DiSC is a powerful tool for improving communication within teams. Here's an interactive exercise to try in your next DiSC training session.
Ask participants to meet in their primary style groups and have them design a T-shirt that represents their DiSC style. Have the groups explain their T-shirts and provide 3 dos and 3 don’ts on how to best communicate with their behavioral style.
Click to view more DiSC Training Exercises.
Mar 31, 2011
Mar 30, 2011
Heading to Inscape Publishing Conference in Orlando
Resources Unlimited President and CEO, Barbara Stennes, is heading to Orlando for Inscape Publishing's MindLab 48 Distributor Conference.
Barbara will be one of the first to experience the forthcoming book The 8 Dimensions of Leadership, co-authored by Jeffrey Sugerman, PhD, Mark Scullard PhD, and Emma Wilhelm MS.
She'll also learn more about the newest DiSC profile that will soon be added to the Everything DiSC Application Library, get advanced tips on Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders, and see what's on the horizon in the training and development industry.
Barbara will be one of the first to experience the forthcoming book The 8 Dimensions of Leadership, co-authored by Jeffrey Sugerman, PhD, Mark Scullard PhD, and Emma Wilhelm MS.
She'll also learn more about the newest DiSC profile that will soon be added to the Everything DiSC Application Library, get advanced tips on Everything DiSC 363 for Leaders, and see what's on the horizon in the training and development industry.
Mar 29, 2011
Free DiSC Webinar for Trainers
Resources Unlimited offers free DiSC Webinars for our clients throughout the year. Tomorrow's 60-minute webinar will provide helpful tips for DiSC trainers on how to effectively use DiSC for conflict management.
DiSC Webinar for Trainers
Offered free of charge for Resources Unlimited customers
DiSC Webinar for Trainers
Offered free of charge for Resources Unlimited customers
Mar 24, 2011
The 8 Dimensions of Leadership Authors to Present at ASTD
Heading to the ASTD 2011 International Conference & Exposition in Orlando?
Don't miss What Makes (You) a Leader? The New Approach to Leadership, presented by co-authors of the upcoming book The 8 Dimensions of Leadership, Jeffrey Sugerman, Ph.D., and Mark Scullard, Ph.D.
Monday, May 23
12:30 - 1:45 pm
Session # M111
You'll learn about 8 approaches to leadership and participate in a discussion about customizing training to account for individual leaders’ unique development needs.
Don't miss What Makes (You) a Leader? The New Approach to Leadership, presented by co-authors of the upcoming book The 8 Dimensions of Leadership, Jeffrey Sugerman, Ph.D., and Mark Scullard, Ph.D.
Monday, May 23
12:30 - 1:45 pm
Session # M111
You'll learn about 8 approaches to leadership and participate in a discussion about customizing training to account for individual leaders’ unique development needs.
Mar 22, 2011
FREE Executive Briefing: The 8 Dimensions of Leadership
Registration is now open for the FREE Executive Briefing on May 12 at the Embassy Suites Des Moines for the upcoming release of the book The 8 Dimensions of Leadership: DiSC Strategies for Becoming a Better Leader.Based on the DiSC personality assessment the book identifies eight individual leadership styles and offers research-based suggestions to help leaders develop a multidimensional approach to leadership.
Co-authors, Jeffrey Sugerman, Ph.D., and Mark Scullard, Ph.D., will offer a broad perspective of the book and all of the behaviors you need to be an effective leader.
Thursday, May 12
Embassy Suites Des Moines
8:00-8:30 am Registration / Breakfast
8:30-10:00 am Presentation
Barbara Stennes Presenting at Southeast Iowa SHRM Meeting
Join Resources Unlimited President and CEO, Barbara Stennes, at the Southeast Iowa SHRM Meeting on Tuesday, May 10. Barbara will discuss the seven steps to matching people to jobs, retention, and superior performance.
Feb 18, 2011
The 8 Dimensions of Leadership: FREE Executive Briefing in May
Resources Unlimited is hosting a FREE executive briefing in Des Moines for the upcoming “The 8 Dimensions of Leadership” book release. Co-author, Jeffrey Sugerman, will offer a broad perspective of the book and all of the behaviors needed to be an effective leader.
Learn more about The 8 Dimensions of Leadership book and Executive Briefing.
Learn more about The 8 Dimensions of Leadership book and Executive Briefing.
