The ABC’s of DISC

In the test to gauge my management orientation style, I ended up being the letter “D”. Being that I’ve had experience in leading, whether it is president of a group, teaching and tutoring other students, and a peer mentor in this school, I felt pretty confident that I would end up being this letter. My past experiences have given me the ability to be decisive and aggressive in implementing plans that need to be accomplished. Although my score placed me in the dominance category, I also feel that I possess some “I” qualities such as having the ability to influence others, but also be aware to a group’s emotional needs. I think that this test helped in a way that it made me better understand myself, but not necessarily shape me in any way.

In the “Stranded” scenario, I felt I was very aggressive in making my opinions heard, but I also used my ability to influence others to agree to my decisions. I was able to successfully convince my group to agree with my decision, but ironically, it was the wrong decision!