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YES! I’m Listening… It Just Sounds Like I’m Doing All the Talking

2021-10-11T11:11:55-06:00 October 12th, 2021|Categories: DISC and Communication|Tags: , , |

It is easy to spot a High D-Style person. Their take-charge approach, along with their strong decisive drive and energy get a lot accomplished. But similar to the I-Style folks, listening well may not be their strong suit. In fact, listening is often one of their biggest challenges. We've looked at how the C-Styles, S-Styles and [...]

I am SO EXCITED to Listen to You that I Can’t Stop Talking!

2021-10-04T19:38:03-06:00 October 5th, 2021|Categories: DISC and Communication|Tags: , , |

It's not hard to picture a High I-Style person. They have boundless energy and enthusiasm, usually with lots of ideas and persuasion to go with it. But listening well may not be their strong suit. We've looked at how C-Style and S-Style folks tend to listen. In keeping with "working backwards" through the DISC Styles, this [...]

How an S-Style Patiently Listens – If Only We Knew What They Were Thinking!

2021-09-27T08:45:06-06:00 September 28th, 2021|Categories: DISC and Communication|Tags: , , |

Last week, we looked at how a C-Style tends to listen. In keeping with "working backwards" through the DISC Styles, this week we'll review the S-Style's listening tendencies. Always, as this picture says, it is a good goal to "Speak Less, Listen More". But for a high S-Style, it is their deep conviction. Because the S-Style [...]

Do You Hear What I Hear? Actually, I Hear Better!

2021-09-20T10:28:11-06:00 September 21st, 2021|Categories: DISC and Communication|Tags: , |

Back on June 22, 2021, I shared how the C-Style prefers to communicate in the blogpost, "Can We Talk About the Numbers and Details, Please?!" There is another important side to this communication coin - Listening Skills. Recently, Extended DISC of North America did a valuable webinar on the Listening Skills of each DISC Style. As [...]

Permission is Important and Worth the Wait

2021-09-13T22:05:52-06:00 September 14th, 2021|Categories: Adult to Child|Tags: |

It has been extremely enlightening to get Charles Boyd's book, Different Children, Different Needs, down off my bookshelf again. But before I utilize too much of his book, I know it is important to get his permission. While I wait to hear back from him, I am also taking time to help my dear 97-year-old Dad, so [...]

How Does an Adult and a Child Express Their Unique DISC Styles?

2021-09-06T16:25:48-06:00 September 7th, 2021|Categories: Adult to Child|Tags: , |

As I mentioned in last week's blogpost, How Each DISC Style Best Relates Adult to Child, the graphs for our DISC Styles for my husband and me are exact opposites. Then we had three children who were each a unique combination of the two of us. Over the years, we learned lots of valuable lessons on [...]