What is DISC?

DiSC^® is a personal assessment tool used by over 40 million people to improve work productivity, teamwork, and communication. DiSC is non-judgmental and helps people discuss their behavioral differences. If you participate in a DiSC program, you'll be asked to complete a series of questions that produce a detailed report about your personality and behavior.

DiSC profiles help you and your team

• Increase your self knowledge: how you respond to conflict, what motivates you, what causes you stress, and how you solve problems.
• Learn how to adapt your own style to get along better with others.
• Foster constructive and creative group interactions.
• Facilitate better teamwork and minimize team conflict.
• Develop stronger sales skills by identifying and responding to customer styles.
• Manage more effectively by understanding the dispositions and priorities of employees and team members.

What do the letters mean?

DiSC is an acronym for Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness, reflecting a four-dimensional model of human behavior. DiSC profiles use this model to provide detailed and personalized reports on such areas as how you prefer to communicate, how you approach problems, what motivates you, and what stresses you. DiSC can also help you to better communicate with those with differing styles.

How is DiSC used?

Whether you're working with a Fortune 500 company, a small non-profit, a government agency, an educational institution, a church, or even coaching an individual, you'll find DiSC an easy-to-understand and effective tool to

• Build productive teams
• Develop effective managers, supervisors, leaders
• Train a powerful sales force
• Improve customer service
• Ease frustrations and interpersonal conflict
• Enhance communication
• Help with change and conflict management
• Improve personal diversity awareness and recognition
• Improve productivity
• Assist in hiring, recruiting, placement, promotion, outsourcing
• Enhance the counseling or coaching experience

The DiSC assessment test experience can be enhanced by training. Trainers and facilitators can select from modules for classroom facilitation, including video, PowerPoint presentations, facilitator scripts, clear visuals, activities, and handouts. Comparison and group reports are useful for reference, as well as for continued learning and practice.

Two tests, two product families

DiSC Classic

Everything DiSC

There are two very different DiSC tests available – the DiSC Classic Graphs version and the Everything DiSC Circle version, based on the latest research and DiSC understanding. For more information, see Which DiSC to Use or 10 Reasons to use Everything DiSC instead of DiSC Classic.

• The History of the DiSC® Profile
• How DiSC Profiles Work
• Research, reliability and validity of DiSC®

DiSC profile styles overview