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To wrap up the month of May's DISC behavior me-me conflict topic, the DISCy Chicks have a special guest, Adrienne Johnston, owner of her own presentation design business. She has the DISC pattern of a high influence and high compliance, which certainly creates internal conflict for her on a regular basis! Listen as Adrienne shares how her profile enables success for her in her business as well as angst for her when her influence style drives her to move at a fast pace, then her compliant style is telling her to slow down and get this project done flawlessly! Her self-awareness of her DISC profile enables success for her in communicating with the individual needs of her clients and delivering aesthetically pleasing and effective presentations for businesses. 

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Listen up as the DISCy Chicks talk about the last DISC behavior "me-me" conflict behavior pattern...the Dominant & Steady primary style combination!

 Cindy and Martha rarely see this pattern in their coaching and consulting practices which is why they agreed this is the true unicorn profile out of the three patterns they have discussed this month! 

Think about it...the Dominant style is fast paced, a fast decision maker, loves change, is not afraid of conflict and is stress-hardy while the Steady style is slow paced, a slower decision maker, does not like change or conflict and is not stress-hardy. The upside is the two styles complement one another and together they achieve results and can go the extra mile to accomplish their goals!   Meet the Achiever and the Marathoner styles.

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Cindy and Martha continue the conversation about intrapersonal or Me-Me  conflict for those of you that have the influence and compliant behavior style combination. The high influence style is all about relationships, being affirmed and influencing others, while the compliant style is all about data, information and seeking quality or better put perfection in their work. The other big difference is pace. The compliant style moves at a slower, cautious pace and the influence tendency moves at a very fast pace. Are you sensing how this IC combination may feel conflicted?? Being keenly self aware of this really enables this pattern to manage the stress. 

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Listen and learn as the DISCy Chicks discuss a "me/me" conflict. Yep, there is such a thing. We're talking about intrapersonal conflict due to a DISC style that causes inner turmoil for you. Think about it...if your profile is a high dominant and a high compliant, the dominant style drives results, moves at a face pace and gets tasks done as quickly as possible, while the high compliant focuses on getting things right, maybe even perfect, moves at a more cautious pace and doesn't want to make any mistakes along the way. 

Now think about all of this within one person...whew. Cindy and Martha talk you through the challenges with tips on managing that inner stress. 

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The answer is . . . YES!  Any style can be an effective leader if the motivation is there! Listen in and hear about all four DISC styles's strengths and limitations, as it pertains to being an effective leader. The DISCy Chicks talk you through the high and the low styles for the dominant, influence, steady and compliant tendencies. Any leader with any style needs to be keenly self-aware of their strengths and the tendencies that don't come so naturally for them. So, if you are an aspiring leader and want to know more about yourself and what competencies you need to develop, listen to episode 18! 

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The DISCy Chicks dive back into the 12 Driving Forces and speak to the impact the pandemic has had on your motivators and what you can do to take care of yourself and your team members. Everyone's motivational profiles are so very different and when you don't get these needs met you can become disenchanted with your work or even in your personal life. Listen and learn about the six domains of the driving forces and what you can do to better cope with the world we currently find ourselves in. 

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Just when you thought you knew everything!  There are many misconceptions about the DISC assessment and our guest Stacy Axon sets the record straight.

The DISCy Chicks welcome Stacy Axon, a business development consultant with TTISI (our assessment vendor) and also an entrepreneur with her own coaching and training business, Aspire and Thrive based out of Arizona.  She shares her knowledge about DISC behavior style, and more specifically, "what DISC is not".  Stacy explains how DISC is NOT a personality test, how it is NOT a predictor of high performance on the job and that the DISC assessment is NOT discriminatory ... along with other questions from Cindy and Martha. Listen and learn from Stacy!
 
TTISI has DISC translated into 48 languages globally and has been in business for over 30 years providing credible, non-discriminatory assessments. 

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Last week the DISCy Chicks gave you the low down on using DISC behavior style to communicate up to your boss to get what you need to be successful. This week they cover the same topic, but  using the 12 Driving Forces, or motivators.  Listen in as they discuss 8 of the driving forces and how to use them to connect most effectively with your manager resulting in meeting their needs in order to quickly and efficiently solve problems, make decisions and take care of business. 

When you speak in another person's motivational language, magic happens! 

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Listen in as DISCY Chicks Cindy and Martha share with you the best way to "communicate up" using DISC behavior styles. If your boss is a high dominant (results driven with a high sense of urgency) you will ask for that raise very differently than if she is a high compliant (detail oriented and analytical)! 

These are easy, practical tips for you to have the best relationship with your manager than you have ever had. The secret sauce is meeting your manager where they are behaviorally and matching your style to theirs.  And don't worry, it's a temporary adaptation!

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But I've never met this person!

Listen up as Cindy and Martha help you interpret DISC styles from emails you receive from your customers, clients, employees and vendors! Yes, each DISC style has a distinct way of showing up in emails. The DISCy Chicks have too much fun sharing what to look out for as well as how to respond in kind to those all important emails. And we had another big achievement...zero edits had to be made to this week's recording Great job Chicks! 
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