Sup guys. Vihan here. Ok. It’s no secret that each of us has our own unique personality
and behavior type. A type that gives each of us a predisposition to favor certain work
environments or job functions, or even the way that we operate in social settings. More
often than not though, a good portion of us end up in jobs that we don’t like and perform
daily functions that drain the life out of us. But what if there was a way to identify
what environments and roles we’re more suited to based on not necessarily what our capabilities
are, but who we are at our core? Well, that’s where the DiSC Model of Behavior comes in.
The DiSC Model of Behavior was first proposed by William Moulton Marston, a physiological
psychologist from Harvard. Marston theorized that the behavioral expression of emotions
could be categorized into four primary types, stemming from the person's perceptions of
self in relationship to his or her environment. This was then condensed into a 15 minute questionnaire
to identify a person’s type.
The DISC model is more of a behavioral style model, than a personality style model because
it measures your tendencies and preferences — your patterns of behavior if you will.
It does not measure intelligence, aptitude, mental health or values.
Knowing what your DiSC profile is can really help you and whatever team you’re working
with to: Increase your self-awareness by highlighting
how you respond to conflict, what motivates you, what causes you stress, and how you solve
problems.
Now, I’m not going to ask you to do a 15 minute questionnaire right now. Instead, a
quick way to understand how this whole behavioral model works is to ask yourself these two questions:
First: Are you more outgoing or more reserved? So if you’re outgoing, you prefer being
the focus of a conversation or the center of attention. This is the one who likes to
venture out and try new things. They also tend to pull people in a certain direction.
When you’re a reserved person, you naturally prefer quite the opposite, and instead like
to observe and certainly participate, but not in the way that an outgoing person does.
Make no mistake that this does not mean you’re shy or lacking confidence, it’s just your
preference in the way that you operate.
Second: Are you more people oriented or more task oriented?
When you’re people oriented, your attention is focused on whether people are resonating
or connecting with whatever you’re doing, whether it’s a product, service or even
a conversation. Your energy is directed towards the experience that people are having.
And this is different from Task orientation which is much more process focused. You’re
more interested in hitting milestones or deadlines. You tend to think about the micro levels of
whatever you’re doing and are focused on quality or completion.
There is obviously more of a gray area with regard to how we view ourselves, rather than
just picking one of two options. But I hope you can give this a shot. The most important
thing to remember when you answer these questions is not to think about what your job or career
makes you do, but what you in your gut are more likely to gravitate towards.
One thing that you should be feeling in your gut right now is a deep desire to hit that
Like button and subscribe to the channel for more stuff like every week. Listen to your
gut.
So what are the types? Well, If you believe that you are Outgoing
and Task Oriented, then you are known as a Dominant Type, or D Style. These people are
the ones that provide direction, they view the big picture and seek to solve problems
and challenges. Normally, a D Style individual prefers to make a decision and keep moving
forward. There is a sense of strong will that you bring to whatever you’re working on.
Next, if you are Outgoing and people oriented, then you are known as an Influence Type, or
I Style. These are the ones that can inspire others to come together and make a change.
They tend to be charming and work well with people and thrive when they’re able to voice
ideas and have an impact. You also tend to be good at convincing people and bringing
them along with you to join in and contribute to the work.
Now, if you’re Reserved and People Oriented, you are known as a Supportive Type, or S Style.
These people provide stability across a team and work to foster understanding and collaboration.
There is a strong dependability that these people bring to the table. This is the person
that is calm and steady whenever they are approaching things.
Finally if you’re Reserved and Task Oriented then you are a Conscientious type or a C Style.
If you are here, things like attention to detail and quality control are in your wheelhouse.
You’re very analytical and like to have all the information and data to do a job.
This speaks to your predisposition for caution and the desire to do things right the first
time.
Remember that none of these types are necessarily better than the other or have significant
advantages over another. If you look at all of the types together, you’ll notice that
every team needs each behaviour type in order for it to be strong and successful.
Each of them is a leader in their own right, because of their responsibility towards creating
a good team. The point of the DiSC model is to get a better
sense of who you are and what functions you should lean into. It’s all about playing
to your strengths.
There have been so many jobs that I’ve done that have required me to have the strongest
attention to detail and work on data-driven tasks. And I had to train myself to become
good at these things so that I could naturally be good at my job, but the truth is that I
never really enjoyed them and it was never meant to be my focus. I even judged myself
extremely hard and thought of myself as lesser than other people because those set of skills
never came naturally to me.
Part of me always knew that I was a “I” Behavior type, and that my strength lies in
working with people and paying attention to what the response to whatever I’m doing.
Right now, I’m wondering whether I’m getting through to you and if this video is bringing
you value. If it is, don’t be shy. Go on and gently sit on that like button and don’t
forget to subscribe and hit that notification bell for more from me every week. Comment
below with what your type was. Are you a D, I, S, or C? And as always, thanks so much
for watching. I’ll see you next time.