How you lead is closely tied to your behavioral style(s). Successful leadership comes in all styles; each has strengths and each has areas of development. There is no one best style for a leader; every one of us can further develop our skills as a leader.
One of the strengths of the DISC model is it provides you with the ability to identify the DISC styles of others. If you are able to recognize others as a D I S, or C style, then you now have more information in which to better interact with them.
Anyone remember the movie, 'Trains, Planes and Automobiles' with John Candy and Steve Martin? I can thank Mother Nature for my personal trip down memory lane! While I'm finishing up a great day-long Extended DISC Certification training, I get a text that my connecting flight home has been canceled in anticipation of inclement weather. I groaned out loud and updated my group.
DISC assessments can provide abundant insight into the ways employees behave and interact and what you can expect from your team. While these assessments provide useful information and can help you create a productive, harmonious and comfortable culture, they can also lead to misconceptions and even stereotyping for each DISC profile. Are all S-Style individuals happy but laid-back pushovers? Is
At Extended DISC we often are asked about how to identify and explain profiles. Specifically, a person's hardwired behavioral style, their perceived need to adjust behavior; and also, what happens when DISC profiles are invalid and cannot be generated?