Feb 10, 2011
DiSC Training Exercise: Teambuilding With QuikDiSC
Have each training participant choose a QuikDiSC Card that represents a strength. Have participants explain how that strength has contributed to the team’s success.
Feb 4, 2011
Smart Tips to Save on Travel This Year
Inscape Publishing sent us a link to an article in the New York Times that we wanted to share with our readers.
With rising fees for checking your bags, hotel gratuities, and other hidden expenses, it pays to be smart and shop around when booking your business travel. Read, bookmark, and print this New York Times article: 11 Tricks to Cutting Travel Costs in 2011
Do you have tips and tricks of your own for ways to save on travel? Send them our way!
With rising fees for checking your bags, hotel gratuities, and other hidden expenses, it pays to be smart and shop around when booking your business travel. Read, bookmark, and print this New York Times article: 11 Tricks to Cutting Travel Costs in 2011
Do you have tips and tricks of your own for ways to save on travel? Send them our way!
Jan 11, 2011
DiSC Graphs 1 & 2
When running Online DiSC Classic 2.0 Profiles and DiSC Classic 2 Plus Profiles in your EPIC Account, you have the ability to turn on or off Graphs 1 and 2, and the tally box scores.
First, a little information about each of the graphs:
Graph 1: These are your "Most" responses for each of the four scales (D, i, S, and C).
Graph 2: These are your "Least" responses for each of the four scales.
Graph 3: This graph is the result of combining your "Most" choices with your "Least" choices and is used to determine your highest DiSC dimension, Intensity Index scores, and Classical Profile Pattern. (Graph 3 is automatically included in the Online DiSC Classic 2.0 and DiSC Classic 2 Plus Reports).
Tally Box Scores: Shows a summary and the differences of your "Most" and "Least" choices for each of the scales.
First, a little information about each of the graphs:
Graph 1: These are your "Most" responses for each of the four scales (D, i, S, and C).
Graph 2: These are your "Least" responses for each of the four scales.
Graph 3: This graph is the result of combining your "Most" choices with your "Least" choices and is used to determine your highest DiSC dimension, Intensity Index scores, and Classical Profile Pattern. (Graph 3 is automatically included in the Online DiSC Classic 2.0 and DiSC Classic 2 Plus Reports).
Tally Box Scores: Shows a summary and the differences of your "Most" and "Least" choices for each of the scales.
Jan 10, 2011
New Leadership Book from Inscape Publishing
The 8 Dimensions of Leadership: DiSC Strategies for Becoming a Better Leader, authored by Inscape Publishing's Jeffrey Sugerman, Ph.D., Mark Scullard, Ph.D., and Emma Wilhelm, MA will be released this spring.
Follow @8dimensionsbook on Twitter for updates, book excerpts, and more!
Follow @8dimensionsbook on Twitter for updates, book excerpts, and more!
Dec 13, 2010
DiSC Training Exercise: Adapting Your Management Style
DiSC Training Materials
- Everything DiSC Management Profile - one per participant
- Everything DiSC Management Interaction Guides
Have each participant complete their Everything DiSC® Management Profile prior to the training, and let them know they’ll receive their report during the training session. **When assigning access codes in your EPIC Account, make sure your participants cannot view their reports upon completion.
Setup The Training Exercise
Nov 29, 2010
11 Ways to Make the Most of Your EPIC Account in 2010
1) Organize Your EPIC Account
Make a commitment to using folders and sub-folders in your EPIC Account to make comparison report and batch report generation a snap. Click for instructions on organizing unfiled reports in your EPIC Account.
2) Start Using the New Everything DiSC Profiles
The Everything DiSC Profiles and facilitation materials are 300% more customizable than DiSC Classic, and the Circular Model will make your training more Intuitive, Memorable, and Applicable. Click to learn more and to view samples of the Everything DiSC Profiles.
3) Keep DiSC Alive with Everything DiSC Comparison Reports - Free & Unlimited in EPIC!
After having participants complete an Everything DiSC Profile (Workplace, Management, Sales, Work of Leaders or 363 for Leaders), run free one-on-one Everything DiSC Comparison Reports to help build better relationships. View step-by-step instructions and tips for incorporating Everything DiSC Comparison Reports into your DiSC Training.
Make a commitment to using folders and sub-folders in your EPIC Account to make comparison report and batch report generation a snap. Click for instructions on organizing unfiled reports in your EPIC Account.
