Most successful employers are in the gift discernment business.
We use this language of discerning gifts rather readily when referring to various kinds of church-related vocations. But, I am increasingly convinced that it applies equally to most every other organization or business. Indeed, when employers and employees alike recognize the legitimacy of this concept in their particular situation, the maximization of gifts and minimization of grief can result. Performance reviews typically tell the story in such a situation rather readily. But where imagination, creativity and initiative is required, the issue is more than adequately performing assigned tasks.