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GCL We lc o me s Yo u

Green County is the Cheese Capital of the Cheese State Where will Green County be in the next 15 years?

• Currently - Very low unemployment
• History of low population growth

Why do we need to understand people and their perspectives?

How do we attract talent to our companies and Green County How do we learn to work with people of different perspectives?

Cla ss o f 2012-13 1992 1994 1998 2001 - 2007 1998 - 2001 2007 - 2011 2011 - pre se nt A little b it a b o ut me a nd my pe rspe c tive

I CE BRE AK E R

• How many people remember

doing the TRUE COLORS exercise?

• Do you remember your color?
• How many people have

thought about a person based

• n what they learned from True

Colors?

• Example: My boss is a Gold, I

know she likes to make lists.

SOME WAYS T O L OOK AT PE OPL E AND T HE I R PE RSPE CT I VE S

E XAMPL E PE RSON

T rue Co lo r - Gre e n Cha ng e Style I ndic a to r

• Pra g ma tist – pre fe r to e xplo re the c urre nt situa tio n in a n o b je c tive ma nne r

T ho ma s-K ilma nn Co nflic t Mo de I nstrume nt

• Co mpe ting 79% , Avo iding 65%, Co mpro mising 58%, Co lla b o ra ting 26%,

Ac c o mmo da ting 16%

PXT – Pro file XT

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nte re sts – Pe o ple Se rvic e , F ina nc ia l / Administra tive , Me c ha nic a l

Mo tiva tio n b e yo nd pa y

• Pro g re ss – e xpe rie nc ing a c tua l mo ve me nt to wa rd a g o a l o r o b je c tive

Ge ne ra tio n X – b o rn 1974

UNDE RST ANDI NG GE NE RAT I ONAL PE RSPE CT I VE S

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1. F ro m his sto ry, wha t sta nds o ut? 2. Ho w a re thing s c ha ng ing o r sta ying the sa me o ve r time ? 3. Ca m is fro m Mo b ile , Ala b a ma . Do yo u think whe re yo u a re fro m ha s a n I nflue nc e o n yo ur pe rspe c tive ?

T hink a b o ut ho w yo ur g e ne ra tio n impa c ts yo ur vie wpo int a nd o utlo o k.

GE NE RAT I ONAL I MPACT S

L E VE RAGI NG PE RSPE CT I VE S

F I NAL T HOUGHT S

1. Unde rsta nding pe rspe c tive s c a n he lp us re la te to o ne a no the r. 2. Pe rspe c tive s a re no t a b o ut judg ing . 3. Re la ting a nd wo rking to g e the r c a n le a d us to b e tte r mo re ro b ust so lutio ns to b usine ss a nd c o mmunity pro b le ms. 4. We c a nno t a lwa ys c o me to a c o mmo n g ro und o n pe rspe c tive , tha t is no t impo rta nt. Wha t is impo rta nt is the we a t le a st re c o g nize o the r pe rspe c tive s.

Alone we c an do so little ; toge the r we c an do so muc h. He le n Ke lle r