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Rekha
Recently, I attended a FTL (First Time Leader)
workshop/Training session in my organization. A very Interesting information I
learned from the session was about a personal/profile assessment tool called
DISC.
What is DISC?
DISC is a personal assessment tool used to improve
work productivity, teamwork, and communication. DISC is non-judgmental and
helps people discuss their behavioral differences.
DISC is an acronym for:
Ø Dominance
– relating to control, power and assertiveness
Ø Influence
– relating to social situations and communication
Ø Steadiness
(submission) – relating to patience, persistence, and thoughtfulness
Ø Compliance
(or caution, compliance) – relating to structure and organization
Dominance: People who score high in the intensity
of the "D" styles factor are very active in dealing with problems and
challenges, while low "D" scores are people who want to do more
research before committing to a decision. High "D" people are
described as demanding, forceful, egocentric, strong willed, driving,
determined, ambitious, aggressive, and pioneering. Low D scores describe those
who are conservative, low keyed, cooperative, calculating, undemanding,
cautious, mild, agreeable, modest and peaceful.
Influence: People with high "I" scores
influence others through talking and activity and tend to be emotional. They
are described as convincing, magnetic, political, enthusiastic, persuasive,
warm, demonstrative, trusting, and optimistic. Those with low "I"
scores influence more by data and facts, and not with feelings. They are
described as reflective, factual, calculating, skeptical, logical, suspicious,
matter of fact, pessimistic, and critical.
Steadiness: People with high "S" styles
scores want a steady pace, security, and do not like sudden change. High
"S" individuals are calm, relaxed, patient, possessive, predictable,
deliberate, stable, consistent, and tend to be unemotional and poker faced. Low
"S" intensity scores are those who like change and variety. People
with low "S" scores are described as restless, demonstrative,
impatient, eager, or even impulsive.
Compliance: People with high "C" styles
adhere to rules, regulations, and structure. They like to do quality work and
do it right the first time. High "C" people are careful, cautious,
exacting, neat, systematic, diplomatic, accurate, and tactful. Those with low
"C" scores challenge the rules and want independence and are
described as self-willed, stubborn, opinionated, unsystematic, arbitrary, and
unconcerned with details.
We were asked to fill a questionnaire, which had
four set of words and we need to choose one word that describes us most and one
word in the four that describes us the least!
A graph based on the most, least and the difference
would be drawn and that graph would determine our DISC profile!
I was an “I” J
Over all DISC profiles help you and your team,
• To increase self knowledge: how you respond to
conflict, what motivates you, what causes you stress, and how you solve
problems
• To learn how to adapt your own style to get along
better with others
• To foster constructive and creative group
interactions
• To facilitate better teamwork and minimize team
conflict
• To develop stronger sales skills by identifying
and responding to customer styles
• To manage more effectively by understanding the
dispositions and priorities of employees and team members
As part of the training we were asked build miniature houses and this what we came up with in 45 minutes J
Have you guys ever taken up this DISC profiling
test? If so what’s your DISC profile J
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