Minimizing Hiring Risk

Hiring is not easy! Talk about biases (motivators) getting in the way quickly. Interviewing candidates makes it happen immediately. Do you make hiring decisions based on your gut and first impressions? “Oh, I like this person. They’re just like me. They can do this job.” Interviewing candidates well is not easy! Do you prepare for […]

The Self-Awareness Trilogy

The road to self-awareness begins with DISC and understanding behaviors – yours and others. The road widens to greater awareness (and effectiveness) when you leverage all three. To see a sample report for DISC & Motivators click here. To see a sample EQ report click here. P.S. There’s a TTI webinar happening this week called, […]

A Comparison of Best and Worst Managers

Have you ever had a bad manager? The Best Managers Lead By: Connecting Engaging Motivating Showing flexibility Being optimistic and having a hopeful vision Showing self-actualization (they are confident and invite others to make things happen) Trusting – it’s all about the trust The Worst Managers Lead By: Not doing the things in the above […]

How Balanced is Your Bike?

IQ versus EQ How balanced is your bike? IQ is the back wheel that powers and pushes us forward. EQ is the front wheel that steers and assesses situations. We need both wheels in order to move forward. Imagine yours are perfectly in balance. How much more effective you and your team could you be? I’d love […]

Emotional Hijacking

Have you been emotionally hijacked lately? You know, that feeling when your brain takes a Tahiti break because your emotions have taken over? It happened to me at a meeting recently. Politics came up, which seems inevitable these days. Nevertheless, it was a belief systems clash–clear as day. My beliefs (and motivators) were in opposition […]

DISC & Motivator Combinations: High Social

We’ve been covering how our motivators interact with our behavioral styles to create unique combinations. Knowing how styles combine can increase our awareness in conversation and lead to more successful interactions. This week, we’re looking at how having a high social motivator combines with each DISC style. See if you can recognize these combinations in […]

DISC & Motivator Combinations: High Theoretical

For the past few weeks we’ve been looking at how each motivator combines with each of the DISC styles. Knowing how styles combine can increase our awareness in conversation and lead to more successful interactions. This week, we’re looking at how having a high theoretical motivator combines with each DISC style. See if you can recognize these […]