Piggy-backing off of our analysis of The Godfather, let’s look at another group of iconic American film characters. This time we’ll look at the DISC communication styles present in George Lucas’s Star Wars series. While we could certainly look at some of the characters of the more recent movies in the series, the main characters Lucas introduced to us over 40 years ago (and … [Read more...]
DISC Styles of the Corleone Family
Two of our recent posts profiled a couple of different pop culture businesses with The Office and Silicon Valley. In this post we’re going to take a look at a different kind of business and one of the most iconic series in American film history: The Godfather saga. They didn’t inhabit a brick and mortar office, nor were they ranked on any Fortune or Forbes listing. Still, … [Read more...]
The Supportive Traits of Mister Rogers
Every day for decades children of all ages turned on their televisions to learn about the world from their favorite neighbor, Mister Rogers. Unlike many shows on television for kids, he wasn’t bold or flashy, loud or boisterous, violent or rambunctious. He wasn’t there to entertain so much as he was to reach and teach viewers intentional lessons about what was going on … [Read more...]
The Handmaid’s Tale: DISC Styles in Crisis
The Handmaid’s Tale is originally a book written by Margaret Atwood, but thanks to Hulu, it has also become a wildly successful television series. If you know anything about this show (or book) you’ll also know that the situations and events that occur in fictional Gilead are not anything close to normal. That being said, what follows is a great example of … [Read more...]
Which Silicon Valley Character Are You?
The HBO comedy series Silicon Valley centers around a startup company called Pied Piper. While the goals of the company change throughout the show, it’s been seen as a great example of not only a pivoting business but also some of the culture around startups and technology in the Valley. The show may have ended, but it shows us how different DISC styles coming together can … [Read more...]