What is DiSC®?
DiSC is a simple and memorable model which explains human behaviour.
People are the most valuable assets of any organization
Every year, over 3 million people use DiSC®, a personal assessment tool, to help improve teamwork, communication, and productivity at work.
Organizations and facilitators use DiSC profiles as tools to help spark cultural change, driving long-term behavior changes that positively affect their organization.
The DiSC® model
DiSC is an acronym that stands for the four main personality dimensions described in the DiSC model:
(D)ominance, (i)nfluence, (S)teadiness and (C)onscientiousness.
D style
People with D dimension tend to be confident and emphasize accomplishing bottom-line results.
Priorities: getting immediate results, taking action, challenging themselves and others
Motivated by: power and authority, competition, winning, success
Fears: loss of control, being taken advantage of, vulnerability
Limitations: lack of concern for others, impatience, insensitivity
i style
People with i dimension tend to be more open and place an emphasis on relationships and influencing others.
Priorities: expressing enthusiasm, taking action, encouraging collaboration
Motivated by: social recognition, group activities,
friendly relationships
Fears: social rejection, disapproval, loss of influence, being ignored
Limitations: impulsiveness, disorganization, lack of follow-through
S style
People with S dimension tend to be dependable and place the emphasis on cooperation and sincerity.
Priorities: giving support, maintaining stability, enjoying collaboration
Motivated by: stable environments, sincere appreciation, cooperation, opportunities to help
Fears: loss of stability, change, loss of harmony, offending others
Limitations: overly accommodating, tendency to avoid change, indecisiveness
C style
People with C dimension tend to place the emphasis on quality, accuracy, expertise, and competency.
Priorities: ensuring accuracy, maintaining stability, challenging assumptions
Motivated by: opportunities to use expertise or gain knowledge, attention to quality
Fears: criticism, slipshod methods, being wrong
Limitations: overly critical, tendency to overanalyze, isolates self
Why DiSC®?
Provides a common language
With the help of the Everything DiSC® model, people can communicate more effectively and foster better working relationships by using a common language to better understand both themselves and those they interact with.
Transformational Learning
We often hear that once people experience DiSC profiles, they see the world and others through a new lens. These tools have the power to transform learners’ understanding of themselves and others, offering new choices for how they interact with the people around them.
Simple, memorable, and AI-resistant assessment
The brilliance of Everything DiSC® lies in its ability to provide powerful insights in a straightforward and engaging way. Human behaviors and personality types remain constant, even in our rapidly changing world.
How DiSC works
The Process is simple
Cornerstone Principles of the DiSC Model
All DiSC styles and priorities are equally valuable, and everyone is a blend of all styles.
DiSC is not about labeling people or confining them to boxes. In fact, it’s the opposite—it’s about expanding their behavioral range and increasing their adaptability.
While your DiSC style is largely inborn, it is also shaped by life experiences, education, and maturity.
- There is no perfect DiSC style. Each person has a unique behavioral profile, and these differences are incredibly valuable.
Using DiSC to build more effective relationships can improve the quality of your life in the workplace, with clients, and in your personal life.
Research & Background of DiSC
The Wiley Brand
Everything DiSC is part of the Wiley brand, with more than 200 years of excellence in publishing and training. Wiley is a global provider of content solutions that improve outcomes in research, education and professional practice.
The brand creates products and services to help people become more effective in the workplace and achieve professional success throughout their careers.
Everything DiSC profiles are created using intuitive software that employs adaptive testing—an interactive assessment process that adjusts questions based on an individual’s responses—to provide participants with the most accurate results possible. This ensures the DiSC assessment process maintains very high levels of reliability, validity, and credibility.
DiSC® is time-tested and extensively researched, with Wiley dedicated to upholding the highest standards of instrument development and application through meticulous research and development processes. Rigorous validation and norming studies have made DiSC psychometric assessments reliable tools you can confidently use in training, coaching, or consulting settings.