How can you use the DISC assessment or knowledge of the DISC model to better understand another person? When you don't have knowledge of the DISC model or similar information, and you meet another person, it's easy to slip into stereotyping and judging people. For example, when we first met, Kevin could have easily thought: "Guy is an engineer, he's straight laced. You … [Read more...]

One of the most frequently asked questions we get goes something like this: "DISC, D-I-S-C am I only one of these things? Can I be more than one of these styles?" And, the answer is: Yes. Here's a key point: The DISC model describes patterns of behavior. It doesn't describe people. When we use the DISC model to assess person's style blend, we look for the patterns of … [Read more...]

When people ask us about the DISC model, DISC assessments, and how to apply the information, they often wonder: "Can I change my personality style, my DISC profile, on purpose?" The short answer is that you probably can't change your basic (also called natural or internal) style. What you can change are your behaviors that represent your adapted or external style. You … [Read more...]

A common question I get asked about the DISC model is: "How much of your behavior style is natural and how much of it is learned?" This question gets back to a common question that's talked about frequently in psychology of nature versus nurture with regard to what drives our behaviors. While I'm not a psychologist who has read every article on the topic, I will share … [Read more...]

One of the questions we get asked a lot is, "Can I have a different style at work than I have at home?" The answer is a qualified yes, and it gets to this idea of a natural style versus an environmental style. Our natural style is the internal piece of us. It reflects how we perceive, interpret, and prefer to interact with the world. Then our natural style collides with … [Read more...]