Understand your style
Identify the habits, strengths and blind spots that shape how you interact with others.
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DISC personality training
Mastering Workplace Communication through DISC
Understand how people communicate and respond—then adapt your approach without losing your own style.
Work gets easier when you understand what different people need from a conversation. Learn the four DISC styles, recognize the patterns around you, and use that insight in everyday workplace situations.
- Recognize your own communication tendencies.
- Read the needs and preferences of other styles.
- Flex your approach to reduce friction and build trust.
Course providerProfessional Leadership Institute
Course structure8 modules + introduction and wrap-up
Course focusSelf-awareness. Communication. Practical application.
Bring your learning to work
Communicate with more awareness.
Designed for individuals and teams who want clearer conversations and stronger working relationships.
Recognize other styles
Spot the signals that help you understand how different people prefer to work and communicate.
Adapt your communication
Choose an approach that makes your message clearer to the person receiving it.
Apply DISC at work
Use practical principles to navigate collaboration, tension, feedback and everyday decisions.
Your course at a glance
What you’ll learn
Curriculum shown directly from this course in Thinkific.
START Introduction
- Before You Begin
- Downloads: Resources Available to Print
- Welcome
- Download: Personality Assessment Cheat Sheet
01 Module 1: A Brief History of Personality
- Module 1 IntroductionFree preview
- Why DISC?Free preview
- Module 1 Quiz
02 Module 2: Writing and Scoring Your Assessment
- Module 2 IntroductionFree preview
- Foundational PrinciplesFree preview
- Exercise: Pet PeevesFree preview
- A Person can Never be LabelledFree preview
- The Four Personality Buckets
- How Scoring Works
- Module 2 Quiz
03 Module 3: Understanding the 'Dominant' Personality Type
- Module 3 Introduction
- Dominant People
- Module 3 Quiz
04 Module 4: Understanding the 'Inspiring' Personality Type
- Module 4 Introduction
- Inspiring People
- Module 4 Quiz
05 Module 5: Understanding the 'Supportive' Personality Type
- Module 5 Introduction
- Supportive People
- Module 5 Quiz
06 Module 6: Understanding the 'Conscientious' Personality Type
- Introduction
- Conscientious People
- Module 6 Quiz
07 Module 7: How Personality Types Respond to a Variety of Situations
- Introduction
- Understanding the Personality Types in a Variety of Situations
- The Ideal Work Fit for Each Personality
- Module 7 Quiz
08 Module 8: How to Use DISC in Daily Life
- Introduction
- Five Principles
- Top Three Areas of Strengths and Weaknesses
- Download: DISC Flexing Exercise
- Module 8 Quiz
FINISH Wrap-Up
- Congratulations!
- Final Test
- Downloads: Facilitator's Guide
- Downloads: Resources Available to Print
Before you begin
Good to know
Who is this course for?
Designed for individuals and teams who want clearer conversations and stronger working relationships.
How long does it take?
Plan for approximately 2 hours. The course is self-paced, so you can work through it around your schedule.
Do I need previous experience?
No. The course introduces the DISC framework and builds from foundational principles through practical workplace application.
What is included?
The course includes online lessons, quizzes, downloadable resources and a Certificate of Achievement.
Master workplace communication
Understand the person behind the communication style.
Build the awareness and flexibility to make everyday workplace conversations more effective.
Course price$149.00
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