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Profile Tip: Use a Time Sheet to Track Your Strengths

November 16, 2015
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Profile Tips help you put your strengths profile to work Brandon shook his head in frustration. This day had turned out completely differently than he had planned. He had been busy nearly every minute – but in ways he had not expected. But thinking he had been unproductive was a mistake. A simple time sheet…

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Profile Tip: How Your People-Oriented Strengths Can Be Productive

November 2, 2015
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Profile Tips help you put your strengths profile to work It’s easy to name reasons you and your team members are not productive at work: endless meetings. Email overflow. Tardiness. how to change mobile number in yahoo mail without loginNo deadlines or clearly-established goals. Distracting work environment. How about this one? “My strength in building…

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Profile Tip: Don’t Let Strength Tags Throw You

October 26, 2015
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Profile Tips help you put your strengths profile to work Matt studied his profile report. He was impressed at its accuracy, but one thing confused him. Was he truly Aggressive when it came to solving problems? Matt saw himself as enthusiastic and friendly – the kind of person that was good at solving problems that…

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Guest Post: 4 Questions to Ask About Your Church Communications

October 20, 2015
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As we at Ministry Insights work to equip Christ-followers and ministries to build stronger relationships, we regularly emphasize healthy communications based on strengths. This excellent article points out four elements to consider in healthy communications in our churches. It’s Not What I’m Saying – It’s What You’re Hearing By THE UNSTUCK GROUP Thursday, October 15, 2015 A few months ago,…

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Churches: Profiles Are a Catalyst for Healing in a Local Church

October 19, 2015
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“It was a horrible time,” says Tobi S.,* a staff member at Northeast Community Church* in a northeastern state. The lead pastor had been let go for a moral failure. People were heartsick and began to doubt their faith. Each week, more members left the church and giving was down. The staff was wounded by…

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Insight: Flip the Switch. Use Your Adapted Strengths to Resolve Conflict

August 3, 2015
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Insights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. No matter what your natural strengths, they remain stable over time. Yet your environment changes regularly. Periodically you must adapt to your environment. In doing so, you exercise your “adapted strengths.” In a conflict, God may call you to flip the switch from…

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Insight: Must Two Similar Personalities Always Lead to Conflict?

July 21, 2015
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Build Ministry by Using Similar Strengths Insights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. “We’re too much alike to work together.” You’ve heard it before at work or at home. But is it true? God used two assertive individuals – gifted with a similar strength – to plant a church at…

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Diffuse Jealousy by Blending Your Strengths With Others

July 12, 2015
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Conflict is not the problem in relationships. It’s what you do with the conflict that means the difference dying and thriving. Take a look at King Saul. Here’s a man who was anointed as the first king of God’s chosen people.  He was popular and had considerable military skills. But Saul was eaten up with…

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