| Responses | Date | Author |
Hi Shirley,
Saw your posts coming back. I wondered if you'd be willing to share your experience so far with DiSC? If so could you contact me at [email protected].
Kind regards Jacqui |
| 24/07/2015 | Jacqui |
Hi both Alan and Marilyn,
It was this time last year I posed the question, but appreciate your thoughts/advice all the same.
For those wondering...I went with DiSC!
Thanks again everybody.
Shirley |
| 23/07/2015 | Shirley |
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MBTI and DISC are completely different. MBTI is about inherent personality type and should NEVER be used for recruitment. DISC is about behaviour. Both have their place and rather than thinking about how quickly you can deliver it I'd be more concerned about the resulting outcomes from it. If you want a quick fix for your participants go for DISC. MBTI requires a little more time in becoming a good facilitator and MBTI consultant. You really need to know your stuff to make it meaningful. I have never done MBTI as a one off but used it in conjunction with coaching and team dynamics. That's when it comes into its own. Horses for courses as they say. |
| 23/07/2015 | Previous |
I guess what outcome are you looking for might be worth asking.
We use DISC extensively (extended DISC) but its the simplicity that actually makes it work. I remember doing two days as a participant at MTBI and left more clueless than before.
I have found I can train DISC in less than an hour and people get it and can use it.
We use it for personal understanding, sales, general communication and management as well as for recruitment.
Also, watch out who you eventually choose to get trained by. There are many people out there "qualified" that I wouldn't go near.
Hope that helps |
| 22/07/2015 | Previous |
Hi Shirley
I think rosemary's advice about how you are going to use it is a good one. I am a big fan of MBTI, I think it has a richness that few other tools have. It's drawback however is also its richness - it's not an easy language for people to use day to day. This is where Insights really wins, as the language is very accessible and it's easier to get people to think about their teams. As it's based on Jungian theory, it's also very compatible with MBTI. Also I would look at the seniority of the group - more senior people I would tend to use MBTI and also consider complementing it with Hogan HDS which looks at people's 'dark side' - their overused strengths / derailers. Jane |
| 14/07/2014 | Jane |
Shirley
in response to your question I wondered if this was a more personal choice and no right or wrong answer. I like MBTI because I saw how it was directly developed from Carl Jung 's theory and that it gave it an authenticity. When I have looked at other personality type tools I found them lacking the depth and at times contradicting what I understood from the excellent training and available reading) about personality type. I came to the conclusion that I would consider cheaper more visual tools as they will work with some groups but stick to MBTI when I have more academic/scientific/questioning 'types' to work with. all the best, |
| 09/07/2014 | Previous |
Hi Shirley
I put together a basic overview of various tools about three years ago which I am happy to send you if you give me your email address. I have used DiSC (Thomas International) very successfully for a leadership programme (be aware that there is more than one organisation promoting DiSC and there are differences). I'm not convinced that Insights produces the nuances that Thomas DiSC does, but again it depends on the detail that you want. I am not familiar with a couple of others that have been mentioned in this discussion.
Best wishes
Sally |
| 08/07/2014 | Previous |
Hello again Shirley - Its interesting to see how many other tools out there all do the same job! In my opinion, if you want managers to understand their leadership/management style then the reports that Insights or Lumina produce are the clearest & easiest to digest as they produce a strong narrative with strengths and weaknesses. I have a sample of both (my own profile) if you wanted to have a look at what they both are. I don't have an MBTi/DISC profile of my own that you could compare. If you want to see them, send me an email ([email protected])
Have a good day :) |
| 08/07/2014 | Rosemary |
hi Julie, you might want to look at www.emergenetics.com This is a neuroscience based assessment, which evaluates both Thinking and also Behavioural preferences and is more up to date than MBTi and DiSC.
The online assessment allows you to run individual profiles and team profiles.
For the record I have no commercial interest in Emergenetics.
kind regards
Jennifer |
| 07/07/2014 | Jennifer |
Hi Shirley, I have recently been introduced to PRISM which I am booked onto an accreditation course in August. It is a trait model (not a type) which I like better. It also has a very flexible report which can be as little as two pages or up to about 40 pages. Completion of the questionnaire is done on-line.
You can look at their website at www.prismbrainmapping.com |
| 07/07/2014 | Previous |
Hi All
Appreciate your comments, thank you.
I'm looking at using it to compliment a leadership programme which I will run inhouse, to enable managers to identify their own personality profile.
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| 07/07/2014 | Shirley |
Hi Shirley, how are you planning on using the tool once you are accredited to use it? In my view, that will best determine which tool to go for. They are all really useful for different things. The key thing is that most of the psychometric tools out there are based on the same underpinning Jungian psychology and its mostly about the way in which the data is presented back (and the cost of the tool) that determines which one is best.
We are accredited to use Insights Discovery, MBTi, HBDI and have previously used DISC. For the type of work I do, I prefer Insights - and I've also recently been introduced to Lumina Spark (devised by a chap who used to work at Insights I believe) so quite similar although presents back the data in an interesting way.
Let us know how you will use it and it might help give you more targeted recommendations.
Rosemary |
| 07/07/2014 | Rosemary |
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Hi Shirley, I wouldn't use either one to be honest. Try the NEO PI-R from Hogrefe if you want a very accurate instrument it is also very well validated and BPS listed. Are you Level A+B and EFPA qualified? |
| 07/07/2014 | Malcolm |
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Shirley, I have been accredited in both MBTI and DiSC. I've used a number of other instruments, including 16PF. There is a new tool I first heard about through these Trainer Talk discussions - Lumina Spark. I came over from Australia to the UK last year to examine it and in my view, it combines the strengths of MBTI, DiSC and 16PF in a very creative and powerful tool. |
| 07/07/2014 | Chris |