DO YOU FEEL LIKE A SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE?

DO YOU FEEL LIKE A SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE?
By Action International Business Coach Michael Bedard

Knowing how and where people work best can be a powerful and lucrative tool for business owners with a team of people. Personality profiling is not a new tool by any means, but still one of the best ways to ensure you are able to achieve a close-to-perfect match when selecting new employees and repositioning existing personnel.

At Action International, we use DiSC and VAK to help make decisions about team members and where best to place them. It also helps the team gain a better understanding on how to communicate with each other. Knowing someone's personal profile allows for a much better understanding of how the person learns and operates.

DiSC
DiSC uses the Style Analysis Instrument and was initially designed to assist people achieve a higher degree of success in life and work. Successful people know their strengths and limitations and by realizing their weaknesses, are able to overcome their shortcomings and take full advantage of their strengths. DiSC uncovers insights about four dimensions of normal behavior. A brief description of the four behaviors is listed below:

"D" Style
Competitive
Daring
Decisive
Direct
Persistent
Innovative
Problem Solver
Results-Orientated
Team Player
Understanding
Adventuresome

"I" Style
Charming
Confident
Convincing
Enthusiastic
Inspiring
Optimistic
Persuasive
Sociable
Precise
Popular

"S" Style
Amiable
Friendly
Good Listener
Patient
Self-starter
Relaxed
Sincere
Stable
Steady

"C" Style
Accurate
Analytical
Conscientious
Diplomatic
Trusting
Fact-Finder
High Standards
Mature
Patient