Episode 87: Lost in Translation: Why Your Feedback Isn’t Landing

Episode 87

Lost in Translation: Why Your Feedback Isn’t Landing

Episode Summary

Most leaders assume when feedback misses, it’s a content problem — the wrong words, the wrong timing, not enough examples. Your DISC style shapes how you naturally deliver feedback, and without realizing it, you’re probably giving it the way you’d want to receive it — not the way the person across from you actually needs to hear it. The Platinum Rule fixes that.

Key Points:

• Your DISC style is your default feedback style — and most leaders don’t realize their natural approach works well for people wired like them, and misses the mark for everyone else.

• Each DISC style has a genuine strength in how it delivers feedback, and a blind spot that can get in the way of the message actually landing.

• Adapting to the person across from you doesn’t require overhauling how you communicate — it requires one intentional shift based on who’s in the room.

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 aDISC assessment (and debrief)

  • Do DISC Assessments & Training

Related Episodes

• Wired to React: Understanding Your DISC Style in Conflict

• Wired for Friction: Why Your Opposite DISC Style Gets Under Your Skin

• The Missing Piece: Using DISC to Plan and Run More Effective Meetings

• Lead the Individual: Why One-Size-Fits-All Leadership is Failing Your Team

• Navigating Difficult Conversations: Practical Strategies for When You Need to Speak Up

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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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