It’s easier to treat people the way they want to be treated if you have some idea of what they want. DISC helps with that. DISC is a behavioral assessment that can be used to help predict how you will act in certain situations, how you may respond to others’ interactions with you, and can also be used to discover people’s strengths when it comes to workplace challenges. The I in DISC stands for Influencer.
An Influencer is someone who tends to be friendly, smile frequently, move at a faster pace, likes to interact with people, connect with them and build relationships. They like to have fun and enjoy work environments where people laugh and get along with each other. They tend to avoid conflict if they feel like to will create discord in a relationship that they deem is important to them. They are often people who talk with their hands and jump from topic to topic, in a conversation or meeting, with ease.
Here are 5 things Influencers you work with would love for you to do this week:
HAVE FUN.
Influencers love to have fun! Just saying the word fun in a sentence can make them smile. The mere discussion of a party or a way to get together that could lead to people laughing and enjoying time together will endear them to you.
EMBRACE CHANGE.
LISTEN TO THEM.
SAY GOOD MORNING.
SEND THEM ON A TRIP.
Quick leadership tip to engage and motivate an Influencer on your team:
Assign them something that requires positive interaction with people.
THIS WEEK’S EXERCISE FOR YOUR TEAM:
Consider doing something this week that will connect and energize your team. Get ideas for what that activity would be from one of your Influencers. Ask them what they think that people on the team would like to do together. Have them poll the group and see which type of activity people would be open to and get excited about (although tell them that the C’s - Calculators, won’t really get too “excited” but it’s a win if they simply agree to do it with the team). Give them a budget and an amount of time the activity can take. They usually have lots of ideas so you’ll need to make time to hear them and help them decide on the best one.
Influencers love team building activities because it gives them a chance to connect and get to know everyone better. Remember, they just want everyone to get along and have fun!
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