Communication is critical in all aspects of life, but it also can be one of the biggest challenges. There are times we think we’re communicating when we actually aren’t. The message is being sent, but it’s not being received. Improving communication leads to better results and better relationships, whether at home or in the workplace.
In this episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke discusses DISC, which is an assessment tool that helps identify behavior types so you can determine the best way to communicate with someone. Knowing how you tend to behave and how you tend to communicate is very helpful as a starting point for effective communication, and that’s what DISC does.
Episode Highlights
- What is DISC?
- What are the four personality types?
- How can DISC help improve communication?
Timestamps
- (00:19): The importance and challenges of communication.
- (01:26): Explaining DISC.
- (03:27): Faster-paced personalities are in top half of the circle.
- (04:18): Slower-paced personalities are in the bottom half of the circle.
- (06:03): Each of the letters: D-I-S-C.
- (10:15): Associating the letters with animals.
- (11:19): Assessing yourself.
- (19:26): Identify and adapt.
- (21:52): Understand we’re different.
- (23:27): Achieving true diversity.
Episode Quotes
- “Transmitting messages and information doesn’t make any difference if it’s not received.”
- “With all these things in DISC, there’s no good and bad, there’s no right or wrong. There are only differences.”
- “The key is to dial into these differences so that you can harness them to be more effective in communication.”
- “It’s so important to be able to understand all four types so you can understand yourself and then know how to work with other people.”
- “Remember not everyone’s like you and, and if you want to be effective, you need to understand who they are.”
- “It’s not about you. It’s about you using this tool to help communicate effectively with your team.”
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