The DISCy Chicks kick off Season 8 with a session on dealing with conflict. Hey, conflict is a normal in the workplace, so we thought we'd address it head on! Cindy and Martha started with a quick review of what DISC is for those listeners new to our favorite assessment. We dive into styles that are basically opposite of one another, like a high Dominant and a high Steady. First of all pace is very different for that high dominant (fast paced) and the high Steady (slower paced). A hig...

The Driving Forces Stress Responses The DISCy Chicks speak to how stress can affect each of us based on our primary motivators. Cindy and Martha have talked about the importance of understanding what drives and motivates us in our personal and professional life. The six domains of the Driving Forces are as follows: Knowledge, Utility, Power, Methodologies, Surroundings, and Others. We encourage you to watch our video on Facebook or listen to our podcast at DISCYCHICKS.COM, as we cover a...

In this week's DISCy Chicks Podcast meeting, hosts Martha Forlines and CindyJacoby welcomed guest Karen Nutter, who shared her experience with using the DNA competencies for job benchmarking to hire the best candidates, as well as succession planning. Karen shared the experience she has had in identifying someone to be a successor for her own business. One insight she had was that she and her successor complement each other really well. The main focus of the podcast is succession ...

In this latest episode of the DISCy Chicks Podcast, hosts Cindy Jacoby and Martha Forlines introduce the Trimetrics DNA assessment, outlining its foundational sciences: DISC Behaviors, Driving Forces, and 25 Competencies used in most professional roles, with a focus on leveraging competencies for effective hiring and employee development. They explore the 25 identified competencies, emphasizing the significance of aligning these with DISC Behaviors and Driving Forces to enhance organizational...

Succession Planning - Continued In the latest DISCy Chicks Podcast, Cindy and Martha talk about the all important process of succession planning. They recognize the significance of this subject for small businesses that they both work with. The reason it is so important is to keep this business thriving if the owner is no longer available to run the business. They delved into key steps in succession planning, emphasizing talent assessment and identifying the most vital roles in the bu...

Succession Planning In the latest DISCy Chicks Podcast, Cindy and Martha talk about the all important process of succession planning. They recognize the significance of this subject for small businesses that they both work with. The reason it is so important is to keep this business thriving if the owner is no longer available to run the business. They delved into key steps in succession planning, emphasizing talent assessment and identifying the most vital roles in the business...

Episode Overview: In this episode of the DISCy Chicks podcast, hosts Cindy Jacoby and Martha Forlines dive deep into the world of emotional intelligence from a physiological perspective. They explore what happens to our bodies when we experience stress and how the brain’s emotional center, the amygdala, can hijack our ability to think clearly. The hosts break down the concept of the amygdala hijack, explaining how it impacts our reactions, decision-making, and overall emotional well-being. Th...

DISC Behaviors is an enabler for improved communication and collaboration for your teams. The DISCy Chicks review what DISC Behaviors is all about. The Influencer and Steady styles are relationship oriented and the Dominant and Compliant are more task and data oriented. Martha shares that one of her clients is fully integrating DISC in the whole organization, so everyone can speak the same language across the organization. Another point is that styles that are very different fro...

In the latest episode of the DISCy Chicks podcast, hosts Cindy Jacoby and Martha Forlines delve into the DISC Behaviors and Driving Forces framework, and more specifically, highlight the value of the Comparison Report that they and their vendor TTISI offers. An example of this report was shown for those people that use The Discy Chicks Podcast on Facebook. The report provides a side-by-side comparison of two people's reports. They close by explaining the top four ways they utilize this...

Cindy and Martha, the DISCY Chicks broach the topic of the often dreaded Annual Performance Reviews. Listen up leaders...are you giving your employees regular performance feedback throughout the year? If the answer is "no", then you're more likely to have ineffective annual performance reviews due to "surprises" of negative feedback. Your employee's trust in you may go in the wrong direction, along with employee engagement and performance. The DISCY Chicks recommend having weekly one-...

They're back! Cindy and Martha kick off Season 7 of the DISCy Chicks podcast. Learn about how they integrate multiple sciences with their clients. DISC Behaviors and Driving forces is a mainstay for both of them; however quite often for their coaching clients they integrate several of the five sciences they practice. For example, they use the combination of: 1. DISC Behaviors, Driving Forces and Emotional intelligence, (which enables higher levels of self awareness and understanding the...

Join Cindy and Martha as they recap Season 6 of the DISCy Chicks- The employee lifecycle. The season follows the employee from candidate to leader and how the Trimetrics DNA assessment can serve you for years and years. Enjoy! www.discychicks.com

Show Notes: Featuring Guest Nancy Roberts owner of the DISC Wizard Nancy first used the DISC Behavior assessment in 1997 and fell in love with the power of DISC for her clients. Nancy works with her clients to help them with talent acquisition, employee engagement, and retention. For hiring she uses the job benchmarking process and believes all jobs should be benchmarked, as it improves the quality of the hires and longer term retention. Cindy and Nancy discuss the importance of the drivi...

The DISCy Chicks speak to the fact that DISC Behaviors are the science of observable behavior. Listen or watch the video as Cindy and Martha walk you through each of the styles that present on the high end of the scales. Here's a break down for you...the high dominants show up "large and in charge". The high influence style loves people, are gregarious, and energetic. The high steady style is also relationship oriented like the influence style, but they move at a slower pace and prefer to soc...

Succession Planning The DISCy Chicks wrap up they Employee Lifecycle series on using the many tools offered by TTISI to enable leaders to build their bench strength within their organization. The job benchmarking process is revisited as you look at the employees that you think are highly promotable. Cindy and Martha have conducted job benchmarking sessions for their clients using subject matter experts within a client's business. (You can listen to previous sessions on job benchmarking usin...

Applying Assessment Results for Employee Development Cindy and Martha share their experience and wisdom in strategically developing your employees. The DISCy Chicks recommend one-on-one meetings with your direct reports once a week for thirty minutes, which are accountability meetings for both of you. They also recommend giving feedback in a very specific way vs. a very generalized way. Remember to review your employee's assessment to make sure you are communicating with their...

The DISCy Chicks talk about assessments that can boost the bonding process for you and your new employee. Why wait 90 days to see how your new hire is fitting in? We recommend on Day 1 that the manager review new hire's assessment with with hime or her and even better, to review the manager's report too. You can merge both reports into a comparison report to show the new employee's DISC profile as well as the manager's report, side by side. There is also the "gap report" p...

Assessments that enable employee life cycle success Cindy Jacoby and Martha Forlines continue the conversation on how employee assessments can enable greater success in the employee attraction and talent acquisition stage of the employee life cycle. The DISCy Chicks describe how the DISC Behaviors, Driving Forces and Competencies (TriMetrix DNA) is used effectively in the job benchmarking process to get to "why" the job exists. Key accountabilities are identified by the subject matte...

Ways to use Assessments throughout the Employee Life Cycle: Attraction, Selection, Onboarding, Development, Engagement, and Separation. The DISCy Chicks give you an overview of each step of the life employee life cycle in this podcast. As a leader, assessments give you great insight into each of your team members so you can leverage their strengths and manage their vulnerabilities during the time they work for you. Listen for tips on how assessments can enable you to lead your te...

Do you resolve to give back? To volunteer more? The DISCy Chicks explore all twelve of the Driving Forces that enable you to find "giving" or outreach opportunities in your community that fit your top two motivators! Listen and learn about each of the driving forces, and understand the "how and why" behind each of these when it comes to finding real satisfaction in your "giving" at this time of the year. Cindy and Martha share great examples of activities that can fulfill you at...