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Another post on Listening Styles. Often when we communicate, we focus solely on how we give information and we might miss how we have a preference for the information we receive. Once we understand our listening tendencies, we will be better able to communicate. This also goes both ways - we can take what we know about ourself, and look to see if we can figure out the listening preferences of the person we are speaking with.

Research has shown that we all have a preference for why we listen. What does this mean? Overtime, we can identify a trend in what information we are paying attention too and we can categorize a person and identify their personal listening style. There are at least 15 Listening Styles that a person can be identified as. Once a person learns their Listening Style, they can improve how they listen by aligning what they are listening for with the situation they are in. Learn more about listening styles.

Catalyst is the newest way to experience Everything DiSC. Everything DiSC Catalyst provides a learner an interactive way to experience DiSC. Everything DiSC has it’s roots in the original DISC Profile (a paper instrument which was developed back in the 1970s). Today, learners can experience their DiSC style through videos and immediate connections in their organization. We know remote work is here to stay. With Catalyst, we can connect more easily and build relationships; even if we are distant.

For-profit and industry/trade groups are quickly filling the gap of education that is left as mellennials aren’t going graduate school. It’s easy to see why - certificate programs cost a fraction of what graduate schools cost. Mellennials potentially have just finished paying off their student loans or they are still paying off their loans. Why would they tack on another $60k in student debt when they could join a certificate program from Google or become certified in tools that they might using already like DiSC?

How does Everything DiSC Catalyst work? There are a few unique updates, but the easiest one to see is that organizations are now instantly connected. Once you are on the platform, you can find your team or a new co-worker, or someone you might have only worked on one project with in the past. 

Pat Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team can help us understand what issues are plaguing our team and can help us work towards fixing them. The book focuses on helping teams discern what dysfunction they might be plagued by. Read this article to get a sense of how the Five Dysfunctions of a Team might help you understand what is holding your team back from being the best team.

Pat Lencioni’s 5 Dysfunctions of a Team is a wonderful story about how teams can become more effective. However, is it still valid as we aren’t interacting in person any more? If anything, the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team is more valuable as a resource than ever before. Organization’s that don’t put an effort into stewarding their teams towards building trust, engaging in conflict, ensuring commitment, holding each other accountable, or sharing collective results will find themselves out flanked by the competition more quickly in today’s virtual environment.

Here’s another great companions of Online DiSC Certification and in-person Certification options. The key that trainers and facilitators should recognize is that Certification is worth it. If you don’t have the time to spend two days learning, the Online Certification Option is a great way to learn the best ways to use DiSC in your organization. How can we expect our learners to fully engage with the tool if we don’t have much experience in using it ourselves?

Online DiSC Certification combines a live class with self-paced work. If you are like me, most online classes are pretty dull and hard to complete (even when the subject is interesting and useful for your work). Online DiSC Certification is the best option for learning professionals who already use DiSC or are interested in adding it to their toolbox. The class meets weekly for an hour and half and you must complete around 2 hours of work each week. The live class isn’t just a lecture - it’s interactive! For those that use MBTI or Strength Finders, this class would be a great way to compare a different tool and see if it meets the needs of your organization. 

While the main points of the story don’t point to this theme, it’s evident how a strong team would be able to combat the pressures in an ever-changing society. As an example, if teams actually trusted each other, we wouldn’t just accept an idea because that’s what we are ‘supposed’ to do - we would challenge each other to find the BEST option that would solve the problem we are working on.

I just found out how you can now get certified in DISC online. I was worried that this would be a really boring webinar, but it was actually really engaging. I was so impressed in how during the webinar you can interact with the other learners. It was really valuable, and I just wanted to share my experience with the world.