The DISC assessment can help students identify personality traits and leadership styles. Reflecting on the assessment can help you better relate to team dynamics and your roles in group work.
For the DISC portion of your Engineering TLC ePortfolio, share your DISC profile and the reflection you composed in your First-Year seminar course commenting on your DISC profile.
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How can the DISC help you better understand who you are and give you insights as you navigate who you are becoming?
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How can DISC help you navigate personal goals?
exerpt from the DISC website:
"The DiSC® model provides a common language that people can use to better understand themselves and adapt their behaviors with others — within a work team, a sales relationship, a leadership position, or other relationships. DiSC profiles help you and your team:
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Increase your self-knowledge: how you respond to conflict, what motivates you, what causes you stress and how you solve problems
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Improve working relationships by recognizing the communication needs of team members
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Facilitate better teamwork and teach productive conflict
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Develop stronger sales skills by identifying and responding to customer styles
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Manage more effectively by understanding the dispositions and priorities of employees and team members
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Become more self-knowledgeable, well-rounded and effective leaders"
from discprofile
What does DiSC stand for? What do the letters mean?
from discprofile
Dominance
Person places emphasis on accomplishing results, the bottom line, confidence
Behaviors
- Sees the big picture
- Can be blunt
- Accepts challenges
- Gets straight to the point
Influence
Person places emphasis on influencing or persuading others, openness, relationships
Behaviors
- Shows enthusiasm
- Is optimistic
- Likes to collaborate
- Dislikes being ignored
Steadiness
Person places emphasis on cooperation, sincerity, dependability
Behaviors
- Doesn't like to be rushed
- Calm manner
- Calm approach
- Supportive actions
Conscientiousness
Person places emphasis on quality and accuracy, expertise, competency
Behaviors
- Enjoys independence
- Objective reasoning
- Wants the details
- Fears being wrong
For the DISC portion of your Engineering TLC ePortfolio, share your DISC profile and the reflection you composed in your First-Year seminar course commenting on your DISC profile.