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DISCy Chicks
DISC Meets Change Management: Guiding Teams Through Transition
Send a textChange is inevitable in organizations — new systems, reorganizations, leadership shifts, and strategic pivots all bring disruption. But the real challenge isn’t the change itself; it’s how differently people respond to it. In this episode of the DISCy Chicks podcast, Cindy and Martha explore why one employee may be excited about change while another feels anxious or resistant, and how DISC personality styles shape those reactions. The conversation breaks down how each DISC style experiences change. Dominance (D) types tend to welcome fast movement and clear goals, while
2026-03-05
17 min
DISCy Chicks
Board Room Effectiveness using DISC Principles
Send a text Boardroom Communication StrategyThis podcast focuses on tailoring presentations to board members’ DISC styles to maximize engagement and approval.Cindy Jacoby and Martha Forlines recommend using a structured approach to pitching ideas by addressing the four DISC types—Dominant, Influencer, Steady, and Conscientious—ensuring each style’s priorities are met.Dominants want quick decisions, results, and options framed as risk-reward tradeoffs.Influencers respond to energetic, vision-driven messaging emphasizing buy-in and excitement.Steadies seek assurances of team support and low disruption during change.Conscientious members require detailed data, risk miti...
2026-01-27
23 min
DISCy Chicks
DISCy Chicks go to the TTISI Conference
Send a textListen in as Cindy and Martha explore Day 1 of the TTISICon 2026 in Phoenix,AZ. Enjoy their "man on the street" interview with some of their colleagues. Enjoy this short recap of Day !
2026-01-17
06 min
DISCy Chicks
When Styles Collide: Turning Workplace Conflict Into Collaboration
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks kick off Season 8 with a session on dealing with conflict. Hey, conflict is a normal in the workplace, so we thought we'd address it head on!Cindy and Martha started with a quick review of what DISC is for those listeners new to our favorite assessment. We dive into styles that are basically opposite of one another, like a high Dominant and a high Steady. First of all pace is very different for that high dominant (fast paced) and the high Steady (slower paced). A high s...
2025-09-24
28 min
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Stress Response with Your Driving Forces
Send a textThe Driving Forces Stress ResponsesThe DISCy Chicks speak to how stress can affect each of us based on our primary motivators. Cindy and Martha have talked about the importance of understanding what drives and motivates us in our personal and professional life. The six domains of the Driving Forces are as follows: Knowledge, Utility, Power, Methodologies, Surroundings, and Others. We encourage you to watch our video on Facebook or listen to our podcast at DISCYCHICKS.COM, as we cover a lot of ground in this recording. If we look a...
2025-05-05
32 min
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Succession Planning Part 4 with guest Karen Nutter
Send a textIn this week's DISCy Chicks Podcast meeting, hosts Martha Forlines and CindyJacoby welcomed guest Karen Nutter, who shared her experience with using the DNA competencies for job benchmarking to hire the best candidates, as well as succession planning. Karen shared the experience she has had in identifying someone to be a successor for her own business. One insight she had was that she and her successor complement each other really well. The main focus of the podcast is succession planning, where Karen emphasized the significance of TTI assessments and competencies in hiring an...
2025-03-20
27 min
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Succession Planning Part 3- Assessing Competencies
Send a textIn this latest episode of the DISCy Chicks Podcast, hosts Cindy Jacoby and Martha Forlines introduce the Trimetrics DNA assessment, outlining its foundational sciences: DISC Behaviors, Driving Forces, and 25 Competencies used in most professional roles, with a focus on leveraging competencies for effective hiring and employee development. They explore the 25 identified competencies, emphasizing the significance of aligning these with DISC Behaviors and Driving Forces to enhance organizational fit and development of your workforce. The discussion includes interpreting assessment results, understanding actual competency levels, and the role of DNA Competency assessments in coaching and employee...
2025-03-06
22 min
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Succession Planning with Assessments Part 2
Send a textSuccession Planning - ContinuedIn the latest DISCy Chicks Podcast, Cindy and Martha talk about the all important process of succession planning. They recognize the significance of this subject for small businesses that they both work with. The reason it is so important is to keep this business thriving if the owner is no longer available to run the business. They delved into key steps in succession planning, emphasizing talent assessment and identifying the most vital roles in the business. It’s better to include only key people in thi...
2025-02-07
18 min
DISCy Chicks
Succession Planning Pt 1
Send a textSuccession Planning In the latest DISCy Chicks Podcast, Cindy and Martha talk about the all important process of succession planning. They recognize the significance of this subject for small businesses that they both work with. The reason it is so important is to keep this business thriving if the owner is no longer available to run the business. They delved into key steps in succession planning, emphasizing talent assessment and identifying the most vital roles in the business. It’s better to include only key people in this process, due...
2025-01-22
19 min
DISCy Chicks
The Physiology of Emotional Intelligence
Send a textEpisode Overview:In this episode of the DISCy Chicks podcast, hosts Cindy Jacoby and Martha Forlines dive deep into the world of emotional intelligence from a physiological perspective. They explore what happens to our bodies when we experience stress and how the brain’s emotional center, the amygdala, can hijack our ability to think clearly.The hosts break down the concept of the amygdala hijack, explaining how it impacts our reactions, decision-making, and overall emotional well-being. They share practical insights on how un...
2025-01-06
21 min
DISCy Chicks
DISC and Improved Office Communication
Send a textDISC Behaviors is an enabler for improved communication and collaboration for your teams. The DISCy Chicks review what DISC Behaviors is all about. The Influencer and Steady styles are relationship oriented and the Dominant and Compliant are more task and data oriented. Martha shares that one of her clients is fully integrating DISC in the whole organization, so everyone can speak the same language across the organization. Another point is that styles that are very different from each other have the potential for conflict. This enables people to understand wh...
2024-12-10
17 min
DISCy Chicks
The Very Versatile Comparison Report
Send a textIn the latest episode of the DISCy Chicks podcast, hosts Cindy Jacoby and Martha Forlines delve into the DISC Behaviors and Driving Forces framework, and more specifically, highlight the value of the Comparison Report that they and their vendor TTISI offers. An example of this report was shown for those people that use The Discy Chicks Podcast on Facebook. The report provides a side-by-side comparison of two people's reports. They close by explaining the top four ways they utilize this report with their clients, to help resolve conflict at work, comparing candidates for s...
