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#1 Trait of Great Leaders

  Today we are beginning the countdown of the top 10 traits of all great leaders. #1 Trait of Great Leaders: VISION “The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but has no vision,” said Helen Keller. Vision is the one characteristic...

The Top 10 Traits of Leaders

Too often Leadership Development Programs are a process of turning out exact replicas of a certain personality type. Commanding, egocentric and persuasive leaders have, in the past, been seen as ideal. After the corporate scandals of the last two decades,...

Are you a natural-born leader?

I’ll never forget the first time someone told me, “You’re a natural-born leader.” I resisted that notion because I had never managed or led anybody in my professional career. And yet, this group of strangers at the Enlightened Warrior Camp I was attending...

What to do when someone doesn’t want to deal with change

Dear DISC Wizard, "As I make a move this fall to another division, one of the difficult things is dealing with my friend and counterpart who is a high “S”. She does not like change, at all. I am moving to another division, not another country but she does not see it...

How to deal with someone who is critical and negative

How To Deal With A Person Who Is… CRITICAL | NEGATIVE | STERN The Critical person has many positive qualities. They are usually logical, factual, accurate and go by the book. They are continually looking for ways to make things more accurate and “perfect.” Although...

How to deal with someone who is emotional and over-reactive

How To Deal With A Person Who Is… EMOTIONAL | OVER-REACTIVE  With every personality type, you have to take the good with the bad. The Emotional-Over-reactive person has a lot of positive qualities. The Emotional person is usually people-oriented and outgoing. When...

How To Communicate With Difficult People

At the beginning of my business, I had a sales call with a High Dominant CEO. He shared with me that on his sales team, 13 out of 16 weren’t meeting quota. I joked with him that he had too many bottom performers on his sales team because he had “nice-guy syndrome.” He...