Ever wonder why some people just don't get you even though you speak the same language?
Yeah dude, wa mintak karipap dia kasi wa kuih lepat
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Dr.William Moulton Marston, an American psychologist, feminist theorist, inventor, and comic book writer who created the character Wonder Woman, developed the DiSC model in 1928.
His interest was in understanding and describing how people felt, behaved, and interacted with the world around them, rather than outlining core personality traits which was the focus of most of the other personality assessment models.
The DiSC model is based on how people behave on 2 dimensions.
Task-Oriented vs. People-Oriented
Depending on where we are on these 2 dimensions, our behavioral tendencies can be described as one or more of the following types:
Dominant
Influencer
Steady
Compliance
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Macam mana nak bilang?
1. Choose which personality suit you best.
Task-Oriented : Work first, people second
People-oriented : People first, work second
2. Then pair the above choice with second adjective.
Are you... Reserved or Outgoing
3. Now check yourself out according to this diagram.
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If you are:
DOMINANT (Task Oriented+Outgoing)
- Direct, Decisive Cons:
- High ego strength - Oversteps authority,
- Problem solver Argumentative Attitude
- Risk taker, Self-Starter Dislikes routines,
- Innovative Attempts too much at once
- Places high value on time
a.k.a Paling gila kuasa
INFLUENCER (People Oriented+Outgoing)
- Enthusiastic Cons:
- Trusting, Optimistic - More concerned with popularity,
- Persuasive, Talkative Inattentive to detail,
- Impulsive, Emotional Overly Animated,
- Great encourager Talks more than listen
- Positive sense of humor
a.k.a Mak rasa mak Diva la nyah
COMPLIANT (Task Oriented+Outgoing)
- Accurate, Analytical Cons:
- Consciencetious, Careful - Needs clear cut boundaries for action,
- Fact-finder, Precise Bound by procedures and methods
- High standardsm Systematic Prefers not to verbalize feelings
- The anchor of reality Gets bogged down with details
- Defines situations, Tests information
a.k.a Might produce a book "How to follow rules for Dummies"
STEADY (People Oriented+Reserved)
- Good listener, Team player Cons:
- Possessive - Resists change,
- Understanding, Friendly Gives in too easily
- Reliable, Dependable Holds grudges
- Patient, Empathetic Difficulty establishing priorities
- Loyal, Compliant towards authority
a.k.a Juruh sungguh la
Image from Google Images
The differences teaches us to harmonize and value each other. Imagine a world of clones? Bo-ring.
This is your dominant personality. How about meeting your Alter-Ego?
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