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At work, certain traits get rewarded. At home, different ones matter more. The same behavior that earns you praise in a performance review can cause tension at the dinner table. I’ve experienced this myself. Delegation works well in the office, but I can assure you,...

Hiring managers often trust their gut instinct. A resume might check the boxes, and the candidate might seem sharp and personable. But chemistry isn’t the same as competence, and confidence isn’t always a good indicator of fit. The best hires don’t just have skills....

People often ask whether there’s a connection between personality styles and being on the autism spectrum. The short answer is no. Watch the Netflix series Love on the Spectrum, and you’ll see this in action. The show doesn’t present a single version of autism. It...

Years ago, I led a session for a group of rocket scientists. Not metaphorically. These were people who literally placed satellites in orbit. They were deep thinkers, analytical, and precise. Classic Owl energy. From the moment I started, something felt off. There were...

Every behavior has a reason behind it. What we see on the surface—confidence, enthusiasm, kindness, or caution—is driven by something deeper. Each of the four personality styles is motivated by what it most seeks and what it most fears. 🦅 Eagle: Desires control →...

In our fast-paced world, where the pace of change keeps getting faster, one would think that Eagles and Parrots would dominate leadership roles. And for decades, they did. When I first started working with the DISC model in 1994, many C-suite executives embodied the...

Long before activities like escape rooms and axe-throwing became popular, team building training programs aimed to explore something deeper. They concentrated on how people communicate, lead, handle pressure, and team dynamics. I know this firsthand. While many people...

Your response in a crisis shows more about your wiring than the situation itself. Through our work with the DISC model and the Eagle, Parrot, Dove, and Owl personality styles, we see this pattern repeatedly. On the surface, many may seem calm, but their reasons...

As the song goes, “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” When someone leaves the team, you can feel the energy shift. The balance changes, and suddenly, the group feels different, even if you can’t quite explain why.   Every person brings their own...

Most leaders who derail are not lacking intelligence, experience, or skill. They fail because the very traits that earned them promotions begin working against them. This insight is central to a landmark leadership study* by Robert Hogan and Joyce Hogan, published in...