I’ve described so far how DiSC and a knowledge of your own preferred behavioral style and priorities can improved your relationships with others. And, of course, learning about yourself and behavioral styles leads to understanding where others are coming from in the workplace.
OK – this stuff works everywhere - at home, in community venues, in just about any situation you can envision yourself. It even works for premarital counseling!
A recent post itemized how understanding styles can reduce conflict, even improve sales performance. But today, I want to address working in teams.
Leaders, managers, individuals all end up working in or with teams sooner or later. Even virtually we work with teams and teamwork can be one of the hardest things some of us do! Some of us are just not cut out for teamwork – we fly better by ourselves and even prefer it. But….sooner or later…there’s teamwork involved and we’d better be able to play in that arena.
If DiSC is so cool at helping us learn about ourselves and others, how DOES it help with teamwork? DiSC..
• Opens people up to a cognitive diversity and can create powerful teams by leveraging the different approaches
• Helps you realize that all styles are valuable and that everyone can make a contribution
• Allows you to understand different strengths as complimentary strengths
• Shows the value, perspectives and strengths an individual brings to a team
• Is a tremendous tool for a team leader to understand the make-up of a team
• Allows the leader to call on the right strengths at the right time from the right person
• Shows that there are different ways to approach the same team goals
• Provides a method to assign tasks – base the tasks on strengths OR on the strengths that need to be developed
All in all, DiSC and understanding your own and others’ behavioral styles goes a long way to making us all more productive.
OK – this stuff works everywhere - at home, in community venues, in just about any situation you can envision yourself. It even works for premarital counseling!
A recent post itemized how understanding styles can reduce conflict, even improve sales performance. But today, I want to address working in teams.
Leaders, managers, individuals all end up working in or with teams sooner or later. Even virtually we work with teams and teamwork can be one of the hardest things some of us do! Some of us are just not cut out for teamwork – we fly better by ourselves and even prefer it. But….sooner or later…there’s teamwork involved and we’d better be able to play in that arena.
If DiSC is so cool at helping us learn about ourselves and others, how DOES it help with teamwork? DiSC..
• Opens people up to a cognitive diversity and can create powerful teams by leveraging the different approaches
• Helps you realize that all styles are valuable and that everyone can make a contribution
• Allows you to understand different strengths as complimentary strengths
• Shows the value, perspectives and strengths an individual brings to a team
• Is a tremendous tool for a team leader to understand the make-up of a team
• Allows the leader to call on the right strengths at the right time from the right person
• Shows that there are different ways to approach the same team goals
• Provides a method to assign tasks – base the tasks on strengths OR on the strengths that need to be developed
All in all, DiSC and understanding your own and others’ behavioral styles goes a long way to making us all more productive.
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