Color preferences say a lot about a person's personality and - perhaps more importantly to some of us - about a person's love style. Bright color preferences reflect outgoing characteristics, while darker colors reflect more subdued and calm qualities. Secondary colors, including purple, orange and green reveal a person's desires, goals and needs in a relationship. Color experts, such as light scientist Jacob Liberman O.D., PhD, and color therapy expert Louanna Wilson of SciArt Company, agree that these colors also tell us something about how different types of personalities attract men and women.
To figure out your color type, start by choosing your favorite color of these three. Even if you don't like any of these, pick the one you like best for the sake of this analysis. Pick the color, green, purple or orange, that most appeals to you. Do not choose the color you prefer for clothing or interior decorating. Identify your love style by finding the description that matches your chosen color.
If you like purple:
You are attracted to a man's energy level. But over time you prefer a man who is calm and makes you feel comfortable. You are dramatic and enthusiastic and have the ability to make a man feel powerful. You are loyal and take relationships very seriously. You also require a good-looking man - surface appearances are important to you. Beware your judgmental nature.
If you like orange:
You are affectionate and loveable and have the ability to see the truth in relationships. You use touch to show people that you care and are listening. While liking nice looking men, you choose to proceed in a relationship because of intelligence. You like smart guys who can teach you things. Initially you scare men off because you hide your sensitive side.
If you like green:
You are nurturing and sweet and come across as bring an attentive listener. People feel comfortable and supported when they are around you. You love an intelligent man and would like to commit to someone who can provide you with a stable and secure life. You want to be with a man who wants a family and children. Watch out greens! Don't be too hasty. Don't throw it all away for false hopes of a stable future.
Though many women - color experts or not - claim that these color clues are consistently accurate for them, remember that they are only a general guide, and are not rules set in stone. Always let your instincts-your inner sense-guide you, and trust your own feelings. Don't let yourself believe that you're falling for someone just because they match your color. There are simply too many other variables at play. Equally, you should never eliminate someone simply because of a color mismatch. If Mr. Right walks into your life with a greenish-orange glow, grab him. True love is more important than true color.
How can our business model be changed to both increase revenues and cut costs much faster than our competitors?
By starting with a focus on expanding revenues, you are much less likely to fall into the trap of working on volume-reducing business model alternatives.
How can we find ways for suppliers to pay us?
This is a more aggressive variation on getting resources for free. If the connection to your organization is valuable enough, people will pay you to have an association. For instance, cookbook authors are expected to buy a large number of books before a publisher will take them on. That's because there is an oversupply of both cookbooks and those who wish to write them. Whether or not you think of any opportunities, considering this question should open your mind to places where free or lower-cost resources can be made available to your company.
How can more people work on finding cost-based business model improvements for us?
Innovation in this area is in part a numbers game. Ask equally good questions, and the organization that has more people thinking about them should come up with more and better alternatives. Obviously, if everyone is only working on this question, basic business doesn't get done. Clearly, having a reputation for wanting these ideas and recognizing and rewarding those who produce them are great places to start.
How can the search for cost-based business model improvements be separated in peoples' minds from the unappealing and ineffective cost reductions you have done in the past?
You will not get much attention, enthusiasm, or creativity if people feel like the activity is simply designed to lead to another layoff or painful restructuring. What promises can you afford to make and be sure to keep that can make everyone feel more secure? For example, are you in a position to promise that there will be no layoffs for the next year?
Where can you find expertise to reduce costs in areas where you know little?
A good example is creating a stock-price multiple premium that can be used to fund compensation, new assets, and cost-reducing acquisitions. Chances are that neither your company nor your company's personal investment banker has enough expertise in this area. Where can you find help? Begin by talking to executives in other companies who have been successful in this way. Ask them how they developed their expertise, and how they would advise someone who is new to do so now.
What cost-reduction business models would most effectively reinforce the personal values of those who work in your company?
Cost reduction is often pursued in a way that causes people to feel like they are selling out their values. If you can turn that around, you should unleash lots of creativity as people begin to find a congruence between new cost-reduction-based business models and their own lives.
How can your company make it easier to find new business model advantages based on cost reductions?
Many people report that creating team-based experiences in working on these concepts and questions can help people feel more comfortable with and more experienced in this kind of thinking. By combining different perspectives, knowledge and skills in a single team, you enhance the scope of what can be appreciated and effectively considered. Visiting companies that are more experienced in this arena can also help. While there spend enough time to understand how what they do is different from what your company does to find better cost-based business models.
How can cost reductions greatly expand your company's ability to provide more benefits that customers and end users desire?
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