DISC Test: Your Behavioral Profile at Work

The situations described here are workplace situations: meetings, teams, hierarchy, deadlines. That is the setting of this test. This test places answers among four ways of moving forward at work: aiming for results and taking on obstacles, rallying and persuading people, holding to steadiness and cooperation, and relying on rules and precision. The report describes what you expect from a professional exchange — a frequent source of disagreements that aren't about the facts. This interactive test covers speaking directly, speaking up, control, projects, conflicts, support, anticipation, fatigue, withdrawal, rules, checking, perfectionism, frustration and openness to change. The examples below are set in a professional context, which is that of the DISC model. What the test asks, for example Speaking directly If, in meetings, you talk around the subject instead of stating your request directly. If your colleagues describe you as someone who gets straight to the point. Speaking up If, in front of a large group, you're happy to let others take the floor. If, to present something new, you willingly put yourself front and center. Control If, faced with a difficult decision, you'd rather someone else make the call. If, on the choices that matter, you like the final word to be yours. Projects If you let a disagreement go, even if it slows the project down. If, when you're offered a highly visible project to lead, you take charge. Conflicts If, when a meeting stalls without a decision, you step in to get it to a conclusion. If you look for common ground within the team and defuse tensions. Support If you lend a colleague a hand and stay out of the spotlight. If, when a colleague is going through a hard time, you step in to support them and calm things down. Anticipation If, before settling something, you sleep on it. If, when something unexpected comes up on a Monday morning, you act right away. Fatigue If a full day of meetings with lots of people drains you. If a long stretch working alone on the same task ends up weighing on you. Withdrawal If, in meetings, you sit off to the side rather than at the head of the table. If, at a party full of strangers, you easily approach others and strike up a conversation. Rules If you skip a step in the procedure when it saves time. If, even when an instruction seems ill-suited, you follow it anyway. Checking If you sign a document without going back over the figures. If, before sending out an important document, you proofread it line by line. Perfectionism If you settle for an approximate result when it moves the project forward. If you redo your own work as long as one detail still feels off. Frustration If, when a decision you're waiting for takes too long, you follow up with the people involved to find out where things stand. If, when a decision you're waiting for takes too long, you feel tension building in your shoulders as the days go by. Openness to change If your profile has a real impact on your relationships and your professional life. If you believe you're able to grow in this area.