All about DiSC® — S

What does the reader need to know?

This lesson will be helpful if you don’t know your style OR if you are a style other than Steady.  Here is a reminder:  One of the Cornerstone Principles of DiSC® is that “Everyone is a unique blend of all DiSC® styles, and people typically tend toward one style.”  I’ll suggest at this point that you read/listen for those insights that will help you make sense of your own, unique experience.

Here is a reminder from an actual DiSC® Profile report for an S Style of the priorities that shape their workplace:

• Giving Support. They place a high priority on giving support, and find satisfaction in accommodating others
• Maintaining Stability. They prioritize maintaining stability, and tend toward reliable and cautious.  Harmony is a core need of the Steady style 
• Collaboration.  They value collaboration, cooperation, and interaction.  S’s prefer being seen as a team player who provides empathy that makes people feel understood and accepted. 

In today’s DiSC® lesson, we’ll share “A Day in the Life of an S (Steady)”.  For simplicity, let’s call our S style Scott. 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...