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PeopleKeys: February Newsletter

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JANUARY
SURVEY RESULTS

Question 1:
What personality style is MOST likely to make a New Year’s Resolution?

56% – D (Love Goal Setting)
12% – I (Always an Optimist)
18% – S (Loves Positivity)
6% - C (Can See Problem Areas)

Question 2:
What personality style is LEAST likely to keep a New Year’s Resolution?

18% – D (Loves the Big Picture, but Not the Process)
68% – I (Easily Distracted)
6% - S (Doesn’t Like Change)
0% - C (Slow to Take Action)

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February’s DISC insight:

Sometimes it is difficult to recognize when love and affection are being shown to you by others, mainly when their style of showing and receiving love is different from your own. A D-Style may launch into action, solving problems and spending their time working hard to provide for their loved ones. However, if their S-Style partner is longing for quality time, they may feel neglected as a result. By understanding how both you and your partner show and receive love, you can begin to recognize gestures of love that you had never noticed before. Below is a brief breakdown of the D, I, S, and C styles. For a more in-depth analysis, refer to the relationship report.

Is your partner a D-Style?

A D-Style is likely to show their love in a tangible way (problem solving, providing, giving you experiences or gifts). A D-Style is likely to want to receive love through supportive gestures and appreciative words.

Try to be active together. They have forward momentum and enjoy action.
Take time to set goals together. This is something they’ll enjoy doing with you.
Help with the details. They’re big picture people.
Try to speak their language when communicating. They don’t have a lot of patience for the fine details and may avoid overly emotional conversations.
Stand up for yourself. They’ll respect it.
Show appreciation. Their time is very important to them, and they feel recognized when you thank them for their actions. Make sure they deserve it of course.

Is your partner an I-Style?

An I-Style is likely to show their love through verbal and physical expression, making you smile, and having fun, shared experiences. They likely want to be shown love in a similar way.

Avoid harsh or intense tone and body language.Rejection is their biggest fear.
Show physical expression and give hugs. They both give and receive love in this way.
Socialize or support their need for socialization. Their desire is to be with people.
Help them with organization and time management. They suffer in this area and will appreciate your help.
Be romantic, expressive or creative with your gestures. The I-Style can think outside the box.
Tell them how you feel. They are great talkers and are usually in touch with their emotional side.

Is your partner an S-Style?

An S-Style is likely to show their love through spending quality time with you, listening, being supportive, and through verbal and physical affection. They likely want to be shown love in a similar way.

Spend time with them. They often show and want to be shown love through quality time.
Don’t make sudden, drastic changes. They can adapt, but do not like or easily accept big changes. Give them time.
Take time to listen to them. They are excellent listeners. However, they may truly open up if you give them space to talk.
Ask them for their opinion. They are quite humble and often happy to observe your opinion, but enjoy sharing theirs when non-confrontational space is created.
Be thoughtful. The S-Style is often thinking of others first. It means a lot when you make a thoughtful gesture for them in return.
Tell them you love them or appreciate them. They are relational and enjoy personal dialog. Verbalizing your feelings in a personal setting can go a long way.

Is your partner a C-Style?

A C-Style is likely to show their love in a tangible way, helping you with daily tasks, taking care of something for you, or perhaps offering a new system by which to accomplish a task. They will help you with information, examining a problem closer, and being a good listener. They likely are looking for an appreciation for their efforts and systems, and appreciate being shown love also through supportive tasks and kind gestures.

Make an effort to be neat. They have systems in place and appreciate when you recognize them.
Create a safe place for them to express themselves. They are non-confrontational, but do have an opinion. They open up to those they trust.
Be specific when communicating. A C-style will respond best to concrete examples and detailed information. They are problem-solvers and contemplate decisions slowly and carefully.
Create routine. Give time for change. They will adapt, but do not like drastic changes. It’s easier if they can understand the reasoning and logic behind it and are given time to process.
Relax together. They are calm and steady people, who enjoy their peaceful time, and even their space.
Be thoughtful. They will enjoy “doing” things for you and completing tasks. Return the favor through thoughtful gestures.

