Best Practices & Methodologies Flashcards
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What is the best way to treat DISC results when screening job candidates?
Answer: As one input alongside interviews, skills tests, and references
DISC describes behavioral tendencies, not competence, so it should supplement other job-related evidence.
A person's 'natural style' on a DISC report most closely represents what?
Answer: Instinctive behavior when relaxed and unpressured
The natural (or basic) style reflects default behavior, whereas the adapted style reflects behavior modified for the environment.
If a person's adapted style differs sharply from their natural style, what is the most reasonable interpretation?
Answer: They may be modifying their behavior to meet role or environment demands
Large gaps often signal that someone is flexing behavior to fit their situation, which can be tiring over time.
Which practice best supports the accuracy of a self-report DISC assessment?
Answer: Answering based on typical behavior in a specific context, such as work
Anchoring responses to a consistent real context yields more reliable results.
Who developed the theoretical foundation that DISC assessments are based on?
Answer: William Moulton Marston
Marston's 1928 book Emotions of Normal People described the dominance, inducement, submission, and compliance dimensions.
When debriefing DISC results with an employee, what should a facilitator emphasize?
Answer: Strengths, blind spots, and ways to adapt, without labeling the person
Good debriefs frame styles as tendencies that people can flex, not fixed labels.
Why is confidentiality of individual DISC results considered a best practice?
Answer: People should control who sees their personal profile
Sharing profiles only with consent builds trust and reduces the risk of stereotyping.
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