The Discovery
Personality Profiles
DISC Personality Profiles
D – Choleric (Driven)
adventuresome aggressive arrogant authoritative blunt bold bossy brash career driven confident controlling crafty decisive determined disciplined doer dominates a group domineering driven |
effective emphatic fast firm focused hard harsh hostile hot-tempered impatient impetuous impulsive initiating insensitive intense intuitive manipulative opportunist optimistic outgoing |
overbearing persuasive practical productive quick restless self-confident self-disciplined self-sufficient single minded short tempered strong willed task-oriented temperamental tenacious thick skinned bull headed unaffectionate unemotional |
I – Sanguine (Inspiring)
bubbly care-free changeable charismatic charming childlike compassionate compromising conversation has a contagious quality that induces similar mood in hearers curious disorganized easily distracted easy going emotional enjoys life enthusiastic exaggerates |
expressive extroverted eye for nature and art friendly impractical impulsive influencing insecure (masked by apparent self confidence) insensitive inspiring lacks coherence in life because too ‘now’ focused and too open to impressions lively loves being in the limelight |
natural magnetic grace optimistic outgoing people centered persuasive popular positive responsive restless self-indulgent spontaneous superficial talkative tender undependable meeting deadlines undisciplined warm weak willed |
S – Phlegmatic (Steady)
avoids risk calm cautious compromising consistent cool headed cooperative dependable desires security diplomatic easily influenced efficient encourager faithful fearful flexible follows rules free spirited good natured indecisive kind lacks confidence |
lacks drive loyal naive needs affirmation non-confrontational not brittle under stress not easily aroused or disturbed passive patient peaceful people oriented persistent placid planner practical protective puts down and limits feelings |
reserved self-protective sensitive shy sincere slow to change specialist stable steady stubborn regarding change submissive sweet team oriented thoughtful timid unambitious unassertive |
C – Melancholy (Conscientious)
artistic calculating cheerless competent concise conscientious conservative consistent controlling correct creative critical dependable depressed depressing detailed dissatisfied dissects self efficient faithful feels unapproved follows rules |
hard to get along with idealistic impatient impossible to please impractical inflexible intolerant introverted intelligent investigative irritable knowledgeable loyal methodical moody negative opinionated organized overly self-critical perfectionist pessimistic precise |
proud quality centered reserved revengeful rigid sacrificial self-centered contemplation leads to paralysis self-examining self-sacrificing self-torturous sensitive structured suspicious task oriented theoretical thin skinned traditional uncompromising unemotional not talkative values quality of life |