Episode 74: Wired to React: Understanding Your DISC Style in Conflict

Episode 74

Wired to React: Understanding Your DISC Style in Conflict

Episode Summary

Conflict has a way of bringing out our most automatic, instinctive behaviors — and your DISC style is usually behind them. Each of the four styles — Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness — has a natural conflict response that comes with both a real strength and a telling blind spot. Knowing your default is the first step toward choosing something better.

Key Points:

• Every DISC style has a predictable instinct in conflict — and most of the time it kicks in before you've even had a chance to think.

• Your natural conflict response comes with a genuine strength, but also a blind spot that can do real damage to relationships if left unchecked.

• Awareness of your default style doesn't limit you — it gives you the ability to choose a more intentional response in the moments that matter most.

Resources

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

  • 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)

  • Stop Guessing, Start Building: Using DISC Insights to Cultivate a High-Performing Team

• 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

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

• Unlocking Your DISC Report: Turning Insights into Action

• Speak Their Language: Using DISC to Communicate with Anyone

• From Clash to Connection: Using DISC to Navigate Conflict with Confidence

• Stronger Teams Start with Better Communication: How DISC Helps

• From Friction to Flow: Using DISC to Build Stronger Teams

• Lead without Hovering: Using DISC to Manage without Micromanaging

• From Meh to Meaningful: My DISC Story

• Setting Goals that Actually Stick: Using DISC to work WITH your Style

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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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