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Training at OKA 

Strength Deployment Inventory® (SDI®) Training

This page lists two available trainings from Personal Strengths Publishing: the SDI Level 1 Certification Course required to administer SDI products, and the SDI Level 2 Certification Course for those wishing to take the next step.

SDI LogoAbout the SDI: The SDI® (Strength Deployment Inventory®) is a memorable way to enhance peoples’ ability to communicate more effectively and handle conflict more productively. It looks beyond behavior to describe the motives and values behind behavior — encouraging a level of understanding and respect for people of all personality types. In addition, the SDI offers an innovative approach to looking at interpersonal conflict and ways to turn it into a positive force for change.

  • SDI Fact Sheet:  This one page fact sheet gives an overview of the SDI for potential clients. It explains the structure of the tool, and provides examples of how it can be applied with individuals and teams.
         
  • Link to SDI Workshop Output: See group results from SDI exercises that OKA facilitated with client groups using the SDI. These clients selected the SDI because of its value in exploring different leadership styles. Contact OKA Consulting to bring an SDI workshop to your team and leaders! 

SDI Level 1 Certification Course:
Improve Relationships and Manage Conflict

About the Level 1 Certification Course: This course qualifies attendees to administer and give feedback on the SDI in an individual and team setting. Learn the key principles of Relationship Awareness Theory, the basis on which the SDI was developed. With this instrument, attendees will be able to seamlessly integrate relationship and conflict management skills into a variety of applications such as leadership development, team building, influence and communication.

Course Objectives:

  • Identify the motivations behind the behaviors of yourself and others
  • Train others in conflict management approaches that can reduce the organizational cost of conflict.
  • Fully explain the four premises of Relationship Awareness Theory
  • Train others to give positive, meaningful feedback based on personal strengths.
  • Apply at least 10 participatory exercises from the Strength Deployment Inventory Facilitation Guide and other materials provided in the course.

Course Content:

  • Administration and facilitation of the SDI
  • Learn how to choose behavior and communication that achieves your intended result and encourages positive relationships with others
  • Learn to identify the behaviors in others that might reveal they are in conflict
  • Learn to confront conflict with others in a way that achieves results satisfactory to all
  • Learn and experience kinesthetic exercises that aid in the understanding of concepts
  • Learn SDI facilitation techniques in group and individual settings
  • Discover simple methods of charting individual and group SDI results on the triangle
  • Use SDI results with a group to explain changes in motivation during conflict
  • Connect SDI learning outcomes to relevant topics in your areas of interest
  • Practice facilitating SDI concepts and receive peer group feedback
  • Gain confidence in guiding individuals to an understanding of their own SDI result

This two day class is offered by Personal Strengths Publishing (PSP) and is conducted at OKA’s training center in Fairfax, Virginia. Participants must complete the SDI instrument online as pre-work. Level 1 Certification is subject to successfully passing a post-workshop test. Registration is through PSP – look for the qualification classes presented by OKA in Fairfax.  Register at PSP (Leave OKA Site)

SDI Level 2 Certification Course:

About the Level 2 Certification Course: This two-day certification course is designed for those who want to move to the next level of Relationship Awareness. Building upon the foundation of Level 1 Certification, this course explores the SDI’s application in conflict management, performance coaching, comparative models, and relationship-based 360-Degree feedback. You will also experience the Feedback Edition® and the Expectations Edition® which add an interpersonal dimension to the SDI’s self-assessment. With our complete suite of inventories, participants raise their awareness of:

1) how they see themselves,
2) how others see them, and
3) what is expected of them.

Comparing the results of these inventories with results from the SDI can reveal opportunities to be more effective and have a higher level of satisfaction in a situation or relationship.  Take the next step in your SDI training while networking with fellow experienced SDI facilitators. (PREREQUISITE: The SDI Level 2 Certification Course is open only to those who are already SDI Level 1 Certified. We also recommend facilitating the SDI at least 5 times.)

  • Location: OKA in Fairfax, VA
  • Time: 8:30 – 5:00 each day
  • Trainer: Tim Scudder
  • Contact Personal Strengths USA for dates, pricing, and to register: 800.624.7347
  • Lunch will be provided each day.