A proven, memorable method for developing productive internal and external relationships, improving team effectiveness and reducing the hidden costs of conflict.
Differing work styles and conflict can lead to reduced efficiency, ineffective teamwork, increased employee absence, the loss of good people and customers. The Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®) was developed with the understanding that the quality of an organisation is impacted by the effectiveness of its relationships. People can work together more effectively when they better understand themselves and co-workers and feel more in control of their own behaviour choices — when things are going well and during conflict.
Real Results for the Real World
Unlike many other personality assessments, the SDI goes beyond behaviour to identify the motivation behind behaviour — answering “why” individuals act the way they do. Plus, by measuring motivation and conflict, the SDI is actually two assessments in one. As an invaluable self-discovery tool, participants gain insight into—and control over—the strengths they already have.
The SDI is the only tool that displays results as a group. The graphical score charting method allows teams to see everyone’s results on a common scoring triangle. In vivid color, individuals learn how differences in relating styles represent the individual strengths and diversity of their team. It also highlights how these differences might lead to conflict and misunderstanding.
Exclusive graphical scoring for individuals and groups allows participants to see their own results as well the dynamics of their entire team in a highly memorable format
Discover How the Strength Deployment Inventory Works
Easy to Use Practical and Highly Accurate Visual and Memorable
The SDI is easy to complete and remember because it uses three colours, Blue, Red and Green and their blend represents seven Motivational Value Systems. The seven Motivational Value Systems (which expand into over a million individual positions) are colour coded for ease of use and are memorable well after the SDI has been administered or when training ends.
The clear simple language and highly visual nature of the scores, when chartered on the coloured triangle, as well as the ability to chart mulitiple team scores, makes this a powerful tool for individual coaching and group training.
How SDI Coaching, Training and Team Development Works
SDI training and coaching seeks not to change you as a person but to give you a better understanding of the range of behaviours you could choose and of the likely impact of these on others, so you become more productive with more people in more situations
The Strength Deployment Inventory is self administered, self scoring and includes thorough descriptions of the resulting scores. When completing an SDI the person responds to statements that look at the following two situations:
When things are going well (in life not just at work) When things are not going well (in life not just at work)
No Right or Wrong Answers
There are no right or wrong answers or ideal scores. Each persons score will position them in two areas on a unique coloured triangle which is then explained in terms of their Motivational Values (those core values that the person uses as perceptual filter to judge themselves and others by, and to build their self worth)
Why is Motivation so Important?
Your behaviour will often be variable, depending on the circumstances and what you are seeking to achieve. It's this variability that gives us the opportunity to learn and develop more effective choices of behaviour for the future as well as changing unproductive behaviours. However, your underlying motivation remains constant and is therefore a more reliable reference to work with when seeking to understand intentions.
Accepting and Non Threatening
People who have experienced the benefits of the SDI, report one of its main strengths is its ability to create a non-threatening environment where people and teams can discuss differences in personality and approaches. By doing this they find ways to work more productively with each other, dramatically improving team effectiveness and significantly reducing interpersonal conflicts.
Strength Deployment PLUS 360-Degree Learning Learning is extended when the SDI is supplemented with other relationship building assessments
The SDI Feedback Edition
The Feedback Edition of the Strength Deployment Inventory can be used for one-on-one and 360-degree applications to stimulate changes in perception and/or behaviour.
The SDI Expectations Edition
The Expectations Edition of the Strength Deployment Inventory is used to clarify expectations in personal and professional situations. Comparing the results from this tool with a person’s SDI results suggests ways to either borrow strengths or change expectations to increase effectiveness and the level of satisfaction in a situation or relationship
SDI Applications to Improve Performance and Results
The Strength Deployment Inventories are practical learning tools that work. They help people and teams manage interactions and control the outcomes of their relationships with others. Applications include:
Team Development
Ideal for any established or new team situation: Work teams, project teams, management teams, virtual teams etc.
Newly formed teams
Inducting new team members
Team building
Resolving team conflict
Addressing team performance
Building internal team communication across departments
Project team kick offs
Stakeholder relationship building
Managing communication during contract negotiations
Addressing supplier disputes
Conflict Management
Ideal for situations where interpersonal conflict needs to be addressed.
Conflict coaching
One on one conflict conversations
Conflict management skills training
Team conflict intervention
Preparing for difficult conversations
Stakeholder, customer conflict resolution
Leadership Development
Develops valuable self-awareness for those who lead others providing insight to strengths and overdone strenths.
The personal SDI profile combined with the Feedback and Expectations editions provide a powerful framework for leadership development and coaching programmes.
Recognise the personal impact of leadership style
Improve communication and interpersonal effectiveness
Gain insight into leading, motivating and developing team members
Improve change leadership skills
Integrates with Emotional Intelligence (EI)
Change Management
A powerful tool to support those implementing change and groups affected by change.
Supporting change management strategies
Linking organisational values with personal values
Identifying and understanding needs and tailoring communication to client’s style
Working with difficult customers to resolve complaints and disputes
Excellerate SDI Training, Team Development and Coaching
Would you like to discuss how the Strength Deployment Inventory and an accredited facilitator could be used as an integral part of your employee and team development, then please contact us in confidence.
Excellerate Your Employees Performance and Improve Business Results Contact Excellerate for an obligation free consultation to determine how we can assist you with your training and development needs. Call 0800 EXCELNZ (NZ only)
