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 you 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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More about the 12 expanded DiSC styles
by Kristeen Bullwinkle and the DiSCProfile.com team
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13 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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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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Hi i have 3 traits S C and a rising I. The mentor couldn give me a copy of my results interpretation. She said its quite rare. Is there any reference for 3 traits DiSc
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It sounds like you took a DISC test that wasn’t an Everything DiSC assessment. Some assessments using the DISC model are better than others. Everything DiSC plots your results in a circle and offers a Supplement Report for Facilitators that would provide more insight into your style. You can buy an assessment for yourself at https://www.discprofile.com/products/everything-disc-workplace-single/.
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I score in the middle as well. Would this mean you possess balanced traits?
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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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I took the disc online free assessment, my result was level
cannot find any additional info about what this means
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This is one good reason not to rely on free assessments. You can get validated and reliable results from Everything DiSC at https://www.discprofile.com/products/everything-disc-workplace-single/.
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I am LEVEL type also. There are not too many bulls-eye L types to my knowledge.
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Hi, yes i was right near the centre but very slightly on the SI line. I thought it was odd. Our facilitator said I was very adaptive. But Id like to understand it more… everyone else in our team fit a profile so well. I felt like a chameleon.
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This was an interesting article about DISC profiles. My brother is interested in learning more about his personality type. I’ll tell him to consider getting a DISC personality profile.
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I guess this is the place where all the Ls congregate. Lol. I’ve searched high and low as well to find info on Level and Balanced personalities. Not much too much is out there. That’s how rare it is. I did find this tho:
By having a LEVEL personality style, you tend to naturally be very flexible. You are very adaptable and adjustable to almost any set of circumstances. You are probably able to “raise” or “lower” a trait as needed.
Words that describe the L: Reliable, Loyal, Calculating, Persistent, Practical, Friendly, Traditional, Responsible, Warm, Consistent, Communicative, Responsive, Truthful, Logical, Productive, Conservative, Dependable, Driving, Gifted, and Imaginative.
You are least comfortable when you perceive that you may lose or have confrontation or experience rejection. The Level style blend tends to respond in different ways to various situations. By having a Level style blend, you comfortably act contemplative or free spirited; patient or responsive; persuasive or reserved. The Level style blend at various times wants control or harmony; approval or logic; routine or variety. Your best response under pressure is to remain calm and objective while taking steps to improve the situation. Remember: The key to your success is to exercise being under-control. Make a conscious effort to understand ways you may respond in different situations and why you respond the way you do.
Hope this helps. All the best and continue being awesome!
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I haven’t seen any research from the psychometricians at Wiley (Everything DiSC) to support this. It might be true of other DISC-based instruments.
Your own profile report should provide you with a good description of yourself. And the Everything DiSC Supplement for Facilitators report can provide additional information if your profile is a bit confusing.
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