2 Ways to Learn About DiSC Profiles and DiSC Training

We're hosting two virtual opportunities to learn more about the DiSC Profile in February!

A Taste of DiSC - An Introduction to the DiSC Profile

Join DiSC Certified Master Trainer, Linda Houts, as she discusses the key features of the DiSC Online Profile and shows you how this valuable tool will dramatically enhance employee and team performance in your organization.

As a participant, you will learn:

• How to interpret your DiSC profile results
• How to understand each of the 4 DiSC dimensions
• How DiSC was developed
• DiSC research and validity
• How to easily administer DiSC profiles to your entire organization

Plus, you'll receive 1 free DiSC 2.0 profile to use yourself or send to a friend!

Date: Thursday, February 22
Time: 2 PM EST, 1 PM CST, 12 PM MST, 11 AM PST
Cost: Complimentary

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DiSConference Call for DiSC Trainers

Join DiSC Certified Master Trainer, Judy Zitzloff, for a highly interactive session where you can share your ideas and ask questions of our Master DiSC Trainer and other DiSC Trainers.

As a participant, you will:

• Discover imaginative new ways other DiSC trainers are using the DiSC Profile
• Hear about the latest DiSC products, including the DiSC Group Culture Report, International Translations of the Online DiSC Profile, Everything DiSC Facilitation System, and EPIC
• Learn new interactive DiSC exercises you can use in your training sessions
• Discover creative new ideas for follow-up DiSC sessions
• Learn how to shorten your training sessions by using blended learning that incorporates the DiSC online training courses
• Learn how to handle questions from your participants
• Q & A

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Time: 2:00 pm Eastern Standard (1:00 pm Central 12:00 pm Mountain 11:00 am Pacific)
Cost: Complimentary

Learn How to Teach DiSC to Others with DiSC Certification

DiSC Certification for Trainers, Coaches, and Consultants is a two-day program designed to give you the tools, exercises, and confidence you need to develop DiSC-based solutions.

DiSC Certification will give you a thorough understanding of the DiSC model of human behavior. You will observe and participate in a DiSC workshop that you will be able to deliver yourself. Learn meaningful, interactive, and proven learning activities you can incorporate into your own DiSC sessions, gain an in-depth understanding of the DiSC model, the four dimensions of DiSC, and learn how to interpret DiSC reports.

DiSC Certification also provides a chance to learn the newest, most effective DiSC training tools available for your learning applications. Find out which DiSC-based assessments can be used as follow-up training tools, which DiSC programs to use when you are short on time, and which DiSC tools will enhance learning in your classroom sessions.

We are offering new DiSC Certification locations this year! We're also bringing back many frequently requested locations.

Upcoming DiSC Certification Dates:

• March 21-22: San Diego, CA
• March 28-29: Dallas, TX
• April 18-19: San Diego, CA
• May 16-17, 2007 - Atlanta, GA
• June 20-21, 2007 - New York, NY

Hurry! DiSC Certification Classes are filling quickly! Register today!

idXready Upcoming Webinar Event: December 14

Resources Unlimited has scheduled an upcoming Webinar featuring the brand new idXready products!

Special guest speaker Julie Straw, Vice President of Training and Sales from Inscape Publishing, will be present on the call to answer questions and discuss the idXready products. Barbara Stennes, CEO of Resources Unlimited will be hosting the event.

During the idXready Webinar, watch the new edgy video segments that are only available in the idXready training programs; experience 1 of the 6 idXready programs from the viewpoint of a participant; learn about all 6 idXready training programs for sales, teams, management, and listening; and view samples of idXready facilitator guides, participant manuals, and more!

Our idXready Webinar will take place on December 14 from 11-12 CST. Register today! You won't want to miss this!

Registration has closed for this event.

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Introducing Inscape Publishing's Newest Training Tool: idXready

Introducing idXready, Inscape Publishing's New Way Wicked Cool, Ready-to-Go Training Programs! (We thought we could get away with saying this since it is so close to Halloween)

idXready programs, developed by Inscape Publishing, are the first training and development programs that are designed to integrate and synchronize all aspects of the learning experience, from participant pre-work, to individualized workbooks; from rich video assets imbedded into professional PowerPoint, to proven processing activities.

By incorporating validated research-based assessments into participant workbooks, idXready programs allow you to deliver training at an individual level, making your business and people skills training a vital part of your organization's learning strategy.

