Different doesn’t have to mean difficult.

The ColorWorks Group helps people and teams boost their relational intelligence. 

The trickiest part of teamwork should not be teammates. 

Too many teams are caught up in conflict, wasting time and energy on interpersonal problems.

When teams don't understand how each person is wired, differences become a source of tension. Someone moves too fast. Someone overthinks. Someone goes quiet under pressure. Someone takes over the room. Nobody's wrong...they're just wired differently. And without a shared language for those differences, friction is inevitable.

It makes leading hard and winning almost impossible. managing hard and succeeding almost impossible. collaborating hard and hitting goals almost impossible. executing hard and advancing almost impossible. selling hard and closing almost impossible. focusing hard and producing almost impossible.

The good news? Awareness changes everything.

When teams understand how they're wired — individually and collectively — those same differences stop being a source of frustration and start becoming a competitive advantage.

As the saying goes, variety is the spice of life. 

But it can cause a whole lot of tension, too.  

Teammates with different traits can be tricky at best, a disaster at worst. 

Our differences don’t have to lead to dysfunction. Appreciating each others’ natural wiring strengthens relationships in families, friendships, and workplaces. 

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What our clients are saying:

  • "I certainly learned a lot more about my colleagues. I was also impressed at how well you were able to facilitate over Zoom & get everyone to open up."

    —Hewlett Packard

  • "Learning how I’m wired will change the way I react to and communicate with everyone I work with."

    —Smurfit Westrock

  • "I have been teaching for 8 years and this is by far the most valuable personal development I've been involved in. "

    —St. Mark Lutheran School

  • "To watch branch teams recognize just who their partner is, how they are wired, and then come up with ideas on how to better work with each other—I thoroughly believed in the process but even I was blown away! "

    —Edward Jones

  • "Conversation on tough topics is much easier after this training because I try to focus more on presenting the way others want to hear it. "

    —Georgia Realtors

  • "The bonding across departments was so needed and important. The temperament exercises will be so impactful for all of us as we continue to grow together. Thank you!"

    —Innovative IDM

  • "This was a great team bonding experience and helped us all understand each other a lot more. Even for those who have been working with each other for several years, it was an eye-opening experience that I believe led to greater trust and appreciation for one another. "

    —The Salvation Army