by Judy Rathwell | Mar 27, 2020 | Communication, Leadership Aha!, Working from Home
Knowing your team’s DISC assessment results is always beneficial since you can tailor everything from assignments to workstations to match your worker’s skill sets and preferences.
For remote workers,
the knowledge imparted by a DISC assessment is even more meaningful.
You’ll know how much support, attention and feedback each member will need, and even get a good idea of which of your team members can handle the sometimes-isolating aspects of remote work. Since each individual style needs different support and will value different aspects of remote work, knowing what to offer is essential if you want to have a successful remote program.
Click here for an overview of how to support your remote team based on their DiSC style.
by Judy Rathwell | Aug 20, 2019 | Communication, Engagement, Leadership Aha!, Leadership Development, Newsletter
Meetings. The word can solicit strong feelings about their value and level of effectiveness. Regardless of how you feel about them, meetings are an essential part of most organizations. Many of us practice the standard guidelines for creating a good meeting: creating a clear agenda/meeting objective, keeping time, recapping action items, inviting the right people, etc.
So how can meetings be more engaging and productive? What’s missing?
Knowing your audience’s personality style is often the missing piece.
A personality assessment like EverythingDiSC® can help bridge the gap between employees and optimal workplace communication. For example:
- Consider that D-styles prefer meetings with minimal small talk and an agenda that everyone sticks to.
- Allow i-styles to flourish by allowing them to express personal opinions and have open discussions with others.
- To ensure S-styles feel comfortable, provide them with your meeting’s outline or agenda in advance so they can prepare.
- Remember that C-styles don’t do well with making big decisions when they feel rushed or pressured.
These are some of the elements of how knowing your communication style and that of your other meeting participants can make for more effective meetings.
-Adapted from EverythingDiSC® blog July 11, 2019
