Sample agendas

DiSC Workshop Agenda

See how a 2-hour, half-day, or full-day DiSC® session actually runs — plus full-day agendas for each Everything DiSC® program, built around what each one is best at solving.

0:00 – 0:15
Welcome and framing. Why the team is doing this, ground rules.
0:15 – 0:40
Individual styles. Each person reviews their own report, short reflection.
0:40 – 1:10
Group map discussion. Project the group report, discuss patterns.
1:10 – 1:50
Working with other styles. Pair discussion: what do you need from me?
1:50 – 2:00
Close. One commitment each, what changes starting tomorrow.
0:00 – 0:20
Welcome and framing.
0:20 – 1:00
Individual styles deep dive — priorities, motivators, stress responses.
1:00 – 1:15
Break
1:15 – 2:00
Group map + style-corner activity. Physical grouping by style, discuss differences.
2:00 – 2:45
Adapting exercise. Practice adjusting a real message for each style.
2:45 – 3:00
Close and commitments.
9:00 – 9:30
Welcome and framing.
9:30 – 10:30
Individual styles deep dive.
10:30 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 12:00
Group map + style-corner activity.
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 14:15
Conflict scenario role-play. Real friction points, practiced live.
14:15 – 14:30
Break
14:30 – 15:30
Team working agreement. Draft norms based on the day’s discussion.
15:30 – 16:00
Close and commitments.

Full-day agendas by Everything DiSC® program

Each Everything DiSC® assessment is built around a different everyday problem. Here’s a realistic full-day run sheet for each one, based on the official Wiley program modules.

Client pain point: coworkers rub each other the wrong way, communication breaks down under pressure, and nobody has a shared way to talk about it.

9:00 – 9:30
Welcome and framing. Why the team is doing this, ground rules.
9:30 – 10:45
Module 1: Discovering your DiSC® style. The DiSC model and the Workplace map, your own priorities, and what drives you during the workday.
10:45 – 11:00
Break.
11:00 – 12:15
Module 2: Understanding other styles. Your reactions to each style, and what works versus what’s difficult when working with them.
12:15 – 13:00
Lunch.
13:00 – 13:45
People reading (optional). A practical method for spotting someone’s DiSC® style from their behaviour, practised on video segments.
13:45 – 15:00
Module 3: Building more effective relationships. Personalised strategies for one style of your choosing, plus a written action plan.
15:00 – 15:45
Team share-out. Everyone presents one thing they’ll do differently.
15:45 – 16:00
Close and commitments.

Client pain point: managers default to one style with everyone, which demotivates half the team and makes delegation and development inconsistent.

9:00 – 9:20
Welcome and framing.
9:20 – 10:15
Module 1: Your DiSC® management style, part I. The DiSC model, the Management map, and the priorities that drive your management style.
10:15 – 10:30
Break.
10:30 – 11:15
Module 2: Your DiSC® management style, part II. How your style shapes the way you manage time, decisions and problems – plus people reading.
11:15 – 12:15
Module 3: Directing and delegating. Your natural style, what different people need from you, and an action plan for one direct report.
12:15 – 13:00
Lunch.
13:00 – 13:45
Module 4: Motivation. What motivates and demotivates each style, and a plan for a more motivating environment.
13:45 – 14:30
Module 5: Developing others. Development preferences by style, and an action plan for one employee.
14:30 – 14:45
Break.
14:45 – 15:30
Module 6: Working with your manager. How your manager sees you, and how to get buy-in across styles.
15:30 – 16:00
Commitments and close.

Client pain point: salespeople pitch everyone the same way, which works for some buyers and quietly loses the rest.

9:00 – 9:15
Welcome and framing.
9:15 – 10:15
Module 1: Know your DiSC® sales style. The Everything DiSC® Sales Map, and your own priorities, strengths and challenges as a seller.
10:15 – 11:00
Module 2: Practise your style. A simulated sales conversation, staying true to your style under pressure.
11:00 – 11:15
Break.
11:15 – 12:30
Modules 3–4: Recognising customer buying styles. How to spot a customer’s DiSC® style from their behaviour, then practise customer-mapping on real accounts.
12:30 – 13:15
Lunch.
13:15 – 14:15
Module 5: Adapting to close. What happens when a salesperson’s style clashes with a customer’s – and how to adapt.
14:15 – 15:15
Module 6: Your customer action plan. Role play with a real customer in mind, then write and share a personal interaction plan.
15:15 – 15:45
Debrief and commitments.
15:45 – 16:00
Close.

Client pain point: leaders talk past each other on vision and direction, and good plans stall because nobody agrees on how to execute them.

9:00 – 9:20
Welcome and framing.
9:20 – 10:15
Module 1: Introduction to the Work of Leaders. How the DiSC® model informs leadership, and your own Everything DiSC® Leadership Map.
10:15 – 11:15
Module 2: Vision. Your approach to exploration, boldness, and testing assumptions.
11:15 – 11:30
Break.
11:30 – 12:30
Module 3: Alignment. Bringing people on board through clarity and dialogue.
12:30 – 13:15
Lunch.
13:15 – 14:15
Module 4: Execution. Your approach to momentum, structure, and feedback.
14:15 – 15:15
Module 5: Action planning. Your top strengths, one challenge area, and a written plan to improve it.
15:15 – 15:45
Share and commitments.
15:45 – 16:00
Close.

Client pain point: conflict gets personal or gets avoided altogether, and disagreements either escalate or get swept under the rug instead of leading anywhere productive.

9:00 – 9:20
Welcome and framing.
9:20 – 10:50
Module 1: DiSC® in Conflict. Your own DiSC style in conflict, and how the styles interact under tension.
10:50 – 11:05
Break.
11:05 – 11:55
Module 2: Destructive Responses. Identifying your own destructive conflict behaviors and the automatic thoughts that drive them.
11:55 – 12:10
Optional: DiSC® Conflict Map. Mapping productive and destructive behaviors for each style.
12:10 – 13:00
Lunch.
13:00 – 14:30
Module 3: Changing Your Response. Catching and reframing automatic thoughts to choose more productive behaviors.
14:30 – 14:40
Optional: Comparison Report. How two people’s conflict styles play off each other one-on-one.
14:40 – 14:55
Break.
14:55 – 15:45
Applying it. Small groups practice reframing a real, current conflict using the Productive Conflict Log.
15:45 – 16:00
Close and commitments.

Client pain point: people default to one interpersonal approach regardless of the situation, and rigid habits make it hard to read the room and adjust in the moment.

9:00 – 9:20
Welcome and framing.
9:20 – 10:20
Module 1: Discover Your Mindsets. Emotional intelligence, Agile EQ, and which mindsets come most naturally to your DiSC style.
10:20 – 10:35
Break.
10:35 – 12:05
Module 2: Recognize and Value Other Mindsets. Understanding and valuing mindsets outside your comfort zone.
12:05 – 12:55
Lunch.
12:55 – 13:55
Module 3: Act to Become Agile. Choosing a stretch mindset and building an action plan to practice it.
13:55 – 14:10
Break.
14:10 – 15:00
Scenario practice. Applying a stretch mindset to a real, current work situation.
15:00 – 15:45
Small-group coaching. Feedback on each other’s stretch attempts.
15:45 – 16:00
Close and commitments.

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