The World According to DISC™:

DISC the Candidates

You’ve seen them on TV and in the papers  - smiling, frowning, trying to stay cool under pressure.  As DISC is measurable, observable behavior, how would you describe each candidate’s DISC graph - their behavioral style? What have you heard and seen?

Need help? The following adjectives were used to describe the candidates by a variety of people in the media. These sets of characteristics were implied and stated by multiple sources on more than one occasion.

See if you can recognize which pattern goes with what type of DISC style profile.

(Answers provided later)

Hilary Clinton:   “We need competent quality leadership”

Confident + Commanding Presence + Assertive + Domineering + Chronic Anger = ____

Inflexible + Highly Disciplined + Highly Organized + Methodical + Worrisome = ____

Lacks Congeniality + Doubtful + Analytical + Lacks Empathy + “Sister Frigidaire” = ____

Multi-tasking + Impatient + Persistent + Fidgety = ____

Barack Obama: “We need real change”

Inspirational + Outgoing + Need for Affirmation + Persuasive + Affectionate = ____

Diverse + Adaptable + Multi-tasked + Desire for Change = ____

Confident + Authoritarian + Assertive + Determined + Objective-oriented = ____

Unclear + Slightly Narrow-minded + Self-reliant + Unsystematic + Self-validation = ____

John McCain: “Surrender is NOT an option”

Strong-minded + High Risk-taker + Confident + Controlling + Need to “Prove his Mettle” = ____

Nonconformist + Insubordinate + Independent + Insincere + Takes Unnecessary Risks = ____

Deficit of Emotional Restraint + Opinionated + Unreserved + Critical of Others + Dissenting  = ____

Impulsive + Intolerant + Demonstrative + On Edge + Failure to Plan Ahead = ____