Your DiSC Dot Doesn’t Define You Or Your Team

Whether it is the Influence Style Indicator, which shares your influencing styles, CliftonStrengths, which measures your natural talents, or DiSC, which identifies your behavioral tendencies in the workplace, here is a message I repeat often: These tools are not the full story. I’ve given hundreds of assessments to organizations, and while they are a great foundation for improving team dynamics, communication and self-awareness, they don’t define you or your team. What they do provide is a snapshot and a starting point for understanding how you may tend to show up at work.

If your organization administers the Everything DiSC assessment, your report will show you a map with a dot indicating where your preferences fall among the four styles. For example, your placement might suggest you lean toward being fast-paced and outspoken (like those with D or i style preferences) or more cautious and reflective (like those with C or S preferences). It also highlights whether your natural tendencies show up as more questioning and skeptical (like D and C preferences) or more accepting and warmer (like i and S preferences).