2024-10-29
31 min
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Annual Reviews vs. Performance Management
Send a textCindy and Martha, the DISCY Chicks broach the topic of the often dreaded Annual Performance Reviews. Listen up leaders...are you giving your employees regular performance feedback throughout the year? If the answer is "no", then you're more likely to have ineffective annual performance reviews due to "surprises" of negative feedback. Your employee's trust in you may go in the wrong direction, along with employee engagement and performance. The DISCY Chicks recommend having weekly one-on-one meetings with each of your people (for no longer than 30 minutes). The good news i...
2024-09-24
31 min
DISCy Chicks
Using Multiple Sciences to Develop Others
Send a textThey're back!Cindy and Martha kick off Season 7 of the DISCy Chicks podcast. Learn about how they integrate multiple sciences with their clients. DISC Behaviors and Driving forces is a mainstay for both of them; however quite often for their coaching clients they integrate several of the five sciences they practice. For example, they use the combination of:1. DISC Behaviors, Driving Forces and Emotional intelligence, (which enables higher levels of self awareness and understanding the impact they have on others)2. DISC Behaviors, Driving Forces, and DNA (25 competencies used by...
2024-09-10
32 min
DISCy Chicks
Employee Lifecycle- Season Recap
Send a textJoin Cindy and Martha as they recap Season 6 of the DISCy Chicks- The employee lifecycle. The season follows the employee from candidate to leader and how the Trimetrics DNA assessment can serve you for years and years.Enjoy!www.discychicks.com
2024-07-09
23 min
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DISC in Action: Nancy Roberts
Send a textShow Notes: Featuring Guest Nancy Roberts owner of the DISC WizardNancy first used the DISC Behavior assessment in 1997 and fell in love with the power of DISC for her clients.Nancy works with her clients to help them with talent acquisition, employee engagement, and retention. For hiring she uses the job benchmarking process and believes all jobs should be benchmarked, as it improves the quality of the hires and longer term retention. Cindy and Nancy discuss the importance of the driving forces/motivators fit for the...
2024-06-04
38 min
DISCy Chicks
No DISC Report? No Problem- Use the power of observation.
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks speak to the fact that DISC Behaviors are the science of observable behavior. Listen or watch the video as Cindy and Martha walk you through each of the styles that present on the high end of the scales. Here's a break down for you...the high dominants show up "large and in charge". The high influence style loves people, are gregarious, and energetic. The high steady style is also relationship oriented like the influence style, but they move at a slower pace and prefer to socialize in one-on-one settings...
2024-05-18
29 min
DISCy Chicks
Lifecycle Part 5- Succession Planning with Assessments
Send a textSuccession PlanningThe DISCy Chicks wrap up they Employee Lifecycle series on using the many tools offered by TTISI to enable leaders to build their bench strength within their organization. The job benchmarking process is revisited as you look at the employees that you think are highly promotable. Cindy and Martha have conducted job benchmarking sessions for their clients using subject matter experts within a client's business. (You can listen to previous sessions on job benchmarking using the DISCy Chicks link below.) Once the benchmark is completed, you can...
2024-04-11
19 min
DISCy Chicks
Employee Development with Assessments- Lifecycle part 4
Send a textApplying Assessment Results for Employee DevelopmentCindy and Martha share their experience and wisdom in strategically developing your employees. The DISCy Chicks recommend one-on-one meetings with your direct reports once a week for thirty minutes, which are accountability meetings for both of you. They also recommend giving feedback in a very specific way vs. a very generalized way. Remember to review your employee's assessment to make sure you are communicating with their style in mind to make your time together more effective. In these meetings you can fle...
2024-03-26
29 min
DISCy Chicks
Employee Lifecycle 2- The Job Profile Assessment
Send a textAssessments that enable employee life cycle successCindy Jacoby and Martha Forlines continue the conversation on how employee assessments can enable greater success in the employee attraction and talent acquisition stage of the employee life cycle. The DISCy Chicks describe how the DISC Behaviors, Driving Forces and Competencies (TriMetrix DNA) is used effectively in the job benchmarking process to get to "why" the job exists. Key accountabilities are identified by the subject matter experts that do the work everyday. From the key accountabilities, a more accurate job d...
2024-02-14
28 min
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Assessments throughout the Employee Life Cycle
Send a textWays to use Assessments throughout the Employee Life Cycle: Attraction, Selection, Onboarding, Development, Engagement, and Separation. The DISCy Chicks give you an overview of each step of the life employee life cycle in this podcast. As a leader, assessments give you great insight into each of your team members so you can leverage their strengths and manage their vulnerabilities during the time they work for you. Listen for tips on how assessments can enable you to lead your team in a positive way that enables long term success for your business an...
2024-01-31
21 min
DISCy Chicks
Match Your Volunteering with Your Top Driving Force
Send a textDo you resolve to give back? To volunteer more? The DISCy Chicks explore all twelve of the Driving Forces that enable you to find "giving" or outreach opportunities in your community that fit your top two motivators! Listen and learn about each of the driving forces, and understand the "how and why" behind each of these when it comes to finding real satisfaction in your "giving" at this time of the year. Cindy and Martha share great examples of activities that can fulfill you at this time of year and for that ma...
2024-01-10
32 min
DISCy Chicks
Part 2- How DISC, Motivators and EQ work together
Send a textJoin Cindy and Martha as they continue their discussions about the Trimetrics EQ assessment and how to the value add to you as a leader this report. It combines Driving Forces, DISC Behaviors, and Emotional Intelligence...all in one report. We walk you through a unique way of using this report. The reality is we may be triggered at work when someone says something to us that goes against our primary driving forces. As a leader, how do you learn to control your emotions in the moment when this happens? You react, in this e...
2023-11-21
29 min
DISCy Chicks
How DISC, Motivators and EQ work together
Send a textJoin Cindy and Martha as they speak to the value add to you as a leader with the Tri-Metrix EQ report. It combines Driving Forces (Motivators), DISC Behaviors, and Emotional Intelligence...all in one report. We walk you through a unique way of using this report. The reality is we may be triggered at work when someone says something to us that goes against our primary driving forces. As a leader, how do you learn to control your emotions in the moment when this happens? You react, in this example to the dissonance with...
2023-11-06
27 min
DISCy Chicks
Using Assessments to Fill Your Tank (Part 2)
Send a textDISCy Chicks Martha and Cindy continue to help you put those assessments to work for the benefit of your direct reports. Assessments are more than just material for one-day workshop. Pull out those reports and take another look at the 12 Driving Forces. The Chicks choose four random driving forces and brainstorm ways you can recognize, reward and engage a direct report that might have one of those in his top driving forces.Today's episode covers: Harmonious, Resourceful, Receptive and Structured drivers. We challenge you to take a look at these assessments and figur...
