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Exploring Your Work Style:

Using the Compass Tool to Enhance Interpersonal

Relationships

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If you could do

ANYTHING with NO LIMITS

what wouldyou do?

Dream…

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Do you live like you believe

that NOTHING is impossible

with God?

Dream…For NOTHING

will be impossible with

God.LUKE 1:37 ESV

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“This team is a blessing!

We bring out the best in each other!”

Which of theseexperiences have

you had?

T = TogetherE = EveryoneA = AccomplishesM = Much

T E A M

“With team members like

these, who needs enemies?”

T E A M

T = TiringE = EmotionalA = AndM = Messy

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 19 "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish

for people." 20 At once they left their

nets and followed him.

Matthew 4:19-20 (TNIV)

A Famous Biblical Team:Christ & His Disciples

1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to

him and gave them authority to drive out

evil spirits and to heal every disease

and sickness. Matthew 10:1 (TNIV)

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Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she

poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was

filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him,

objected, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the

poor. It was worth a year’s wages.” John 12:3-5

(TNIV)

Wherever two or

three are working

together… …disagreements

and conflict can happen!

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34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love

one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you

are my disciples, if you love one another."

John 13:33-35 (TNIV)

“Bear with one another in love.”

As you work and grow together in love, your team is a positive witness for the

power of Christ!

Working in a team

we learn to live out

Christ’s commands

North:

Action East:

Vision

South: Empat

hy

West:Analys

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Leadership Compass

Understand the need for a variety of

work styles

GOAL

Gain insight into your own work style and how it can click and clash with others

GOAL

Gain a healthy perspective you can apply to work more effectively

GOAL

Meet NORTH

Value words: “Do it now!”; “I’ll do it!”;

“What’s the bottom line?”I consider myself to be assertive, active and decisive

1

I like to determine the course of events and to be in control of relationships

2

I am quick to act and I express a sense of urgency for others to act now

3

I enjoy challenges presented by difficult situations and people4

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NORTH =

ACTION

I am comfortable being in front

May overlook process and rush to decision and action1

May get defensive, argue, and try to “out

expert” others2

May lose patience, push for decisions

and avoid discussions3

May want things their way; a good team

player – as long as they’re the captain

4

May see things in black and white

5

May disregard others’ feelings and come

across as cold6

NORTH to Excess

May have trouble relinquishing control

and find it hard to delegate

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Meet SOUTH

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2

3

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I demonstrate a willingness to trust others’ statements at face value

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SOUTH =

EMPATHY

I am receptive to others’ ideas; a team player;

build on others’ ideas, noncompetitive

I am feeling-based; trust my own emotions and intuition; intuition regarded as “truth”

I use relationships to accomplish tasks;

interaction is primary

I understand how people need to receive

information in order to act on it

Value words: “right” and “fair”

Can lose focus on goals when believes relation- ships, needs of people are being compromised

1

Has trouble saying “no”2

Internalizes difficulty, assumes blame

3

Prone to disappointment when relationship is seen as secondary to task

4

Has difficulty confronting, dealing with anger

5

Can over-compromise to avoid conflict

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SOUTH to Excess

Can become mired in the process at the expense of accomplishing goals

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Meet EAST

Value words: “option, possibility,

imagine”

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2

3

4

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EAST = VISION

I like to experiment and explore

I am a creative thinker; I think

“outside the box”

I see the big picture

I demonstrate insight into mission andpurpose

I make decisions by standing in the future

Can put too much emphasis on vision at the expense of action

1

Can lose focus on tasks2

Poor follow-through; can develop a reputation for lack of dependability and attention to detail

3

May lose track of time4

Tends to be highly enthusiastic early on, then burn out over the long haul

5

Will not work on projects that do not have a comprehensive vision

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EAST to Excess

Easily frustrated and overwhelmed when outcomes are not in line with the vision

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Meet WEST

I use data analysis and logic to make

decisions 1

2

3

4

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WEST = ANALYSIS

Value word: “objective”

I maximize existing resources-I get the mostout of what has been done in the past

I weigh all sides of an issue; I am balanced

I carefully and thoroughly examine

people’s needs in situationsI am introspective and analytical

Can be bogged down by information, analysis and process at expense of moving forward

1

Can become stubborn and entrenched in position

2

Can be indecisive, collect unnecessary data3

May appear cold, withdrawn and distant4

Tendency towards watchfulness, observation

5Can remain get mired in details; “analysis paralysis”6

WEST to Excess

Resists emotional pleas and change

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SHARED REFLECTIONS

Which other style do you find most valuable as a complement to you on a team?

How about when you’ve slid over to the “excess” list?

How has your dominant style helped you contribute to teams?

Which style do you find most difficult to work with? Which particular aspect of it is difficult? How can you see it differently?

+ For personalreflection….

? What have you learned

? What surprised you

? How are you going to use this

information

? What is one way you can you

apply this