Today I'm talking about Color-Code, a personality assessment tool that I've been using for more than 10 years in healthcare settings to help teams be more effective. There are lots of personality tests out there, right? There's Myers-Briggs, there's DISC, but Color Code is different. It was developed by a psychologist, Dr. Taylor Hartman and Color Code goes beyond just the behaviors of people, which most personality assessments look at the what, what is someone doing? It digs in deeper to the why, their motive for doing what they do. In other words, trying to understand why that person always needs to be right, or why that person seems overly sensitive. You know, "I can never say the right thing. It always offends her." Or "Why can't, a person does make a decision? They seem really indecisive." Color Code helps you understand why someone behaves the way they do by understanding their driving core motive. It's more than just a fun assessment. It is a valuable tool that will help you navigate relationships and be a more effective teammate and manager. I should know, I've been teaching it, like I said, for more than 10 years in hospitals and healthcare, healthcare organizations. And I see that incredible impact it has on people. Like the light bulb goes off for people. All of a sudden they're like, "Oh, that's why I'm not getting along with that person because they see the world and they're motivated by things totally different from me." The benefit of color code is it can help you as a manager except and utilize the strengths and talents of your teammates and of the people that you manage more effectively. It can help you communicate with them based on their needs and their wants. And isn't that an incredible gift as a manager to know how to work more effectively with your team? ----more----There's a key thing to understand about Color Code. It's based on this premise that your core motive is a Nate. So just like lady Gaga, I was born this way, my core color is blue. I'm a blue purest, which means that about 68% or higher in your primary color, you become a purist. And I'm at about 60% so I'm a strong blue. Another way to look at a core motive is what gets you, gets you up out of bed every morning. What gets you excited? What drives your behavior? So let's get into the colors. What everybody wants to know the code behind the colors. Reds always have to go first. So we always talk about the reds first. Reds are motivated by power. Now most people immediately go to, oh, they're control freaks. While they do like to control things, just like the blues, but a red, it's all about getting things done. They're super productive and they enjoy taking off their to-do list and they want challenging adventure. They're attracted to leadership positions because that's where the action happens. That's how you get things done. So reds in healthcare could look like an emergency room physician or a surgeon.Blues are motivated by intimacy. And so that doesn't mean sex as the reds think. No. It's about deeply connecting with people and doing meaningful, important work. That's what drives a blue. They need to be understood. So think about blues in healthcare, maybe a nurse or a social worker who builds those strong relationships with their patients. Whites are motivated by peace. They want peace within themselves and their external world. And if something's out of sync, you better watch out because their productivity will drop and they're not as happy. It's pretty apparent they feel off, but they need to be accepted for their individuality. What kind of positions do you think a white would do in healthcare or hospitals? You might find them in it or maybe as a data analyst. Those are the kinds of things that a white is okay with. They like routine. Yellows are motivated by fun. That's pretty self-explanatory, explanatory, right? So it doesn't mean that they're always wanting to party, although they do usually know where a good one is at. They can be productive, but they want to do their work in a fun environment. They process the relationships that they have in the work through the lens of fun. Work doesn't have to be a drag. You can have a good time. Yellows are charismatic and they want to be adored. Do they have a place in healthcare? Yeah, they do. You might find them in marketing or community relations or planning events. So every color can do every job, but just some of them are going to be a little bit easier for certain colors based on their needs and their wants. That wraps up the overview of the colors. We're going to go into those in a lot more depth than future podcasts, but hopefully, that gives you some sense of the different colors, their drive, their core motive, their needs and wants. And you're beginning to see some of the people in your work setting who might match up with those traits. So if you're interested in knowing what your primary color is, head on over to color code.com you can take a free personality assessment that will tell you what your primary color is. And then, of course, I'm going to be talking about it in a lot more depth going forward.