The Four DiSC® Styles
D style
Active & skeptical
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
Active & accepting
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
Accepting & reflective
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 accomodating, tendency to avoid change, indeciveness
C style
Skeptical & reflective
Priorities: ensuring accuracy, maintaining stability, challenging assumptions
Motivated by: opportunities to use expertise or gain knowledge, attention to equality
Fears: criticism, slipshod methods, being wrong
Limitations: overly critical, tendency to overanalyze, isolates self