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PeopleKeys: January Newsletter

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Happy New Year
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New Year’s Resolutions…They are so easy to make and so difficult to keep.

Year after year, we set our goals in December and by February many of us have already given up. This year can be different by understanding your personality style and keeping your fitness resolution in 2012.

Take a DISC Fitness Report today and design a workout plan for 2012 that will keep you motivated!
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Here is your DISC insight for January:

By understanding our primary DISC style, we can understand our predictable behaviors, what motivates us, and what things will divert us from our ultimate goals. Below is a general breakdown of each style and a couple of tips as they apply to fitness and motivation. Try our fitness report for a full analysis of your personality style and tips for designing a fitness plan that will keep you motivated.

D-style personalities are goal, task, and results-oriented. They are driven and competitive and often prefer to work alone. So how does this apply to motivation and fitness?

Design a fitness plan with stages, milestones, and goals along the way. As you accomplish these smaller goals and see results in stages, you’ll build motivation for the next steps of your plan.
You’ll especially enjoy exercise if you can compete with others or against yourself, envision the end result, feel a surge of adrenaline, and even win at something.

I-style personalities are people-oriented and prefer to work with others. They want tasks to be fun and engaging, but may have a difficult time focusing on anything tedious, repetitive, or perceived as “not fun”. So how does this apply to motivation and fitness?

Focus on incorporating fun into exercise. If you love music, try to incorporate music. If you like to dance, look into dance-exercise plans or classes. If you enjoy the outdoors, make sure you exercise outside.
Since you’re such a people person, it’s important that you exercise either with friends or join a class so there is still interaction. It also helps for someone else to hold you accountable.

S-style personalities are people-oriented, but in a more relational way than the I-style. They often prefer to work with others, but would prefer someone close to them with whom they’re already comfortable. Routine, safety, and security are very important. They’re very patient, good at multi-tasking and can work at a slow and steady pace until something is done. So how does this apply to motivation and fitness?

Create a routine in your exercise plan. Try the same day of the week, time of day, order, and place of exercise.
See if a good friend will work out with you. You’ll enjoy the companionship and someone to hold you accountable to the task and goal at hand.

C-style personalities are task-oriented and prefer to work alone. They have a strong attention for detail and are able to engage in deep focus. Precision and doing things correctly are very important. So how does this apply to motivation and fitness?

Information is very important. Try getting a personal trainer or doing research, so that you understand how the exercises affect the muscles and why you’re doing it.
Ultimately, you’ll want to work alone and at your own pace, focusing on precision and form.

Survey Results from December’s Newsletter

What Would Be Santa Claus’s Personality Style?

D = 16%
I = 36%
S = 30%
C = 13%

According to your answers, Santa Claus is primarily an I-style and secondarily an S-style.

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PeopleKeys: December Newsletter

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Season’s Greetings

from your friends at PeopleKeys, DISCinsights, and the Institute for Motivational Living!
We are dedicated to providing you with quality products, solutions, and expertise in Behavioral Analysis and DISC application. Below is your DISC Insight for December 2011. We’d like to invite you to join the conversation by answering our Christmas Survey and receiving a coupon for our store, www.discinsights.com. Results will be posted in our January Newsletter, on our PeopleKeys Facebook page, and on our blog at www.PeopleKeys.com. Happy Holidays!

December DISC Insight
Have you ever thought, “What would be Santa Claus’s personality style?”

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Could Santa Claus be a D Personality Style?
Dominant/ Decisive (Active Style, Task Oriented)
Direct, will fight for their point of view or opinion
Can make tough decision, but might not gather all needed information first
Moves very quickly, wants to see results, is a big picture thinker/ not focused on details
Fears being taken advantage of by others/ Craves Recognition and Awards
YES: If Santa were a D, he’d have to be upper management, with teams of elves determining who is naughty and nice and taking care of the details. He could set deadlines and make big decisions, but wouldn’t want to do the detail work himself. If Santa were a D and didn’t have an excellent support team, he would struggle with the preparation, as D’s have little patience for tedious or repetitive tasks of which Santa has plenty. However, the D-style’s determination would explain how Santa accomplishes such a huge task…a whole years work done in one evening.
NO: Although drive is required to get such a big job done, as well as leadership skills and decision-making ability, if Santa did not get to play a management role, he would be overwhelmed with the details. Santa would have to go through all those letters, determine who is naughty and who is nice, and then pick what present each would receive. A D-style might determine the entire list is naughty or the entire list is nice, the other way would just be too tedious.

