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Tackling the big Cs with the Strength Deployment Inventory: overcoming communication and conflict issues in the workplace

By Jan Brause and Simon Gallon (March 2005 Issue)
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* How often as trainers and consultants do we hear individuals complaining about the lack of effective communication in their business?
* How often do managers bemoan the fact that individuals in their teams are in disagreement and just don’t seem to get on?
* Just imagine the amount of time and money that businesses spend on sorting out communications and interpersonal issues rather than focusing on the important issues of achieving business goals and objectives.

This is where the Strength Deployment Inventory® (SDI®) can help both business and individuals.

There are many self-awareness tools in the marketplace that look at behaviour at one point in time as a predictor of future behaviour. What is different about the SDI is that it looks at what motivates a person and how his/her priorities change in the face of opposition or conflict. The SDI is also extremely practical, versatile and easy to understand. It creates a language that cuts through cultural and hierarchical barriers. ...

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