Series: Buffing Your Business Development + Expansion.....
About DiSC – from Lydia Roy
Using Online DiSC report
§ Begin with description of DiSC model Pages 13-14
§ Pages 3-4 shows your profile and your highest dimension D, i, S or C
§ *Page 5 Intensity Index. Highlight the adjectives that best describe you, suggest you use this for discussion only.
§ Check items YOU agree with, and circle the ones that do not fit. Discuss. Do you show some of these behaviors when stressed? Are they overused strengths? (Pages 6-9 give detailed descriptors.) [(]
§ Page 10 Classical Pattern: (Combination of your four DiSC dimensions) Highlight the phrases and statements you feel most accurately describe you.
§ Page 11 Work Habits; Note your profile and value to the organization, and the optimum work environment for you.
§ Page 12 Insights for you. Highlight statements you feel most accurately describe you.
§ Find and review your own Classical Pattern page (i.e., for Achiever, Results Oriented
§ Take care to review the “Overuses” AND “Under Pressure” Sections.
How can insights from DiSC help me meet my GOALS
• What three key things did I learn about myself that will help me IN MY current role?
• Which of my behaviors could be a challenge to me IN MY current role?
• What can I do to shift my preferred behavior style to work effectively with clients or others of significance to me who have a different profile from mine
There is no good or bad profile
To become a truly successful person:
§ Be aware of your own style and tendencies
§ Know how you impact others
§ Become better at "reading" people
§ Be willing to style-flex—to temporarily adapt or modify your approach to fit a particular client situation
(For Business Development Group – October 2007 – March 2008)
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