.Category
{Temperament Exercise}
.Stage
{Basics}
.Title
{Beware of Temperament}
.Minimum
{2 - 3 of a each Temperament Group (Note: Sometimes with this exercise, you may not have enough participants, or only one, of a particular Temperament, especially SPs.  If a particular Temperament is not represented, the exercise will still demonstrate differences.  If only one participant represents a Temperament, you should ask if he or she is willing to work alone or to be an observer.)}
.Ideal
{5 - 7 of a Temperament Group}
.Maximum
{10 or more of a Temperament Group. -- If you have more than 10, divide that Temperament group(s) into subgroups.}
.TimeMin
{45 minutes}
.TimeMax
{90 minutes (Time will vary by group size)}
.Object1
{To highlight and experience the differences between each of the Temperaments}
.Object2
{To reduce our natural tendency to be critical of another Temperament's style and to learn to be appreciative of Temperament differences}
.Material1
{Flipchart paper (several sheets) for each group}
.Material2
{Markers}
.Material3
{Masking Tape}
.Material4
{Handouts on Temperaments (see Aids and Handouts) (Optional)}
.Material5
{If you have done this exercise with other groups you may want to develop your own handout of the results to use in the debriefing.}
.Instruct1
{Separate the participants into groups according to their Temperament.  Provide them with flipchart paper and markers.}
.Instruct2
{Give the participants the following instructions:}
.Box1
{"When people are in your office, what behaviors, messages, or other clues about you will they experience or discover?  Generate a list on flipchart paper.  You have 10 minutes."}
.Debrief1
{Have each Temperament group present their results to the participants.  Ask them to discuss their list as well as the process they used in developing it.  Discuss the differences and similarities that are emerging after each group presentation.}
.Debrief2
{Ask the group:  What, if any, differences and similarities did you observe?"}
.Debrief3
{Facilitate a discussion highlighting the differences and similarities.}
.Debrief4
{To complete the group debriefing, give a brief presentation and handout to reinforce Temperament differences and group learnings (see Aids and Handouts).}
.Video
{<BI>Video Tape Option:<N>  The Otto Kroeger Associates video tapes on Temperaments are excellent debriefing aids for this exercise.  You may choose to use the video tapes for each of the Temperaments to stimulate discussion about the differences.  Or you may choose to use a video tape for a particular Temperament that is missing in the workshop.  Each Temperament video tape is approximately 20 minutes in length.  Be sure to include this extra time in your workshop planning. (See Video Tapes in Resources.)}