2023-08-18
23 min
DISCy Chicks
Using Assessments to Fill Your Employee's "Tank"
Send a textDISCy Chicks Martha and Cindy help you put those assessments to work for the benefit of your direct reports. Assessments are more than just material for one-day workshop. Pull out those reports and take another look at the 12 Driving Forces. The Chicks choose four random driving forces and brainstorm ways you can recognize, reward and engage a direct report that might have one of those in his top driving forces.Today's episode covers: Intellectual, Altruistic, Commanding and Collaborative. We challenge you to take a look at these assessments and figure out ways to fi...
2023-07-25
29 min
DISCy Chicks
What is Adaptive Behavior
Send a textWhat is Adaptive Behavior?Listen as the DISCy Chicks help you understand the importance of your adaptive behavior at work. The truth is we all adapt our behavior at times and particularly when we are at work, not so much at home with family and friends. Our DISC Behavior assessment provider, TTISI has developed a patented method for both a natural behavior style profile to show we communicate at home as well as how we adapt our behavior style at work. We adapt our behavior primarily because of the nature of the...
2023-07-11
34 min
DISCy Chicks
Unlocking the Power of Driving Forces- Cindy facilitates a debrief with Martha
Send a textTurnabout is fair play! In our last podcast, Martha facilitated a DISC debrief with Cindy. This week the tables turn and Cindy reviews Martha's hidden motivators- we call Driving Forces. The Driving Forces is the WHY behind our behavior and are often hidden, unlike our behaviors, which makes it a little more challenging to be self-aware.Watch how to debrief this very meaningful part of the Talent Insights report.discychicks.comcindyjacoby bizhelpconsulting.commarthaforlines.combelief system institute
2023-06-15
42 min
DISCy Chicks
Listen in on an actual DISC debrief session
Send a textListen in as Martha walks fellow DISCy Chick Cindy through her DISC report section by section. Understand what is actually in these reports and how they can grow self-awareness.Martha reviews the report having Cindy comment on how her profile (a high dominant, influence, and steady styles with a very low compliant score) actually shows up everyday. The report includes the dos and don'ts of communicating effectively with Cindy, as well as how to communicate with styles that are very different from her profile. Listen and learn about how the D...
2023-05-17
38 min
DISCy Chicks
Secrets of Selling for the High Compliant
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks are continuing this series on selling to all four behavior styles.Listen as Martha and Cindy share their wisdom of how a High Compliant can sell to the high and low dominant, influence, steady and compliant behavior styles. Hear what this high detail-oriented seller must do to be more effective with other styles. The key for effective selling is learning to adapt to the styles that are so different from your own! discychicks.comcindyjacoby bizhelpconsulting.commarthaforlines.combelief system institute
2023-04-26
29 min
DISCy Chicks
The Secrets to Selling for the High Steady Style
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks are continuing this series on selling to all four behavior styles.Listen as Martha and Cindy share their wisdom of how a High Steady can sell to the high and low dominant, influence, steady and compliant behavior styles. The key for effective selling is learning to adapt to the styles that are so different from your own! discychicks.comcindyjacoby bizhelpconsulting.commarthaforlines.combelief system institute
2023-04-18
31 min
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Secrets to Selling for the High Dominant
Send a textIf you are a dominant (direct communicator) or a low D (reflective communicator)- these selling secrets are for you!The DISCy Chicks speak to the selling style for the high dominant (direct communicator) and the low dominant (reflective communicator) with all of the other styles. Most business owners are influencing and selling others throughout their day. Cindy and Martha share their tips and knowledge about each style, and speak to the challenges of the high and low dominant with the high and low influence, steady and compliant behavior styles. Listen and...
2023-03-21
30 min
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DISC in Action- David Sillick, Owner, TAB Jacksonville
Send a textTAB is "The Alternative Board". David meets with members monthly as a peer advisory board. They offer coaching, training with a process improvement product called StrapPro, advisement, and accountability. David's members include startups as well as well established businesses as a part of his TAB participants. David doesn't begin any coaching or consulting relationship until they review the client's Talent Insights report. David shares how the DISC assessments help these entrepreneurs to first know themselves, then apply their knowledge within their own organizations to enable cultures of high collaboration and communication. He has always s...
2023-02-07
36 min
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DISC in Action: People and Culture Manager Amanda Moser
Send a textThe DISCY Chicks kick off 2023 with a bang as Cindy interviews high energy Amanda Moser for our final recording for 2022! Amanda is one of Cindy's clients that is a BIG user and believer in the power of the DISC Behaviors and Driving Forces assessment. She was first introduced to DISC earlier in her career with a non-profit organization. Amanda benefitted the assessment when she (High Influencer) and her colleague (High Compliant) learned to communicate better and realized how much they complement one another verses focusing on the differences that may have created conflict in...
2023-01-02
41 min
DISCy Chicks
Use DISC for Better Performance Reviews
Send a textIt's that time of year again for many businesses...the annual performance review process! Cindy and Martha share lots of tips for those of you that are in the middle of this critical people process in your business. Preparation is the first step. Have you reviewed the DISC behavior style and motivators for each employee prior to your one-on-one meeting? Have you reviewed their "activity reports" they gave to you throughout the year? The DISCy Chicks speak to the need for you, the leader, to adapt your communication style to that of y...
2022-12-23
33 min
DISCy Chicks
Why Bother with Workplace Assessments?
Send a textThe client question that inspired this episode: "How can I get others to see the value in taking these assessments?" The DISCy Chicks went to the experts in leadership development...John Maxwell, Steven Covey, Daniel Goleman, and Tony Robbins to help them answer this question. Cindy and Martha share with you the themes from the masters such as the importance of self-awareness, self-confidence, agility, and humility. Other competency themes are to seek first to understand, listen to understand (rather than to respond), and adopt a growth mindset. The workplace assessments that...
2022-11-18
32 min
DISCy Chicks
Is "Quiet Quitting"a thing?
Send a textThe latest buzzword in business performance seems to be Quiet Quitting. The DISCy Chicks did their research to see if this was really a thing. Quiet Quitting seems a lot like an employee engagement issue, so we went straight to the experts at Gallup to see what they say.Listen in as the Chicks talk about this trend in the workforce in the U.S. Did you know that 50% of the workforce, according to Gallup, is not engaged. Is this the same as Quite Quitters? The DISCy Chicks reveal their resu...
