DiSC Dimensions of Behavior

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DiSC Dimensions of Behavior Personal Profile
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DiSC Personality Profile
O R I E N T A T I O N
Person
Influencing
Steadiness
Cautious
Dominance
Task
Fast-Paced
Deliberate
SPEED
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DiSC Personality Profile
Dominance Fast-Paced, Task Oriented

• Key Characteristics
• I know what I want, and I go after it!
• Motivated to get immediate results
• Tendency to make decisions quickly
• Often is adventurous/daring
• Is actively competitive, on the move
• May openly question the way things are done
• Basic fear being taken advantage of
• May show lack of concern for others feelings

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DiSC Personality Profile
Dominance Fast-Paced, Task Oriented

• Personal Preferences
• Enjoys taking charge of situations.
• Will take on new, interesting challenges that are
  a real
• test to them.
• Prefers opportunities for their own personal
• accomplishment or advancement.
• Likes varied and new activities.
• Motivated by directness.

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DiSC Personality Profile
Dominance Fast-Paced, Task Oriented

• Personal Development Opportunities
• Learning to pace self better and knowing when to
  relax.
• Being aware of the type and immediacy of needs
  that
• other people also must have satisfied.
• Understanding that everyone needs other people at
  
• times, including super-humans.
• Accept the importance of existing limits and ways
  of
• doing things, even if they conflict.

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DiSC Personality Profile
Influencing Fast-Paced, Person Oriented

• Key Characteristics
• I make new friends easily, even with
  strangersjust ask me!
• Tend to be warm, trusting of others
• Very open about their own feelings (worn on
  sleeve)
• Motivated to impress others, be included
• Enthusiastic, talkative, interacting
• Basic fear social rejection
• Can be disorganized and scatter-brained

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DiSC Personality Profile
Influencing Fast-Paced, Person Oriented

• Personal Preferences
• Needs to be recognized by others.
• Enjoys entertaining others, being center of
  attention.
• Likes and needs the freedom to express self
  including
• being free of entanglements and complications.
• Prefers more favorable, casual relationships and
• working conditions.
• Motivated by social recognition.

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DiSC Personality Profile
Influencing Fast-Paced, Person Oriented

• Personal Development Opportunities
• Must learn to develop more organized, systematic
• approaches to doing things improve consistency
  
• and follow-through.
• Become aware about others in ways that involve
  more
• realistic expectations and objective views of
  others.
• Learn how and when to be more firm and direct in
  a
• non-judgmental, reasonable manner when dealing
• with less favorable situations
• Accept the importance of completing work/tasks
  with
• people according to THEIR timetable.

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DiSC Personality Profile
Steadiness Deliberate, Person Oriented

• Key Characteristics
• I need to know what others expect of me,
  including
• how to do it.
• Tends to be more low-keyed and easy going
• Finds it easy to get along well and work with
  different
• types of people, a master diplomat
• Enjoys repeatedly doing similar kinds of things
• More comfortable as a listener and participator
• Basic fear loss of stability
• Possessive, willing to receive, may not give

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DiSC Personality Profile
Steadiness Deliberate, Person Oriented

• Personal Preferences
• Prefers things to go smoothly, not a lot of
  change.
• Gets satisfaction from working with others on
  projects,
• being part of a collective effort.
• Prefers known procedures and the stability gained
  from
• a defined, proven way of doing things.
• Likes sincere appreciation from others who are
• important, including subtle quiet recognition.
• Motivated by established practices.

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DiSC Personality Profile
Steadiness Deliberate, Person Oriented

• Personal Development Opportunities
• Needs to learn how better handle the reality of
• unexpected and ongoing change.
• Learn when to appropriately delegate to other
  people to
• achieve desired results.
• Understand how to be more assertive with people
  in
• taking charge of certain situations.
• Accept the opportunity to grow by learning to do
  new
• and different things, including a variety of
  ways other
• than the standard approach.

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DiSC Personality Profile
Cautious Deliberate, Task Oriented

• Key Characteristics
• I have a need to do things correctly since Im
  uncomfortable
• making mistakes.
• Motivated to be thorough, accurate
• Attentive to conditions around them, including
  cues
• about important expectations or standards
• Often demonstrates caution
• Critical of the quality of work performed by self
  others
• Basic fear criticism of their work
• Overly critical of self demanding of others,
  too cautious

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DiSC Personality Profile
Cautious Deliberate, Task Oriented

• Personal Preferences
• Prefers to be careful, quiet and observant around
  others.
• Likes freedom to concentrate on perfecting ideas
  and
• work on things without interruption!
• Prefers assurances that identified and
  agreed-upon
• standards or objectives will not be changed.
• Likes personal responsiveness and support for
  their
• efforts, especially those involving desired
  resources
• to achieve their own standards.
• Motivated by adherence to standards.

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DiSC Personality Profile
Cautious Deliberate, Task Oriented

• Personal Development Opportunities
• Must develop greater tolerance for conflict and
  human
• imperfection including realistic approaches to
• minimize both.
• Become aware of the importance of directly
• communicating views with others about matters of
  
• benefit to either or both.
• Understand the different types of talents and
  interest
• levels of individuals.
• Accept a greater sense of true self-esteem -
  importance
• for who you are, not just what you do.

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DiSC Personality Profile
Final Word
So, why does all this matter The best
management teams find strength in their
diversity and communicate effectively by
understanding individual behavioral preferences.
The D keeps you on task The I is creative and
provides ideas The S ensures all are heard and
understand The C makes sure youre
right Understand others, by first understanding
yourself!