Episode 91: More Than Your Style: How DISC Builds Stronger, More Cohesive Teams

Episode 91

More Than Your Style: How DISC Builds Stronger, More Cohesive Teams

Episode Summary

Most leaders know their DISC style — but knowing your own style is only half the picture. When you look at your whole team’s composition, you start to see why certain problems keep showing up, who’s filling the gaps, and what it actually takes to build a team that works well together. DISC isn’t just a self-awareness tool. It’s a team tool.

Key Points:

• Knowing your DISC style gives you a map of your own tendencies — how you communicate, what motivates you, and where you’re likely to create friction without meaning to.

• A team report shows you where your team’s collective energy goes and where it doesn’t, making blind spots visible so you can stop running into the same problems without understanding why.

• Once you can see your team’s DISC composition, you can have honest conversations about gaps without it being personal — and start building toward the kind of cohesion where people work with each other deliberately, not just tolerate each other.

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

  • DISC in Action: Case Studies

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

  • How Do I Build a Strong Team?

  • From Conflict to Collaboration: Harnessing the Power of DISC — https://leadershipandlife.ca/blog/from-conflict-to-collaboration-harnessing-the-power-of-disc

• Free Leadership Toolbox

• The Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team

  • Learn More

  • The Book

  • Book Review

• Learn about DISC and do a DISC 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

• Same Page or Same Blind Spot: Why Team Composition Matters More Than You Think

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

• Leadership and Life Bookshelf: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

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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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