ideas but do not and in fact, most Yellows are good at sales. They have a strong execution mentality. If you have a can be good at presenting the idea. They are also Yellow on the team, make sure they develop a great at networking, as they can build plan and carry it out. You should track their relationships with a diverse group of people. They progress from time to time to make sure things are are natural collaborators. happening.
The Blue The Blues are extremely detail-oriented. They focus mainly on tasks and execution. They are perfectionists. They have high standards for the quality of their work. They are data and fact oriented, and demand high accuracy. Blues are very organized and always approach tasks with a plan. They care about order and logic. Spreadsheets and project planners are his favorite tools. Strengths Weaknesses The Blue is the one who performs the calculations They are relatively cautious and therefore may not correctly and ponders the execution details, while readily accept new ideas. You must present them the others are too excited about the new idea and with facts to convince them. Sometimes they can possibilities. Blues are very realistic and practical. lose the big picture. They also tend to require all They are the ones who bring ideas back to reality the information before they can make a decision. and work on them diligently, step by step. They The Blues aren't usually the most expressive in put in extra hours to make sure even the smallest the team either, but their opinions are usually well details are worked out. thought out. Therefore, you should go the extra mile to encourage their participation and seek their opinion. The Green The Greens are the majority of people in the world. They are the average of all colors. They are the most balanced. They are calm, relaxed and easy to deal with. They do their job the way they're supposed to. They are good listeners and are very helpful to others. They are also good team players. Strengths Weaknesses Having a Green on the team brings calm and They don't have strong opinions about things and stability to the team when conflicts occur. They are often don't take sides. They also don't get too reliable and deliver results as planned. They are excited about new ideas. They don't see the usually friendly to work with. urgency in most things.
What types of people do I need in my team? A team works best if it has people with all the personalities to have a balanced team. While it may not be possible to have everyone, you'll de nitely want to have a Red to guide direction, a Yellow to contribute and sell ideas, and a Blue to take care of the plan and execution details. A Green may not be readily available, as they don'tlike change. But if they are, they would provide good support to get the job done. Team size matters when you're pushing an innovative idea. Of course, the more support you have, the better. But it doesn't necessarily mean having more core team members. Once the core team grows to a certain size, there is a balance between resources and speed.
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