DISC-based Leadership Coaching: Client Feedback

"The DISC-based Leadership coaching program had a profound impact on my personal and professional growth in various areas.

Self-Awareness and Self-Management:

The DISC assessment helped me to understand my behavioral tendencies, enhancing self-awareness. Example would be that I used to take a very direct approach when communicating often focusing solely on achieving results. Through DISC coaching, I realized that some prefer a more supportive, patient approach. This awareness has helped me to adapt my communication, leading to better collaboration and less friction.

Decision-Making and Time-Management:

DISC also helped me enhance decision-making by highlighting how different personalities process information. By understanding this I can manage my time more effectively by allocating specific time slots for detailed analysis rather than getting bogged down. As an example, I used to struggle with decision-making when under pressure because I wanted to gather as much data as possible. DISC coaching helped me recognize this tendency and develop strategies to make timely decisions by focusing on the key data points by trusting my judgment.

• The practical application of these insights leads to enhanced self-awareness, better time management, and improved decision-making, all of which contributes to my personal and professional growth.
• This DISC based leadership coaching program has helped me to enhance my knowledge about who I am, my capacity, the capacity of each individual that I have to work with especially in the Management team and my subordinates.
• It has helped me to prioritize the work and manage myself within several priorities while multi-tasking. I learned to practice a positive work life balance while managing my time more productively. one example is in the midst of my final exam of the degree I was able to attend the duties that I was entrusted with.

Please share examples of how this has benefited you and how you intend to apply that knowledge to your work situation.

The DISC-based coaching process significantly improves how one relates to others by fostering better leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills.

Improved Communication and Leadership:

By understanding different DISC styles, I am able to tailor my communication to the needs of the person I am interacting with. This I believe is especially helpful in leadership when managing a diverse team. For instance, a person with a "D" (dominant) style may prefer direct, action-oriented communication, but a person with "I" (influence) or "S" (steadiness) styles may respond better to a more enthusiastic or empathetic approach. Some team members thrived on brainstorming and big-picture discussions while others preferred structure and predictability. By adapting my communication—encouraging creativity and providing clear expectations and timelines I was able to create a more cohesive and motivated team.

Conflict Resolution and Collaboration:

DISC has also been incredibly valuable for conflict resolution by helping me understand why conflicts arise. Different personality types can have different conflict triggers. "D" personality might get frustrated with delays, while a "C" personality could be uncomfortable with last-minute changes. Knowing these tendencies allows me for more effective conflict resolution, fostering empathy and collaboration. DISC has enhanced my ability to lead and collaborate by fostering a deeper understanding of the people I work with and how to meet their communication and emotional needs. It also helped me to realize that some qualities of individuals are natural and that those cannot be changed, and we need to accept it if we are to work for the growth of the organization setting aside our differences and our opinions about others. I learned to be straight and firm when handling with such people in order to full fill the vision and mission of the organization.

The DISC-based coaching has benefited me in several ways, particularly by improving my leadership effectiveness, enhancing team dynamics, and enabling more strategic decision-making. DISC has helped me better understand my leadership style and how it impacts my team. For instance, I lean towards a more results-driven, direct approach (a "D" style), but I’ve learned that some team members, especially those with an "S" or "C" style, may feel overwhelmed by such intensity. To address this, I’ve adapted my style to provide more encouragement and detailed instructions, when necessary, which has resulted in a noticeable improvement in team morale and performance. By adjusting my approach, giving them space to focus on quality while maintaining communication on progress, we could meet the deadline without sacrificing quality or team well-being.

• Moving forward, I plan to incorporate these leadership adjustments into my daily interactions. I'll continue to balance my direct leadership style with more tailored approaches to motivate team members according to their DISC profiles. This ensures that I can push for results while keeping team satisfaction and productivity high.
• DISC has also significantly improved my ability to resolve conflicts and foster collaboration. Previously, I might have tried to resolve conflicts from a one-size-fits-all perspective, but DISC has made me aware that different personalities have different conflict triggers. This allows me to mediate more effectively by addressing the underlying needs of each individual.
• In future work situations, I will actively use DISC to identify potential conflict areas early on. By understanding the different working styles and communication preferences, I’ll mediate more proactively, ensuring smoother team interactions and a more cohesive work environment. I also plan to encourage team members to better understand their own DISC profiles so they can anticipate how their styles might impact others.
• By applying these DISC principles consistently, I believe I can create a more adaptive, empathetic, and productive workplace that leverages the strengths of each team member while minimizing friction. I learned to focus more on my strengths and that what makes me happy in my work style and that what I am good at and reduce the energy that I put in to negative events that slows my progress as I learn to handle such situations and events in a positive way.
• I am beginning to feel that I am more focused and is more confident to call a spade a spade while not creating an emotional damage to the people I work with or handle issues in a rude way, but politely be firm and straight in handling individuals and handle and serve individuals with different spoons based on their capabilities and recognizing their capacities in order to full fill the organizational goals and standards.

Last but not least our facilitator and mentor Mr. Paul Navamani. Thank you so much for helping me to discover my - self in a meaningful manner. Thank you so much for all your valuable guidance, support and insights along with life changing experiences that you shared with me and for the constructive arguments that we had. Your expert knowledge on transforming general leaders to productive and task oriented is so over whelming and I wish to spend more time discussing solutions with you for the problems I would face on a daily basis. Thank you for all the advice and teachings you have extended to me."