2) Start Using the New Everything DiSC Profiles
The Everything DiSC Profiles and facilitation materials are 300% more customizable than DiSC Classic, and the Circular Model will make your training more Intuitive, Memorable, and Applicable. Click to learn more and to view samples of the Everything DiSC Profiles.
3) Keep DiSC Alive with Everything DiSC Comparison Reports - Free & Unlimited in EPIC!
After having participants complete an Everything DiSC Profile (Workplace, Management, Sales, Work of Leaders or 363 for Leaders), run free one-on-one Everything DiSC Comparison Reports to help build better relationships. View step-by-step instructions and tips for incorporating Everything DiSC Comparison Reports into your DiSC Training.
Nov 19, 2010
Getting to Know the New Workforce With DiSC
As companies start hiring again, team dynamics may change dramatically.
DiSC is a great teambuilding tool to help employees get to know one another, and to develop strategies to increase effectiveness. Giving employees a framework to make sense of differences helps them know what to expect from one another.
Click to learn about two effective DiSC Profiles for Teambuilding. or give us a call so we can help you select the best DiSC assessment for your teams. 800.278.1292
DiSC is a great teambuilding tool to help employees get to know one another, and to develop strategies to increase effectiveness. Giving employees a framework to make sense of differences helps them know what to expect from one another.
Click to learn about two effective DiSC Profiles for Teambuilding. or give us a call so we can help you select the best DiSC assessment for your teams. 800.278.1292
Nov 18, 2010
Everything DiSC Pulse: 360 Assessments
Who is the best person to deliver assessment feedback?
In a recent survey Inscape Publishing asked participants who went over their 360 degree feedback results with them: their manager, an HR professional, an external coach, or no one.
Their findings show there’s a big difference between having an external coach or a manager go over the results and not.
Click to read Everything DiSC Pulse: 360 Assessments by Inscape Publishing's Mark Scullard and Jeffrey Sugerman.
In a recent survey Inscape Publishing asked participants who went over their 360 degree feedback results with them: their manager, an HR professional, an external coach, or no one.
Their findings show there’s a big difference between having an external coach or a manager go over the results and not.
Click to read Everything DiSC Pulse: 360 Assessments by Inscape Publishing's Mark Scullard and Jeffrey Sugerman.
Nov 15, 2010
DiSC Training Exercise: Everything DiSC Comparsion Reports II
In our last DiSC Blog post we introduced you to the Everything DiSC Comparison Reports, which are free for our EPIC Account clients.
This week we're giving you step-by-step instructions and tips for incorporating Everything DiSC Comparison Reports into your DiSC Training.
This week we're giving you step-by-step instructions and tips for incorporating Everything DiSC Comparison Reports into your DiSC Training.
Oct 27, 2010
DiSC Training Exercise: Everything DiSC Comparison Reports
If you're currently using Everything DiSC Profiles (Workplace, Management, Sales, 363 for Leaders), you have a powerful follow up tool at your fingertips: Everything DiSC Comparison Reports
The research-validated 11-page Comparison Reports help build better relationships and make DiSC training stick. Create these follow-up reports for any two Everything DiSC Profile participants to illustrate their similarities and differences.
You may run an unlimited number of Everything DiSC Comparison Reports for FREE within your EPIC Account.
Tips & ideas for using the Everything DiSC Comparison Reports to keep DiSC training alive:
The research-validated 11-page Comparison Reports help build better relationships and make DiSC training stick. Create these follow-up reports for any two Everything DiSC Profile participants to illustrate their similarities and differences.
You may run an unlimited number of Everything DiSC Comparison Reports for FREE within your EPIC Account.
Tips & ideas for using the Everything DiSC Comparison Reports to keep DiSC training alive:
- After they’ve been introduced to DiSC, pair participants up and email them their Everything DiSC Comparison Reports
- Ask the pairs to have a discussion about what resonated with them and what didn’t
- Also have them discuss how they can each adapt their styles to better meet the other person's needs
- Repeat this process every 2-4 weeks with different pairs
Oct 5, 2010
DiSC Training Exercise: A Day in the Life
In this DiSC training activity each style will describe what it's like to be a high D, i, S, or C. Ask participants to meet in their primary style groups, and have each group create a poster that depicts a "day in the life of" a D, i, S, or C.
You may want to set the ground rules for the activity:
Click to view additional DiSC training exercises.
