Strength Deployment Inventory
Insights to Strengthen Workplace Relationships
Enhance communication, collaboration, and inclusion across all areas of work with the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®) assessment. Grounded in decades of research, this proven tool helps teams and individuals uncover the hidden dynamics that shape relationships—turning insight into stronger performance and measurable results.
WHAT IS STRENGTH DEPLOYMENT INVENTORY?
Redefine Workplace Relationships
The Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®) assessment is a proven personality and team communication training tool that delivers deep insights into motives, behaviors, and relationship dynamics. By using the SDI assessment, individuals and teams gain the ability to understand themselves more clearly, recognize others more accurately, and manage conflict more effectively. These insights drive healthier relationships, stronger collaboration, and improved performance across the workplace.
ENHANCE YOUR SELF-AWARENESS
The Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®) assessment goes beyond a standard personality test by offering four powerful views of an individual. Two views focus on personality—the core motives that drive people when they are at their best, and how those motives shift during moments of conflict (explored through the SDI conflict assessment).
Motivational Value System (MVS) in the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®)
The Motivational Value System (MVS) is a core part of the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®) assessment. It highlights a blend of three primary motives—concern for people, performance, and process—that shape how individuals behave when they are at their best. By making these motives visible, the SDI assessment for individuals and teams provides crucial insights into workplace behaviors, leadership styles, and decision-making processes.
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Conflict Sequence in the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®)
The Conflict Sequence is a vital part of the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®) assessment, showing how motives shift when individuals face conflict. By revealing these changes, the SDI conflict assessment helps both individuals and teams recognize early signs of tension and respond more effectively.
Strengths Portrait in the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®)
The Strengths Portrait, part of the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®) assessment, identifies and ranks the behaviors you rely on most in the workplace. This SDI assessment for individuals highlights how you typically approach tasks, challenges, and team interactions, while also showing where strengths might be underused, overused, or misapplied.
Overdone Strengths Portrait in the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®)
The Overdone Strengths Portrait, a key part of the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI®) assessment, reveals the behaviors you are most likely to overuse or misapply. These overextended strengths can unintentionally trigger conflict, reduce effectiveness, and create barriers to collaboration.
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- Develop a deeper understanding of the core motives that drive behavior.
- Improve communication with colleagues and team members.
- Enhance leadership skills and emotional
intelligence. - Navigate workplace conflicts more effectively.
- Boost overall job satisfaction and performance.
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THE SDI® PLATFORM
The SDI® Platform empowers teams and organizations to maximize the value of individual insights. As employees complete the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI® assessment), the platform allows you to view and compare personality differences and communication preferences, fostering greater understanding, collaboration, and high-performing teamwork.
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Frequently asked questions
SDI helps enhance self-awareness and understanding among team members by revealing what motivates them when things are going well and how those motives may change during conflict, leading to healthier interactions and effective collaboration
The SDI is valuable for individuals, teams, leaders, and organizations aiming to improve communication, resolve conflicts, foster collaboration, or drive personal growth and team performance.
Crucial Learning provides a comprehensive Help Center with categorized FAQs for learners, trainers, and managers. Certified trainers also gain access to a peer community, job aids, and ongoing support after certification.
While both SDI and DISC help individuals understand behavioral choices, SDI focuses more on underlying motives and how they shift in conflict, providing a stable core personality perspective complemented by context-sensitive behavior insights.