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Sometimes, we find ourselves in situations that require us to act ways that are outside of our comfort zone. When this happens, at best, we feel uncomfortable. At worst, the fear becomes so overwhelming that we do whatever we can to avoid the situation. But how do we...

Are you going on an interview? If so, wait! What does your DISC style reveal about how you are likely to come across? If you don’t know your own DISC style yet, take a free profile on Takeflightlearning.com. As an Eagle, (Dominant style) remember that your confidence...

My daughter and I got in the car for a trip to the store. She needed to return and exchange an item we had purchased a week before. “You do have the receipt, right?” she asked nervously. “Of course I do!” I responded with a big smile. “I’ve got a filing system for...

In honor of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, I thought I’d have some fun with his model of applying seven habits to increase our effectiveness. In this case, I outline seven habits that relate to the DISC model of behavior. What follows are the 7...

You walk into a room and everyone erupts in applause. How do you react?The answer to that question depends largely on your personality. Your DISC style might even predict your response. The group starts to applaud and the Dominant eagle might ask, “What did I do?”...

One of the most common questions I get when leading sessions based on the DISC model goes something like, “How old do children have to be before we can figure out what style they are?” In considering my own children (I have two boys, one I and one C), I was able to...

As I enjoyed a quiet dinner at an Italian restaurant on a recent business trip to Richmond, Virginia, something caught my attention out of the corner of my eye. While cleaning off a table, a busboy inadvertently knocked over an oil lamp. The oil immediately spread...

If there’s one challenge that seems to befuddle the I Parrot, it’s balancing being interested with being interesting. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that I’s aren’t interested in you, it’s just that they put more energy into sharing stories about themselves....

Have you ever made assumptions about why someone said or did something that you didn’t appreciate only to find out later that it had nothing to do with what you had thought? Of course you have. It’s so common, there’s a funny joke (at least the first time you hear it)...

As I’ve traveled around the world sharing the Taking Flight! birds with people of all walks of life, I’ve noticed that culture has a strong impact on how people act. It seems that how the DISC styles are displayed can vary depending upon where people are located. So,...