Chariti Gent

DiSC Expert | Trust-Building Consultant | Team Communications Specialist

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Everything DiSC Marrying Agile EQ (Emotional Intelligence)

So excited to share that DiSC is marrying Emotional Intelligence!  The more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous our working environments become, the more critical a truly agile workforce is to success. Each day, we’re called to make progress faster, while pivoting on short notice. To stand firm in our ideas while remaining open to new perspectives. Staying agile demands that we develop and use our emotional intelligence (EQ)—a level of sophistication that we’ve never demanded before. …

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Communicating Effectively: 4 Questions to Make Sure You’re Doing It Right with Clients

Every style (a la DiSC) has different professional priorities that drive it (see my blog post about that for more info about the styles and their priorities); the way in which every style communicates is different as a result. Learning what those differences are--and how they manifest so that you can use that information to serve your relationship positively--goes a long way toward establishing more effective communication and, therefore, a richer and enhanced relationship.  Once you identify …

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DiSC: Write an Email so a D-Style Will Read It

When you write an email to a D-style (a la DiSC), be sure to do the following: Make your email direct, straightforward, bottomline. Bullet-points and numbered lists are preferred. Never mind the pleasantries, just express your point. Needless words are that. Don’t use ‘em. Provide the big picture; details can be excluded (unless formerly requested).   Here’s an example of what NOT to do when writing an email to your D-style colleagues:   Well Hello, …

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3 Ways to Delegate Effectively to an Analytical, Precise, Detail-Oriented Team Member (a C-Style)

  Delegating effectively to an analytical, precise, detail-oriented team member (i.e., a C Style per the DiSC Behavioral Scale) can be intimidating. These types of colleagues are the ones who incredibly smart, create near-perfect pieces of work time and time again, and are known for having the right answers/being the expert. They are rigorous in using checklists, always triple or quadruple check the bottom-line numbers, and never-ever hand over a document without the i’s being dotted and …

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Personality vs. Behavior? What Everything DiSC Says About Your Temperament

Many people think DiSC is a measure of personality. In truth, however, it’s actually measuring your natural behavioral style, specifically how you "default-behave" in varying contexts/situations (in other words, your default temperament). What’s the difference between personality and behavior? Personality is not dependent upon context or situation; behavior often is (for more on this distinction, please see …

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