2022-11-02
18 min
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Converge Conference in Phoenix
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks were on the road this week, attending the annual Converge Conference for TTISI, our assessment partner! This was the first live conference since 2020 and Martha and Cindy enjoyed spending time with each other and all the other partners across the globe that use assessments to solve strategic people issues, like hiring, onboarding, and training to improve individual and team communication and collaboration. Listen up as Cindy interviews some of our colleagues about their favorite assessments and the many ways they use them to bring winning solutions to their clients. Pa...
2022-10-05
14 min
DISCy Chicks
The Life of a Leadership Team
Send a textCindy and Martha are zooming into the next episode about your leadership team! Every time you add a new member to your leadership team, the dynamics of the team shift. The DISCy Chicks cover Tuckman's Teaming Model that every team goes through including Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. The right assessments can enable your team to progress through these stages quicker and less painfully. Lastly, we cover Patrick Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions of a Team so you can better understand how strategic use of assessments can better enable effective communication and collaboration. Listen t...
2022-09-21
36 min
DISCy Chicks
Organizational Transformation Using Assessments
Send a textDoes your business need a people strategy?The DISCy Chicks are baaack following a summer break! Season 5's theme is how you as a leader or CEO of your business can strategically use assessments to enable organization-wide success with your employees, customers, and vendors. Cindy and Martha are zooming out this season to take a strategic look at how assessments can help you run the people side of your business.Do you have communication systems in place to ensure an effective flow of company information to and from your employees? D...
2022-09-06
18 min
DISCy Chicks
"D" is for Darth Vader and Donald Trump
Send a textHall of Fame Episode from November 2020Apply DISC Watching Your Favorite TV Shows and MoviesWatching the characters in your favorite TV shows is a great way to practice identifying DISC styles. The DISCy Chicks changed things up a bit and came up with our favorite examples of DISC styles straight from our favorite TV shows and movies,Want to learn how to translate people's behavior using the DISC behavior style? Listen to Episode 12 and learn as Cindy and Martha talk you through...What each style is m...
2022-07-19
34 min
DISCy Chicks
DISC in Action with Dana Cain
Send a textJoin us this week as we interview Dana Cain, Director of Finance and Accounting for JES Holdings, a fully integrated real estate development business (that is a client of Martha's). Dana shares her story of becoming a finance and accounting leader and how she intentionally utilizes DISC Behaviors and Driving Forces in managing her team and relationships across the JES organization. Listen to some of her examples of applying this DISC tool to her selection and hiring process within her own department as well as introducing her leadership team and st...
2022-07-12
27 min
DISCy Chicks
Should You Raise Your EQ?
Send a textListen to the DISCy Chicks as they share the Emotional Intelligence eBook's tips and tricks that have worked for their clients to improve the five domains of emotional intelligence. Cindy and Martha also share real life client success stories for those who wanted to develop their self-awareness and self-regulation capabilities. Think about what you want to improve with your emotional intelligence and download the eBook from our DISCyChicks website under the resources tab to see what you might find helpful! This episode on videodiscychickscin...
2022-07-06
30 min
DISCy Chicks
What is Motivation in Emotional Intelligence?
Send a textCindy and Martha walk you through the Emotional Intelligence domain of motivation. Being motivated by the work itself goes beyond just your paycheck. Some might describe it as your passion. Either way, this results in intrinsic satisfaction. If you don't receive that handful of driving forces, it can lead to lack of engagement and your performance may suffer. Tips to help you find more motivation at work are shared in this episode as well. So, how is your motivation at work? Video recording on FaceBook...
2022-06-19
29 min
DISCy Chicks
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Send a textShow NotesCindy and Martha share their wisdom about EQ and leadership. High performance is the hallmark for leaders with high emotional intelligence. So, what does this look like? Effective leaders are trustworthy and show up in a consistent, reliable way and can relate to people that are different from them by meeting each employee where they are. They are also relatable and able to poke fun at themselves. Leaders with high EQ make a point to know their team members and give each employee what they need to be motivated and...
2022-06-19
31 min
DISCy Chicks
Emotional Intelligence- Your Relationship with Others
Send a textThe Chicks, Cindy and Martha, address the elements of emotional intelligence as it relates to others in the form of social awareness and social regulation. Social awareness has two primary components, the ability to show empathy, like being able to walk a mile in someone else's shoes. The second component is being able to read the room during a team meeting or a larger group scenario, which means paying attention to the verbal and nonverbal responses of others. Social regulation pertains to being able to influence th...
2022-06-08
29 min
DISCy Chicks
Emotional Intelligence- Self Awareness and Self Regulation- Deep Dive
Send a textCindy and Martha continue the conversation about Emotional Intelligence and dive into the first two domains of EQ, self-awareness and self-regulation. Watch (or listen) as they review a simplified neurological and physiological sequence of events that occur when you have an emotional response at work or at home. And, of course they offer potential solutions to be self-aware and regulate your emotions in the moment! discychicks cindyjacobybizhelpconsulting Marthaforlines beliefsysteminstitute
2022-05-23
32 min
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Personal Growth Blending DISC and Driving Forces- Martha gets Coached!
Send a textWelcome to our final session about professional and personal growth using the DISC Behavior and Driving Forces assessment. Cindy talks Martha through her blended behaviors and driving forces portion of this report. Listen to how these blended sciences play out for her every day! Remember, you can take a free assessment from our Facebook page or our DISCy Chicks website below!
2022-05-04
29 min
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Growing Using the Primary Driving Forces
Send a textTurnabout is fair play, as Cindy coaches Martha around her top four Driving Forces or motivators. Your motivators are your WHY - why you do what you do or what gets you out of bed in the morning. Watch and listen as she reveals her truth behind her primary motivators, the good outcomes and not as good outcomes of the choices she made with her own business start up. Enjoy!DISCy Chicks WebsiteTHIS episode of DISCy Chicks on FaceBookBizHelp Consulting...
2022-04-29
39 min
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Continue Your Professional Growth - Blended Behaviors and Driving Forces
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks continue the "professional growth and development" topic this week by reviewing key pages in the blended behaviors and motivators section of Cindy's report. Listen to the discussion about her blended strengths, potential conflicts, and her ideal work environment. Understanding your strengths, vulnerabilities, and what you need in your work environment enables you to optimize your on-the-job performance. It's literally a playbook on how to get the most out Cindy.This then enables you to find greater job satisfaction and happiness with the work you do!
