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)
Hillary 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 = ____
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