{"id":11720,"date":"2023-09-11T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=11720"},"modified":"2023-09-15T19:48:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T19:48:10","slug":"identify-disc-behavioral-styles-in-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/identify-disc-behavioral-styles-in-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify DISC Behavioral Styles in Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Published with Permission from <\/em>Assessments 24\/7<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Logo
Assessments 24-7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is a Monday blog series; our regular <\/em>coaching<\/em> blog will be published on Thursday\u2019s.<\/em><\/p>\n

Expanding on the previous blogs explaining the DISC styles and how to identify them, this blog reviews how to identify DISC<\/a> style based on writing.<\/p>\n

Dominance \u2013 High \u201cD\u201d Style<\/strong><\/p>\n

EMAILS ARE BRIEF AND TO THE POINT
\nAn email from a Dominance Style tends to be brief, dynamic, and to the point. They may mention highlights of conversations or materials, but they don\u2019t belabor them. They may give specifics for your follow-through or raise questions they want answers to now. \u201cThe Mulvaney account needs to be reworked. I hear he\u2019s got a new partner and a different address. Track him down and get the data we need so we can let him know that we\u2019ve studied his account and we know our stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even notes and cards take on abbreviated forms and may show little or no indication of feelings. \u201cTodd, hope you\u2019re doing well. I\u2019m working hard.\u201d It is common for Dominance Style to sign personal birthday and Christmas cards with no closing, not even \u201cSincerely,\u201d but with just their names. Dominance Styles are task-focused, and perhaps in their efforts to get as many things accomplished as possible, tend to opt for brevity. Terms of endearment are rarely necessary.<\/p>\n

Influence \u2013 High \u201cI\u201d Style<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emails, too, can reveal the Influence Style behind the correspondence. Often, this type overuses exclamation points, underlining, and bold highlighting. You can almost hear her emphasizing those picturesque adjectives and adverbs. Just as the Influence Style tends to speak in a stimulating, energetic way, so does she write. She may also throw in an image-provoking personal anecdote or reference to some mutually satisfying experience. \u201cI\u2019ll never forget our adventure on the freeway en route to Los Angeles \u2013 in rush hour, of course!\u201d When she\u2019s finished a letter or note, she may add a postscript (P.S.), a P.P.S., or even a P.P.P.S. It is highly likely you\u2019ll see symbols and emoticons used, peppered throughout the narrative to lighten the language.<\/p>\n

Remember, these tendencies may not as readily reveal themselves if the Influence Style has learned to tone down her natural flair while conducting business. And there\u2019s always a possibility that an assistant cleans up her copy before sending it out, especially if the assistant is a more reserved, less animated behavioral type.<\/p>\n

Steadiness \u2013 High \u201cS\u201d Style<\/strong><\/p>\n

In written correspondence, Steadiness Styles may send notes just to keep in touch or to let you know they\u2019re thinking of you. Of the four personality types, this one is likely to send thank you notes for almost anything \u2013 inviting them to a party, driving them to the dry cleaners, or saving coupons for them. They may even send a thank you note to acknowledge your thank you note. Again, they are likely to organize their correspondence, writing as they do their other to do task lists \u2013 probably in sequential in-out order. Since they tend to write in a slower, more methodically paced manner, their work tends to follow a systematic outline pattern. You\u2019ll likely always see the start of the message addressing how the other party is doing, \u201cI hope this message finds you well and healthy.\u201d There is as great a likelihood that they\u2019ll end the message with an offer of support or provide an opportunity to connect, should it be helpful.<\/p>\n

Conscientiousness \u2013 High \u201cC\u201d Style<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conscientiousness Styles typically send emails to clarify or explain. Consequently, the emails may become rather long and filled with data, and unlikely to have very much personal or emotional<\/a> flair to the message. \u201cI was struck by the similarities between the Noonan and Kilgary lawsuits.\u201d But they may also be somewhat reserved or vague. \u201cI\u2019m researching a company\u2019s file now that I can\u2019t talk about.\u201d Or the email may be on the short side with enclosures, citations, or references to specific information. Whether they prefer the long or short form, they usually concentrate on processing data. They like to cover their bases, so they are neither misinterpreted, incomplete, nor incorrect.<\/p>\n

Like Dominance Styles, in the interest of time, they may sign personal cards with just their names or with individual mottos, like \u201cIn the spirit of growth, Jonathan Williams.\u201d Even if you know them well, this type may include their surnames so there\u2019s no mistaking who sent this card.<\/p>\n

In the next blog<\/a> are listening and questioning strategies for each DISC style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Published with Permission from Assessments 24\/7. This is a Monday blog series; our regular coaching blog will be published on Thursday\u2019s. Expanding on the previous … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[470,471,40],"tags":[2373,50,1709,1017,1707,517,2383,1050,1708,130,707],"class_list":["post-11720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coaching-resources","category-coaching-skills","category-tools-and-techniques","tag-behavioral-styles","tag-coaching","tag-conscientiousness","tag-disc","tag-dominance","tag-identify","tag-identify-disc-behavioral-styles-in-writing","tag-influence","tag-steadiness","tag-strategies","tag-writing","latest_post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11720"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11906,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11720\/revisions\/11906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}