Mini-Episode #6: The 10 Most Common DISC Assessment Mistakes, Myths, and Solutions Podcast By cover art

Mini-Episode #6: The 10 Most Common DISC Assessment Mistakes, Myths, and Solutions

Mini-Episode #6: The 10 Most Common DISC Assessment Mistakes, Myths, and Solutions

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 Episode Transcript: [00:00:00] SUZIE: welcome to this wake up ego workforce podcast many episode where we share in 10 minutes or less our monthly article from LinkedIn in a new audio format courtesy of our AI co host as they walk through the article and share additional insights exclusively for you I am Susie Price I'm your podcast host and the founder of Priceless Professional Development and whether you're listening to one of our long form episodes or something like this mini episode our focus is always to provide everything to you related to helping employees in your organization build a high commitment low drama wake up eager workforce we're focused on creating great hiring creating great teams helping leaders and individuals wake up eager you can find all of our episodes long form and short form at Wake up eco workforce.com and you can subscribe anywhere that you get your podcasts so let me know if you have any questions if you are enjoying these mini episodes or any of our other episodes or if I can help you in any way you can find me at Susie at priceless professional. com Susie Price on LinkedIn and of course our contact information if you go to wake up eager workforce.com thanks for tuning in appreciate you very much and go out and have a wake up eager kind of day take care [00:01:23] AI HOST 1: you're here because you wanna really get under the hood right yeah gain that deep knowledge without getting uh totally bogged down exactly you sent over some great material on the DISA assessment and we get it you want to cut through the noise and figure out what it really does and you know where it might fall short uh huh so that's our mission for this deep dive we're gonna unpack the common myths the misunderstandings around DIS check some clarity yeah exactly clarity so you can see its true value and also the potential pitfalls it kind of reminds me of that Abraham Maslow quote oh the hammer one yeah yeah I suppose it is tempting if the only tool you have is a hammer to treat everything as if it were a nail [00:02:04] AI HOST 2: it fits perfectly doesn't it d I s C is a useful tool no doubt but it's definitely not the only tool you should have in your toolbox [00:02:11] AI HOST 1: right so let's start with maybe the biggest one mistake No. 1 thinking d I s C is a complete personality profile [00:02:18] AI HOST 2: yeah that's a really common one people often see it as this like comprehensive window into someone's entire psyche [00:02:24] AI HOST 1: and you can sort of see why right the reports can look quite detailed [00:02:28] AI HOST 2: they can absolutely but you know behavioral science tells us people are incredibly complex DISC fundamentally focuses on observable behaviors how we act how we communicate [00:02:40] AI HOST 1: so it's descriptive of how someone behaves [00:02:42] AI HOST 2: yes the misconception often comes because well we all like simple ways to understand complex things like human behavior and a detailed DISC report feels like it covers everything [00:02:54] AI HOST 1: okay so let's nail this down if it's behavioral not a full personality test what are the big things it doesn't tell us [00:03:01] AI HOST 2: well that's the key it gives great insight into how someone prefers to act and interact their dominant styles you know uh huh but it doesn't really dig into their core values what truly drives them deep down OK values are missing right and things like their underlying temperament those sort of innate predispositions and crucially something like emotional maturity how well they handle their emotions navigate tricky situations DISC doesn't measure that [00:03:25] AI HOST 1: that's a huge distinction behavior versus values temperament emotional maturity if d I s C gives us this specific behavioral lens how do we get that fuller picture the article mentions combining it [00:03:39] AI HOST 2: yeah with other tools and that's the smart approach really like try matrix mention that one specifically what does that add exactly going back to Maslow's hammer right relying only on DISC is limiting the article is spot on combining it with something like Tri Matrix which does measure those other pieces motivators competencies even decision making styles that gives you a much much richer more holistic view of a person it's like using different filters to see the whole image clearly [00:04:06] AI HOST 1: got it okay so that naturally leads into the second myth doesn't it the idea that all DISA assessments are basically the same [00:04:12] AI HOST 2: oh yeah that's another big Assumption people make you see DIC and think it's a standardized thing like you know a gallon of milk but it's not not at all the article points out there are variations different providers might use slightly different methodologies different terms and importantly have different levels of accuracy and validation behind them [00:04:30] AI HOST 1: so why is that important if I just grab any dice test online...
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