DISC

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / July 19, 2017

The DiSC Behavioral Styles: Three Lightning-Fast Ways to Build Trust with an i

Note: This is part of a four-part series I'll be running over the next several weeks regarding building TRUST with the various DiSC styles. At the heart of every meaningful, productive relationship exists this: TRUST. Building trust with one another is paramount to creating an effective team. If you are someone who is curious about how to build trust with an i Behavioral Style, read on! Reminder: i stands for INFLUENCE. The higher one's "i" is, the greater the preference for naturally …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / July 11, 2017

The DiSC Behavioral Styles: Three Lightning-Fast Ways to Build Trust with a D

Note: This is part of a four-part series I'll be running over the next several weeks regarding building TRUST with the various DiSC styles. At the heart of every meaningful, productive relationship exists this: TRUST. Building trust with one another is paramount to creating an effective team. If you are someone who is curious about how to build trust with a D Behavioral Style, read on! Reminder: D stands for DOMINANCE. The higher one's "D" is, the greater the preference for naturally …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / January 14, 2016

Think DiSC! How to Work with the D Style

THINK DiSC! ***How to work with the D style*** PROBLEM: What do you do when a highly direct, aggressive, and fast-paced boss steamrolls your new idea? How do you handle it so it doesn't crush your soul and INSTEAD creates a point of professional (and personal) empowerment? SOLUTION: Remember, boss-woman is likely a "D" behavioral style (her direct, aggressive, and fast-paced nature define her as such). That means she is results-focused and wants action. DO NOT take her comments …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / January 12, 2016

Think DiSC: How to Work With the C Style

THINK DiSC! ***How to work with the C style*** PROBLEM: Your teammate is incredibly detail-oriented, so much so it drives you kind of crazy. She's always asking questions of your ideas, and you find her to be THE BIGGEST skeptic when new ways of doing things are proposed. She is often the first one there in the morning and the last one to leave at night...and her perfectionistic tendencies are just too much sometimes! You wish she'd just turn off her computer and come have a beer with …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / January 11, 2016

Think DiSC! How to Work with the S Style

THINK DiSC! ***How to work with the S style*** PROBLEM: Your teammate is such a warm and friendly soul, always the one to bring in cupcakes on someone's birthday or buy the retirement card for all to sign...fiercly loyal and willing to go the extra mile for the team...always. And, yesterday, she stormed out of the office in tears after you told her that were unexpectedly changing some things and needed her brief before Friday. WHA??? Why'd she respond so emotionally? You have no …