because this is the single most powerful tool you can bring to any business environment, team or social situation.
Each of us has a particular, identifiable, and somewhat predictable way of dealing with situations, opportunities, information and people. And depending on what your behavioral style is, you will respond more favorably to certain words or situations and less favorably to others. It’s important to understand how this works, because by understanding these principles, you open the door to better manage your emotions, your time, your communication with others, and to be able to predict and make sense of why you’re so good at some things, and perhaps not so good at others.
There are 4 basic behavioral styles from the standpoint of communication and from the standpoint of Finding Your Pace. Now it’s relateively easy for you to know what your Behavioral Style is because with the purchase of this program, you got a free DISC Analysis. Even so, we’ll do a quick review of which traits are most prevailent for each style:
IF you’re a HIGH D – D is for Dominant – You are results oriented, you like to make decisions fast, you can be argumentative, you have a tendency to overpower people, you like to win, you don’t focus on details, and you like to handle several things at once.
IF you’re a HIGH I – I is for influence – You are a social person, you’re people-oriented, you also don’t get too deep into the details, you may tend to over-promise, you can be talkative, you are enthusiastic and you most often speak from the heart or in a non-logical way.
If you’re a HIGH S – S is for Stability or Steadiness – You are personable, dependable, great at follow up, you sometimes lack confidence and can be easily discouraged, you don’t get overly excited, and you love to have all the facts.
IF you’re a HIGH C – C is for compliance – You like data, you can over-evaluate, you tend to stifle your enthusiasm, you may have trouble influencing others or getting your ideas across, you are well organized and you like to analyze the data.
In the next post, we’ll get further into how these behavioral style types can determine the roles we’re best suited to, and allow us to predict what we’re likely to be great at, and what we’re likely to fall short on.
