Learning to provide feedback
Whereas employees still dare to address each other on (safe) topics, it often becomes a lot harder to address other people on their behaviour. Not giving feedback can have a negative impact on cooperation and the mutual atmosphere in the long run. This could lead to irritations, disappointments or wrong expectations. Feedback is therefore a necessary condition for good and long-term cooperation.
Providing constructive feedback
During feedback training, you learn to address each other constructively. Using the DISC behavioural analysis, participants gain insight into how they may come across to others. Where do someone’s own preferences lie and how is that received by the other person. From there, tools can be provided to learn to adjust your feedback to better suit the other person. This way, you learn to deliver your message in a constructive way, which benefits mutual cooperation and ultimately productivity.
Leadership training
You may be good at your job, but managing people requires a whole different skill set. It is often not enough just to transfer knowledge and expect everything to work out. During a leadership training course, we look at how you can best manage your people. This can be different for a manager starting out than for a more experienced manager. It is also important to look at who is being led. More guidance may be needed at operational level than when dealing with professionals at tactical level.
Recognise behavioural styles and respond accordingly
What can DISC do in this regard? First of all, the DISC analysis itself can give you an insight into your leadership style. In what way are you likely to encourage your people to do their work? In addition, you will learn to recognise the behavioural styles of others and to respond to them effectively and find the connection. Besides finding individual connection, you can also use a DISC analysis to create a team web. This shows you at a glance which behavioural styles are present or absent in a team.
Other DISC training courses
Described above are a number of common training courses where using DISC analysis can be of great value. These are just a few examples. Of course, many more training courses can be thought of in which the DISC model can make an effective contribution. For example: complaint training, team building, networking, negotiating, time management, etc.
Taking steps
In all these trainings, a DISC behavioural analysis can help clarify where your preferences lie in terms of behaviour. From that insight, new steps can be taken. What is your preferred style and where is the need of the person sitting opposite you. By learning to match the other person’s style, you will gain impact on many fronts.
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