7 Ways a DISC Assessment Can Help Transform Your Career

7 Ways a DISC Assessment Can Help Transform Your Career So youre not thrilled with work lately, but youre not sure what to do about it. Job hunt? Go back to school? Pursue a promotion? Well, before you invest the significant time, money energy involved in those options, you might consider doing a little self-reflection via a DISC Assessment. Why, you ask? What could it possibly  have to offer? Well, here are a few benefits. Increase Your Confidence In a challenging, fast-paced work environment, its pretty easy to lose sight of the good stuff and just focus on what goes wrong each day. The mistakes you made, the lost sale, the frustrating clients. Your DISC assessment spells out your strengths and  details  what you do well. The  resulting report reminds you about the value you bring to the table, and also provides enlightening insights on areas where you dont always shine. Increased confidence positively impacts your work product, your teammates, and your overall satisfaction. Enhance  Your Relationship with Your Boss A big part of what DISC delivers is heightened  awareness about your own natural behaviors, and those of the people around you. Especially your boss. It helps you see any potential disconnects like why she drives you nuts sometimes. Keep in mind, youre likely doing the same to her. This new awareness helps you plan your communications better, whether by email, phone or in person. Plus, your DISC assessment provides  checklists on how to make this easier. Fewer conflicts  and a better connection with your boss. Things just got better. Snag  Better Assignments When you know exactly how you provide value to your organization beyond your hard skills, its easier to go after  assignments that capitalize on  your strengths and enable  you to give your best. The content in your DISC report spells this out for you, and you can use it to self-promote effectively, attracting better projects. Improve For the Future You know those strengths mentioned earlier? Well in some situations theyre not always perceived by others as strengths. For example, being analytical can be valuable. But when under stress, the normally analytical person can be perceived as hesitant, or inflexible. Under extreme stress or fatigue, others may see that person as stubborn or even detached. Its the same trait, but changing circumstances can take it from positive to negative. Your DISC assessment highlights this issue specifically, creating awareness where you were previously oblivious. Merely  knowing that  this propensity exists helps you manage it better and prevent  problems in the future. Be the  Good Guy The understanding that DISC brings about your own behaviors creates similar awareness regarding  the people around you. After reading through your DISC assessment, youll find yourself noticing others behavior relative to yours. When their behavior is similar to yours, communication is usually easier. When different, youll find  a better way to connect with them, based on the content in your DISC report. With fewer conflicts and more connections with the people around you, you become the good guy. Bring Calm to Chaos Again, the increased awareness youll experience is enlightening. Realizing that someones behavior is simply their perspective diminishes  your emotional reactions to them and lets you focus on getting the job done. Instead of getting distracted, thinking, This guy shouldnt be like this! youre able to focus on the crisis at hand instead. Turn Exhaustion into Enthusiasm When youre in a bad job fit, you spend all your energy just surviving. Confidence drops. You have little to no energy to find a solution. Its a spiral path that ends in a pit of despair. Your DISC assessment will graphically reflect your mismatch and help you see what kind of environment, interactions, and responsibilities will energize instead of drain you. And its this new knowledge  that drives the change youre seeking. Kickstart Your Job Hunt Updating your resume isnt exactly fun, but a few sections  in your DISC assessment make it much easier. Between  a thorough overview of your strengths general characteristics to a detailed chart of descriptors, the time involved in revising your resume and preparing for interviews is significantly decreased. And dont forget the confidence boost mentioned earlier in this post its quite valuable when you hit the job boards. So if youre ready to do a little self-reflection before making any life-altering decisions, congrats!  For pricing on a DISC assessment package,  click here.