How can Extended DISC® identify both my “natural’ style and how I perceive I must adjust my behavior in my work environment?
The way our brains work at unconscious and conscious levels is that we naturally focus consciously on the “most” answers more than the “least” answers. As a result, our conscious behavior style (i.e. the adjusted style) is calculated mostly from the “most” answers. Similarly, our unconscious style is calculated primarily from the “least” answers.
I found it a little difficult to complete the questionnaire. In some questions I felt that more than one statement described me well, but in others none of the answers seemed to fit. Why is this?
Extended DISC® Personal Analysis, like many assessment tools, is based on a forced-choice questionnaire. The process allows the system to identify both the natural and adjusted styles accurately while keeping the questionnaire process to a very reasonable 7-10 minutes. Try not to overanalyze the questions; use your intuition. You will be pleased with the results.
Why do I not agree with some of the statements made in my Personal Analysis report?
Humans are very complex beings. No assessment can capture all of the different aspects of our human entity.
As a result, the answer to this question has four main points:
- Extended DISC® Personal Analysis measures only behavioral style. There are many other facets to an individual.
- The individual may have already identified a development area and has taken a conscious effort to improve.
- An individual has a strong bias toward a certain style and believes that his/her style is different from the “true” style.
- Assessment results are not 100% accurate - nor is the target of the analysis 100% stable.
Typically, the underlying reasons relate to some distractions that occur when a person completed the questionnaire or the desire to influence/skew the results. Also, if the questionnaire was filled out under strong emotional distraction, the tool may have responded to that emotional status to the extent that the actual behavioral result became difficult to interpret.
Extended DISC® has many mechanisms to uncover and to prevent this from taking place. However, it is possible that under the above-mentioned situations the results may not completely reflect the individual’s behavioral style.
Does a long arrow indicate a problem?
No. The length and the direction of the arrow indicate what type of adjustment the person feels he/she must or wants to make. A longer arrow indicates that the person simply feels that a greater conscious adjustment is needed in the present environment.
What are Invalid Profiles?
Occasionally you may receive Extended DISC® Personal Analysis results indicating that the results are “Invalid”. The reason that you may receive this message is that the Extended DISC® System does not generate a report when the validity of the results is very low. Rather than providing you with information that may be misunderstood, misinterpreted or misused, the system does not generate a report.
An invalid profile is a result of a person not answering the questionnaire consistently. There are several underlying reasons that can cause an invalid profile. Please keep in mind that an invalid profile does not indicate a problem. It simply means that you may need to look deeper into the situation. The most common causes are that the respondent:
- was simply not paying attention to the questionnaire or was somehow distracted and not able to fully concentrate on the responses
- tried to project an image that is not the real person. For example, the person may believe that they need to be something that he/she is not. Extended DISC® Personal Analysis will detect this and alert you.
- is under a lot pressure and/or stress. The causes of the stress/pressure can be work related, personal or both.
When you receive an invalid profile, the best course of action is to complete the questionnaire again. In a vast majority of cases, the second profile is valid.
How can I learn more?
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