Have you ever wondered:

• What makes people tick?
• Why we behave the way we do?
• Why some people get along with everyone and others struggle to connect?
• Why some people can make decisions on the fly while others need to mull it over?
• What makes some people big picture thinkers and others detail oriented?
• Why it's so easy to spend time doing some things but other activities quickly drain you?

All of these questions and many more can be answered through the Extended DISC® behavioural profiling tool. Extended DISC® is based on the DISC theory developed by psychologist (and inventor of Wonder Woman!) William Moulton Marston and introduced in his book Emotions of Normal People, almost a century ago. 

This theory was based on early work by Carl Jung and places the expression of human emotion into four behaviour types: Dominant, Influence, Stability and Compliance. The DISC assessment was later developed by psychologist Walter Clarke and has since been used by more than 50 million people worldwide. In 1994 Jukka Sappinen took DISC to the next level and developed the Extended DISC® system we use today. 

Extended DISC® can be profoundly useful in both personal and business settings. From understanding why a relationship may be tense, to hiring staff who will fit perfectly into a team, there are myriad applications. Unlike a personality test the E-DISC profile addresses energy and behaviour styles which can be changed or adapted with awareness and conscious effort.

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Extended DISC Profiling in the Workplace

It's about possibility.

As a behavioural profiling too, the Extended DISC theory is all about possibility, rather than pigeon-holing.  It is not about classifying people into "good" and "bad" categories or placing someone into a convenient little box. It is about identifying our individual energetic wiring - our natural behavioural and response styles to different situations - so we can better understand our own behaviour, as well as that of others around us. Having this understanding means we can learn how to adjust our behaviour to be more effective in a given situation, improve our communication and ensure that our work is aligned with our natural styles and truly maximising our capabilities. 

Energy.

Without realising it we adapt our behaviour frequently depending on the situations we find ourselves in. A reasonably common example is being more social in particular settings - usually the places one feels most comfortable - but more introverted at other times. At work you might be very serious and conscientious due to the nature of the workplace, while on the weekend you might cut loose and spend your time catching up with lots of friends. 

We often don't notice these behavioural adjustments simply because we have been making them for so long. But when we look closer, as we do with the Extended DISC profile tool, we can begin to identify which of these changes and adaptations deplete our energy quickly and which behaviours restore and reinvigorate us. When we spend too much time in areas outside of our natural styles, without sustainable strategies in place, we can find ourselves rapidly heading down the path to burnout.  

And flexibility.

When we have the insight that comes from an Extended DISC behavioural profile we can begin to truly appreciate our natural wiring and the unique strengths it yields, while also better understanding where we may need to adapt and developing healthy, sustainable strategies to access those areas.  In doing so we build our behavioural flexibility and our ability to cope successfully with a growing range of circumstances. The ability to adapt our behaviour to suit any given situation cannot be understated when it comes to getting the most out of both work and life. 

The Process

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