After taking a DISC assessment, people frequently wonder if their style can change over time. The question shows up in two common ways: I think I was more reserved (or outgoing) when I was a kid, and now I'm not. Could my adult style be different from my style when I was a kid? I took the assessment a few years ago, and I was more ____ style than I am now. Could my style … Continue Reading
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Why you should never try to beat or fool the DISC Assessment
One question I often get when I'm discussing use of the DISC assessment and profile report is this: "Can you fool (or beat) the DISC assessment?" The short answer to that question is: Yes, you can "beat" the DISC assessment. The question I would ask in response is: While you can do that, why would you? The best use of the DISC model is to develop better … Continue Reading
DISC Model
The DISC Test is an Assessment, It’s not a Test
When I hear people talk about the DISC Assessment, I often hear them say things like: "Hey, how'd you come out on that test?" I really don't like that type of reference to the DISC model. While I understand the … Continue Reading
Use the Right Style at the Right Time
Every stage of team development has different characteristics. These different characteristics mean that every stage calls for leaders to behave in different ways to support team growth. In From Bud to Boss, … Continue Reading
Communication Skills
Data Tells and Stories Sell
Early in my career, I worked in the plastics industry as a process and product development engineer. At the time, I had a degree in chemical engineering, and I had just completed service as a nuclear … Continue Reading
Three Ways to Deal with an Angry Person
How do you like dealing with an angry person? If you're like most of the people I know, you hate it. And, you occasionally have to do it. While some people seem to have a knack for helping others "back … Continue Reading
Leadership Skills
Emotions are the Greatest Barrier to Change
I often say that facts dictate the need for change and emotions create the barrier to it. The issue of understanding and addressing the emotional factors that slow change efforts – both organizational and … Continue Reading
You Have to Have a Goal to Achieve a Goal
One January day about thirteen years ago, I stepped on the scales in my bathroom, and I did not like the feedback I received. I was at the highest weight I had ever been in my life. My clothes were starting to … Continue Reading
Conflict Resolution
Three Communication Strategies Guaranteed to Irritate Others
In workshops and coaching conversations, I receive many questions about the right way to communicate an idea. Sadly, I cannot define the absolutely, most correct, “right” way to communicate an idea – particularly if … Continue Reading
What a Diverted United Airlines Flight Can Teach You about Conflict Resolution
Shock and dismay are the best words I can use to describe my initial response to the news that a United Airlines flight from Newark to Denver had been diverted to Chicago due to a dispute between passengers over leg … Continue Reading
