Introduction and Acknowledgments vii
People Profiled xi
PART 1: The Jump Start: Defining Yourself and Others 1
1 Don't Read the Whole Book...
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2 The Color Q Personality Style Self-Assessment
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3 A Quick History of Personality Typing
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4 A Tour of Prism Company: An Overview of the Four Color Groups
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PART 2: Greens: "Let's Humanize It" 23
5 Greens Overall
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6 Green/Gold Extroverts
28
7 Green/Gold Introverts
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8 Green/Red Extroverts
49
9 Green/Red Introverts
61
PART 3: Reds: "Let's Do It Now" 73
10 Reds Overall
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11 Red/Blue Extroverts
79
12 Red/Blue Introverts
91
13 Red/Green Extroverts
102
14 Red/Green Introverts
114
PART 4: Blues—"Let's Change It" 127
15 Blues Overall
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16 Blue/Gold Extroverts
133
17 Blue/Gold Introverts
144
18 Blue/Red Extroverts
158
19 Blue/Red Introverts
171
PART 5: Golds—"Let's Do It Right" 183
20 Golds Overall
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21 Gold/Blue Extroverts
188
22 Gold/Blue Introverts
202
23 Gold/Green Extroverts
217
24 Gold/Green Introverts
229
PART 6: Getting the Job 241
25 Before I Do Something Stupid...Adjusting to Other Styles
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26 Would I Make a Good Entrepreneur?
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27 Money and Compensation
256
PART 7: Creating a Customized Roadmap for Your Professional Life 261
28 A Roadmap for Putting It All Together
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Bibliography and Resources 266
Index 272
About the Authors 276