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Mini-Episode 12#: Use DISC to Fix Holiday Stress

Mini-Episode 12#: Use DISC to Fix Holiday Stress

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 [00:00:00] Suzie : welcome to this wake up eager workforce podcast mini episode where we share in 10 minutes or less our monthly article from LinkedIn in a new audio format courtesy of our AI co host as they walk through the article and share additional insights exclusively for you I am Susie Price I'm your podcast host and the founder of Priceless Professional Development and whether you're listening to one of our long form episodes or something like this mini episode our focus is always to provide everything to you related to helping employees in your organization build a high commitment low drama wake up eager workforce we're focused on creating great hiring creating great teams helping leaders and individuals wake up eager you can find all of our episodes long form and short form at Wake Up Eager workforce.com and you can subscribe anywhere that you get your podcasts so let me know if you have any questions if you are enjoying these mini episodes or any of our other episodes or if I can help you in any way you can find me at Susie at priceless professional. com Susie Price on LinkedIn and of course our contact information if you go to wake up eager workforce.com thanks for tuning in appreciate you very much and go out and have a wake up eager kind of day take care [00:01:24] A1 : let's be honest for a second for all the hype the holiday season can sometimes feel less like a break and more like a high stakes pressure cooker hey definitely you're juggling family dynamics trying to manage expectations and scrambling to find that one perfect gift that just screams I get you [00:01:40] A2 : that annual stress is so real and you know the sources we've gathered suggest that a lot of these problems from gift anxiety to arguments over who does what they're really just rooted in miscommunication [00:01:53] A1 : exactly so our mission today is to do a deep dive into an insight that could be your shortcut to a well a much smoother season [00:02:02] A2 : we're gonna look at a really effective framework for understanding people it's called the d I s C model [00:02:06] A1 : and this isn't about you know diagnosing your relatives it's just about observing behavior and understanding what actually motivates them especially when things get stressful [00:02:15] A2 : precisely d I s C stands for Dominance Influence Steadiness and compliance it's just a smart way to cateagerrize the kinds of behaviors and communication styles you can actually see [00:02:26] A1 : but what I think is so great about our source material is that it turns this the psychological insight into really practical advice it does yeah the research pulls out five specific tips from the model that tackle the biggest holiday stressors we're talking about strategies for delegating tasks activities to lower stress what gifts to actually wrap up [00:02:46] A2 : and even how to praise someone in a way that lands and crucially what pitfalls to avoid so you can keep the peace [00:02:53] A1 : think of this deep dive as like getting the instruction manual for every important person in your life [00:02:59] A2 : a guide to making sure that when you give a gift or just have a conversation you're actually meeting one of their core needs [00:03:06] A1 : okay so before we jump into the applications we really need to slow down and nail the foundation here right I think a common mistake is just memorizing the letter we need to understand the you know the engine that's driving each style why are they acting that way [00:03:19] A2 : that's the most critical piece yeah if you only look at the behavior you completely miss the motivation we're defining these styles by what they seek out and what they're you know fundamentally trying to avoid okay so let's start let's start with the high d for dominance you'll see them as assertive fast paced competitive the go getter the go getter exactly yeah but their core driver is results and control they value competence achievement so their communication needs to be direct quick you want the bottom line they want the bottom line if you start rambling you're wasting their time and that is a major stress trigger for them [00:03:56] A1 : so when my uncle cuts me off mid sentence it's not necessarily him being rude it's efficiency [00:04:01] A2 : it's efficiency he's trying to control the pace of the conversation right to get to the result faster exactly okay next up the high eye the influence style they're the friendly enthusiastic fast paced ones who love change the life of the party totally they're fundamentally people focused their driver is recognition and social acceptance [00:04:22] A1 : so they need to feel liked [00:04:23] A2 : they need to feel included and valued by the group their core need is simple let them talk let them share their stories they thrive on that positive attention [00:04:33] A1 : right that's the person who shows up and immediately starts working the room they're literally recharging by being the center of ...
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