Communication

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How to Know if Someone is a “Direct Teller” or a “Persuasive Seller”

2023-08-07T10:27:10-06:00 August 8th, 2023|Categories: DISC and Work, DISC Basics, DISC and Communication|Tags: , |

Picture this: you’re in a meeting with your coworkers or staff. The goal is to come up with ways to attract new patients. One gal strongly states, “Listen! We’ve got to have more carrots to entice them to come in!” Another guy responds, “Perhaps if we up’d our FaceBook time and built strong relationships with our [...]

How Does a Details and Systems-loving Person Prefer to Communicate

2023-07-17T10:53:29-06:00 July 18th, 2023|Categories: DISC Basics, DISC and Communication|Tags: , |

Years ago, we built a facility - our home and our office in one building. As you can imagine, the details and decisions were relentless. We had an excellent architect as well as a fabulous builder who used top quality workmen. But the decisions came down to me and my husband. As a High D & [...]

How Does a People-Focused High S-Style Person Prefer to Communicate?

2023-07-10T21:07:19-06:00 July 11th, 2023|Categories: DISC Basics, DISC and Communication|Tags: , , |

The High S-Style is usually a person you can sit and talk with for hours - comfortable, friendly, usually a great listener, and seems to know the right questions to ask to draw out a good conversation. The S-Style is one of my highest-ranking styles. One of my favorite things to do when I’m riding in [...]

How Does a Fun-loving, People-focused High I-Style Person Prefer to Communicate?

2023-06-26T10:07:20-06:00 June 27th, 2023|Categories: DISC Basics, DISC and Communication|Tags: , |

In last week’s blogpost, we talked about how a High D prefers to communicate - dealing directly, frankly, no-nonsense, focused on the task at hand. This week, our subject is the High I’s ideal way to communicate, which is vastly different, as you’ll see below. Since High I’s make up about a third of the population, [...]

How Does a High D-Style Person Prefer to Communicate?

2023-06-19T16:22:50-06:00 June 20th, 2023|Categories: DISC Basics, DISC and Communication|Tags: , |

A few years ago, I overheard a conversation that went like this: “But I only want to say it once! Can’t you get it if I just say it once?!” to which the partner in the conversation clearly answered, “NO! I can’t get it if you just fire through it once. I still don’t understand!” As [...]

How is it Better if I Talk WITH, Instead of Talking TO?

2023-06-12T11:54:12-06:00 June 13th, 2023|Categories: DISC and Communication|Tags: , |

As we focus on great communication, whether in our office or anywhere - there is an important distinction I want to point out. This one adjustment will significantly improve your communication. Years ago, I was sitting in a movie theatre watching "Bicentennial Man", a 1999 show starring Robin Williams. He was desperate for conversation with a [...]