“If the whole body were an eye, where would be the sense of hearing?
If the whole body were an ear, where would be the sense of smell?
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But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as He chose.”
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I Cor. 12:17, 18
A team needs a mix of gifts to do their work well, and all these beautifully different people should work together in mutual respect and harmony.
By God's grace, this is achievable.
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I work with teams to help them grow in understanding of each other’s gifts. I help to assess and optimize workflow, so that more gets done, and everyone is happier doing it.
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I help managers and pastors to apply gifts in practical ways as a servant leader.
James Lansberry
Team and Leadership Coach
I'd love to support you as you grow your own talents and use these God given gifts to thrive in your work. Drop me a note or schedule a call, and we will talk about how I can help you.
LiSa
Edinburg, VA
" There have been and continue to be many "aha" moments. Now, as our team works together to problem solve and plan new initiatives we know whose strength to lean on and are very intentional about identifying where we are in the planning process. Thank you, James!"
Pia
Memphis, TN
"Working with James has been a transformative experience for our team. We left feeling profoundly understood- not only by him but by each other- and with a renewed sense of purpose and unity."
Madison
Peoria, IL
"James is wonderful! We were lucky to have him and have grown a lot as a team since our sessions with him."
The tools I use for assessing your unique mix of talents and gifts
I primarily use two assessments as tools to help teams grow better together. One is the Clifton Strengthsfinder, and the other is The Table Group’s 6 Types of Working Genius. These two work beautifully in conjunction to determine everyone’s individual gifts and the type of work that they do best.
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It was around 2002 that I became aware of a new tool launched by Gallup, called the Strengthsfinder. My team had heard about it at a Christian Management Association (now Christian Leadership Association) annual conference and we found it useful. It took almost another 20 years for me to fully understand and embrace how powerful of a tool it is, but even in the early part of my understanding I learned this pivotal lesson: it’s more valuable to work at improving your natural gifts than to spend great effort shoring up weaknesses.
God didn’t make everyone with identical potential: we have different purposes and therefore differing gifts and talents. One thing I love about Strengthsfinder is how the permutations and arrangements of gifts are immense, highlighting both the uniqueness of an individual, and the creative variety of God's image in humankind.
In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, Patrick Lencioni’s Table Group launched a new assessment tool called the Six Types of Working Genius. Again an early adopter, I took the assessment and sent codes to several friends as Christmas gifts. I’ve continued to dive into this one and it’s helped my work, my marriage, and my overall thinking about management structure and job descriptions. As I started to use the Working Genius concepts more and more, I went ahead and got certified as a facilitator with the tool.
While Clifton Strengths measures natural gifts and talents, the Working Genius assessment measures what types of work energize or drain a person, and that’s been revolutionary for me. I now can see why some work is easy to do and I finish full of energy, while other work seems to drain my emotional and spiritual battery faster than a phone that can’t find a cell tower.