But then I did another... and the results were wildly different (including wholesale shifting me from D to I). I didn't buy it. So the search for something a little more thorough ensued.
Then I came across the 'Personal Strength Profile' test (which includes DISC) from the Anthony Robbins---life coach extraordinaire, whose film cameos date back to Reality Bites. Yep, him.
The results were gold.
They weren't just 'about right'. They 'rang true' even to much of the detail. And detail there was--the report runs to some 20 pages. The considerable 'C' in me was suitably indulged.
I heartily recommend you check it out.
Btw, for the Manager Tools fans, make sure you check out the way those guys use DISC to give effective feedback. That has been one of their most enlightening podcasts for me yet. (It's in one of the Feedback episodes in the Basics series).
For the record I'm:
- D - 81%
- I - 53%
- S - 39%
- C - 67%
Yeah wow.
ReplyDeleteDC. That makes sense I guess.
I'm a D-i
One of the cool things about Robbins' instrument is that it gives a 'natural' and an 'adaptive' style; the latter is kinda like how you second-guess yourself.
ReplyDeleteOn *that* measure, some of my 'D'/'C' shifts to 'I' (such that 'I' even surpasses 'C'!). That is, it's saying I sometimes work hard at being more of an 'I', and a little less 'D' and 'C' than comes naturally (though 'D' still comfortably surpasses 'I').
Again, bang on, I reckon.
Hmmm.... intriguing.
ReplyDeleteMy advice? Embrace the 'DC', give up on the i.
I like this summary of the High D, High C as 'the creative': http://www.discprofiles4u.com/blog/2012/disc-classic-profile-creative-pattern-5-of-16/
:-)
Yeah, I think there's wisdom in what you say (so long as it doesn't become a straightjacket). It's part of being comfortable in my own skin.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link.
Bernie, you and I are the same. Happy days.
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