Can your insight about DiSC® Profile styles help you to build a better team? Do you like using the team approach but aren’t sure how to start building a team? There are a few easy steps using your DiSC® Profile insight that can help you build more successful workplace teams:
- Choose the right leader. Pick a person with a DiSC® Profile style that you feel will work well with the employee set that you envision for the team. Someone the team members will trust and who they will be willing to follow. You probably want someone who’s a visionary, but not someone who is egotistical, someone that can delegate without turning into a tyrant.
DiSC® Profile and Team Building - Determine the right size for the team. Studies have implied that larger teams can be more effective. They may have the slight advantage of drawing on multiple skill sets, but a large group of people with diverse DiSC® Profile styles can also have trouble reaching a consensus.
- Use DiSC® Profile insights to pick your team members. Members bring diverse skills and personalities to the team, each needs to complement the project and help the larger group reach its goal. All team members need to be competent, efficient and of course able to work together as a team.
- Set roles. Using your DiSC® Profile insight, you can clearly define each position, and what he or she needs to do within the team.
- Determine how the team fits within your organization. Is it self-managed or overseen by managers outside of the team?
- Build a collaborative environment. Good teamwork is built through trust. Employees want to feel comfortable asking questions and expressing their opinions team members input should be highly valued. No one in the group can be so driven that they undermine co-workers just to reach their own personal goal.
Now you give the new team time to get to know one another as they develop their relationships and work group style that works best for them. It can take weeks for team members to get used to their roles, and become comfortable sharing their ideas.
When you structure a team using your knowledge of the members DiSC® Profile styles, you’re sure to get a mixture of personality styles that can get the job done.
Learn about: Which DiSC® Profile to use or How DiSC® Works
More about: DiSC® Classic 2.0 Online Profiles
