DiSC® Resources

Helping People Work Better Together

Organizations worldwide have embraced the language of DiSC®. Millions of people have learned more about themselves and others as a result of DiSC profiles. The DiSC model explores a range of behavioral styles anchored by Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness. Every day, organizations use DiSC to establish a common language, paving the way for successful training and coaching applications.

DiSC® Classic is the standard for self-understanding. With 30 years of proven reliability and over 40 million users, DiSC Classic remains the most trusted learning instrument in the industry. It is used worldwide in dozens of training and coaching applications, including organizational development and performance improvement. The power of DiSC Classic is available on paper and online via the EPIC platform - just choose the response format that best meets your needs.

The foundation of personal and professional success lies in understanding yourself, understanding others, and realizing the impact of your personal behavior on the people around you. DiSC® provides a nonjudgmental language for exploring behavioral issues across four primary dimensions.

• Dominance: Direct and Decisive
  D's are strong-willed, strong-minded people who like accepting challenges, taking action, and getting immediate results.



• Influence: Optimistic and Outgoing
  I's are "people people" who like participating on teams, sharing ideas, energizing and entertaining others.



• Steadiness: Sympathetic and Cooperative
  S's are helpful people who like working behind the scenes, performing in consistent and predictable ways, and being good listeners.



• Conscientiourness: Concerned and Correct
  C's are sticklers for quality who like planning ahead, employing systematic approaches, and checking and re-checking for accuracy.

DiSC PPSS (DiSC Personal Profile System® Software) provides individuals and teams with detailed, personalized information to help them apply DiSC learning in a variety of applications. It offers a wide range of practical interpretive reports that help people improve their effectiveness in sales, management, customer serivce, team building, coaching, and organizational development.

Available reports include:

• an in-depth, DiSC® General Characteristics Report,
• add-on reports (Relating to People and Environment, Strategies for Creating a Positive Relationship, Strategies for Managing, Natural Approaches to the Selling Process, Managing in a Sales Environment, etc.),
• Role Behavior Analysis(tm),
• comparison reports (PPS/PPS, PPS/RBA, RBA/RBA), and
• DiSC® InterPersonal Profile Report, a 360 degree report (includes target and five respondents).

DiSC® Relationship Profile offers a guided process for two people to compare information about their behavioral dimensions using the foundations of DiSC® Classic. Appropriate for adults in work or social settings, it's a positive approach to communicating objectively about personal and relationship needs. Feedback includes strategies and an action plan for mutually supportive interaction.

DiSC® Indra(tm) is the first DiSC in-depth relationship assessment. DiSC Indra provides the ability to explore and accurately measure the interrelatedness of different DiSC styles. Indra is the DiSC system to use for providing actionable insight into the dynamics of teams and other groups of people. Its unique ability to map and measure the relationships of people makes Indra ideal for conflict resolution, communication, leadership, and coaching applications. Available exclusively on-line via the EPIC platform, Indra offers unprecedented flexibility and control in delivering cutting-edge DiSC learning.

Once your team members are grounded in DiSC, DiSC® action planners can take them to the next level. DiSC action planners are designed for sales, customer service, management, and telephone professionals. They help people think through and develop plans for achieving their desired results with specific people.

To help organizations explore and address specific challenges, here are five more popular self-discovery tools. Each of these instruments can be used as a stand-alone product or together in various combinations. They are particularly effective when used in conjunction with the DiSC products presented briefly above.

Team Dimensions Profile
Successful team members don't do the same thing at the same time. They do the right thing at the right time. The Team Dimensions Profile helps individuals work from their strengths by identifying their most natural team role, while giving them added appreciation for the contributions of others. The four roles include: Creator, who generates ideas; Advancer, who promotes great ideas; Refiner, who challenges ideas; and Executor, who manages details through completion. Identify individual strengths. Build team unity. Foster innovation. Reduce project cycle time. Negate stress and conflict. Make it happen with the Team Dimensions Profile.

Work Expectations Profile
Committed, productive employees are key to organizational success and a healthy bottom line. The Work Expectations Profile empowers people to explore 10 critical work expectations that impact today's employment relationships: Recognition, Autonomy, Expression, Career Growth, Diversity, Teamwork, Structure, Environment, Balance, and Stability. The Work Expectations Profile is effective in a variety of work settings, including: working on a team; transitioning to a new position; experiencing organizational restructuring; creating meaningful performance reviews; and making the most out of the office routine. The result? Increased productivity and reduced turnover.

Time Mastery Profile®
If you could reduce wasted time by just five minutes every hour, productivity would jump 8.3 percent. The Time Mastery Profile® is a complete assessment tool that helps individuals set priorities and manage time more effectively by evaluating their effectiveness in 12 critical areas: Attitudes, Goals, Priorities, Analyzing, Planning, Scheduling, Interruptions, Meetings, Written Communications, Delegation, Procrastination, and Team Time. The Time Mastery Profile® includes a built-in workbook that helps individuals and teams develop customized strategies for improving productivity and finding greater balance in their daily lives. Put time to work for your organization.

Personal Listening Profile®
Successful organizations know that good communication is not just about speaking well. It's about the quality of the connection between the senders and the receivers of the information. The Personal Listening Profile® is a learning tool that helps individuals identify and understand which of the five listening approaches they use to experience, process, organize, store, and retrieve information: Appreciative, Empatic, Comprehensive, Discerning, and Evaluative. It is useful in a variety of applications, including customer service, presentation skills, conflict resolution, and team-building. Reduced uncertainty. Greater clarity. Translation: increased productivity.

Discovering Diversity Profile®
As the dramatic shift to a highly diverse workforce continues, organizations - large and small - must help all workers understand, accept, and capitalize on differences. The Discovering Diversity Profile® is a confidential, 80-question discovery tool that allows individuals to explore their own viewpoints on workforce diversity in four key areas: Knowledge, Understanding, Acceptance, and Behavior. Add the Discovering Diversity Profile® to the mix and transform resistance into acceptance, cooperation, and respect. Organizations worldwide are using this tool to tap into the rich supply of innovation and insight that diversity offers.

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