Using DISC to get the right people on the bus

So now that you understand the basics of DISC, I want to share my personal results and apply it an everyday challenge business owners and managers face - getting the right people on the bus and the right people in the right seats!

Here is a copy of my Natural DISC Graph.  Usually my Influence score is 100% but at this particular time it was 86% but it's still my highest.  Next is my Dominance at 72% followed by Compliance at 51%.  Clearly I'm not that Steady as that score is 4%!!!

Here's how to use this information to make good hiring decisions.  Different behavioral styles are naturally good at certain things.  My style fits positions where independence, creativity, lots of people contact and fast, quick actions are needed.

You wouldn't want someone of my style in a job where process, concentration, focus, solitude and a moderate pace was required. 

You may think this should be obvious.  And yet, I found myself working as an Engineering Assistant years ago which required VERY different behaviors than what came naturally to me.  My chatty, effervescent personality was tolerated by the engineers but it was pretty clear that I wouldn't be in that department very long.

Sometimes bad hiring and performance issues comes down to people being in the wrong job for their natural behavioral style.  And DISC helps us understand both the JOBS and the PERSONS behavior.