The Power of Perception
In the DISC section, turn to the page titled: Perceptions
This page can be humbling because it offers you a view of yourself – under stressful circumstances – from the perspective of another person. Imagine that you can’t see the back of your own head without the help of a mirror. This page is the mirror to reflect how you may be perceived by others in stressful situations.
This page is based on your highest DISC scores and does not consider your low scores. Use the information to increase your self-awareness in terms of how you see yourself and how others may see you under stress.
1st area, based on regular conditions:
Choose all the behaviors that feel like you.
2nd area, based on “moderately” stressful conditions:
Choose one behavior that you want to increase your awareness about when it’s happening and maybe even improve it a bit.
How might being perceived this way be negatively impacting you?
Where might it be showing up?
How will you help yourself notice when you’re behaving in this manner and begin making improvements a baby step at a time? Awareness is always the essential first step to improving behaviors.
3rd area, based on “extremely” stressful conditions:
Use the same process as the previous area.
On your team, you might share one improvement that you each want to make and ask each other for specific feedback. For example, if I want to change a behavior of “unrealistic” to being more “realistic”, I could ask my teammates to tell me when I propose a new idea with (and without!) realistic expectations.
