There are many ways to be effective with your S-Style Boss or Manager. I propose three sure-fire ways that are winning strategies for you to try. Photo Credit: Creative Fonts Before you begin, remember this about the S-Style: S-styles are people-oriented. They derive great satisfaction and energy from collaborating with others. Those with a dominant S-style are typically laid-back and reflective, and they are often described as easy-going and approachable. I often say that S’s are the …
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DiSC: 4 Strategies for Working with an i-Style Boss or Manager
My sister and me. We're both very High i! Do you work with an i-Style boss or manager? That is, someone often described as: Highly enthusiastic, upbeat, cheerful, and positive; Has their hands on a million different projects; Serves on various extra-curricular committees within the organization; and/or Is tireless when coming up with new ideas and ways of approaching things. If you said yes to most or all of these, it's time to buckle your seatbelt! Like it or not, you're in …
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DiSC and the Non-Profit World: Spotlight on Operation Fresh Start
Recently, I had the privilege of bringing Everything DiSC to Operation Fresh Start (OFS). OFS is a Madison-based non-profit organization that provides Dane County youth a path to self-sufficiency through education and job training. After the training was over, Greg Markle, Executive Director of OFS, communicated with me about the impact and results that DiSC is having on his organization. He pointed to three things that were particularly remarkable. Attributes as Assets Me: Greg, …
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Everything DiSC: Four Strategies for Working with a “D-Style” Boss or Manager
A boss or manager who is direct, driven, pioneering, results-oriented, and ambitious can be a real challenge. In the language of Everything DiSC, we like to call people with with these behavioral tendencies "Ds." People with a high D or "Dominance" style like to command and control their environment, make decisions quickly, love change, and are always hurrying about to "get somewhere else." If you are blessed enough to work with and for this kind of innovator and leader, you may …
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DiSC: The Swiss Army Knife of Training
How is Everything DiSC like having the Swiss Army Knife of training? It explains why people are the way they are; It uncovers why people do the things they do; and And once you’ve got those two things down, communicating and handling conflict gets a whole lot easier. But that’s the trick, isn’t it? How can you take everything you learned and apply it to the real world, making communication and conflict a whole lot easier? That’s where the online and mobile tool …
