The Rise of Dove Leaders: Why Empathy Is Redefining Leadership
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...
Why Team Building Needs to Go Deeper Again
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...
Crisis Response and Personality Styles: Pressure Reveals Who You Are
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...
What Happens When a Personality Style Leaves the Team
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...
