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DiSC Type "DI"

The Driver

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About Your DiSC Styles: Everyone has both a Natural style (how you instinctively behave) and an Adapted style (how you adjust to fit work, expectations, or stress). Compare your two profiles to understand your core tendencies and how you may adapt in different environments.

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Adapted Style

Your Natural Style: DI

Di — The Driver

Summary

People with the DISC Di personality style (The Driver) are typically assertive, bold, and resistant to outside influence. They are decisive, forceful, and persuasive, often taking charge and motivating others toward their goals.

Overview

With a position on the upper top left of the DISC map, Drivers are likely to take charge of things, setting the pace for others. They are skilled negotiators and persuasive when influencing others to adopt their viewpoint.

Traits

  • Be eager to take charge of things.
  • Resist influence from others.
  • Be vocal about opinions and ideas.
  • Pursue large, ambitious goals with speed and bursts of intensity.
  • Compete and debate with others.

Strengths

  • Being quick, independent and firm when making decisions.
  • Taking action with limited information.
  • Seeking responsibility, autonomy, and ownership over results.
  • Using verbal inspiration to direct others.
  • Effectively delegating responsibility to detailed tasks.

Weaknesses

  • Working with a sense of urgency that may cause others unnecessary stress.
  • Over-delegating the responsibility to follow through on details.
  • Trying to maintain too much control over results.
  • Providing insufficient structure for people who need a defined approach to work.
  • Reacting aggressively when others try to limit authority or autonomy.
  • Pursuing too many new ideas or opportunities at once.

Growth Opportunities

  • Practice patience when listening to others’ suggestions.
  • Avoid pushing others to rush through projects that may require more time.
  • Try to follow a more predictable plan at work to make collaboration easier.
  • Make an effort to take responsibility for details when others feel overwhelmed.

Work Environment

  • Drivers thrive in work environments where they can produce immediate results and make tangible progress.
  • They enjoy leading and managing others.
  • When working with analytical and meticulous people, they can help encourage faster decision making.
  • If working with another D-type, it’s important to discuss ways to balance power.

Works Well With

  • Are open to new ways of thinking.
  • Directly communicate their opinions, ideas, and frustrations.
  • Allow them to take charge of a project or situation.

Obstacles

  • Disregard traditional rules, routines, or policies.
  • Make a logical decision that negatively affects a coworker.
  • Fail to consider others’ sensitivities when giving feedback.

Motivations

  • They are asked to lead the group on a project.
  • Their boss keeps meetings short.
  • Their peers participate in occasional, energetic debate.
  • Their direct reports work quickly to accomplish goals.
  • Presenting ideas and strategies to groups.
  • Directing and motivating others to improve performance.
  • Looking for new opportunities without much guidance.
  • Communicating with quick conversations and messages, only when necessary.
  • Setting up and participating in competitions.
  • Making decisions on behalf of other people.
  • Completing ambitious projects on a tight deadline.
  • Taking primary responsibility and ownership over large projects.

Draining Activities

  • They are asked to spend a lot of time getting to know a client to build trust.
  • Their boss expects them to follow strict procedures.
  • Their peers move at a slow, careful pace.
  • Their direct reports require consistent, patient direction.
  • Staying consistent and predictable within a structured environment.
  • Promoting teamwork and cooperation between others.
  • Providing detailed analyses and reports.
  • Analyzing all aspects of an important decision.
  • Taking time to understand how people are feeling about a recent change.

Communication

  • Be confident, assertive, and straightforward in conversation, keeping in mind that they may only retain the most important parts.

Meetings

  • Meetings should be spontaneous, to the point, and not last long.

Emailing

  • Emails should be short, to the point, and contain very little detail.

Feedback

  • Feedback should be direct, actionable, and focused on the most important points.

Conflict

  • Conflicts should be addressed openly and with a problem-solving mindset.
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