2022-04-29
32 min
DISCy Chicks
Personal Growth and Development Using DISC Report
Send a textIt's spring time and the DISCy Chicks will be focusing on the topic of growth and development in April. In this session Cindy and Martha review Cindy's strengths and development opportunities from her own DISC report. Martha facilitates this conversation with Cindy to give you a snapshot of a mini coaching session so she can leverage her strengths and manage her development opportunities. Enjoy!DISCy Chicks Facebook VideoCindy Jacoby's BizHelp Facebook Page Bizhelp ConsultingMartha Forlinesbelief sys...
2022-04-18
32 min
DISCy Chicks
Selling with Yvonne Reese
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks have our first video guest, Yvonne Reese, owner of Yvonne Reese Consulting. Her practice focuses on coaching sales professionals, and her number one go to assessment is DISC! Listen as she shares her success stories helping sales people meet prospects where they are behaviorally as well as the importance of adapting to your prospects' behavior style to connect and build trust. Discy Chicks today's episode on FaceBookcindyjacobyBiz Help ConsultingMartha ForlinesBelief System InstituteYvonne Reese- LinkedIn...
2022-04-06
37 min
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Using the Comparison Report – Accepting Differences
Send a textThe Chicks have gone live on Facebook! We do our best to describe the visuals in the video, so if you are listening to our podcast, you can also go to DISCy Chicks Podcast on Facebook. Join the DISCy Chicks for the final teaming session for this month. Following a team review of the DISC Behavior and Driving Forces Team Wheel, Cindy and Martha often find two people on a team that have a difficult relationship. Enter the Talent Insights Comparison Report...which is used to help identify areas of friction between t...
2022-04-01
33 min
DISCy Chicks
Plot Your Team's Motivators on a Team Wheel
Send a textWhere would you fall on your team's motivators wheel?The Chicks have gone live on Facebook! We do our best to describe the visuals in the video, so if you are listening to our podcast, you can also go to DISCy Chicks Podcast on Facebook. Cindy and Martha continue the theme of workplace teaming by sharing the team Driving Forces wheel this week. As a leader, knowing the motivators of your individual team members enables you to keep them engaged and motivated to do their great work! Disengagement occurs when t...
2022-04-01
30 min
DISCy Chicks
Adapting to Teammates part 2
Send a textThe Chicks have gone live on Facebook! We do our best to describe the visuals in the video, so if you are listening to our podcast, you can also go to DISCy Chicks Podcast on Facebook. Cindy and Martha talk more about behavior style compatibility for teams this week. The focus is on the "Steady" behavior style and the "Compliant" behavior style. Listen up to learn how team members can learn to get along and communicate more effectively with team members that are different from one another!Today's Episode on F...
2022-03-27
29 min
DISCy Chicks
Adapting to your Teammates Part 1
Send a textThe Chicks have gone live on Facebook! We do our best to describe the visuals in the video, so if you are listening to our podcast, you can also go to DISCy Chicks Podcast on Facebook. The DISCy Chicks continue the power of DISC behaviors to enable your teams to communicate, collaborate, and perform their best. Cindy and Martha use images to show the behavior style compatibility for the "Dominant" and "Influence" behavior styles. This information will take the guess work out of why two of your teammates may butt heads from t...
2022-03-27
21 min
DISCy Chicks
Unique look at DISC- sideways!
Send a textThe Chicks have gone live on Facebook! We do our best to describe the visuals in the video, so if you are listening to our podcast and want to see us as we record, visit DISCy Chicks Podcast on Facebook. The DISCy Chicks turn the DISC graph on its side. Instead of talking about high and low, we talk about DISC factors on a continuum - right to left. As humans, we are innately searching to improve and when you a low score on your DISC graph, you may look at that as a...
2022-03-27
33 min
DISCy Chicks
Blindspots that Trip Up Steadys and Compliants
Send a textIf you are a high or low Steady or a high or low Compliant, what disruptive behaviors might you be revealing, without even knowing it?Our friends at TTI recently published a blog that caught our eye and it was all about behavioral blindspots!The DISCy Chicks continue their conversation about the importance of knowing what your potential blindspots are for the steady communicator (high steady) and the dynamic communicator (low steady), as well as the precise communicator (high compliant) and the pioneering communicator (low compliant). Knowing where y...
2022-03-10
24 min
DISCy Chicks
Blindspots that Trip Up Dominants and Influencers
Send a textIf you are a high or low Dominant or a high or low Influencer, what disruptive behaviors might you be revealing, without even knowing it?Our friends at TTI recently published a blog that caught our eye and it was all about behavioral blindspots!The DISCy Chicks will help you become aware of what your potential blindspots are for the direct communicator (high D) and the reflective communicator (low D) as well as the outgoing communicator (high I ) and the reserved communicator (low I).Knowing where you m...
2022-03-10
23 min
DISCy Chicks
Meet Entrepreneur Kelly Frager - Professional Development
Send a textCindy and Martha are thrilled to introduce you to a colleague of ours, Kelly Frager! She started her career after her corporate role in Talent Development selling "etiquette training" for youth that quickly grew to etiquette for adults as well. She has expanded her own business to working with businesses to "optimize the power of people"! Listen and learn as Kelly shares how the DISC suite of tools enables her to successfully enable her clients to be successful and "get there faster"! kellyfragerdiscychicks.com
2021-11-30
37 min
DISCy Chicks
Meet DISC and Driving Forces Expert Tom Bogart
Send a textCindy and Martha are excited to introduce our expert guest, Tom Bogart, Senior Solutions Consultant for TTISI (our assessment partner)! He has been our "go to" person for many years because he has such positive energy, patience and knowledge when we get stuck about our assessment reports! Learn how his DISC scores and his top drivers make him a perfect solutions consultant.Listen in as Tom shares how he uses DISC behaviors and driving forces on a day in, day out basis to do his job! He's a wonderful storyteller too.
2021-11-24
34 min
DISCy Chicks
Teaming When its Life or Death- Foar From Home Ocean Row Team
Send a textJoin the DISCy Chicks as they honor our veterans by interviewing members of Team Foar From Home, a team of four military veterans will be rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. They are using this platform and community to raise awareness and make an impact on the veteran PTSD and suicide statistics in the U.S. Cindy has been coaching this courageous team of veterans in preparation for their row. She has used the DISC Behavior assessment, Driving Forces and Emotional Intelligence to enable keen self-awareness and awareness of each of their te...
