The SDI when used with intact or newly formed teams gives the teams a picture of how everyone on the team is motivated - both when things are going well and during conflict. Teams use this information to allocate tasks, identify and resolve conflict, improve communication, and work more productively together. Teams often report a greater sense of understanding, acceptance, and appreciation of each other. Teams also begin to see conflict as a potentially positive thing. They recognize that conflict can actually spur a needed change, mobilize energy, strengthen bonds within the team, or even be the catalyst to end a non-productive relationship. Relationship Awareness tools integrate well with other team-building models.       More information...

Every organization has projects - and every project involves the work of more than one person. The SDI and other Relationship Building tools support Project Management training by creating a common language for relationships within the project team. Whether you choose to integrate these tools into your existing Project Management training or use our "Project Management - A Team Approach" participant workbook and facilitation guide, you will experience improved communication and an increased ability to recognize and manage conflict productively.  More information...

Leaders inspire and lead other people. To do this, they must build and maintain effective relationships. Personal Strengths Publishing's tools are integrated in leadership programs around the world. When leaders understand what motivates them and what motivates the people they lead, they can use this knowledge to construct more effective strategies and align individuals to the organization's mission, vision, and values at a more personal level. Leaders are often most visible during times of conflict - and the SDI helps leaders to make sense of the conflict and help people within the organization resolve it so they can return to accomplishing the mission. Many leadership programs also focus on the perceptions of the leader by gathering 360-Degree Feedback about the leader's style of interactions and/or the relationship expectations that people have of the leader.     More information...

Conflict results when people perceive a threat to their self-worth. Behavior in conflict can best be understood and managed when the purpose behind it is clear. The SDI provides insight to the motives behind behavior in conflict. Building the SDI into conflict management training helps people to recognize conflict sooner and resolve it with more acceptable outcomes - while preserving the self-worth of the people involved. People who have had training with the SDI continue to use the language of the SDI to resolve their conflicts because it is simple, memorable and it accurately describes what is happening in conflict situations.     More information...

Relationship Awareness tools are powerful instruments for creating lasting changes that benefit society. Social welfare applications of Relationship Awareness tools include school violence prevention, welfare-to-work, and job training.
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