How Consistent is the DiSC Profile? Part 1

I like unexpected surprises especially when they are happy and remind me of something from my past that I had long forgotten.

During a discussion about horoscopes – yes, horoscopes – and when I was first exposed to them, how valid I found them and such, I got up and went to a file cabinet and pulled a file containing the first – and many, many subsequent astrological reports – I had obviously saved over the years. The first was done by some Hindi priest in India I never met. A business associate of my husband had requested his family ‘advisor’ do charts for us. I could hardly read what they wrote and understood even less, but it was fun to see the detailed diagrams that came with the handwritten reports.

In the same file I found some on DiSC Behavioral Profiles dating back to when I was first trained in 1985 and 1986. They were of family members. Then I found a child’s profile dated 7/31/89…21 years ago taken by my daughter when she was 5 years old.

The report showed her primary behaviors to be i (influencing) and S (steadiness). Twenty four years later she took another version of the Disc Behavioral Profile and it showed her primary style to be i (influencing) with a bit of D (directive). Although not identical, there was a consistency in the reports that transcended the development from a child to an adult. For me, although not statistically proving anything, it lends tremendous support to the applicable nature of the report over time.

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Now here is the really fun part that goes far beyond just where a dot is placed on a graph at some point in time. The child’s report gave sentences – just as the adult reports do – that explains how the behavior reported might look like in day-to-day life. I sent the list to my daughter and asked her to let me know how many of the statements are true 21 years later. I will let you know what she tells me in my next post. As I write this I don’t even know her response!

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Andrea Goeglein, PhD
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What Do You Value?

Dr. Success challenge: Review your checkbook and your calendar. What does how you spend your money and where you spend your time say about what you value in your life? Is the picture accurate?

I have been working with the following questions this week: What do you value? Where do you put your priorities?

Within the self-help community there is a saying, “If you want to know what a person values, look at their checkbook and their calendar.” I believe I first heard that from Bob Proctor.

When I was first confronted with these questions, I was deep into the study of behavioral traits. I thought I had found my calling -- learning and teaching others about how to master their behavior and then to teach them how to use the information to softly manipulate others. You did not read that wrong, I wish you did. Anyone who studied behavior in the 1960 – 1980s was being taught to first know themselves, then use the knowledge to manipulate those in their sphere of influence to do what they wished – in business that meant your subordinates and competitors and consumers. In your personal life it meant all the people you supposedly loved. The names of the programs did not even try to hide that fact. There was the Silva Method of Mind Control, Neuro-linguistic programming, and EST to highlight a few.

I have experienced all these programs and actually think they can be used as great development tools. Lucky for all of us, it is no longer respected to use information to manipulate others. The conversation in behavior and development has moved from manipulation to cooperation, from accountability (results) to responsibility (how you achieve results).

I have found an easy way to teach this materail and it with the use of the DiSC Behavorial Profile. This Spring marks the 25th year of my using DiSC. I guess you can say I value the information it has to offer. Find out for yourself.

The DiSC Profile – A Self-Contained Toolkit of Success through Self-Knowledge

There are limitless resources for personal development available to us in today’s world. And while many of them come from external sources in the way of books, courses, lectures, meditations, videos, teachers, podcasts … get the picture? Using those tools as the key to success is a tough road if we haven’t figured out what our personal assets, locks and doorways are.

Almost a century ago, Dr. William Marston created a method to examine the behavior of individuals based on their environments or within specific situations. That might sound dry, but imagine if you could understand yourself on a completely different level, start to see how you might react to people or circumstances. And how to use your strengths (and be aware of your weaknesses) to create success in your life.

The DiSC profile grew out of this work and has served millions of people to understand their strengths and behavior, to achieve success in their lives and careers. DiSC helps us to understand what influences communication and positive relationships. Generally, possible human behaviors are grouped in four categories: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness. Each of these has soaring strengths and what can be flaws if not channeled correctly.

People who take the DiSC Profile learn how to:

* Understand their behavior and how it affects others
* Examine their reactions to others and maximize their personal strengths
* Develop and sustain a positive attitude about themselves and others
* Adapt their behavior to create positive outcomes

This becomes a TOOL toward success for individuals and for corporate teams. Through it, we gain understanding about our behavior, the needs of others and to adapt in order to build positive outcomes and relationships. With these skills people and organizations will:

* Improve communication and increase productivity
* Improve employee morale and Increase management effectiveness
* Minimize conflict and stress and build on personal strengths

Each of us is unique. The circumstances and ingredients that went into you becoming who you are, from early childhood onward, simply can’t be the same as someone else’s. Your personality forms around the infinite amount of situations, people, and emotions that you are exposed to from the first day you get here on planet Earth. Success truly lies in understanding ourselves, understanding others and realizing the impact of our behavior on the world around us.

The DiSC Profile allows you to learn about your best asset – you. An easy, online version is available at www.servingsuccess.com/profile.php. This version allows for immediate delivery of your profile for a minimal investment of your time and money. This online tool includes all of the features and benefits of the paper-based profile, but can be accessed at anytime. Automated scoring and narrative reports will save you time and allow corporate teams to create huge SUCCESS inroads. The Online DiSC Profile is a phenomenal tool at $27.97 (plus $1.50 handling charge). You can access this useful success tool at: www.servingsuccess.com/profile.php. Access codes are e-mailed within 30 minutes during normal business hours.

To your greatest success through self-knowledge!

Andea Goeglein, Ph.D. (aka Dr. Success)
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