Know Yourself to Grow Yourself

The Law of Awareness

The Maxwell DISC Personality Assessment has been a game-changer for me in terms of how I interact with people. It has enabled me to better understand myself and my own personality traits. Through my Maxwell DISC Personality Profile assessment, I discovered that I am an Establisher D (Dominant) style, which means that I possess high ego strength, am an individualist with very high standards, and am quite competitive. Knowing this has helped me to understand why I tend to approach issues alone instead of drawing others into the process. When I read that I am results-driven, confident, with very high standards, I initially saw no way those attributes could be negative at all. As I dove deeper into the other communication styles: Influencing, Steady and Compliant, I realized how my approaches could be abrasive, offensive and ultimately detrimental to the ultimate goal. Armed with this knowledge, I am now able to better navigate my own tendencies and strengths in my interactions with others.

One of the most significant effects of the Maxwell DISC Personality Assessment has been better understanding the personalities of those around me. By learning about the different DISC personality types, I am now able to identify the traits and behaviors that are characteristic of each type. This has enabled me to communicate more effectively with others, as I can tailor my approach to match their personality style. As an Establisher, I like to be in control and maintain high standards for myself and others. This awareness has helped me be more mindful of how I communicate with others and the tone that I use. I now strive to be more collaborative and inclusive in my approach, recognizing that others have valuable insights to offer that can help me achieve my goals.

As a high D, I am naturally inclined to take charge and lead others.

However, I have learned through the assessment that not everyone responds well to my direct and assertive style. By understanding the different personality types, I am now able to adjust my leadership style to better suit the needs of my team members. For example, if I am working with someone who is a high C (compliant) type, I know that they value accuracy and precision, so I will provide them with clear guidelines and detailed instructions.

The lessons I’ve learned in dealing with a high C personality has significantly helped me in my relationship with my wonderful wife. We’ve always had a good relationship and open communication but there were times our communications would hit speed bumps. I would communicate something that I had zero negative intentions and it would upset her. Before understand DISC, I honestly chalked it up as “her problem” and it was her not understanding me, being too sensitive, or just having a bad day.

My wife is the smartest person I know and is the person I trust the most in every aspect. Me as a high D, I hate dealing with he small details, I just want to get things done. Well my wife as a high C, she thrives in the small details and it is important for the high C’s to be appreciated for their hard work in the details. It was without a doubt that I would end up annoying my wife when I asked her to review documents for my business. She was always eager to offer to review them and would immediately dive into anything I asked her to review, so I didn’t understand why she would always be mad at the completion of the review. At times I just avoided asking her but remember I told you I hate the small details and she by far is the smartest person I know so I would have to ask her to review all the very important documents, even if I knew I some how was going to make her mad.

Well after I became more knowledgeable about DISC, I started reviewing my approaches with all my relationships. As my marital relationship is the most important relationship, I put DISC to work the most in this relationship. I discovered that when my wife would spend SO much time and effort reviewing my documents and providing detailed notes and corrections, I would instantly just hit “accept all changes” and move on to the next task. My wife would ask if I reviewed her changes and notes and I would simply say, “Nope, I just accepted them all. I trust you babe.” You see, trust is a big deal for a high D like me and I thought I was giving her the ultimate compliment by giving her full trust and just accepting her edits without even needing to review them. To my wife, I was offending her because I wasn’t even taking the time to review all her work and therefore I was not appreciating the time and effort she was investing in me and my projects.

This taught me that when I’m dealing with a high C I have to take the time to slow down and appreciate the details and the work they do by dealing with them. This is something that is hard for me but I tell myself everyday that it is my duty to adjust my approach and communication style when dealing with others. It’s important for you to be an effective leader that you constantly make the conscious effort to adjust your style and not make everyone around you adjust to you. I’m not perfect, so there are still many times I slip up and having communication crashes with different personality styles.

Would the world be a better place …

Could you imagine if everyone around you took the time to take a Maxwell DISC Personality Profile Assessment, understood their personality style, understood the other styles too and more importantly made the conscious effort to adjust their communication style to have good and effective communication with everyone? Wow, that would the world around you a much better place wouldn’t it? As I said earlier, we are humans and will continue to make mistakes so we wouldn’t be perfect but I do believe we would save so much time avoiding the big major communication crashes and we would get so much more done with good effective communication.

Conclusion

Finally, the Maxwell DISC Personality Assessment has helped me build stronger relationships with others. By understanding the different personality types and learning how to communicate effectively with each type, I am now able to connect with people on a deeper level. This has enabled me to build trust, foster collaboration, and achieve better results in my personal and professional relationships. Overall, the Maxwell DISC Personality Assessment has been an invaluable tool in helping me to improve my interactions with people and become a more effective leader and communicator. I urge you to sign up for a free consultation with me, so we can discuss how Maxwell DISC can help you be a more effective communicator, leader and ultimately a better person to be around.