Could Santa Claus be an I Personality Style?
Influential/ Outgoing (Active Style, People-Oriented)
Talkative, Loves being with People, Center of Attention
Struggles with Attention to detail, Organization, Time-Management
Excels best when the task is fun, they’re working in a team
Fear of Rejection from others/ Craves Approval from Others
YES: Santa is a cheerful, jovial character, who surrounds himself with helpers and co-workers and is adored by the children of the world. This level of attention would make an I-style very happy. Ho, Ho, Ho!
NO: Being surrounded by people all of the time, Santa would be talking and creating a fun atmosphere, however neither he nor his helpers would be able to get much done. Organization and time management are not strong suits for the I-style and Santa would have to be quite efficient in this area to accomplish such a feat in one evening. Plus, if any children didn’t like their gifts or decided they no longer believed in him, he might have to face his biggest fear…rejection.

Could Santa Claus be an S Personality Style?
Steady/Stable (Passive Style, People-Oriented)
Enjoys stability, secure situations, positive and peaceful environments
Focuses on personal relationships, enjoys people but is most comfortable in small groups where trust and comfort has been established
Non-confrontational, will avoid conflict or suppress their own needs in order to keep the peace and maintain positive personal relationships and environments
Fear of Sudden Change and Instability/ Craves Stability and Safety
YES: This is easy to picture, as Santa always appears to be easygoing, with a solid relationship with Mrs. Claus, and a consistent routine year after year. S-styles are typically great at multi-tasking and can follow tasks through to the end, collaborate well with others, and can most likely focus on details. He wants to make all the children happy!
NO: Depending on how much leadership Santa would need to show, the S-style may struggle in leadership roles. They want all of their relationships to be positive, therefore may have trouble making tough decisions or having to cause any ripples. As the S-style genuinely cares about others’ feelings, every child would end up on the nice list, and to make sure that everyone had a happy Christmas morning, he’d take the time to eat every single cookie and drink every glass of milk left for him… he might end up with quite the belly ache.

Could Santa Claus be a C Personality Style?
Conscientious/ Compliant (Passive Style, Task-Oriented)
Pays attention to detail, organized, perfectionist
Slow to make decisions, needs to gather information and think it through first
Non-confrontational, will avoid conflict or suppress their own needs in order to keep the peace and maintain positive personal relationships and environments
Fear of Criticism / Craves Recognition for a Job Well Done
YES: We can only imagine how much preparation must go towards planning a complex operation like this. Think about it… he’s got to sort through all those letters to Santa and wish lists, figure out who is naughty and who is nice, map out a very intricate and efficient travel route, and manage his time so as to hit every single house. He makes his list and checks it twice.
NO: A high C-style is usually a slow mover, taking a long time to make decisions and gather information, and could struggle in leadership positions where they need to make hard decisions. Imagine Santa trying to decide who is naughty and nice. With his attention to detail and slow decision-making, this could be quite an ordeal. It might not be completed by the time Christmas rolled around, and even if so, with the C’s need for correctness and looking at some of the actions of children, a lot of them might end up with coal in their stockings.

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Selecting A ‘Dream’ Employee Versus A Nightmare

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Hiring a new employee is a task most executives look forward to with great anticipation, but also with a certain amount of apprehension.

From a cost standpoint, it’s difficult to put an actual figure on a hiring mistake, but by some estimates, it can amount to as much as two to three times the person’s annual compensation. Consider some of the numbers you can verify: the cost of advertising the position, the time spent on screening and interviewing potential candidates, the money and time spent on training and re-training, and the salary and benefits paid to an individual who is not performing up to expectations.

One solution is using systems that assess “soft skills” and workplace behavior (personality, values, team orientation) that can correlate to actual job specific traits necessary for optimal performance.

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