by Nancy Roberts | Sep 17, 2019 | Blog Posts
Over the next series of articles, we share tips for communicating with the DISC styles when they are under stress and exhibiting some of their “less-than-desirable” qualities. High D = Dominant | Controlling | Angry High I = Emotional | Over-reactive High S =...
by Nancy Roberts | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog Posts
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...
by Nancy Roberts | Aug 20, 2019 | Blog Posts
Last time, we sent you some ideas on how to customize onboarding for DISC styles combined with 3 different sets of values-based motivators: Theoretical (knowledge and learning) Utilitarian (ROI and resourcefulness) Aesthetic (beauty and harmony) Below we complete the...
by Nancy Roberts | Aug 13, 2019 | Blog Posts
WHEN ONBOARDING EMPLOYEES… It’s helpful to remember that not everyone is the same. What works great for some employees is going to miss-the-mark with others. While there are some standard things you want to do with all employees, there are specific things our new...
by Nancy Roberts | Aug 6, 2019 | Blog Posts
Last time we mentioned a survey that you could use to gather feedback from your most recent hires in an attempt to understand how well your company is doing when it comes to onboarding new employees. Below is that survey. Feel free to use it as is or edit it to better...
by Nancy Roberts | Jul 30, 2019 | Blog Posts
Dear DISC Wizard, My managers don’t see the need to “onboard” new hires beyond the typical filling out of paperwork and tour of the facility. How can I convince them that we need to do a better job of this – especially during such a tight labor market? ~ Cathy H. Dear...
