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Workplace Improvement 
 

Improve the Work Environment  &

Understand Your Coworkers

 

So many issues can affect the atmosphere in your office. By managing these environmental factors, supervisors can relieve employee stress, improve morale and help create a more effective and enjoyable workplace.

 

Managing Change/Risks

  Learn ways for increasing success when making changes

  Understand that "Planning for Change" is the best way to reduce risks

  Prepare for natural resistance to change in organizations

Dealing with Work Stress

  Understand types of stress and how they affect you

  Differentiate the good, bad, and ugly forms of stress

  Learn coping strategies for work related stress

  Prepare a simple action plan for reducing work stress 

  Assess your stress

Creative Problem Solving

  Recognize problems for what they are 

  Review the major contributors to workplace problems 

  Practice cooperative problem solving techniques

  Learn how to turn a problem into a plus

Values and Ethics in the Workplace

  Discuss ethical and unethical practices 

  Understand the four elements of unethical communications 

  Learn to deflect emotional appeals and control gossip 

  See how ethical standards promote peaks performance

Diversity

  Recognize personal biases, etiquette, language, learning styles, traditions, and life perception 

  Understand and demonstrate the benefits of acknowledging and respecting differences to foster appreciation for diversity 

  Become sensitive to the rights of others and overcome fear and resentment of diversity initiatives 

  Practice basic communication skills, critical to creating positive interactions

Managing Work Conflicts

  Discuss the positive and negative aspects of conflict 

  Understand the causes of conflict and how personality traits can contribute to conflict 

  Learn conflict resolving strategies 

  Practice proactive rather than reactive conflict management

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Understand Your Coworkers

True Colors uses color metaphors to identify four distinct personality types. 

Each color represents an individual's character.

Understanding your True Color and the colors of your coworkers, clients, students, spouse, children and others will bring about new awareness.

Not only will you understand yourself and others, but it can make you more effective in your relationships with the important people in your life.

 

Program benefits of True Colors

  Enhances individual self-confidence, respect, dignity, and character

  Increases interpersonal communication and understanding

  Promotes cooperation, harmony, unity, and positive attitudes

  Bonds entire companies, schools and communities through productive behaviors

Goals for your True Colors training session

  Experience True Colors personally as a powerful tool for promoting communication and understanding

  Enjoy the activities and meaningful interaction

  Learn about the strengths, needs, values, motivations, and frustrations of different personality types

  Explore sources and solutions for conflict

  Utilize True Colors in your personal life and professional role

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Revised:  August 20, 2007

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