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The “Education of Silence”

20th-century management guru Peter Drucker once said, “The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t said.” It’s often said that most of what we communicate comes in the form of non-verbal communication. Non-verbal communication can be anything from tone to body language to format such as email or text.  Therefore to be …

DiSC® Training Certification – Questions to Ask Yourself

Customers often call to inquire about DiSC® Training Certification. They want to know if they need to complete certification to purchase and use Everything DiSC® Profiles by Inscape – A Wiley Brand Our answer is that DiSC® Training Certification is not required, but it is available. We partner with Inscape Publishing to offer our customers the only …

The Five Behaviors™ of a Cohesive Team Authorized Partner

Build a cohesive and effective team with The Five Behaviors™ of a Cohesive Team™ and achieve an important but simple goal: Facilitate a learning experience that helps your organization discover what it takes to build a truly cohesive and effective team. The Five Behaviors™ profile, which provides both individual and team feedback, is grounded in the model described …

Myers Briggs Test Online vs DiSC® Profile Online

The Myers Briggs Test Online and the DiSC® Profile Test approach the challenge of understanding people from two fundamentally different perspectives. The Myers-Briggs Profile Test describes personality often set early in life, while The DiSC® Profile by Inscape Publishing describes human behavior in specific situations. The distinction is that personality is our overall way of looking at a person – …

Everything DiSC Management and Developing Employees

Most employees want to grow in their careers, and as a manager, you are in the best position to have a hand in their development. But employee development isn’t a “one size fits all”. Managers tend to develop employees using a default approach that they assume everyone will relate to, but what if your employee’s …

DiSC Assessments and Emotional Intelligence

A press conference was cut short after just a few minutes because a prominent leader was asked a sensitive question. He lost his temper, and the rest, as they say, is history. His public outburst of rage and barrage of verbal assault astounded and perplexed the journalist who had asked the question, as well as …

DiSC vs MBTI: Choosing The Right Learning Solution

If you’ve been asked to select an assessment-based learning solution, you’ve probably discovered several options, including DiSC® and MBTI®. The big question now is how do you choose the one that’s right for your organization? This article compares DiSC and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI) as tools for improving workplace performance and personal development and …

5 Ways to Build a Functional Team

Turn your dysfunctional team into a functional and thriving team In his best-selling book, The FIVE Dysfunctions of a TEAM, Patrick Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions that go to the very heart of why teams often struggle.  He outlines a powerful model and actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles and become …

DiSC Team Building Games

Engaging DiSC Games for Teams QuikDiSC is an engaging card game designed to spark interest and enhance your training experience. Dreamed up by a trio of experienced training experts, the QuikDiSC card game aims to intertwine the nuances of behavioral differences, as depicted in the DiSC® Dimensions of Behavior model, into a lively game setup. …

Three Steps To Getting Organizational Alignment

What makes a leader a great leader? Followers. But to have followers, leaders must get everyone to the point where they understand the organization’s vision and goals and they are committed to being part of accomplishing those goals. In other words, leaders must build alignment. This means everyone on the team is on the same …

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