What does the DISC for Yourself course cost?

You will find the current price at the top right of this course page, together with the schedule, location and delivery format. For in-company or bespoke courses we are happy to provide a quotation on request.

Who is this course suitable for?

The course is intended for anyone who wants to understand themselves better and communicate more effectively. Think of employees, project leaders, consultants, sales staff, account managers, HR professionals and managers. In short, for anyone who works with a wide range of people and wants to do so more consciously.

What exactly will I learn about my own behavioural style?

You get to know your natural style: how you communicate, decide and react under pressure by nature. You also see your adapted style, that is, how you behave at work or in stressful situations. In addition, you gain insight into your strengths, your pitfalls and the styles you find it easy or difficult to work with.

In which format is this course offered?

The course is given as standard in a classroom setting in a small group at our location. By arrangement, an online variant or in-company course at your own office is also possible. On the course page you can see which options are currently scheduled.

Will I receive a certificate after the course?

Yes, on completion you will receive a certificate of participation from Learnit. You will also go home with your personal DISC profile report and the action plan you drew up during the course.

Which teaching methods are used during the course?

The course has a very practical set-up. Short pieces of theory alternate with reflection on your own profile report, recognition exercises with short cases and role play using situations from your own work. You receive direct feedback from the trainer and from fellow participants. The focus is on practising, not on sitting still and listening.

Why take this course instead of simply completing the DISC questionnaire yourself?

Reading a profile report gives you insight into yourself, but on the course you also learn to apply that information. You practise recognising the styles in others and adapting your behaviour in real conversations. The trainer links DISC to your own work situations and helps you see patterns that you would not pick up from a report alone.

How do I apply what I have learned directly in my work?

At the end of the course you draw up a personal action plan with concrete steps for the coming weeks. Think of a difficult conversation coming up, a colleague with whom you want to improve communication or a client you want to understand better. You leave the course with a number of conversational tools that you can put to use immediately.

What is the difference between DISC for Yourself and DISC for Teams?

DISC for yourself focuses on your personal development: your own profile, your style and how you improve communication with others. DISC for teams is intended for a complete team that wants to gain a shared understanding of the dynamics between them and work concretely on collaboration and communication within the team.

I work as a salesperson or account manager. What will this course give me?

In a sales conversation it makes an enormous difference whether you are dealing with a quick decision-maker or someone who first wants to go through all the details. You learn to recognise your client's style quickly and to adjust accordingly: which questions you ask, how you present a proposal and how you deal with objections. That has a direct effect on conversion and the client relationship.

Is DISC a personality test that puts me in a box?

DISC is not a personality test but a behavioural model. It describes how you behave in certain situations, not who you are as a person. Everyone has all four styles within them, only in different proportions. So you use DISC as a language for understanding behaviour, not to pin a label on yourself or others.

DISC for Yourself course

Name: DISC for yourself
Price: 595.0 EUR
Availability: InStock

Why does a conversation with one person flow effortlessly, while with another you keep talking at cross purposes? In the DISC for Yourself course you gain insight into your own style and learn how to consciously connect with the behaviour of the people around you.

Description

DISC divides behaviour into four styles: Dominant, Influential, Steady and Conscientious. Beforehand you complete an online questionnaire and receive your personal profile report. In it you can read what your natural style is, how you adapt under pressure and where your strengths and pitfalls lie.

During the course day you work with that report. You recognise yourself in the descriptions, discover why certain colleagues give you energy while others irritate you, and learn to recognise the four styles by language, pace, body language and way of deciding.

After that you practise how to tailor your communication. How do you approach someone who makes decisions quickly? How do you give a thorough thinker the space they need? You bring in your own conversation situations and work on them through role-play.

At the end of the day you have a personal action plan that allows you to start the next working week right away.