You may want to set the ground rules for the activity:
- This is a learning activity for all DiSC styles
- Please use respectful language that allows people to grow & learn
- Be mindful that style is based on preference
- Refrain from opinion and be objective in your learning and teach-backs
- Resist the temptation to label or pigeon-hole
- How can other styles learn to better relate to you?
- How are you misunderstood?
- What are your fears?
- What is the value that you bring to a team?
- What do you have to beware of with overusing your strengths?
Click to view additional DiSC training exercises.
Oct 4, 2010
Everything DiSC Pulse: The Annual Performance Review
In a recent study, Jeffrey Sugerman, President and CEO, and Mark Scullard, Director of Research, at Inscape Publishing reveal that not everyone hates performance reviews.
They asked 6,489 recent training participants about performance reviews. 94% said their feedback was positive. In addition, 87% said the review accurately described their performance and behavior, and 84% said that their review was useful. 90% said they were glad the review was included as part of their job.
Click to read the article The Annual Performance Review.
They asked 6,489 recent training participants about performance reviews. 94% said their feedback was positive. In addition, 87% said the review accurately described their performance and behavior, and 84% said that their review was useful. 90% said they were glad the review was included as part of their job.
Click to read the article The Annual Performance Review.
Aug 30, 2010
Get the Best Thinking From Everyone
Do these meeting scenarios sound familiar?
The team is dominated by one DiSC style.
Example: Everyone on the team is a "high I" – When they meet they have a good time. They're great at spotting benefits and generating enthusiasm, but have trouble creating deadlines and setting priorities.
The team is very diverse with all of the DiSC styles represented.
Example: Meetings may be dominated by a few "high Ds" and others rarely, if ever, contribute. As a result, the full abilities of the group are not utilized.
The team is experiencing a lot of change, and is under pressure to perform.
Example: Team members lock into their individual strengths and become their DiSC style under stress. They're fueled by emotions and spend most of the meeting in conflict. The team can't seem to come to an agreed upon solution or next step.
The common attitude that meetings are a necessary evil is understandable, but unfortunate. A meeting should be an active forum in which colleagues exchange ideas, solve problems, and make decisions.
The fact that so many people dread meetings is a red flag that tools and a systematic process are needed. DiSC is a self awareness and team building tool, but it's also helpful to have a process in place to maximize the thinking of all of your team members and their diverse behavioral styles.
Six Thinking Hats is a training course from Edward de Bono that teaches parallel thinking as an alternative to argument. Parallel thinking guides thought processes in one direction at a time so your teams can effectively analyze issues, generate new ideas, and make better decisions.
Six Thinking Hats is a great follow up course for your DiSC training programs. The process neutralizes one's natural DiSC behavioral style and will help ensure you get the best thinking from every member of your team.
You can learn these methods at our new Virtual Six Thinking Hats seminar September 7, 14, 21, or at our classroom Six Thinking Hats Seminar, September 28 in Des Moines.
The team is dominated by one DiSC style.
Example: Everyone on the team is a "high I" – When they meet they have a good time. They're great at spotting benefits and generating enthusiasm, but have trouble creating deadlines and setting priorities.
The team is very diverse with all of the DiSC styles represented.
Example: Meetings may be dominated by a few "high Ds" and others rarely, if ever, contribute. As a result, the full abilities of the group are not utilized.
The team is experiencing a lot of change, and is under pressure to perform.
Example: Team members lock into their individual strengths and become their DiSC style under stress. They're fueled by emotions and spend most of the meeting in conflict. The team can't seem to come to an agreed upon solution or next step.
The common attitude that meetings are a necessary evil is understandable, but unfortunate. A meeting should be an active forum in which colleagues exchange ideas, solve problems, and make decisions.
The fact that so many people dread meetings is a red flag that tools and a systematic process are needed. DiSC is a self awareness and team building tool, but it's also helpful to have a process in place to maximize the thinking of all of your team members and their diverse behavioral styles.
Six Thinking Hats is a training course from Edward de Bono that teaches parallel thinking as an alternative to argument. Parallel thinking guides thought processes in one direction at a time so your teams can effectively analyze issues, generate new ideas, and make better decisions.
Six Thinking Hats is a great follow up course for your DiSC training programs. The process neutralizes one's natural DiSC behavioral style and will help ensure you get the best thinking from every member of your team.
You can learn these methods at our new Virtual Six Thinking Hats seminar September 7, 14, 21, or at our classroom Six Thinking Hats Seminar, September 28 in Des Moines.
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