Episode 21: Best Day, Worst Day: Using DISC to Understand and Manage Motivation

Episode 21

Best Day, Worst Day: Using DISC to Understand and Manage Motivation

Episode Summary

Explore how understanding your best and worst days can help improve motivation and productivity using the DISC model. Learn how each DISC style thrives and struggles in different environments, and discover practical tips for managing each type. Tune in to cultivate more "best days" and build stronger, more effective teams.

Key Points:

• Identify Motivators: Understand your best and worst days to recognize the situations that energize you and those that drain you.

• DISC Insights: Learn how each DISC style—D, I, S, C—responds to different work environments, helping you improve personal productivity and team dynamics.

• Practical Management Tips: Gain actionable advice on how to manage and support each DISC style for better performance and morale.

Resources

• Blog Posts (see DISC page for full list of DISC blog posts):

  • Go Hard or Go Home

  • DISC Overview

  • Dominant, Direct, Decisive (D Style Overview)

  • Influential, Interesting, Inspiring (I Style Overview)

  • Strong, Stable, Supportive (S Style Overview)

  • Calm, Controlled, Conscientious (C Style Overview)

• Free Leadership Toolbox

• Learn about DISC and do a DISC assessment (and debrief)

Related Episodes

• Unlocking Communication: An Overview of the DISC Model

• Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Using DISC to Strengthen Your Leadership Approach

• Speak Their Language: Using DISC to Communicate with Impact

• Under Pressure: Navigating DISC Styles in Stressful Situations

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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.

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