MINI COURSE
THE ELEMENTS OF YOURÂ TEAMS
Discover the ancient wisdom and modern insights behind what truly drives your team—through the lens of the Five Elements:
Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Metal.
People + Diverse Styles = Tension... or Teamwork.
Unclear communication and unchecked stress responses can derail even the most talented teams.
But when you understand what drives each person, tension turns into trust.
The Elements of Your Team Mini Course helps you decode behavior and build connection fast.
In The Elements of Your Team mini course, you’ll discover how to:
Understand What Drives Each Team Member
Learn how the Five Elemental Styles shape motivation, communication, and reactions under pressure.
Define the Elements of a Team
Spot the subtle signs of stress and strength in yourself and others—so you can respond with empathy and insight.
Create More Flow, Less Friction
Use a simple, powerful framework to create team harmony, improve collaboration, and support well-being across roles.
Perfect for leaders, coaches, and collaborators who want more alignment and less guessing.
How to Unlock the Hidden Dynamics of Your Team
At Painted Porch, we don’t just teach leadership—we embody it.
This isn’t a passive training. In this mini course, you’ll engage your mind, body, heart, and instincts to uncover what really drives your team.
Overview & Approach
This bite-sized course helps you understand what drives your team—and what holds them back—through the lens of the Five Elements.
In less than an hour, you’ll explore how personality, stress, and communication all interact… and how to harness elemental awareness for better teamwork.
Discover. Decode. Align.
Lesson 1: Getting in Your Element
Lesson 2: Go with the Flow (of water)
Lesson 3: The [Wood] Roots of Progress
Lesson 4: Fire'd Up!
Lesson 5: Getting Grounded (with Earth)
Lesson 6: A Metal's Mettle
Lesson 7: 'Element'-ary Evaluations
Program Details.
Learn.
Explore 7 fast-paced, high-impact lessons designed to help you decode personality styles, reduce friction, and foster stronger team connection—all in under an hour.
Reflect.
Use guided worksheets and reflection prompts to apply what you’ve learned, map team dynamics, and spot strengths and stress triggers with clarity.
Grow.
Walk away with a simple, actionable framework you can use immediately in 1:1s, team meetings, or conflict moments to build more aligned and resilient teams.
Hi! I'm Amy, your Painted Porch Guide!
Amy Yackowski
Founder, Chief Evolution Officer
Welcome to the Porch! You can call me Amy Yack - my friends do. I’ve spent the last 19+ years (some would argue since pre-school) partnering to design programs that connect people and process to a clear purpose, strategic vision, and noble mission. Through challenging business as usual, we can navigate the sea of change and build amazing teams, focused on contribution, service, and connection.
More about Amy
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A Virtuous Cycle
Painted Porch Strategies was created to model the Stoic principles of Reason, Logic, Purpose, and Virtue. We believe that when a company has a resilient, mindful workforce, clear communications, and a noble mission, their people, processes, and strategies can align to do amazing work.
Since we intend to live by the Stoic philosopher, Seneca’s, advice of “works not words”, we believe that in order to do well, we must also do good.
That’s why (5%) of your fee will be donated to a charity of your choice, in your company’s name.