2021-11-09
49 min
DISCy Chicks
Pam Leinmiller - DISC in Business and in Marriage
Send a textThe Chicks, Cindy and Martha, are excited to have Pam as our guest this week. She has an interesting background in the technology world in sales and marketing that eventually lead to her becoming an entrepreneur and business owner. A gifted communicator, Pam helps IT and STEM professionals communicate their ideas and show their value to the organization.Pam has several areas of expertise, STEM Communications Expert; DISC, Driving Forces and Emotional Intelligence Assessments and Workshops; Executive Presentation Coach; Virtual Presence Specialist; The Prioritized Leader Coach, to list few. Wh...
2021-11-03
38 min
DISCy Chicks
DISC at Better Business Bureau- Sunny Dellinger
Send a textShow notes: Title - Welcome Sunny Dellinger with the Better Business Bureau of Metro AtlantaSunny is the Director, Administrative Services with the BBB. Cindy has been working with Sunny to train all of their employees in DISC Behaviors and Driving Forces during the pandemic. Listen as Sunny shares how they have invested in their employees with this training to learn about themselves, how they show up and why they do what they do as well as how to communicate and get along with their team members!
2021-10-19
30 min
DISCy Chicks
Employee Feedback the Enables High Performance
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks re-introduce Driving Forces to demonstrate the power of speaking to your employees' primary motivators. What does this mean? When your employees exceed your expectations on projects or unexpected crises, you want to immediately reinforce these results. Using the language of their primary driving forces is a powerful tool to accomplish this! Cindy and Martha give you great examples of feedback using the language of the 12 driving forces. These are practical, effortless yet intentional words to drive high performance. Listen up!discychicks.combizhelpconsulting.commarthaforlines...
2021-09-30
32 min
DISCy Chicks
The High Steady Playbook
Send a textCindy and Martha continue the Playbook series...this time for the "steady" behavior style or High S. Listen and learn about the behavior style match between the steady style and the dominant, the influence and the compliant styles! How boring would it be if we all behaved exactly the same?? All four styles are unique and get along with each other differently, which is a wonderful thing. So, all you STEADIES out there this playbook is for you. You will learn tips and tricks to enable you to "get along" with your t...
2021-09-15
28 min
DISCy Chicks
The High Influencer Playbook
Send a textThis week's podcast takes on the high influence style as it applies to how they get along with styles different from them! What is their behavior style match with the other three predominant styles? With their fast pace, gregarious, fun way of being, the other three styles have very different responses to the high influence behavior style. Remember we all adapt our behavior style at work to fit the job we are in and the culture of the company. The high influence style tends to be more sensitive to the emotional responses of o...
2021-09-07
28 min
DISCy Chicks
The High Dominant Playbook
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks break down the dominant style as it applies to how they get along with styles different from them! We refer to this as behavior style matching or BSM. With their fast pace, decisive, results oriented ways, the other three styles have very different responses to the dominant behavior style. Remember we all adapt our behavior style at work to fit the job we are in and the culture of the company. The high dominant style often thinks they don't have to adapt, but they do if they need the support of...
2021-08-31
29 min
DISCy Chicks
The Emotions and Fears of Each Style
Send a textDid you know each primary DISC style has a primary emotion? Cindy and Martha will deepen your knowledge on the emotions for each DISC style in this episode of the DISCy Chicks! Yes, emotions are one of the most observable behaviors of DISC. The more important thing that they reveal is what is the "fear" behind each of these four emotions are. As leaders, you will get tips on how to approach your employees when they are in a highly emotional state. Listen and learn!!di...
2021-08-25
31 min
DISCy Chicks
Value Each Type Brings to Your Team
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks give you more to chew on as we dish out the details of the powerful strengths that EACH style brings to a team. You will discover how and why having all four styles on your team creates a rich environment for diverse thought for effective problem solving and decision making. For example, all four styles, the dominant, influence, steady and compliant behavior styles, solve problems in their own unique way. This leads to diversity of thought and solutions among your team along with acceptance and appreciation for one anothers' strengths. The st...
2021-08-11
40 min
DISCy Chicks
Can I be an effective leader with MY top driving forces (motivators)? Part 2
Send a textCindy and Martha continue the conversation about the last three Driving Force Domains of people, power and methodology. You'll learn the strengths of each motivator and those things to be more self-aware of that can negatively affect how you lead. So, the answer to the question again is yes...you can be very effective with any combination of the 12 Driving Forces! May the "force" be with you! discychicks.combizhelpconsulting.commarthaforlines.com
2021-06-16
39 min
DISCy Chicks
Can I be an effective leader with MY top driving forces (motivators)? Part 1
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks hear this question quite often from their clients. Listen and learn as Cindy and Martha talk you through the first six driving forces in the context of leading others. You'll learn the strengths of each motivator and things to be mindful of that can negatively affect how you lead. So, the answer to the question is yes...you can be very effective with any combination of the 12 Driving Forces! discychicks.combizhelpconsulting.commarthaforlines.com
2021-06-09
36 min
DISCy Chicks
Want to know the real unicorn DISC behavior pattern?
Send a textListen up as the DISCy Chicks talk about the last DISC behavior "me-me" conflict behavior pattern...the Dominant & Steady primary style combination! Cindy and Martha rarely see this pattern in their coaching and consulting practices which is why they agreed this is the true unicorn profile out of the three patterns they have discussed this month! Think about it...the Dominant style is fast paced, a fast decision maker, loves change, is not afraid of conflict and is stress-hardy while the Steady style is slow paced, a slower decision maker, do...
2021-05-26
31 min
DISCy Chicks
Me Me Conflict 2: The Internal Conflict of the High Influence/High Compliant type
Send a textCindy and Martha continue the conversation about intrapersonal or Me-Me conflict for those of you that have the influence and compliant behavior style combination. The high influence style is all about relationships, being affirmed and influencing others, while the compliant style is all about data, information and seeking quality or better put perfection in their work. The other big difference is pace. The compliant style moves at a slower, cautious pace and the influence tendency moves at a very fast pace. Are you sensing how this IC combination may feel conflicted?? Being keenly self a...
2021-05-18
28 min
DISCy Chicks
Assessments Expose Your Inner Conflict
Send a textListen and learn as the DISCy Chicks discuss a "me/me" conflict. Yep, there is such a thing. We're talking about intrapersonal conflict due to a DISC style that causes inner turmoil for you. Think about it...if your profile is a high dominant and a high compliant, the dominant style drives results, moves at a face pace and gets tasks done as quickly as possible, while the high compliant focuses on getting things right, maybe even perfect, moves at a more cautious pace and doesn't want to make any mistakes along the way.
