When I present my workshops, I usually start by telling the story of our eldest daughter as a teenager working in our orthodontic office. She is an outgoing, gregarious, full of energy, thrives on people and challenges type of person. But we needed help in the lab. So she had to sit back in the dark [...]
If you’ve been reading my blogposts this year, you’ve learned a lot about communication and motivation. But I think these next few weeks are some of the most important, as we focus on what demotivates each DISC Style. It’s amazing how we can do so many things right, then with just a word or two, a [...]
As we pursue our goal to do our best in communication and motivation, whether at home, work, study or play, it is worth taking a few weeks to look at what demotivates each DISC Style. The definition of demotivation describes it as "making someone less eager to work or study; to have a lack of interest [...]
So far in this “Motivation Series”, we’ve looked at the High D-Style (in charge) people, the High I-Style (fun-loving) folks and the people-loving High S-Style. But these are all very different from the systems and details-loving High C-Style, our focus for today. These are the individuals in your family, on your team, or your committee who [...]
So far in this Motivation Series, we’ve looked at the High D-Style (in charge) people and the High I-Style (fun-loving) folks. Today, I’m focused on the people-loving High S-Style. These are the individuals in your family, on your team, or your committee who are usually “outward focused” – caring deeply about the people around them, the [...]
This year, we’ve gone over how to use the DISC System to place staff in their best roles in the office. Then we lined out a great Hiring Process to use to fill in the gaps. Next, we focused on how to best communicate with each DISC Style and how not to communicate with them. Last [...]
