DISC is a group of psychological measuring resources. It is a word form of Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness. The disc assessments highlight these four aspects of behavior in varying degrees by quizzing an individual's preferences vis--vis the choice of words.
These resources are, Dominance, which reflects aggressiveness, self-assurance and dynamism. Individuals with high D scores are generally go getters and are known for making bold assertions. The next resource is Influence. It portrays an individual who wins over other people, group or decisions through his charm. Steadiness forms the third resource which is related to tolerance, perseverance, and reflection. Finally, the last resource called Conscientiousness reflects high in Individuals characterized by their "extreme care" and "great efforts" virtues.
These four attributes can be grouped in a grid with "D" and "I" set in the top row and representing outgoing characteristics of a personality, and "C" and "S" at the bottom, representing introspective features. The consequent "D" and "C" left column, reflects task-focused aspects, and the "I", "S" right column represents aspects related to social topics.
In this array of expressions, the vertical proportion represents a factor of "Assertiveness" or "Passiveness", while the horizontal lineation represents "Openness" against "Restrain".
It is used in various governances and systems, including companies, human resource departments government and private organizations. It is also popular with consultants, teachers and supervisors.
These appraisals nurture team spirit, by helping members incorporate behavioral assessments that bring about high productivity and tolerance. It also helps in identifying the nature or cause of certain behavioral friction and adjustment problems. This in turn, reduces problems occurring in the future thereby hurting the aggregate performance of the team or the group.
Disc profile, one of the most conspicuous working models for organizational assessments, has been specially designed to create, a group or a team that is cohesive, positive and tolerant. It helps gain insight into an individual's behavior which can be quite startling from what is normally acceptable.
Timely identification of these attributes can lead to the development of strategic team building programs that are focused on enhancing team members' ability to adjust to one another.
DISC Employee Assessment helps annihilate cultural and individual tensions that are a common phenomena in a workplace. It also leads to better inter- personal skills; reduces mental fatigue and increases healthy participation, resulting in better productivity and harmonious working ambience. These tools are extremely useful in implementing and enforcing inter-group ties.
