This
issue we also feature Penny
Rempfer, who works in Software Process Improvement,
Financial Services Information Technology at Boeing.
Penny, having completed the 5 day DS workshop,
what are the different ways you plan to use DS?
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I am assisting with teaching DS with WorkFirst participants
in the Employment Security Program. I also hope to continue
to teach DS for dislocated Boeing workers at the WorkSource
Aerospace Center in Everett with Noreen Brownlie. I am also
interested in bringing DS into the Shared Services Group
at the Boeing Company to assist Individuals and Teams in
learning their Dependable Strengths and using the Partnership
of Excellence for team building.
I am currently writing my doctoral dissertation on the experiences
of participants of the Dependable Strengths Articulation
Process. I want to learn of the experiences of people who
participate in this process and whether there is a relationship
between experiencing this process and improved self concept
and self esteem. I hope to be able to provide more research
data to the Center for Dependable Strengths.
Who would your customers be and what would the value(s) of
DS be for your customers?
When I am assisting Noreen Brownlie, at
WorkSource Aerospace, my customers are dislocated Boeing
employees.
I saw a change
in the participants’ attitude as we went through the
DSAP workshop, and a new outlook for them to continue their
job search in a new way.
When working with WorkFirst participants, I saw that they
learn so much about themselves and how much they have to
offer employers and society. In this workshop, we are able
to change the focus from barriers to strengths. We help them
look at things from a positive perspective. I have seen several
participants get jobs after taking the DSAP workshop.
During the 5-day DS workshop, when did you feel most intellectually
and emotionally challenged?
When it came time to write my report, I found that I wanted
to write my job magnet report like a resume instead of a
report. I found that the structure of a resume is still strong
in my head. I wanted to develop my report in a way that describes
me from my good experiences that I enjoy doing and not from
work experiences that I am skilled at. It truly is a work
in progress!
Which aspects of DS resonated with you the most and why?
I really liked taking the time to
remember and reflect on my good experiences with the pre-work
and write them down.
I had to take time from what I usually do, and reflect on
my life. This is something I don’t do every day!
Sharing my personal experiences in
a group and hearing their feedback was amazing. I hadn’t
realized that when we truly listen to each other we can
learn so much about each
other, quickly! I felt safe and able to feel open enough
to share with others. When I charted my good experiences,
I was able to see patterns in my life that were present
even
as a child.
Is there anything else that you would like to share about
what DS means to you, and may mean to a potential customer?
The Dependable Strengths Process focuses on simple concepts
of good experiences. However simple, this is the basis for
a happy life for me. When I focus on good things in my life,
I create more good things with my thoughts, words, and actions.
When we think positive, positive things happen! This process
and the results from this process can help everyone know
themselves better and they can speak their strengths in a
truthful way that allows for us to learn of each other's
unique gifts and talents and strengths. This is the essence
of honoring the diversity in every one of us.
(For more information on attending a 5-day DS workshop, click
here) On a parting note…. Penny facilitated, together with
Noreen
Brownlie, a DS workshop with former dislocated Boeing
workers. To read more about this, click
here.
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