Episode 107
Hitting the Wall: The Energy Cost of Working Against Your Style
Episode Summary
Anything outside your natural style takes extra energy, even when you’re good at it and even when you’re enjoying it. Push through without a break and your strengths start working against you, and that looks different for every DISC style. Knowing what’s on your list, and on your team’s, means you can plan for the energy it takes.
Key Points:
Working outside your natural style is possible, but it takes extra energy, and you need downtime afterward to build it back up.
The same situation can energize one person and drain another, so leaders who plan around their own energy can wear down the people who work differently.
Find out what drains each person on your team, through their DISC report or a direct conversation, and share information early so the plan isn’t one more thing draining them.
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Missing a Question, Missing a Voice: Spotting and Covering Your Team’s DISC Blind Spots
More Than Your Style: How DISC Builds Stronger, More Cohesive Teams
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About Jacquie:
Jacquie is the founder of Leadership and Life by Kayric Inc, where she blends the best of teaching, leadership, and the occasional The West Wing reference to help non-profits and small business build strong leaders and healthy teams. Utilizing DISC and The Five Behaviours of a Cohesive team, combined with teaching knowledge and experience, Jacquie strives to empower leaders with the skills no one taught them and to create teams who want to work together.
Formerly a junior high teacher (who loves teenagers), Jacquie brings a decade of classroom wisdom, ten years corporate training experience, a growth mindset, and a sprinkle of mild rebellion to her dynamic approach.
In her free time, Jacquie channels her passion for community improvement by volunteering with school councils, serving on non-profit boards, and generally finding ways to make her corner of the world a better place. You can also find her on the side of a soccer pitch, at Remedy Café or in her scrapbook room.
