All about DiSC® — Dominant

Our topic today is “Stressors & Motivators of the D (Dominant) Style.”  This updated session is one in a series discussing the Stressors & Motivators of the four DiSC® styles, which include: Dominant Influence Steady Conscientious Before we dive deeper, I have always encouraged learners to maintain a couple important pieces of baseline knowledge. These two pieces are critical to understanding DiSC®.  (This is especially for first-time readers of my blogs) First are the Cornerstone Principles that we’ve discussed before: All DiSC®styles are equally valuable Everyone is a unique blend of all DiSC®styles, and people tend toward one or two styles...

In today’s DiSC® lesson, we will discuss responding to the D (or Dominant) style.  We are shifting from understanding the D style to more of interacting and responding.  I’ll address today’s topic from multiple perspectives: 1) those who are not familiar with the DiSC® technology or jargon, 2) those who ARE familiar with DiSC® and some understanding of each of the 4 styles, and 3) those who not only know of DiSC® but have taken the assessment and know their own style and other styles quite well. I’ll review D-specific information, then provide examples of responses to daily situations. Before we dive deeper, I...

In today’s DiSC® lesson, we will discuss a deeper and broader understanding of the D (or Dominant) style.  This will be helpful whether it is YOU who are a D style, or if it is someone else with whom you deal that is a D style.  Furthermore, AS a D, this will help you interact with another D.

My goal here is to show you how to apply DiSC® wherever you are.  Use of DiSC® is about choice and intention.  For example, I can go around all day being a D, leaving other styles in my wake by not choosing to use DiSC® and not being intentional.  Once you make the choice, it implies an intention to prepare for mutual communication success.  Here is a quick review of a couple points before we start our “Day in the Life of a C.”