Extended DISC
Self-awareness is a key to be a better leader and achieve a life full of success.
Leaders do things differently when it comes to managing any situation in life. They focus first on knowing themselves and are constantly looking to improve their actions, decisions, objectives to be the most inspiring version of themselves.
A critical component of self-awareness is having a framework to gain a deeper understanding of yourself. This can be accomplished through understanding your energy by using a Behavioral Profiling tool like Extended DISC also known as EDISC.
Behaviour profiling is a valuable method of analysis that can help individuals to understand more about themselves and those around them, it doesn’t measure knowledge and skills. Extended DISC® enable individuals and organisations to incorporate gender-neutral language, such as “they, then, their” pronouns in reporting to offer a more inclusive approach.
Extended DISC® measures the individual both on conscious and unconscious levels. It not only demonstrates the individual’s conscious self-image or understanding of oneself and one’s own behaviour in the present situation but it also demonstrates the natural reaction mode which is most frequently exhibited outwardly in individual behaviour. The report is able to define any significant changes which are compelling an individual to seek new ways to cope or adjust in the present environment. Assessment can also interpret individual’s need to adjust in the current environment or identify whether that adjustment is leading to stress. This is vital information both for the individual and the organisation.
Participant’s gain:
- Improved perception of self,
- Improved thought processes
- Enhanced interactions with team members
- Enhanced interactions with team members
- Business results
- Soft skills
Dominance
The behavioral style is likely exhibited by someone who is extroverted and task-focused with the tendency is to be direct, decisive, action-oriented, likes a challenge, and prefers competition.
Influence
This behavioral style tends to describe someone who is extroverted and people-focused. They are often an inspirer, free-spirit, optimistic, friendly, and lively.
Steadiness
This behavioral style tends to be introverted and people-focused while exhibiting behaviors such as calm, steady, shy, sweet, patient, and helpful.
Conscientiousness/ Compliance
This behavioral style is described by someone who is introverted, task-focused, and has the tendency to exhibit traits such as logic, reserved, analytical, careful, and inquisitive.
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Extended DISC?
Extended DISC is an instruction manual for leaders that provides insight into your internal and external world. It was developed in Finland in 1994 and is now used in over 100 countries and translated into 75 languages. It is a framework that helps you understand your natural style and uncovers what boosts or depletes your energy. People have a tendency to exhibit 1 or 2 main energies naturally.
Extended DISC offers a powerful tool that is applicable to many situations. The framework is easy to use and simple to understand. To begin, you must first understand your own behavioral style and your strengths and weaknesses. This provides the foundation for improving yourself as well as understanding different behavioral styles. This knowledge coupled with guidance from a life coach by your side will provide you with the tools needed to improve your relationships with your colleagues.
This is not true! Extended DISC recognizes up to 160 different behavioral styles and it provides a much richer report on each style. Extended DISC is more flexible because it measures natural spontaneous behavior and adjusted behavior.
It is a powerful tool through which anyone could benefit from. This tool is strongly recommended for Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Team Leaders or others who have a growth mindset and are determined to transform their lives and are ready to release old programs that don’t serve them and create the life they want.
This powerful tool helps leaders build a successful team without having to stress about work so they utilise their valuable time on building a legacy. With EDISC, leaders equip themselves with an effective delegating tool which help them save their precious time.
Extended DISC is right for you if you want to understand…
- Yourself at a deeper level
- Different personality types
- How you are perceived especially during stressful situations
- How to take your communication, relationship, and understanding to the next level with other styles
- How to behave and communicate with other styles
- You and your team’s communication style, motivating factors, listening styles, and decision making strategy
- How to support your employees to achieve their goals
- How an individual will respond in a team environment
- An individual’s behavior in a team environment
For those who are seeking Extended DISC as a tool that can be used in an organisation, the desire to offer gender-neutral reports has been increasingly popular. Extended DISC offers gender-inclusive language and reporting by incorporating gender-neutral language such as “they, them, their” pronouns. Extended DISC and Empower Your Destiny are committed to supporting diversity and inclusion.
Many organizations use the behavior profiling methodology to achieve the following results:
- Enhanced leaders and teams
- Staff retention
- Sustainable business results
NO! Unlike MBTI, Extended DISC enables people to relate to the four dimensions of DISC and allows for more flexible and dynamic behavior. The power of Extended DISC is its ability to move from an individual level to the analysis of an organization. Extended DISC was designed as a tool to be used in an organization setting. Extended DISC can be used as a career assessment tool and is an effective Job Template tool as well.