Inform Yourself

Responses from “DISC-ing Out A Thanksgiving Meal”
Based on your Behavioral Style this was probably your response to yesterday’s post:

High D – Look how long this is! Doesn’t he know I have things to do and people to meet? I’ll read it later (or not!). Send me the “Cliff Notes” version! Darn, I did forget the ice – I’ll call Andy and have him pick it up.

High I – Cooool! This is funny. Hmmm – a pot luck Thanksgiving meal – I gotta try that next year. Sounds like fun! Hey, that’s Aunt Nellie and that is Uncle Fred. OMG! This is me. He hit me spot on! I’ve gotta send this to Jane and John – They’ll get a real hoot out of this!

High S – Printed out the email and quickly circled the typo at the beginning of the second paragraph. (Yes it was put there on purpose just to satisfy the High S and C people. The one in the High S section really was a typo – congrats on finding that one too!) Started making notes in the margins on how to properly identify styles during the holiday meal. Why is this a narrative rather than a set procedure? Couldn’t he just tell me how to apply this step by step in my business? I’ll outline it and post a response, I know he is busy and could use the help.

High C – Also printed out the document – gotta save it for future reference! Also circled the typos, probably in red and maybe underlined them too! Why did he send out something with this obvious error? I bet the rest of it has errors too. Read the rest of the in proofreading mode – I know there are more mistakes in here. Never really read the document the whole way because their eyes kept being drawn back to the big red circle around the typo! I wonder why he didn’t list statistical proof for his conclusions? Probably disagreed with several points – NO SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION! - so decided it was inaccurate and tossed it in the trash. (Note to High Cs – You probably think my use of “gotta” two times in this email is inappropriate and improper – two times or three? You can’t help yourself – you’ll go back and count.)

For the non-High I’s in the group, these two emails were just for fun with some training wrapped around.

You’ll notice that the responses above get longer with each style – just like in life. Whether a holiday dinner or a business, Behaviors can tell us exactly what to expect and how to react. Are you using Behaviors to help yourself and your organization?

Again, thanks to my good friend Dr. Dennis Hocker! Behaviors can have a huge impact on how effectiely you interact with others.

Who style are those with whom you are communicating?

How flexible are you in your communication style?

How effectively do you communiate with each style?

A possible resolution for 2009?