Discover two more communication personality types and determine how to best work with every person on your team. Which do you most identify with—dominant, influential, compliant, or steadiness?
Episode Transcript:
If you aren’t an Influential or Dominant Communicator, maybe you are a Compliant Communicator.
The Define Stage, Stage 2, and the Verify Stage, Stage 4, most align with this communication style. These communicators come alive with details, critical thinking, and quiet time for analysis. If you’re looking to engage this personality, offer up as much detail in writing as possible and allow them plenty of space to think through the project or situation. Unlike Influential Communicators, Compliant communicators have a more reserved body language with few gestures. They’ll avoid stories and stick to the point with facts and data.
And there’s one more DISC personality that actually doesn’t directly align with any of the Six Stages of Innovation, and that’s Steadiness. But that doesn’t mean you won’t find this communication personality on your team.
Steady communicators often prefer a slower-paced, more predictable environment where long-standing relationships can thrive. You might find these individuals are not very confrontational and are a little reserved. Listen closely and ask more “how” questions to learn more about them and to establish trust. When possible, introduce change gradually and allow them to complete projects at their own pace.
Learning how everyone on your team prefers to communicate opens possibilities for deeper relationships and more successful completion of projects. Apply this knowledge and you’ll have a team of skilled innovators—and communicators. Keep innovating, everybody!
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