2021-05-12
26 min
DISCy Chicks
What the DISC behavior assessment is NOT.
Send a textJust when you thought you knew everything! There are many misconceptions about the DISC assessment and our guest Stacy Axon sets the record straight.The DISCy Chicks welcome Stacy Axon, a business development consultant with TTISI (our assessment vendor) and also an entrepreneur with her own coaching and training business, Aspire and Thrive based out of Arizona. She shares her knowledge about DISC behavior style, and more specifically, "what DISC is not". Stacy explains how DISC is NOT a personality test, how it is NOT a predictor of high performance on the job...
2021-04-20
32 min
DISCy Chicks
Want to know the best way to ask your boss for a raise?
Send a textListen in as DISCY Chicks Cindy and Martha share with you the best way to "communicate up" using DISC behavior styles. If your boss is a high dominant (results driven with a high sense of urgency) you will ask for that raise very differently than if she is a high compliant (detail oriented and analytical)! These are easy, practical tips for you to have the best relationship with your manager than you have ever had. The secret sauce is meeting your manager where they are behaviorally and matching your style to theirs. An...
2021-04-06
28 min
DISCy Chicks
DISCy Tricks: How to identify the DISC type of an email sender.
Send a textBut I've never met this person!Listen up as Cindy and Martha help you interpret DISC styles from emails you receive from your customers, clients, employees and vendors! Yes, each DISC style has a distinct way of showing up in emails. The DISCy Chicks have too much fun sharing what to look out for as well as how to respond in kind to those all important emails. And we had another big achievement...zero edits had to be made to this week's recording Great job Chicks! Listen. And. Learn.
2021-03-30
30 min
DISCy Chicks
Another DISC Users Raises Her Team's Productivity- Christie Gribble
Send a textSubject: Another testimony to the power of DISC Behaviors and Driving ForcesThis week the DISCy Chicks bring you another guest, Christie Gribble, Executive Director at the Fannin County Development Authority in Blue Ridge, GA. Martha introduced Christie to the assessment solution with her employee Cady to figure out how they could work more effectively and efficiently together. The DISC Behaviors and Driving Forces enabled them to quickly see the differences in each of their preferred communication and work styles. Then the light bulbs went on for both of them of...
2021-03-23
29 min
DISCy Chicks
Need the keys to employee engagement at this point in the pandemic?
Send a textHas COVID fatigue impacted the engagement of your employees? If so, listen as Cindy and Martha share the many ways assessments can unlock employee engagement! Here are the outcomes you can create within your own organization!1. Communication is the foundation for building trust and engagement. Learning your own communication preferences and how each employee prefers to be communicated fills the gaps of understanding that can negatively affect employee engagement. 2. Teamwork can also be enhanced greatly when everyone knows the assessment results of the whole team. Understanding t...
2021-03-16
29 min
DISCy Chicks
From Incredible Adversity to Super Success- Meet Diane Bogino
Send a textWe are delighted to welcome Diane Bogino to the mic for this week's DISCy Chicks Podcast. Little did we know that she has the notoriety of being the original “Eggplant Parmigiana” Mom. Diane has a unique life story that lead to her eventually becoming a successful entrepreneur and President of Performance Strategies Inc. She is another accomplished practitioner of the DISC suite of products that Cindy and Martha preach about every week! Diane has used the DISC assessments for leadership development and coaching, helping teams to team more effectively, and setting up top...
2021-03-09
30 min
DISCy Chicks
Another raving testimonial to the power of the DISC Behavior assessment
Send a textWe were so happy that Buddy Hull, CEO of The Advisory Board in Atlanta, GA could join us for this DISCy Chicks Podcast! Buddy works with small business owners to improve their overall business performance, which of course includes managing employees and keeping them engaged on the job. He has used the DISC tool for many years and shared with us many client success stories. Buddy cited the importance of business owners knowing themselves and the impact they have on others in their business. Understanding their strengths so they can be leveraged a...
2021-03-02
28 min
DISCy Chicks
Secret uses for the job profile report when hiring
Send a textJob benchmarking enables successful hiring and onboardingJoin the DISCy Chicks now to hear how the job benchmarking process and assessments enable you to select perfect additions to your team! The data the Gap report gives to you makes that difference. Based on the job profile you and your subject matter experts created, a list of behavioral interviewing questions are created in your report. These questions require your top applicants to give testimony about their behavior and driving forces (motivations) that create success for the role. Then it's up to you to listen...
2021-02-23
28 min
DISCy Chicks
To hire or not to hire? Assessment data will help!
Send a textCindy and Martha walk you through the benchmarking process in order to understand the value of two reports you can use to make your best hiring decisions. The first report is called the gap report, which compares your candidates' assessment results to the job profile report created from the benchmarking process. The report identifies where your candidate is within the benchmark profile and where there is a "gap" in your candidate's profile compared to the benchmark. Remember, there is no PERFECT candidate! Use this data along with the information fr...
2021-02-16
24 min
DISCy Chicks
DISCy Chicks Come Clean about Motivators
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks admit that while DISC is our go-to assessment, we also use a companion assessment that beautifully complements the DISC behaviors assessment ...the 12 Driving Forces. This assessment measures a person's hidden drivers or what intrinsically motivates a person in life. Is it pursuit of knowledge, helping others, making money or one of the remaining nine drivers? Understanding what compels us to get out of bed as another step towards self awareness. Realizing that others are likely motivated by different conditions, great leaders learn the key motivators of employees and candidates they...
2021-02-09
36 min
DISCy Chicks
DISC IN ACTION
Send a textJoin us this week as we interview Dana Cain, Director of Finance and Accounting for JES Holdings, a fully integrated real estate development business (that is a client of Martha's). Dana shares her story of becoming a finance and accounting leader and how she intentionally utilizes DISC Behaviors and Driving Forces in managing her team and relationships across the JES organization. Listen to some of her examples of applying this DISC tool to her selection and hiring process within her own department as well as introducing her leadership team a...
2021-02-02
31 min
DISCy Chicks
Looking to change your career? Guest Josh Hickock has some secrets to share.
Send a textWe are delighted that Josh Hickock, CEO of Work Empowered was able to join us and share some of his career coaching secrets on how to get noticed and land the perfect job. Josh spent the first 15 years of his career as an executive recruiter in the banking and finance world. Eventually after years of feeling unfulfilled with that work, he decided to give up selling people on taking jobs and now he coaches successful professionals and executives on how to make the best and most fulfilling career moves they can-- even with the tu...
