Everything DiSC® uses four basic styles to describe how people approach their work and relationships, but twelve styles are actually noted on your personal profile report. The position of your dot and the shading or your circle reflects your strongest tendencies or priorities.
Here are a few examples of the nuances of the twelve styles. Your own DiSC profile report will give you tips about how your might be inclined to relate to these twelve styles and what your challenges might be.
DC – challenge, results, accuracy
Goals: Independence, personal accomplishment
Fears: Failure to achieve to their own standards
Leadership qualities: Setting high expectations, speaking up about problems
D – results, action, challenge
Goals: Bottom-line results, victory
Fears: Being taken advantage of or appearing weak
Leadership qualities: Showing confidence, taking charge, focusing on results
Di – action, results, enthusiasm
Goals: Quick action, new opportunities
Fears: Loss of power
Leadership qualities: Stretching the boundaries, finding opportunities
iD – action, enthusiasm, results
Goals: Exciting breakthroughs
Fears: Fixed environments, loss of approval or attention
Leadership qualities: Finding opportunities, promoting bold action
i – enthusiasm, action, collaboration
Goals: Popularity, approval, excitement
Fears: Rejection, not being heard
Leadership qualities: Showing enthusiasm, building professional networks
iS – collaboration, enthusiasm, support
Goals: Friendship
Fears: Pressuring others, being disliked
Leadership qualities: Being approachable, acknowledging contributions
Si – collaboration, support, enthusiasm
Goals: Acceptance, close relationships
Fears: Being forced to pressure others, facing aggression
Leadership qualities: Creating a positive environment, acknowledging contributions
S – support, stability, collaboration
Goals: Harmony, stability
Fears: Letting people down, rapid change
Leadership qualities: Staying open to input, showing diplomacy
SC – stability, support, accuracy
Goals: Calm environments, fixed objectives, steady progress
Fears: Time pressure, uncertainty, chaos
Leadership qualities: Maintaining composure, being fair minded
CS – stability, accuracy, support
Goals: Stability, reliable outcomes
Fears: Emotionally charged situations, ambiguity
Leadership qualities: Showing modesty, being fair minded
C – accuracy, stability, challenge
Goals: Accuracy, objective processes
Fears: Being wrong, strong displays of emotion
Leadership qualities: Communicating with clarity, promoting disciplined analysis
CD – challenge, accuracy, results
Goals: Efficient results, rational decisions
Fears: Failure, lack of control
Leadership qualities: Creates high standards, improving methods
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Learn more by reviewing a sample Everything DiSC Workplace profile (Spanish).
More about the 12 expanded DiSC styles
Slideshare presentation about DiSC profiles
by Kristeen Bullwinkle and the DiSCProfile.com team
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4 Comments
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I have taken the test twice and found that I am in the middle of the road in all four quadrants – both times. I find I can adapt to any personality. Is there others like me.
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Author
Did you take one of the Everything DiSC® assessments? Their computerized adaptive testing methods make it less likely for anyone to appear in the center of the circle. But it’s possible. I would ask whomever gave you the assessment for the Supplemental Report for Facilitators. It gives a slightly different look into your style and a few more details. If you took another DISC test, then I can’t comment on those results at all. There are many less reliable versions out there.
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I score in the middle as well. Would this mean you possess balanced traits?
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Author
I think reading your entire Everything DiSC profile report will give you the best description of your style. Dig into the pages just about you. People score in every position of the DiSC map and more details about their scores can be found in the Everything DiSC Supplement for Facilitators report, if that’s available to you.
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