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If you want to be an effective leader, it is important to understand how your natural behavioral style impacts group dynamics. DISC is a model that describes four different behavioral styles: Dominant, Influential, Steady, and Conscientious. Knowing which style you naturally fall into can help you better understand how to interact with other people, and more effectively lead a team. We will discuss the DISC model in more detail and explain how understanding your natural style can help you become a better leader!

Research conducted by Innermetrix shows that the most successful people share the common trait of self-awareness. They recognize the situations that will make them successful, and this makes it easy for them to find ways of achieving objectives that fit their behavioral style. They also understand their limitations and where they are not effective and this helps them understand where not to go or how not to be as well. Those who understand their natural behavioral preferences are far more likely to pursue the right opportunities, in the right way, at the right time, and get the results they desire.

DISC assessments are behavior self-assessment tools based on the 1928 DISC emotional and behavioral theory of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and they measure 4 dimensions of behavior.

- Dominance. How people address Problems and Challenges.

- Influence. How people handle situations involving People and Contacts.

- Steadiness. How people demonstrate Pace and Consistency.

- Conscientiousness. How people react to Procedure and Constraints.

Besides the 4 dimensions of behavior, DISC usually measures 2 style patterns: Natural and Adapted.

The Natural style pattern refers to "the real you" and the instinctive behaviors. These are the behaviors the person is most likely to exhibit when in situations they perceive as being stressful or in situations where they can simply do as they choose without having to consider anyone else. This style tends to be consistent even in different environments.

The Adapted style refers to "how you believe you need to behave to be successful in your current environment", meaning it changes in different environments, situations, and roles. It is situational.

But how is this useful?

Understanding what is your natural style and if it differs too much from your adapted style can be key to identifying early burnout, and also to identifying if you are using the correct behaviors to be successful in what you want to achieve. A complete report and starting this self-awareness can help you understand better what are the best ways in which you receive information, in which you learn, teach, and how to communicate better with you, so you can make your team aware of this and improve communication overall. Besides this, understanding what are the areas where you naturally need to put more effort in can help you find alternate solutions to focus on your strengths and approach the situations with your preferred behaviors instead, making it easier to succeed.

Self-awareness is a journey and the more you know about yourself, the more tools you have at your disposal to grow and improve. You can start this journey by taking our free assessments here.

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