Most people use their strengths reflexively. That means they use about eight to twelve strengths about 80% of the time, based on what comes automatically and feels most comfortable to them. This way of relating means they only utilize about 30-40% of their relational bandwidth....
The big idea that the SDI unlocks is that the what of a person’s behavior is best understood by knowing the why of a person’s motivations. When we are aware of our own motivations (and the motivations of those around us), our relationships become more...
Would you give your sixteen-year-old the car keys without showing them which pedal was the brake? Yet the majority of us do something just as dangerous every day—engage in high-stakes relationships with almost no formal training in conflict resolution. Were you taught how to handle conflict? With...
How much is subpar teamwork costing your organization? How much lost time, missed opportunities, lack of collaboration, and halfhearted engagement? How much stress, strained relationships, bad decisions, and even staff turnover? What’s tragic is that over 80% of the relational slippage on teams could have been...
We all have preferences for the way things should be done. But there are people in our lives that insist things be done a certain way and are quite adamant about it. They tend to be the kind of people that like schedules, detailed plans,...
You may think it is a stretch to conclude that SDI can help you share your faith with other people, but I have found that to be absolutely true. It makes sense that if I understand what is most important to another person, I will...
Have you ever been in a relationship with someone who says everything is okay but you kind of feel like they are mad at you? You have tried to figure out what is wrong but the more you press, the more confused you get? More...
Why is it that when you see someone acting full of themselves you are repelled but when you see someone acting humble that you find yourself being attracted? That is the question we will explore in this blog post. If being humble is seen as...
Have you ever had someone go silent on you when you are in conflict? You are confused and don’t know what to do? How can you respond so you don’t make it worse? You can make it worse if you do the wrong things. In...
Nobody likes conflict. So why are we so easily drawn into conflict? Part of the answer is that we don’t understand what is going on in the soul of others in our interactions. Another part is that we are not aware of how our own...
