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Managing Your Style
Many of us have taken the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and also the DiSC Profile. We have sat in seminars or corporate training sessions designed to help us understand our "style" and how our "type" relates to the rest of the world. These insights are helpful at understanding ourselves and how we can improve relations with other people. I believe style needs to be considered more as a dynamic process - not static. For that we should think about the possibility of actively managing our style.

Want to Get Along Better With Others - Try the DISC Approach
Ever notice how much of your business involves people? And, sometimes, they don't follow the script you have written for them! Learn how and what to do to achieve your results by understanding why others behave the way they do ... and how to react appropriately.
Can You Be Yourself At Work?
Who do you get to be every day at work? Not only is it important to do meaningful work but you must do it in a way that allows you to be your best self. Can you be your authentic self or do you need to change your behavior to fit the expectations of your environment? To get the most satisfaction out of your work you need to work in an environment where you are valued and allowed to be the person you are. If you are required to change your behavior too much you will be under a great deal of stress and a candidate for burnout.

Use Caution When Employing Style Indicators
Style indicators are helpful at providing insights about how a leader operates. The mistake often made is to assume you cannot change your style. This article discusses some aspects of style that may help you grow in dimensions you had not considered.
You’re an S
A common trap and pitfall for managers to avoid
Its not fair!
As a leader or manager do you aspire to be fair? If you do, stop!

You didn’t say I’d be fired!
Do you get frustrated when something you say which is obvious gets misinterpreted?
Always isn’t every time
As a manager, do you and your employees have miscommunications?
Just the facts
Do any of your direct reports (or for that matter, anyone at all!) continually challenge you in an unproductive way?
My employee seems to be sick on Fridays and Mondays
Do you have an employee who takes advantage of the system?
That person has a difficult personality
Does it irritate you when one of your employees, peers, or boss is very difficult?
Gen X, Gen Y, Gen whatever
Do you have opinions on someone based on their age?
The Facebook Revolution
Do you wonder what your employees are doing on their computer?
Not listening can be catastrophic
Do you feel your reports are not listening to you?!
Dealing with Morons
Do you ever think you’re working with people who don’t know what they’re doing?!
The $64,000 Question
Do your questions lead to solutions or more problems?
Dirt on the car
DO YOU STRUGGLE TO EFFECTIVELY MOTIVATE ANY DIRECT REPORTS?
Questions, Jeopardy Style
Do you find yourself stuck no matter what questions you ask yourself?
The questions which lead to nowhere
DO YOU FIND YOURSELF STUCK NO MATTER WHAT QUESTIONS YOU ASK YOURSELF?
My Door is Always Open
Do you ever commit to things which you possibly can’t achieve?
Decisions and Motivations
Everyone makes decisions differently and is motivated or driven by different things. Being aware of and understanding these differences is really important when managing employees or creating relationships.
What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 1
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.
What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 2
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.
What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 3
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.
What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 4
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.
The loud woman at Starbucks
Do you find any of your employees irritating?
Managing techies
Do you need to come from a technical background to manage technical people?
Motivation with consequences
How do you motivate someone to do something they don’t want to do?
Jumping to Conclusions
As managers and leaders, how do we put aside our beliefs and experiences when we’re listening?

The Role of Self-Awareness
We are fortunate to live in a world that offers unlimited opportunities and where dreams can be achieved at every turn. So, why is it that many people feel frustrated, unable to accomplish much? Usually the reason is that these individuals have vested little time in reflecting within themselves to find and develop their own potential. Astronology guest writer Stacey Jerrold explains.
Does Your Sales Team Have A Sales Process?
On each and every sales call, your sales people should be trained to identify the prospect's preferred communications style. Based on this, their ability to develop the appropriate questioning strategy that results in a clear outcome is the skill that will foster a strong relationship

Other DISC Related Articles

A born salesperson
For seven years I sold equipment and network services for AT&T. I even won several awards and twice was selected to the Council of Leaders, an honor given to the top 3% of the sales force. I am however not a typical sales type. Employers who use the DISC behavioral assessment would screen me out as a candidate for a sales position.
An Open Source Disc-Burning Kiosk
Springwise is running a story on Freedom Toaster. Backed by the Shuttleworth Foundation (behind Ubuntu Linux, the popular open source option to Windows) it’s a free kiosk that allows anyone to put a disc in it and burn a copy of Linux, OpenOffice, and some e-books. It’s a very interesting concept, and it fits perfectly into low, or spotty, bandwidth areas like Africa.

Organizing CDs, DVDs, Software and other Discs
Do you struggle with organizing your discs? Many people do! If you are like a lot of people, you have tried the disc books and other popular organizing strategies. Today I'll tell you about a different alternative.
Tale of Two Assessments - Comparing the Value
A potential client wanted to know how Objective Management Group could justify the cost of a 25 person license (unlimited assessments for one year or 25 salespeople hired for $18,000) versus a $3500 per 100 assessment price for DISC. There are several factors here but they are all worth noting. Read More
The Powerful Secret Your Mother Never Told You
Embrace your personal power by tapping into the business and personal skills that serve you best. Learn how DISC can show you your strengths to enhance your business leverage.
How to Understand People
Learn more about DISC Personality Profiles. We'll show you how to add value to your students and enhance any Consulting, Teaching, Training or Coaching process by first getting acquainted with them and showing them how to "people-read" in every area of their lives! People-Reading shows you what underlies and drives each different personality or behavioral style type and makes you much more effective, whether teaching, selling, parenting, or just relating to another human being!
Managing Your Style
Many of us have taken the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and also the DiSC Profile. We have sat in seminars or corporate training sessions designed to help us understand our "style" and how our "type" relates to the rest of the world. These insights are helpful at understanding ourselves and how we can improve relations with other people. I believe style needs to be considered more as a dynamic process - not static. For that we should think about the possibility of actively managing our style.

How using a DISC Profiling System Can Benefit Your Organisation
A DISC Profiling System identifies the characteristics of individuals as being dominance, influence, steadiness or compliance. Dominance is the person's ability to get their point across in a challenging environment, which ranges from Passive to Aggressive. Influence is a their ability to persuade others, people rating high are friendly and suited to customer service or sales. With Steadiness, they like to remain in one job and don't like a lot of change or variety, this is a good trait for data entry jobs. Compliance is a person's ability to follow rules, they are a stickler for regulations and guidelines and have little flexibility. The benefits of DISC Profiling Systems follow.
Coaching in Relation to Behavioural Styles and Patterns
When considering the effects of behaviour in business, business coaches have long used behavioural profiling tools like DISC, to produce data which equips them to work with business owners, enabling them to get their staff to understand their own behaviour, recognise the behaviour of people they interact with and then adapt accordingly. This increases their credibility and improves communication. Of course, this relates to the team as a whole, and recent research suggests that improvements in this area can have a significant affect on bottom line profits.
Resolution of Optical Disc reading problem with Dell Computers
Dell computer users often face the Optical Drive reading issue. You can perform the steps mentioned in this article to resolve this frustrating problem. You have to check the drive with multiple discs, close all the disc accessing applications, restart the computer, update the Optical Disc drivers, and install the latest BIOS firmware. Contact Dell Computer Support if you face any problem in performing these steps.

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