DiSC results

Okay, so when I was at LeaderShape in July, one of the things that we had to do was take this personality profile called DiSC. The way that this particular profile worked was that we were given 28 groups of 4 words and we had to choose one MOST and one LEAST out of the four words. For example:

sociable, patient, self-reliant, soft-spoken

Out of this particular group, I chose "self-reliant" for MOST and "patient" for LEAST. Anyways, after it was all said and done, we had to tally them up, put them on a graph, and figure out some different things.

At any rate, here is what my DiSC personality profile says about me, because I think it's interesting.



General Highlights:
I scored very high in D and i, and very low in S and C. What this means is as follows:


D: Dominance - Emphasis is on shaping the environment by overcoming opposition to accomplish results.
This person's tendencies include:

• Getting immediate results
• causing action
• accepting challenges
• making quick decisions
• questioning the status quo
• taking authority
• managing trouble
• solving problems

This person desires an environment that includes:

• power and authority
• prestige and challenge
• opportunities for individual accomplishments
• a wide scope of operations
• direct answers
• opportunities for advancement
• freedom from controls and supervision
• many new and varied activities

This person needs others who:

• weigh pros and cons
• calculate risks
• use caution
• create a predictable environment
• research facts
• deliberate before deciding
• recognize the needs of others

To be more effective, this person needs:

• to recieve difficult assignments
• to understand that they need people
• to base techniques on practical experience
• to recieve an occasional shock
• to identify with a group
• to verbalize reasons for conclusions
• to be aware of existing sanctions
• to pace self and to relax more

i: Influence - Emphasis is on shaping the environment by influencing or persuading others.

This person's tendencies include:

• contacting people
• making a favorable impression
• being articulate
• creating a motivating environment
• generating enthusiasm
• entertaining people
• viewing people and situations with optimism
• participating in a group

This person desires an environment that includes:

• popularity, social recognition
• public recognition of ability
• freedom of expression
• group activities outside of job
• democratic relationships
• freedom from control and detail
• opportunities to verbalize proposals
• coaching and counseling
• favorable working conditions

This person needs others who:

• concentrate on the task
• seek facts
• speak directly
• respect sincerity
• develop systematic approaches
• prefer to deal with things instead of people
• take a logical approach
• demonstrate individual follow-through

To be more effective, this person needs:

• to control time, if D or S is low
• to make objective decisions
• to use hands-on management
• to be more realistic when appraising others
• to make priorities and deadlines

Some words that describe me:
egocentric, direct, daring, domineering, demeanding, forceful, risk-taker
enthusiastic, gregarious,persuasive, impulsive, emotional
change-oriented, fault-finding, spontaneous, frustrated by the status-quo, active
rebellious, defiant, obstinate, tactless, sarcastic


My Classical Profile Pattern: Inspirational.

Emotions: accepts aggression; downplays need for affection
Goal: Control of their environment or audience
Judges others by: projection of personal strength, character, and social power
Influences others by: charm, direction, intimidation; use of rewards
Value to the organization: acts as a "people mover"; initiates, demands, compliments, disciplines
Overuses: attitude that "the ends justify the means"
Under Pressure: becomes manipulative, quarrelsome or belligerent
Fears: weak behavior, loss of social status
Would increase effectiveness through: genuine sensitivity, willingness to help others to succeed in their own personal development

Persons with the Inspirational Pattern consciously attempt to modify the thoughts and actions of others. They want to control their environment. They are astute at identifying and manipulating an individual's existing motives in order to direct that person's behavior toward a predetermined end.
Inspirational persons are clear about the results they want, but they do not always immediately verbalize them. They state the results they want only after they have primed the other person, offering friendship to those who desire acceptance, authority to those who seek power, and security to those who want a predictable environment.
Inspirational persons can be charming in their interactions. They are persuasive when they want help in repetitive and time-consuming details. People often experience a conflicting sensation by feeling drawn to Inspirational people and yet being curiously distanced. Others may feel "used" by Inspirational persons' powers of manipulation. Although they sometimes inspire fear in others and override their decisions, Inspirational persons are generally well liked by co-workers because they use their considerable verbal skills to persuade others whenever possible. Inspirational persons clearly prefer to accomplish goals through cooperation and persuasion instead of domination.

Advanced Global Personality Test Results Extraversion |||||||||||||||||| 80% Stability |||||||||||||||||| 76% Orderliness |||||||||| 36% Altruism |||||||||||| 43% Interdependence |||||||||||||| 56% Intellectual |||||||||||||| 56% Mystical |||||||||||| 50% Artistic |||||||||||||||| 63% Religious |||||| 30% Hedonism |||||||||||||||||| 76% Materialism |||||||||||| 43% Narcissism |||||||||||||||| 63% Adventurousness |||||||||||||||| 70% Work ethic |||||||||||||||||||| 90% Self absorbed |||||||||||||| 56% Conflict seeking |||||||||||||||||| 76% Need to dominate |||||||||||||||||| 76% Romantic |||||||||||||||||| 76% Avoidant |||| 16% Anti-authority |||||||||||||||||||| 83% Wealth |||||| 23% Dependency |||||||||||| 50% Change averse |||||| 30% Cautiousness |||||||||| 36% Individuality |||||||||||||||| 70% Sexuality |||||||||||||||||||| 83% Peter pan complex |||||||||| 36% Physical security |||||||||||||||||| 76% Physical Fitness |||||||||||| 44% Histrionic |||||||||||||||||||| 83% Paranoia |||||||||| 36% Vanity |||||||||||||||||||| 90% Hypersensitivity |||||||||||||||| 63% Female cliche |||||||||||| 50%

Stability results were high which suggests you are very relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic..

Orderliness results were moderately low which suggests you are, at times, overly flexible, improvised, and fun seeking at the expense of reliability, work ethic, and long term accomplishment.

Extraversion results were high which suggests you are overly talkative, outgoing, sociable and interacting at the expense too often of developing your own individual interests and internally based identity.

trait snapshot:
messy, disorganized, social, tough, outgoing, rarely worries, self revealing, open, risk taker, likes the unknown, likes large parties, makes friends easily, likes to stand out, likes to make fun of people, reckless, optimistic, positive, strong, does not like to be alone, ambivalent about chaos, abstract, impractical, not good at saving money, fearless, trusting, thrill seeker, not rule conscious, enjoys leadership, strange, loves food, abstract, rarely irritated, anti-authority, attracted to the counter culture

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