“ What Colour is your Vest”

1. “What Colour is your Vest” Mark Haupt

2. “What colour is your vest” • The temperament mosaic • No “ideal” personality • God-given strengths and weaknesses • Initial perceptions • Mirrored assumptions

3. Four colors of temperaments • Practical red • Intuitive green • Concerned orange • Intellectual yellow

4. Practical Red:

5. Practical red Practical red’s motto: “Get it done, don’t make excuses, learn to work with what you have, and NO WHINING!”

6. Practical red • Practical, realistic • Down-to-earth, sensible • Pragmatic, dependable • Strong, forceful • Task-oriented, focused • Responsible, demanding • No-nonsense, intolerant

7. Practical red • Honest, real • Self-centered, opinionated • Controlling, dominant • Rapid-fire, impatient • Intimidating, aggressive • Loyal, trustworthy

8. Practical red • Straightforward, direct • At their best: REDS are production machines, and they will bulldoze anything in their way that would hinder the accomplishment of the goal. (Paul) • At their worst: REDS are abrupt, caustic, insensitive, and argumentative. (Jezebel)

9. Practical Red If we were building a “temperament motor car”:REDS would be the motor and the drive shaft—the parts that power the car.

10. Intuitive green

11. Intuitive green Intuitive green’s motto: “Life is a parade full of endless possibilities.Let’s take the day off and HAVE SOME FUN!”

12. Intuitive green • Emotional, hopeful • Imaginative, quick-minded • Outgoing, people-oriented • Creative, right-brained • Loving, compassionate • Different, intuitive

13. Intuitive green • Fun, changeable • Nurturing, appreciative • Pleasing, friendly • Cooperative, non-confrontational • Vulnerable, sensitive • Defending, just

14. Intuitive green • At their best: GREENS are happy, creative, intuitive champions of the underdogs. (Peter) • At their worst: GREENS are manipulative, fearful, moody, impractical party animals. (Peter)

15. Intuitive green If we were building a “temperament motor car”:GREENS would be the rich leather seats, the 8-speaker sound system, and the convertible top: the fun stuff.

16. Concerned orange

17. Concerned orange Concerned orange’s motto: “What can I do to help you? Here, have a cookie.”

18. Concerned orange • Serving, caring • Loving, concerned • Fretful, worrying • Peaceful, non-confrontational • Responsible, volunteering • Sociable, friendly • People-oriented, introverted

19. Concerned orange • Procrastinating, fearful • Tidy, orderly • Hardworking, patient • Productive, frugal • Courteous, stable • Faithful, following

20. Concerned orange • At their best: ORANGES are devoted, consistent, and ever-so-helpful. (Dorcas) • At their worst: ORANGES are stubborn, self-absorbed, brooding, and cynical. (Jonah)

21. Concerned orange If we were building a “temperament motor car”:ORANGES would be the body and windows; they shelter and protect the occupants, keeping them safe and secure.

22. Intellectual yellow

23. Intellectual yellow Intellectual yellow’s motto: “If I can conceive it, I can achieve it! Think it through.”

24. Intellectual yellow • Intelligent, challenging • Self-confident, self-reliant • Competitive, visionary • Critical, opinionated • Non-conforming, leading • Analytical, planning

25. Intellectual yellow • Proud, unyielding • Demanding, standardized • Organized, detailed • Introverted, task-oriented • Orderly, left-brained

26. Intellectual yellows • At their best: YELLOWS are practical and cut through smoke screens to see things as they really are. (Matthew) • At their worst: YELLOWS are curt, tactless, use intellect to gain superiority and can be nit-picky and condescending. (Judas)

27. Intellectual yellow If we were building a “temperament motor car”: YELLOWSwould be the sophisticated, computerized, electronic systems that enable the vehicle to operate. Their contributions are recognized, but no one understands how they work

28. Meeting their needs: • REDS • Be direct and forceful. • Let them work. • Avoid lengthy explanations and sentiment. • Challenge them and expect a lot.

29. Meeting their needs: • GREENS • Interact by expressing concerns and feelings. • Recognize, compliment, and appreciate them. • Show interest and let them talk. • Let them be involved with others. • Give them variety.

30. Meeting their needs: • ORANGES • Relate in a quiet, personal way. • Respect them. • Give opportunities to help work out problems. • Make use of their ideas.

31. Meeting their needs: • YELLOWS • Give acceptance and support. • Provide clear, spelled-out expectations. • Let them know what they are doing is important. • Supply order, consistency, and established procedures.

32. Meeting their needs: • Learn to value diversity. • Encourage them to work how they operate best. • Allow them the freedom to be themselves. • Emphasize each person’s strengths.

33. “What colour is your vest” • You belong to the Lord your God; He has chosen you to be His own people from among all the people who live on earth” • Deuteronomy 14:2

34. “What Colour is your Vest” Mark Haupt