Ramón José Venero, DBA (abd) CPM^®, SPHR

Organizations worldwide have embraced the language of DiSC^® to pave the way for successful training, coaching, and consulting applications. Millions of people have used the following DiSC tools to learn more about themselves and others:

With 30 years of proven reliability and over 40 million users, DiSC Classic remains the most trusted learning instrument in the industry. It is used worldwide in dozens of training and coaching applications, including organizational development and performance improvement.

Written in an informal and conversational style, the DiSC^® Classic 2.0 report offers personalized feedback that helps people understand the strengths and challenges of their behavioral style. In addition, the report teaches individuals about the powerful DiSC model, and it allows them to see how other types of people may have different but equally valid preferences.

Combining the insight of personalized narrative with the power of focused reports, DiSC^® Classic 2.0 Plus gives respondents a strong base from which to learn more about their behavioral preferences. The report consists of feedback from DiSC Classic 2.0 with optional supplemental reports that are available with DiSC PPSS.

The DiSC^® Facilitator Report lets you build customized group reports using data from DiSC Classic 1.0, DiSC Classic 2.0, and DiSC PPSS on EPIC. The report includes an illustration of the group's distribution of DiSC styles, the group's Classical Pattern distribution, and detailed information on how each individual's DiSC style may affect the DiSC culture within the group or organization.

Groups, like individuals, tend to develop their own unique styles or cultures. Whether group members feel at home or like fish out of water, group culture has a large impact on their behavior, attitudes, and satisfaction level. The DiSC^® Group Culture Report was designed to help you explore the DiSC style — or culture — of a group. Once you know the culture — its characteristics, advantages, and drawbacks — you’re better prepared to open meaningful discussions with group members in a group setting or one-on-one.

The DiSC^® Team View report provides an at-a-glance comparison of learner profiles. The report gathers data from participants who have responded to DiSC Classic 1.0, DiSC Classic 2.0, or DiSC PPSS on EPIC. It includes the individual's name, DiSC Graph III display, and Classical Pattern name. The DiSC Team View report is available so you can compare learner profiles in as many combinations as you'd like.

One of the most exciting things to come from Inscape in recent years is not a product, but a product platform. EPIC (Electronic Profile Information Center) provides a simple way to deliver profiles via the internet. Here's how it works: As an Inscape distributor, you have access to all of Inscape's online profiles through EPIC. From your PC, you can administer access codes that allow people to complete the assessments online. Once a respondent finishes answering the questions, the resulting report is available immediately or for hard copy delivery at your training. Many of our products are available on the EPIC platform.

idXready™ programs are designed to integrate business and people-skills training as a vital part of your organization’s learning strategy. Using proven learning models, participant pre-work, rich video assets, validated research-based assessments, individualized Participant Workbooks,  professional PowerPoint, proven processing activities, and contemporary content that actually improves the classroom learning experience, Learner satisfaction, and learning acquisition. Some of the signature idXready™ programs follow:

Have you ever noticed how good it feels when someone really listens to you? When we’re listened to, our feelings and needs are taken into account, we’re more relaxed and open, and we feel we can achieve our objectives. The goal of this program is to help participants get these kinds of results when communicating with others.

Conflict can tear a team apart, so it is crucial that problems be resolved before they take over a group. idXready™: Conflict Management: A DiSC^®-Based Approach is a straightforward program that helps people develop the understanding and self-awareness necessary to resolve interpersonal conflict. In addition to helping people learn how to work through conflict on an individual basis, the program offers a strong foundation for resolving issues within an entire team. The program builds important skills that are necessary for effective communication and teamwork.

Managers have incredible influence. Their strengths can empower and energize the people who work for them. And of course their limitations can trickle down to create frustration, confusion, or even paralysis for those they manage. This program gives managers a safe, fun way to understand the strengths and challenges that they bring to the table. They gain a greater appreciation for the impact that their behavior has on others, and they discover how others may respond to their style. The goal of this program is to learn how to leverage their management strengths, enabling both managers and their employees to be more effective.

More than likely, we’ve all had to work with people who were quite different than us. Sometimes it’s frustrating. But have you ever worked on a team where people have learned to deal with their differences? Where conflict and miscommunication are reduced, meetings have a purpose, and time is managed efficiently? The goal of this program is to reconcile the inherent differences of team members to help you create an engaged, collaborative team.

Have you ever worked on a team where everyone is doing what they enjoy and making the very best use of their talents? A team where people just seem to “get” each other, projects make real progress and everyone is glad to be on the team? The goal of this program is to help you create this kind of engaged, high-functioning team.

The idXready™ Team Talents™ Group Report is an advanced tool that helps groups capitalize on their strengths to build a more productive and satisfying team environment. Organizations can use the information to better align team members within their group, and can also use this Group Report to customize training and coaching sessions. Participant data is presented anonymously, so the report can be used as a discussion tool while at the same time safeguarding the privacy of the respondents.

• provides critical insight into how stress in one area of life impacts other areas
• examines how coping resources in one area can be used to decrease stress in another
• shows the relationship between stress, coping resources, and overall satisfaction

Discovering and Developing Leadership Potential
Leaders come in many varieties, ranging from the charismatic visionary to the unassuming team player. Most leaders display several leadership characteristics or "dimensions of leadership." A follower can become a leader and a leader can spend time as a follower. The Dimensions of Leadership Profile^® is designed to strengthen your organization in three ways

1. Discover what you value in yourself as a leader. You'll better understand how you are likely to make use of a leadership opportunity. You'll see how you contribute to your group's success and find it easier to plan for your own development as a formal or informal leader.
2. Learn what kinds of leaders you want to follow. You'll discover what you value in a leader and what kind of leadership you want to support. You can also describe in a nonthreatening way how another person provides leadership. The results offer valuable feedback to present leaders and helps them to see how others perceive their contribution.
3. Determine the dimensions of leadership needed by your organization. Every organization is faced with unique challenges, each of which may require a different combination of leadership skills. With the insights gained from the Dimensions of Leadership Profile, you can more purposefully recruit and encourage potential leaders to contribute where needed.

An Empowerment Strategy for Today's Workplace
Adventures in Attitudes^® helps people understand that they can choose how to perceive and respond to events around them, and that it's in their control to change a negative outlook to one that's positive. By establishing personal responsibility and accountability in the midst of change, individuals learn that passive resistance can be transformed into high-energy performance. Using small-group interaction, shared personal experiences, individual and group exercises, and facilitator-led discussion, Adventures in Attitudes provides a remarkable process for self-discovery.