Showing posts with label assessment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label assessment. Show all posts

Friday, December 5, 2008

What's Your Motive?

I received my latest edition of "Core Motive" magazine yesterday.

It's the magazine of the International Color Code Association.
The Color Code is an assessment tool that deals with your core motive.

There are four types:
  • Red = Power
  • Yellow = Fun
  • Blue = Intimacy
  • White = Peace

You can take a free assessment at http://www.colorcode.com/

It isn't a tool I use a lot, but I find it useful.
My engineer brain demands statistical validation of a tool before I rely on it (that's why DiSC is my most common tool).

At the same time, Dr. Rick Williams of CMOE shared a great metaphor when he picked up a book and held it in front of me, "Let's say that from the front is your Disc Profile. From the side is your Meyers Briggs Profile. From the bottom is your Color Code. From the side is your Wilson Social Styles. All together, you get a three dimensional portrait of a human being. Without one, the portrait is incomplete."

No one who knows me would be surprised to find out that my core motive is "Fun".
One of the reasons that I love Thailand is that a favorite word of theirs is "Sanuk", which means fun. When asked to do something, a Thai will often ask, "Is it sanuk?". That's always been my #1 question.
If it isn't fun, I won't do it.

Take the Color Code assessment and see what your motive is.


Saturday, September 20, 2008

How much do you know about Hues?


I love the site designverb, and highly recommend you check it out.

From it, I was directed to a page that tests your ability to distinguish hues.
Women are a lot better at this than men, but hey, my name is hues, right?
I should be pretty good at this.

Well, I took the test, and felt I did pretty well.
I didn't, however, expect to achieve a perfect score... but I did!

Give it a try. It's here.


Friday, September 12, 2008

Do you "Gross Out The World"?

My better half, Angie, doesn't!
Angie knows how to eat noodles in Japan, as she demonstrates in this photo from a Yokohama shop.

Since Friday is culture day at huesworks, we'll see if you are as adept as she is.

"Don't Gross Out the World" is a short, fun site that tests your global dining etiquette.

It's also well designed, and easy to use - a great way to learn.
Enjoy!!