NorthSky Introduces DiSC Assessments
DiSC is a personal assessment tool used to improve work productivity, teamwork
and communication. DiSC is non-judgmental and helps people discuss their
behavioral differences. It is used for professional and personal development and
specifically within the nonprofit sector for soft skills development including
management, leadership, and workplace skills. DiSC profiles help you and your
team:
Increase your self-knowledge: how you respond to conflict, what motivates
you, what causes you stress and how you solve problems
Learn how to adapt your own style to get along better with others
Foster constructive and creative group interactions
Facilitate better teamwork and minimize team conflict
Develop stronger sales skills by identifying and responding to customer
styles
Manage more effectively by understanding the dispositions and priorities of
employees and team members
Learn more about the DiSC at: http://www.discprofile.com/whatisdisc.htm.
For more information about NorthSky DiSC services for your team,
contact Pam Evans at pevans@northskynonprofitnetwork.org or
231.929.3934, x 208.
What is DISC?
DISC is often described as a "Personality Test". In reality, DISC is really more like a
"personality profiling system" which is why we call our profiles the DISC
Personality Profile.
A DISC Profile utilizes a method for understanding behavior, temperament, and
personality. A DISC Profile provides a comprehensive overview of the way that
people think, act, and interact. It is the most widely used profiling tool of its kind,
and is supported by decades of validation and reliability studies.
The DISC Personality Profile is based on the work of renowned psychologist Dr.
William Moulton Marston. Marston developed the DISC assessment as a tool to
measure four primary behavioral traits:
Dominance (D)
Influence (I)
Steadiness (S)
Conscientiousness (C)
The acronym "DISC" is taken from the first letter of each of these behavioral
traits. Categorization as a D, I, S, or C is achieved through answering a short
multiple-choice quiz designed to measure an individual’s natural responses in a
variety of circumstances. The results of the quiz are used to create a personalized
DISC Personality Profile, providing insight into a wide range of DISC Personality
Traits and motivating factors.
Although most people will dominant in one of the four DISC Styles, the DISC Test
scores participants in all four behavioral traits. This results in an in-depth
personalized DISC Personality Profile that takes into consideration the unique
ways that the four DISC Traits work together to influence personality and
behavior.
Yes, the DISC Test can be used to determine a person’s primary personality type.
But a DISC Personality Profile is much more than just a way to label and categorize
personality. The DISC Personality Profile identifies patterns of behavior, and can
be used to implement solutions for maximizing an individual’s strengths and
minimizing weaknesses.
The DISC Test and DISC Assessment is used around the world, and is blind to
gender, race, and age. Most importantly, a DISC Test and DISC Profile provides an
impartial, constructive language to discuss the ways that people think, act, and
interact.