2021-01-19
34 min
DISCy Chicks
Avoid the Pain of a Bad Hire
Send a textAvoiding Bad Hires in Your BusinessThe DISCy Chicks understand the pain of miss-hiring! Listen in as they define a bad hire, why it happens and the hidden and not so hidden costs of hiring mistakes. They reveal the collateral damage these mistakes have on your business. Get the guide "1 assessment used 6 ways in hiring"This week's session is the prelude to upcoming sessions on how assessments can be a valuable tool when hiring. Did you know job benchmarking enables you to have powerful interviewing and selection tools for you and th...
2021-01-12
27 min
DISCy Chicks
Best of the 2020 DISCy Chicks and Bold Promises for 2021
Send a textA BIG Welcome 2021,The DISCy Chicks thank you for listening and learning about the DISC Behavior Style Assessment in 2020! They provided a recap of the top 3 most listened to podcasts from last year which were 1. Size Up Your Prospects With DISC, featuring our guest Cynthia Matheny. Cynthia claims that DISC was life changing for her while she was in the real estate business. She introduced it to others in the industry once she realized how much it helped her close rate and Cynthia now has her own training and coaching business, The...
2021-01-04
26 min
DISCy Chicks
"D" stands for Darth Vader, Donald Trump and DISCy Chicks
Send a textLearn and Apply DISC Watching Your Favorite TV Shows!Watching the characters in your favorite TV shows is a great way to practice identifying DISC styles. The DISCy Chicks changed things up a bit and came up with our favorite examples of DISC styles straight from our favorite TV shows and movies,Want to learn how to translate people's behavior using the DISC behavior style? Listen to Episode 12 and learn as Cindy and Martha talk you through...What each style is most grateful forThe DISCy Chicks' favorite TV shows (T...
2020-11-30
35 min
DISCy Chicks
Holly Firestine, CPO at Ethos Vet Health, Eyes Her Next DISC "Pet" Project
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks are excited to present Holly Firestine, Chief People Officer at Ethos Veterinary Health as our guest this week. Ethos operates a national network of emergency and specialty animal hospitals in 25 locations in the U.S. Holly’s early business experience was in operations. She gravitated over time to the people side of the business in human resources. She also has been a successful entrepreneur and knows what it takes to drive business success. She was first introduced to DISC while she was studying for her MBA. Listen as she share...
2020-10-29
43 min
DISCy Chicks
Size Up Your Prospects with DISC- Guest Cynthia Matheny
Send a text"For me, the introduction to DISC was life changing!" Cynthia MathenyThe DISCy Chicks wrap up their Selling with DISC series with special guest Cynthia Matheny, president and founder of The Inspired Mind.In her early career, Cynthia was exposed to DISC while working in the real estate business. Her company used DISC in the hiring process for job fit, but Cynthia quickly recognized other benefits of DISC. Cynthia made assessing her prospective clients almost a science. She was very intentional when meeting with her clients to listen and ob...
2020-10-06
32 min
DISCy Chicks
Selling During a Pandemic with guest Ty Swain
Send a textSelling is the life blood of any company and COVID has drastically changed the sales environment. The DISCy Chicks interview CEO of Growth Dynamics and sales training expert Ty Swain. Listen-in, as Ty shares the trends he has encountered transforming sales teams making major adjustments in order to sell through a pandemic. Ty answers questions like "Is in-person cold calling dead?" "Which DISC behavior trait fares best when a sales professional can't get out in the field?" "How has the role of inside sales changed?" And most importantly, "What is your DISC stye?"
2020-09-25
41 min
DISCy Chicks
How do you match up as a sales person?- Selling using Behavior Style Matching
Send a textSeptember is for Selling!! The DISCy Chicks look at behavior style matching (BSM) when it comes to sales. Did you know that each type of sales professional will naturally be able to sell more easily to certain types of prospects. What about the other types? You could be leaving money on the table if you don't know how to adjust your approach to different types of prospects. Did you know the High Steady often makes the BEST sales person? Tune-in and see why.FREEBIE ALERT!! During the entire month of September, we are givi...
2020-09-18
41 min
DISCy Chicks
September Means Selling with DISC- Guest Dave Molenda
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks have set aside September for Selling with DISC. All our casts this month with feature how to use DISC as a selling tool.Today's guest on the DISCy Chicks Podcast is Dave Molenda- entrepreneur, author, coach, mentor and master sales professional and is the founder of Positive Polarity.Dave shares his secrets to selling using the science of DISC. If you want to close more deals, listen to Dave's three selling must-dos that he shares in the episode. Want more Dave? Visit his websi...
2020-09-07
37 min
DISCy Chicks
Feast on a DISC Smorgasbord!
Send a textBrowse our menu of delicious ways to use DISC at work and home. Cindy and Martha give overviews of their favorite ways to use the DISC assessment in their consulting practices.
2020-08-27
36 min
DISCy Chicks
How Does Your Style Adapt When You are at Work? We know!
Send a textEver notice your DISC report contains two graphs- Your Natural Style and your Adapted Style? Adapted Style is how you behave at work when you feel you need to adjust your communication style to fit the environment. Take our free assessment (DISCy Chicks Podcast on FaceBook), pop some corn, and follow along as we go through each factor. Look and see if you are adapting, and if you're not, is that good? Find out!
2020-08-19
37 min
DISCy Chicks
Getting the "LOW" down with your DISC graph
Send a textThe DISCy Chicks talk about our favorite version of the DISC assessment- and believe us, there are many! We introduce you to our hero and favorite psychologist/professor, William Marston to show you how all of this got started. Yes, Marston established the principles of the DISC behavioral dimensions but that's not even what he is famous for. Listen to discover that you are probably already familiar with two other pieces of Marston's work and they have NOTHING to do with DISC. You won't believe it!And finally, understand why it's imperative t...
2020-08-09
34 min
DISCy Chicks
You Show Me Yours ...
Send a textIn this episode, the DISCy Chicks Martha Forlines and Cindy Jacoby explain in depth each dimension of DISC assessment, letter by letter and reveal their personal behavioral graphs as they go. You will see the strengths and challenges of each letter type and how Cindy and Martha have reign-in or step-up certain factors in given situations.
2020-07-31
38 min
DISCy Chicks
What the Heck is a DISCy Chick?
Send a textDISCy Chicks Martha Forlines and Cindy Jacoby talk about their favorite leadership behavior styles assessment DISC. If you are also a fan of DISC or just curious about what it measures and why they love- tune in to this and future episodes of the DISCy Chicks podcast!
2020-07-24
02 min