How would you like to be able to improve the efficiency of every one of your employees and work teams through a better knowledge of each person’s potential? Hmm, sounds good, you say, but is it really possible?
You would be astonished to discover how well the Arc-en-Ciel (rainbow) method meets a major need—knowing yourself, while becoming more adaptable in your relations with others and in various situations.
The Arc-en-Ciel method has been around for more than 30 years. It synthesizes the work of Carl G. Jung on psychological types, William Marston’s DISC theory of behaviour and the work of Eduard Spranger on motivation. It sheds light on the preferences and behaviours that motivate people, while promoting the development of optimal efficiency in various periods of change.
The Arc-en-Ciel behaviour profile is useful for the following:
– Boosting individual motivation via better knowledge of oneself and others
– Improving interpersonal communication
– Supporting personal and professional development
The basic principles of the method are based on the colours red, yellow, green and blue. Knowing a person’s colours will answer four fundamental, key questions and let you know how the person:
– Tackles problems and challenges
– Influences and interacts with others
– Manages and incorporates change
– Reacts to established rules and procedures
In the Arc-en-Ciel wheel, according to this method, a person’s behaviour matches the intensity of each of his or her colours, so we will discuss dominants, preferences and trends.
The language of colours is a universal language of human behaviour. It is observable, since it mirrors the behavioural style specific to each individual, i.e. personal way of doing things. This language is neutral, and does a good job illustrating the differences in how people approach problems, their relations with others, decision-making and the observance of procedures. While each style is different, each can be effective.
The Arc-en-Ciel method has applications in these areas:
– Improving interpersonal communication
– Coaching professional and personal development
– Developing leadership qualities
– Managing skills and potential
– Improving employee and customer relations
– Enhancing motivation via a better knowledge of oneself and others
– Establishing perfectly complementary teams
The language of colours describes “how we act” and enables us to
– Know our own behavioural style
– Recognize the behavioural style of others
– Adapt our behavioural style so as to better communicate with others and be more effective in light of the situation
– Define skills
You can expect three types of benefits by using the Arc-en-Ciel method:
– Individual : better knowledge of oneself, one’s behaviour and motivations.
– Team : better interpersonal communication, valuing of each person’s contribution, more appropriate distribution of specific roles based on strengths and weaknesses, thereby maximizing the team’s synergy and reaching a better complementarity.
– Corporate : implementation of high-performance teams focused on the company strategy.
I would like to wrap up this article by inviting you to come experience and discover the benefits of the Arc-en-Ciel method via a one-day workshop for your managers or work teams.
Rest assured that you will be pleasantly surprised by the results, that people will very quickly and easily recognize their differences, and will be discussing the method for months to come.
I look forward to our shared journey of discovery.
Denise Gaudet
Professional business coach, certified in the Arc-en-Ciel method
Challenge-Action-Coaching
degau@videotron.ca