Reflection ~ findings and evaluation comments from the UC Davis workshop "Conflict Resolution" for Sonoma County Human Service professionals held in Santa Rosa, CA. Full Day Workshop
Instructor: Joe Tassinari
Reflection is offered to give power to voice,to promote understanding among team members and bring light to the findings from the workshop.
Reflection: Sonoma County Human Services February 18, 2015
– 9 Participants
Workshop: Conflict Resolution
Instructor: Joe Tassinari
Reflection is offered to give power to voice, to promote understanding among team members and bring light to the findings from the workshop.
Tuesday 6/16/15 – 11 Participants
Thursday 6/11/15 – 20 Participants
Friday 5/22/15 – 9 Participants
Thursday 3/12/15 – 30 Participants
Tuesday 2/17/15 – 22 Participants
Monday 2/9/15 – 23 Participants
Continue reading Reflection – Stanislaus County CSA ~ Defusing Difficult Situations
Reflection of findings and evaluation comments from the UC Davis workshop "Understanding Team Unity" for Stanislaus County CSA workers held in Modesto, CA.
Wednesday 3/11/15 – 15 participants
Wednesday 2/11/15 – 11 participants
Monday 1/26/15 – 4 participants
Friday 6/27/14 – 13 participants
Thursday 6/26/14 – 27 participants
UC Davis Instructor: Joe Tassinari
A Gift Bestowed
10/30/14
by Joe Tassinari
The 2014 World Series is in the books – the San Francisco Giants rode the arm of pitching ace Madison Bumgarner to defeat the Kansas City Royals with the score of 3-2 in a thrilling game 7 finale.
This series was filled with many accomplishments. World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner pitched 21 innings giving up only 1 run for a 0.43 ERA while the rest of the Giants starting pitchers threw only 16.1 innings combined. Hunter Pence hit for a .444 average the third highest in World Series history. The Giants won a game 7 on the road a first since the 1979 “We Are Family” Pittsburg Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles. This series marked the 1st time a #5 seed (Giants) won the championship.
With all the accolades and records set, one of the greatest achievements of this contest was how the Kansas City fans treated the San Francisco fans who traveled to Kauffman Stadium to watch the series.
Reflection – Del Norte County HHS Workshop 10/17/14
Reflection of findings and evaluation results from Del Norte County HHS Professionals from the UC Davis workshop: Defusing Difficult Situations Through Peaceful Resolution held in beautiful Crescent City, CA.
UC Davis Instructor – Joe Tassinari
Reflection is used to give "power to voice" and to promote understanding among team members.
Findings
Morning Training – 26 Participants
Afternoon Training – 23 Participants
During each session the question was asked: What is working well at Del Norte County Health and Human Services? Each table group gave a response.
After the responses were charted the group was asked to mention some of the people who are responsible for what is working well within the department.
Reflection – Sutter County Trainings 9/18/14
Reflection of findings and evaluation comments from the UC Davis workshops "Stress Management Through Self Care" for Sutter County H.S.D. professionals held in Yuba City, CA.
UC Davis Instructor – Joe Tassinari
[9/18/14 AM – 32 participants]
[9/18/14 PM – 32 participants]
Morning Session Findings
Participants: Kim, Yvonne, Sonja, Angela, Rebecca, Mary ,Chera, Michelle, Danielle, Amber, Brook, Nikki, Angela, Yadira, Jillian, Verena, Sara, Tony, Kathy, Brenda, Erika, Jeannette, Jennifer, Julie, Carrie, Amy, Candice, Mehgan, Cynthia, Amber, Amy, David
What does it mean to be in service to others?
Reflection of findings and evaluation comments from the UC Davis workshop "Focusing On The Customer ~ Being In Service To Others" for Stanislaus County CSA workers held in Modesto, CA.
Monday June 30, 2014 – 8 participants
UC Davis Instructor – Joe Tassinari
Findings
What would make an awesome day at work?
Continue reading Reflection: Stanislaus County 6/30/14 Training
Reflection of findings and evaluation comments from "Customer Service – Being In Service To Others" workshop for Sierra County HHS (and guests) held in the lovely town of Loyalton, CA. 
June 25, 2014 – 29 participants
Joe Tassinari, UC Davis Instructor
Reflection is used to give power to voice and promote understanding among team members.
Findings
What Would Make An Awesome Day At Work?
Reflection and Evaluation comments from "How To Work As A Team" training with Plumas County Social Services in beautiful Quincy, CA.
June 10, 2014
Joe Tassinari, UC Davis Instructor
Reflection is utilized to promote communication and understanding among team members.
Reflection
What makes a good team member as stated by Social Services personnel Plumas County:
Continue reading Reflection – Plumas County Social Services, How To Work As A Team
by Joe Tassinari
This is a story to publicly congratulate my son Dominic on completing his 3rd and final college calculus course, CALC 3 at Folsom Lake College, and to give encouragement through example to future calculus students.
The reason this is noteworthy is because Dominic's perseverance and learning capacity had to grow with each level of this daunting math episode. Many students drop out of majors that they are interested in (Physics, Engineering, Pre-Med, etc.) because of the interminable roadblock – Calculus. This is one person who saw it through amongst several F grades and much turmoil!
After spending hours toiling through Calculus 1 and giving his all Dominic received a D grade. This almost caused him to quit his course of study and switch to a less math-centric major. Dominic had tried his very best yet failed in his pursuit; he was startled, confused and ready to quit. After all, his true love was not physics or engineering but music.
Dominic studying during his 2nd attempt at Calculus 1, spring 2012
As his father I did my best to encourage him by highlighting the lifelong benefits of pursuing something hard now for an easier and prosperous life in the future. A family friend, Burl Don, shared how he had struggled through calculus and eventually graduated Med-school to become a successful MD.
But it was his Calc 1 instructor, Mr. Eitel the instructor he had earned the D grade from, whose words truly hit home. Mr. Eitel was relating a story during class about his two sons, both college graduates who majored in Business.
by Joe Tassinari, Workplace Enrichment Developer, UC Davis Instructor, posted at The Holland Group
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.” 
―Gilbert K. Chesterton
One way to generate a high functioning workplace is to express gratitude. When you say something kind, nice or positive about a coworker you are helping their value shine forth through your acknowledgement of that trait.
Del Norte County Health and Human Services
UC Davis Instructor – Joe Tassinari 
Below are the findings from the UC Davis workshops "How To Work As A Team" conducted in the beautiful beach town of Crescent City, CA with Del Norte County Health & Human Service personnel.
The findings detailed below were gathered during the workshops from the participants; they include shared wisdom and evaluation comments. Findings are echoed here as evidence of team voice, collaboration and reflection.