Work Well With All Types Of People

Melissa Kruger and Courtney Doctor talk with their colleague Ann Westrate about how understanding each others’ gifts has enhanced their work as a team. They discuss how much the Working Genius assessment helped them understand why what might be easy for one of them is hard for someone else. Understanding what different gifts are represented in a team can enhance morale and strengthen relationships. We all have gifts, but none of us has all the gifts.

Recommended Resources:

• Growing Together by Melissa Kruger
• Working Genius assessment
• Ann’s Recipe for Steak Soup

Related Content:

• Let’s Talk: Spiritual Gifts
• Flourish in How God Has (and Has Not) Gifted You
• The Spiritual Gift You Don’t Notice Until It’s Gone

Discussion Questions:

1. What gifts or abilities have others recognized or affirmed in you? How has God given you opportunities to use and develop those?

2. While this episode focused on the Working Genius, many assessments are available to help you understand the way you work and interact with others. If you’ve taken any, how have your results been helpful to you?

3. In what ways have you struggled with envy of other people’s giftedness?

4. How do you see your strengths as an essential part of the body’s functioning? Where do you feel called to invest your talents in new ways (or to continue using them)?

5. If you’re a parent, how do you see your giftedness affect the way you serve your family in this season of life?

6. Who in your work, church, or family needs to have their giftedness recognized and affirmed? How is God calling you to encourage that person or those people?