All about DiSC® — Influence
DiSC® - Responding to the i (Influence) Style
Posted by Bill Harshman on
In today’s DiSC® lesson, we will discuss responding to the i (or Influence) style. We are shifting from understanding the i style to more of interacting and responding. Here’s a scenario. Someone comes up to you quickly, and enthusiastically solicits your support for what “is sure to be a fun project” with some data the company needs for a final report within the hour. Then, they begin telling you about the last project and the friendly relationships that resulted from the work. Think you're dealing with an "i" style? Let's see.
- Tags: I, Influence, Responding
DiSC® - Understanding the i (Influence) Style
Posted by Bill Harshman on
In today’s DiSC® lesson, we will discuss a deeper and broader understanding of the i or (Influence) style. This will be helpful whether it is YOU who are an i style, or if it is someone else with whom you deal that is an i style. Furthermore, AS an i, this will help you interact with another i.
DiSC® - A Day in The Life of a C (Conscientious)
Posted by Bill Harshman on
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.”
- Tags: C, Conscientious, Dominant, Influence, Interaction, Steady
DiSC® - A Day in The Life of an i (Influence)
Posted by Bill Harshman on
Today we will continue by going deeper into the actual use and application of your DiSC® knowledge by following a particular style throughout a normal day. However, it is my hope to have you weave DiSC® into your communication wherever you may be – work and non-work settings. In today’s lesson, we’ll share “A Day in the Life of an i (Influence)”. For simplicity, let’s call our i style Irene. My goal here is to show you how to apply DiSC® wherever you are. Use of DiSC® is about choice and intention. Once you make the choice, it implies an intention to prepare for...
DiSC® - Interaction Between Styles: C (Conscientious) with i (Influence)
Posted by William Harshman on
In today’s blog, we look at someone with the primary style of C (Conscientious) interacting with an individual whose primary style is I (Influence).
As a C (Conscientious) style, you thrive on ensuring accuracy, maintaining stability, and challenging assumptions. The C style is motivated by opportunities to use expertise or gain knowledge combined with attention to quality. To you, others with the i (Influence) style may appear:
- Outgoing
- Social
- Optimistic
- High-spirited
- Lively
- Talkative
Learn how to seemingly quite different styles can have the tools and understanding to communicate efficiently and effectively.
- Tags: C, Conscientious, I, Influence, Interaction