Learn more about the 7 new idXready programs that will hit shelves on November 16 >>>.

2 free, 2-hour idXready public demos are currently scheduled in these areas:

• Des Moines, IA - November 16, 2006
• San Diego, CA - December 6, 2006

Don't miss this chance to see idXready first-hand!

Registration is closed for these events.

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DiSC Training Exercise from Linda Houts

Linda Houts, Certified DiSC Master Trainer hosted last Thursday's A Taste of DiSC teleseminar. After walking attendees through their DiSC report, Linda offered the following DiSC Training Exercise:

Exercises using the Intensity Index

I am often asked how to keep the understandings and insights from a DiSC session fresh and useful in the day-to-day setting. It is important that employees get to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses and DiSC language helps with that. These exercises can be used in a one-on-one or group/team setting. They can also be used during the first ten minutes of a staff meeting if your objective is team building or developing more camaraderie. I am going to give you 2 different exercises that use the Intensity Index. Please turn to pages 5-9 (in the DiSC Classic 2.0) while I describe a couple of activities you can use.

Activity 1. Remember that page 5 is the index itself and pages 6-9 describe those words or phrases that are highlighted in each style category. Chose 2 words from each style or focus on your highest style depending on how much time you want to allow. Talk with others about how those strengths contribute to your success as a manager/team member/ or job specific. The second step is to discuss overuses for those same words. Overuses are when we allow it to become a weakness or liability. When has this same behavior gotten you into trouble with others?

This activity is described in the Everything DiSC Facilitation System for any of you who have it or are looking for a great program for understanding all the styles also with many applications.

Activity 2. Back to page 5. Focus on your situation – business/department goals, teamwork, managing others etc. Look at all the words in the Intensity Index across all styles. What behaviors are important to success in the focus you chose? Discuss with others how that behavior is important. Also discuss what it would take for you to adapt to that behavior. What stretches (do more of) will you need to make as well as what possible ways might you need to redirect do less of) your behavior? This is a particularly helpful discussion to help teams and managers identify what behaviors are needed for success given the business and departmental goals. The discussion is the most important part of this activity. Openness is fostered.

Questions? Call us at 800.278.1292 or visit www.ResourcesUnlimited.com

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What is DiSC?

"What is DiSC?"

DiSC is an acronym for the 4 dimensions of behaviorDiSC is based on a four-quadrant model that describes the four dimensions of human behavior. The dimensions are:

• Dominance: Direct & Decisive. D's are strong-willed, strong-minded people who like accepting challenges, taking action, and getting immediate results.
• influence: Optimistic & Outgoing. I's are "people people" who like participating on teams, sharing ideas, and energizing and entertaining others.
• Steadiness: Sympathetic & Cooperative. S's are helpful people who like working behind the scenes, performing in consistent and predictable ways, and being good listeners.
• Conscientiousness: Concerned & Correct. C's are sticklers for quality and like planning ahead, employing systematic approaches, and checking and re-checking for accuracy.

It is important to understand that there are a total of 16 different Profile Pattern results, which are combinations of the 4 dimensions.

The DiSC System helps you understand yourself in four behavioral environments:

• Me vs. Me: Intrapersonal
• Me vs. You: Interpersonal
• Me vs. Job: Personal-Functional
• Me vs. Organization: Personal-Organizational

How to Use DiSC Profiles?

DiSC is an assessment to determine a person's behavior in a specific environment. It is most commonly used in the workplace. Trainers, consultants, coaches, and HR professionals have relied on DiSC to improve large and small organizations for 30 years.

How many ways does behavior affect the person's ability to function through everyday tasks? Here are just a few off the top of my head: stress management, teamwork, communication, expectations of others, listening skills, dealing with conflict, management skills, sales skills, and customer service skills. The DiSC profiles will help you and your organization improve effectiveness in all of these areas.

To learn more about DiSC, join us for our next free A Taste of DiSC session. These teleconferences are scheduled every 6 weeks for new coaches, consultants, and trainers interested in using DiSC. A Master DiSC Trainer with 20+ years experience will walk you through your personalized DiSC report and help you with the interpretation of your results. Learn more >>>.

View our DiSC Profile Products.

Visit us at www.ResourcesUnlimited.com or call us at 800.278.1292 if you would like more information.

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