When two Yellows meet … nobody makes it to the end of the sentence.
You know yellow people? Extrovert, social, innovative. The optimism is endless. The results? Not always that much. Most yellow people would of course never recognise this.
Imagine this: A Yellow walks into a room. He’s got this idea. A really big one. Bold. Visionary. Utterly untested and at the same time incredibly high in potential.
But then another Yellow walks in. She LOVES what he’s done so far. Adds three more ideas. None of them related whatsoever. They high-five. Talk for two hours. Forget lunch. Forget time. Forget the goal. But the dopamine? Off the charts.
This is the Yellow vs. Yellow chaos loop.
It’s not a fight. It’s not even friction. It’s a fireworks display during a brainstorming session inside a trampoline park built on top of a volcano.
These two energize each other for sure. They speak in HEADLINES. They leap from vision to vision. These two could actually be onto something revolutionary. So what’s the problem?
The problem is: nobody is writing anything down.
And around them, you’ll find:
- Blues quietly hyperventilating into a spreadsheet
- Greens wondering if this meeting was mandatory
- Reds offering to “circle back when you’ve come up with something useful”
Yellow vs. Yellow is glorious. But also dangerous.
No filters. No brakes. No follow-through. It’s how start-ups are born. And also how most of them die.
Again: Most yellow people would of course never recognise this. And then the rest of us need to step in. And assist.
Quick tip
Yellows: if you find yourself finishing each other’s half-ideas, hit pause. Pick one. Just one. Not five, not two. One.
And before you move on to the next spark of brilliance, ask: “Who’s actually going to do all of this?” If the answer is “we’ll figure it out as we go” … oh boy. Someone’s going to be disappointed.
A colourful moment
After a leadership talk, a Yellow woman told me: “My co-founder is also Yellow. We have the same vision. The same drive. The same belief in people. We’re soulmates!”
I said, “Sounds great. How’s the business going?”
She smiled: “We launched six projects last year.”
I said, “Wow. Impressive!”
She said: “…None of them are finished. But we have amazing domain names.”
There was a long silence. Then she added: “We also forgot to invoice a few clients.”
I just nodded. Very Yellow. Very charming. Very … broke.
See you next Wednesday.
//Thomas
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