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DISCy ChicksSuccession Planning Part 4 with guest Karen NutterIn 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 and coaching, providing insights from he...2025-03-2027 minDISCy ChicksSuccession Planning Part 3- Assessing CompetenciesIn 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 development. The D...2025-03-0622 minDISCy ChicksSuccession Planning with Assessments Part 2Succession 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 this process, due to the sen...2025-02-0718 minDISCy ChicksSuccession Planning Pt 1Succession 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 to the sensitivities of thes...2025-01-2219 minDISCy ChicksThe Physiology of Emotional IntelligenceEpisode 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 understanding the physiological responses to st...2025-01-0621 minDISCy ChicksDISC and Improved Office CommunicationDISC 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 where the differences are occurring an...2024-12-1017 minDISCy ChicksThe Very Versatile Comparison ReportIn 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 selection, onboarding new employees with t...2024-10-2931 minDISCy ChicksAnnual Reviews vs. Performance ManagementCindy 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 is the employee is telling y...2024-09-2431 minDISCy ChicksUsing Multiple Sciences to Develop OthersThey'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 most professional roles. and id...2024-09-1032 minDISCy ChicksEmployee Lifecycle- Season RecapJoin 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.com2024-07-0923 minDISCy ChicksDISC in Action: Nancy RobertsShow 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 roles their clients are filling...2024-06-0438 minDISCy ChicksNo DISC Report? No Problem- Use the power of observation.The 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. Lastly, the high compliant is...2024-05-1829 minDISCy ChicksLifecycle Part 5- Succession Planning with AssessmentsSuccession 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 then use the Tri-Metrix DNA...2024-04-1119 minDISCy ChicksEmployee Development with Assessments- Lifecycle part 4Applying 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 flex your coaching muscles and hel...2024-03-2629 minDISCy ChicksEmployee Lifecycle 2- The Job Profile AssessmentAssessments 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 description can be written and t...2024-02-1428 minDISCy ChicksAssessments throughout the Employee Life CycleWays 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 and for your team members. Ov...2024-01-3121 minDISCy ChicksMatch Your Volunteering with Your Top Driving ForceDo 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 matter all year long! Our as...2024-01-1032 minDISCy ChicksPart 2- How DISC, Motivators and EQ work togetherJoin 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 example to the dissonance with y...2023-11-2129 minDISCy ChicksHow DISC, Motivators and EQ work togetherJoin 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 your value based motivators, then...2023-11-0627 minDISCy ChicksUsing Assessments to Fill Your Tank (Part 2)DISCy 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 figure out ways to fill the t...2023-08-1823 minDISCy ChicksUsing Assessments to Fill Your Employee's "Tank"DISCy 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 fill the tank of your...2023-07-2529 minDISCy ChicksWhat is Adaptive BehaviorWhat 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 work we do and to...2023-07-1134 minDISCy ChicksUnlocking the Power of Driving Forces- Cindy facilitates a debrief with MarthaTurnabout 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 institute2023-06-1542 minDISCy ChicksListen in on an actual DISC debrief sessionListen 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 DISC Behavior assessment can truly h...2023-05-1738 minDISCy ChicksSecrets of Selling for the High CompliantThe 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 institute2023-04-2629 minDISCy ChicksThe Secrets to Selling for the High Steady StyleThe 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 institute2023-04-1831 minDISCy ChicksSecrets to Selling for the High DominantIf 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 learn how to best close...2023-03-2130 min
DISCy ChicksDISC in Action- David Sillick, Owner, TAB JacksonvilleTAB 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 seen the tools used for o...2023-02-0736 minDISCy ChicksDISC in Action: People and Culture Manager Amanda MoserThe 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 the past.Amanda...2023-01-0241 minDISCy ChicksUse DISC for Better Performance ReviewsIt'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 your employee. You will connect e...2022-12-2333 minDISCy ChicksWhy Bother with Workplace Assessments?The 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 the DISCy Chicks have been...2022-11-1832 minDISCy ChicksIs "Quiet Quitting"a thing?The 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 results.Employees who are...2022-11-0218 minDISCy ChicksConverge Conference in PhoenixThe 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. Pardon the background noise, but wor...2022-10-0514 minDISCy ChicksThe Life of a Leadership TeamCindy 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 to these five dysfunctions that y...2022-09-2136 minDISCy ChicksOrganizational Transformation Using AssessmentsDoes 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? Do you have solutions