Topics

The four DISC styles: Dominant, Influencing, Steady and Conscientious
Reading and interpreting your personal profile report
Your natural style versus your adapted style
Strengths, pitfalls and development points of your profile
Recognising styles by language use and choice of words
Recognising styles by pace, body language and decision-making patterns
Adapting your communication to each style
Understanding and bridging friction between styles
Analysing difficult conversations through the DISC lens
Role play with your own practical cases
Giving and receiving feedback per style
Personal action plan for the coming weeks

Result

After the course you know your own DISC profile and what characterises your natural style. You recognise the four behavioural styles in others and can adapt your approach accordingly, including in conversations you normally find difficult.

Specifically, by the end you will be able to:

reading your own profile report and explaining what it says about you
recognise the four DISC styles by language, pace and behaviour
identify which styles you connect with easily and where the friction lies
adapting your tone, pace and approach to the style of the person you are talking to
preparing a difficult conversation using DISC
consciously choose how you give feedback to someone with a different style
working on your development points through a personal action plan

Target audience

Do you want to understand yourself better and communicate more effectively with the people around you? Then this course is right for you.

The course is intended for:

employees who want to grow in conversations with colleagues, clients or managers
project leaders and consultants who work with many different people
salespeople and account managers who want to understand and convince clients better
HR professionals who want to apply style insight in conversations and teams
managers who want to improve communication within their team
anyone who wants to develop more self-insight and flexibility in communication

Teaching method

You work in a small group under the guidance of an experienced trainer who is certified in applying DISC in practice. Beforehand you complete the online DISC questionnaire and are sent your personal profile report. That report is the starting point for your learning process.

During the course itself, short explanations alternate with plenty of practice. You read your report, reflect on what you recognise in it, and practise style recognition using short cases and videos. In role plays you work on situations from your own job, so the theory immediately becomes practical.

The trainer consistently links DISC back to concrete moments from your own practice. At the end you draw up a personal action plan with concrete steps for the coming weeks.

Prior knowledge

No prior knowledge is required. An open attitude and a willingness to look at your own behaviour are enough. Beforehand, you complete an online DISC questionnaire, so that you start the course with your personal profile report.

Comments

You complete the DISC questionnaire online beforehand and receive your personal profile report. Bring that report and a concrete work situation with you to the course.

In-company

Would you like to organise this training for a whole group or several groups? This can be cost-effective. For example, we can tailor the content entirely to your organisation, and training a whole group is also cheaper.

Are you looking at large numbers of participants or a complete academy? That involves a great deal. Consider planning and communication, for example, or identifying and agreeing the objectives and content of the training. Or differences in level, feedback mechanisms and safeguarding. Fortunately, Learnit has extensive experience in this field (more than 25 years) and we are happy to help you through this process.

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Language

The training is given in Dutch as standard. The trainer has a good command of English. English-language course material can be used. With a minimum enrolment of 3 participants, the training can also be given entirely in English.

Number of days:

1 day

Course times:

from 10 am to 5 pm

Study load:

7 hours

Education level:

This training is suitable for all levels.

Exemptions:

Exemptions do not apply to this course.

Preparation time:

No preparation time applies to this course.

Certificate:

At the end of the course, a certificate is issued as proof of participation.

The best training for you

At Learnit you will always find a course that takes you further. From (technical) IT skills to communication or personal leadership. You can also choose the training format that suits you best: a classroom course, a tailor-made course at your own office, an online course or an e-learning. We have the right course and the right format for everyone. Because learning in the way that suits you best delivers the best results.

Moving forward together

Taking a training course at Learnit means learning together. Together with your experienced trainer, together with your course group or together with your colleagues. And whether you take the training at home, at your office or at one of our training locations, we are always available to help you. To share our knowledge with you in a way that is genuinely useful to you. Getting further together through personal attention and understanding each other well; that is what we believe in.

Apply it directly in your work

Learning theory from a book that you can then hardly use in your work? Not at Learnit! Whichever training you take with us, you can put it to use at your workplace straight away. Because of the unique learning objectives you set together with the trainer at the start of the training. Because of the alternation between theory and (interactive) practical assignments. And by bringing the challenges you face in your daily work along to the training.