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Today we had an All Staff Workshop today for the Shelter Staff who work at the The Salvation Army ‘Center of Hope’ Homeless Shelter on 1200 North ‘B’ Street in Sacramento, California. Our All Day Workshop was on Communication and Understanding.
In the morning, most of us gathered at the shelter, then, we went in a TSA Big Bus to the Salvation Army Headquarters by Broadway and Alhambra Boulevard. It was very interesting and educational for us in different ways and on different levels.
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A consultant Sister Francine, who also presented our last Workshop by the Sacramento River last March, also taught this Workshop called ‘Salvation Army Team Building’ and led it today with knowledge, energy and humor.
We discussed basic personality revolving around the central question of: Who am I?
Basic human personality was described in four main colors ~ green, blue, gold and yellow ~ then, those colors were related to different main personality types:
GREEN = CompetencyFor example GOLD = Responsibility
BLUE = Relationship
GOLD = Responsibility
ORANGE = Freedom
Ø Be prepared
Ø Love to plan
Ø Punctual/Predictable
Ø Steadfast
Ø Rules & Regulations
Ø Policies and Procedures
Ø Values Tradition
Ø Detail orientated
Ø Conservative stable
Ø Structured environment
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Each color has certain qualities that together can compose the basic personality profile of different kinds of people, although color qualities can over lap and blend with each other on the edges.
Then, for the afternoon we went to William Land Park and did some other Team Building tasks that were like games and fun in their own way, but they also taught us how to work with each other and interact to get a common goal accomplished.
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Our Workshop tasks taught us certain organizational values, such as, clear communication, following instructions and using our basic senses in order to work together towards a common goal, such as, having a blindfold on and hearing directions as we went through little orange cones blindfolded following the direction of a seeing Teammate.
We got really involved with each other as Staff as we did the various tasks. I believe each of us got something out of it. All-in-all, it was a good time for us all to get together, to get to know each other better and see different aspects of our personalities that we do not usually show in our usual work environment.
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Thanks to Sister Elizabeth, our Shelter Director, who has helped us forge into a stronger united staff in ways that we do not ordinarily do in our weekly work situations {she is a GOLD!}. She has inspired us to work together more as a team with common beliefs , work practices and positive goals. We have become a better team as Staff Members, though we may work in different departments, we can better see the key importance of solid teamwork!
Related Websites:
http://www.thepegroup.org/
Contact Us=
Email: janice@thepegroup.org
Phone: 916-682-7023
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http://www.true-colors.com/
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Posted by Peter S. Lopez
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