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Understanding DISC Profiles: Stress Behavior

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Stressing out in (DISC) Style

•  Different behavioral styles find different situaVons more stressful than others.

•  We can unknowingly cause stress for the people around us.

•  This leads to miscommunicaVons, conflicts, and workplace issues of many kinds.




Stress Out a High D

•  Block their personal goals. •  Make them hit the brakes.

•  Get in their way, move slowly, make a lot of small talk.

•  Take advantage of them.

•  Create a wall of bureaucracy!




Stress Out a Low D

•  Tell them to “step up and take the reins”. •  Put them in charge of a team.

•  Let them know that everyone is counVng on them to the lead the way.




Stress Out a High I

•  Dampen their opVmism and enthusiasm. •  Frown when they smile.

•  Don’t let them speak up, suppress their views and opinions.

•  Don’t let them show any emoVon, not even to gesture.

•  Take away their phone and their workmates!




Stress Out a Low I

•  Ask them to cheer up a co-‐worker. •  Tell them to plan the office party.

•  Give them a big bubbly pep talk.

•  Put them in a project that demands lots of team interacVon.

•  Ask them to be cheerleader for a new iniVaVve among the staff.




Stress Out a High S

•  Keep changing the rules and processes. •  Change expected results of rouVne acVons. •  QuesVon their loyalty. •  Don’t prioriVze. •  Don’t be available for clarificaVons. •  Rush them.

•  Give them way too much to do by day’s end, then threaten their job!




Stress Out a Low S

•  Force them to work a highly repeVVve task. •  Ask them to work a rigid checklist of acVvity.

•  Make them wait for extended periods.

•  Demand mulVple layers of process and approval for very acVon.




Stress Out a High C

•  Deny them Vme -‐ CriVcize their work. •  Rush them, send them to useless.

•  Force them into snap decisions.

•  Give them insufficient informaVon.

•  Give them lousy equipment, don’t upgrade.

•  Force them to release projects before checking and tesVng -‐ Don’t let them finish anything!




Stress Out a Low C

•  Put them on a quality iniVaVve. •  Tell them that every fact must be rigorously checked and documented.

•  Ask them to provide detailed annotaVons.

•  Request that they adhere strictly to the facts and avoid injecVng opinion.




Behave Responsibly

•  One style can thrive on what makes another style cringe.

•  Know your style and the style of your coworkers and employees.

•  Adapt accordingly.




Upgrade the Golden Rule

•  The Golden Rule: “Treat others how you would want to be treated”

•  The PlaVnum Rule: “Treat others as they would want to be treated” Know their DISC behavior and yours to reduce stress in the workplace.




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DISC Expert -‐ Arthur Schoeck



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