I love the StrengthsFinder Assessment. I appreciate that it focuses on improving what you're good at rather than dwelling on your weaknesses. In my first few years being discipled for ministry, the focus was always on what I was bad at. I had much insecurity as a result. Taking the StrengthsFinder was a huge encouragement for me when I really needed it.
DISC gets some heavy use places. It's a personality test, so it shifts. It feels like essentially a test to see which of the four humors/temperaments you are (Choleric, Sanguine, Phlegmatic, Melancholic). Or if you're a Gary Smalley fan, Lion, Golden Retriever, Beaver, Otter. It has its value, but I don't use it in coaching.
I like the CliftonStrengths, and use it consistently, for exactly the reasons you outline. It's best to focus on what gifts God gave a person rather than trying to get people to improve on things they weren't designed to do. The Church doesn't need hands to try to be better eyes.
I love the StrengthsFinder Assessment. I appreciate that it focuses on improving what you're good at rather than dwelling on your weaknesses. In my first few years being discipled for ministry, the focus was always on what I was bad at. I had much insecurity as a result. Taking the StrengthsFinder was a huge encouragement for me when I really needed it.
What are your thoughts on the DISC assessment?
DISC gets some heavy use places. It's a personality test, so it shifts. It feels like essentially a test to see which of the four humors/temperaments you are (Choleric, Sanguine, Phlegmatic, Melancholic). Or if you're a Gary Smalley fan, Lion, Golden Retriever, Beaver, Otter. It has its value, but I don't use it in coaching.
I like the CliftonStrengths, and use it consistently, for exactly the reasons you outline. It's best to focus on what gifts God gave a person rather than trying to get people to improve on things they weren't designed to do. The Church doesn't need hands to try to be better eyes.