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DiSC Assessments and Coaching

Understand your behavioral style. Strengthen every relationship.

Using DiSC assessments to help quiet employees

The Workplace Relationship Challenge

You've experienced it: the colleague who seems impatient with your thorough approach, the team member who goes quiet during brainstorming, the boss who wants just the bottom line when you need to explain the process. Different behavioral styles create friction, misunderstandings, and missed opportunities every day.

DiSC gives you the framework to understand these differences, adapt your approach, and build stronger working relationships with anyone.

What Is DiSC?

DiSC is the world's most trusted behavioral assessment, used by over 50 million people worldwide. It identifies your primary behavioral style and shows you how to recognize and adapt to the styles of others.

The Four DiSC Styles:

D – Dominance: Direct, results-oriented, firm, strong-willed, forceful

  • Motivated by: Control, challenge, results
  • Needs: Authority, varied activities, direct answers

i – Influence: Outgoing, enthusiastic, optimistic, high-spirited, lively

  • Motivated by: Social recognition, group activities, relationships
  • Needs: Interaction, recognition, freedom from details

S – Steadiness: Even-tempered, accommodating, patient, humble, tactful

  • Motivated by: Cooperation, sincere appreciation, stability
  • Needs: Time to adjust, teamwork, security

C – Conscientiousness: Private, analytical, logical, systematic, reserved

  • Motivated by: Opportunities to use expertise, quality work, accuracy
  • Needs: Standards, focused work, exact expectations

Why DiSC Is Essential for Professional Success

It explains the "why" behind behavior. Understanding that your colleague's directness isn't rudeness (D style) or that your team member's questions aren't criticism (C style) transforms working relationships.

It's immediately practical. You can apply DiSC insights in your very next meeting, email, or one-on-one conversation.

It builds emotional intelligence. DiSC develops your ability to read situations and people, then adjust your approach for maximum impact.

It improves team performance. When everyone understands each other's styles, collaboration becomes more natural and productive.

Common Applications

Individual Development:

  • Building leadership presence and executive communication skills
  • Improving sales effectiveness by adapting to client styles
  • Enhancing conflict resolution and difficult conversation skills
  • Developing coaching and management capabilities
  • Preparing for role transitions or increased responsibilities

Team Enhancement:

  • Reducing friction and miscommunication between team members
  • Optimizing meeting effectiveness and decision-making processes
  • Improving project collaboration across different working styles
  • Building psychological safety and inclusive team cultures
  • Resolving persistent team dynamics issues

Organizational Impact:

  • Creating more effective cross-functional partnerships
  • Developing leadership bench strength
    Improving customer relationship management
  • Supporting culture change and transformation initiatives
  • Enhancing recruitment and talent development processes

What's Included

Individual DiSC Assessment: Complete online assessment plus 60-minute personalized debrief session where we'll explore your style, discuss real-world applications, and create strategies for working more effectively with different behavioral styles.

Team DiSC Assessment: Individual assessments for all team members plus group session to map team dynamics, identify potential blind spots, and develop strategies for improved collaboration.

Optional Enhancements:

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  • Follow-up coaching sessions to reinforce new approaches
  • Customized team workshops focused on specific challenges
  • Integration with existing leadership development programs
  • Manager coaching on leading different DiSC styles
  • The DiSC Advantage

    After your DiSC assessment, you'll be able to:

    Recognize behavioral styles quickly in meetings, negotiations, and daily interactions

    Adapt your communication approach to be more effective with different personality types

    Reduce workplace friction by understanding the motivations behind others' actions

    Build stronger professional relationships based on genuine understanding rather than assumptions

    Lead more effectively by matching your management style to what each team member needs

    Navigate conflict confidently by addressing style differences before they become problems

    Why Work With a Certified DiSC Practitioner?

    While DiSC assessments are widely available, working with a certified practitioner ensures you get maximum value from your investment. You'll receive expert interpretation of your results, personalized application strategies, and ongoing support to turn insights into lasting behavioral change.

    Ready to Transform Your Professional Relationships?

    Most workplace challenges stem from behavioral style mismatches, not skill gaps or bad intentions. DiSC gives you the awareness and tools to work more effectively with anyone.

    Discover your behavioral style and learn to recognize, understand, and adapt to the styles of others.

    "Laurie has been a great coach and tremendous help in improving the quality of my presentations. The use of practice sessions/video tools as well as current best practice training were well balanced and supported the learning process.

    Her openness and honesty as well as willingness to assist in many complementary areas (effective video/teleconferencing, tone, posture, stress management etc.) made her a real pleasure to work with. She has made herself available to support and provide feedback on day-to-day issues/questions during our time together.

    I fully recommend and endorse her services."

    —JOE DIZAZZO,
    Regional Chief Executive, Latin America Crafts at Coats