in p...2022-09-0618 minDISCy Chicks"D" is for Darth Vader and Donald TrumpHall 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 most grateful forThe DISCy Chicks' f...2022-07-1934 minDISCy ChicksDISC in Action with Dana CainJoin 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 staff to DISC with teaming se...2022-07-1227 minDISCy ChicksShould You Raise Your EQ?Listen 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 videodiscychickscindyjacobybizhelpconsulting Marthaforlines 2022-07-0630 minDISCy ChicksWhat is Motivation in Emotional Intelligence?Cindy 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 FaceBookcindy jacoby...2022-06-1929 minDISCy ChicksEmotional Intelligence and LeadershipShow 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 engaged at work. 2022-06-1931 minDISCy ChicksEmotional Intelligence- Your Relationship with OthersThe 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 the emotional clarity of others to...2022-06-0829 minDISCy ChicksEmotional Intelligence- Self Awareness and Self Regulation- Deep DiveCindy 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 2022-05-2332 minDISCy ChicksPersonal Growth Blending DISC and Driving Forces- Martha gets Coached!Welcome 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!2022-05-0429 minDISCy ChicksContinue Your Professional Growth - Blended Behaviors and Driving ForcesThe 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! DISCy Chicks Website...2022-04-2932 minDISCy ChicksGrowing Using the Primary Driving ForcesTurnabout 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 ConsultingMartha Forlinesbelief...2022-04-2939 minDISCy ChicksPersonal Growth and Development Using DISC ReportIt'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 system institute2022-04-1832 min
DISCy ChicksSelling with Yvonne ReeseThe 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- LinkedInYvonne Reese- FaceBookYv...2022-04-0637 minDISCy ChicksUsing the Comparison Report – Accepting DifferencesThe 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 two co-workers. Cindy and Martha w...2022-04-0133 minDISCy ChicksPlot Your Team's Motivators on a Team WheelWhere 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 their top four driving forces d...2022-04-0130 minDISCy ChicksAdapting to Teammates part 2The 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 FaceBookDISCyChicks Website2022-03-2729 minDISCy ChicksAdapting to your Teammates Part 1The 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 time to time!?D...2022-03-2721 minDISCy ChicksUnique look at DISC- sideways!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 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 deficiency (which it cert...2022-03-2733 minDISCy ChicksBlindspots that Trip Up Steadys and CompliantsIf 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 you might trip up with s...2022-03-1024 minDISCy ChicksBlindspots that Trip Up Dominants and InfluencersIf 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 might trip up with styles t...2022-03-1023 min
DISCy ChicksMeet Entrepreneur Kelly Frager - Professional DevelopmentCindy 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 bizhelpconsulting.com ma...2021-11-3037 min
DISCy ChicksMeet DISC and Driving Forces Expert Tom BogartCindy 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. TTISI2021-11-2434 min
DISCy ChicksTeaming When its Life or Death- Foar From Home Ocean Row TeamJoin 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 team members. They understand the im...2021-11-0949 min
DISCy ChicksPam Leinmiller - DISC in Business and in MarriageThe 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. When asked about how she ha...2021-11-0338 minDISCy ChicksDISC at Better Business Bureau- Sunny DellingerShow 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! The BBB received a...2021-10-1930 minDISCy ChicksEmployee Feedback the Enables High PerformanceThe 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.com2021-09-3032 minDISCy ChicksThe High Steady PlaybookCindy 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 teammates...even the dominants! ...2021-09-1528 minDISCy ChicksThe High Influencer PlaybookThis 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 others, because they want to b...2021-09-0728 minDISCy ChicksThe High Dominant PlaybookThe 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 their teammates! Listen to Cindy...2021-08-3129 minDISCy ChicksThe Emotions and Fears of Each StyleDid 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!!discychicks.combizhelpconsulting.co...2021-08-2531 minDISCy ChicksValue Each Type Brings to Your TeamThe 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 style differences are viewed positively an...2021-08-1140 minDISCy ChicksCan I be an effective leader with MY top driving forces (motivators)? Part 2Cindy 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 2021-06-1639 minDISCy ChicksCan I be an effective leader with MY top driving forces (motivators)? Part 1The 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 2021-06-0936 minDISCy ChicksWant to know the real unicorn DISC behavior pattern?Listen 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, does not like change or co...2021-05-2631 minDISCy ChicksMe Me Conflict 2: The Internal Conflict of the High Influence/High Compliant typeCindy 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 aware of this really enables t...2021-05-1828 minDISCy ChicksAssessments Expose Your Inner ConflictListen 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. Now think about a...2021-05-1226 min