The Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) helps people understand themselves by helping them understand the motives that drive their behaviors in two different conditions — when things are going well and when they face conflict. By increasing self-awareness and interpersonal awareness, it increases personal effectiveness and interpersonal effectiveness.
It measures motives. The science behind the art creates an accurate picture of what’s important to us – going beyond behaviors to reveal our individual motivations. And very few people disagree with their assessment results, which means they buy into the picture of who they are and what drives them so they can begin to work within that reality.
It’s bi-conditional. The SDI measures the motives behind the behaviors when conditions are going well and when conditions involve the different stages of conflict. By helping people understand what matters to people and why, and by providing a safe, common language for discussing tough issues, the SDI provides a non-threatening way to deal with conflict.
It strengthens a weakness. The SDI provides insight into the unique way we value different strengths and interpret the actions of others. This helps us recognize those times when we need to use different behaviors based on the conditions, our motives, and the motives that are driving others.
It’s a system of its own. The insights that come from the SDI are crucial to improving any situation where people interact. And the SDI seamlessly integrates relationship and conflict management skills into nearly any training and development program – team building, leadership development, emotional intelligence, you name it. In other words, it’s designed for human systems and organizational systems.
It’s memorable. The simple triangle graphic and the use of primary colors make this a highly visual, easy to understand tool. And by using experiential teaching methods, anyone can quickly internalize the learning. And because it creates a common language for understanding and discussing motives and relationships, the training is highly sustainable.
It depersonalizes conflict. Opposition is healthy, but conflict is unproductive. By helping people understand what matters to others and why, and by providing a safe, common language for discussing tough issues, the SDI provides a non-threatening way to deal with conflict. It honors differences. The SDI provides insight into the unique way we value different strengths and interpret the actions of others.