Institute for Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Education Partner
Ethan Schroeder
DISC Characteristics
- You appreciate and like standardized controls and policies to avoid surprises along the way. You like specialized assignments or work. You prefer to withhold your decision until you have enough information. When it comes to solving problems you prefer to analyze the problem and evaluate potential solutions before jumping to conclusions. You like working in a stable, predictable environment with steady work flow. You are considered pretty modest in your approach with others and are open to deferring to stronger opinions when they exist.
- You work best when you are able to interact with others. You like a flexible environment that allows for creativity. You tend to be generous with your time in helping others. You can be an effective coach or counselor for others. You could be a bit more organized and attentive to details. You may sometimes promise a bit more than you can deliver because of your natural optimism.
- You may be slow to accept changes or let go of the old ways of doing things. You strongly prefer a workplace with a sincere, personal, and agreeable environment with little hostility. You're a very good team player. You tend to resist confronting or rebelling against the established norm. Increasing your sense of urgency could benefit your performance in many instances. You are typically very cool, calm, and collected on the job.
- You like a work environment that is precise, structured and orderly. You are most likely seen as being more resistant to change than others. You can be seen as something of a perfectionist by others, especially in what you expect of yourself. You tend to approach new ideas and directions with skepticism and caution. "Rules are made to be followed." You like things to be done the"right" way according to standard operating procedure.