DiSC for performance reviews + what motivates and DEmotivates people
Plus: How long does the DiSC assessment take?, Catalyst upgrade offer ends soon, personality mix on teams, post-training accountability partners, and upcoming events
Do you ever feel like you or your managers are just going through the motions with employee performance reviews? Reviews can be checkbox exercises or they can become powerful, personalized conversations that inspire growth.
Using insights from Everything DiSC®, managers can transform performance evaluations into relationship-building opportunities through:
Understanding their management style and biases
Learning how best to present feedback to each employee
DiSC style concepts can be helpful in generating creative ways to motivate different types of people. You’ll also learn what demotivates people and how psychological needs relate to motivation and employee performance.
Flash Sale: Save $500 on Certification
Through October 31, you can save $500 per registrant when you register two or more people for Everything DiSC® Certification.
What’s more important personality mix on teams is awareness of the team’s style dynamics. See tips for when one style is heavily represented, when lots of styles are present, and when there are style outliers.
🙋 Featured FAQ 🙋
Q: How long does the DiSC assessment take?
A: The Everything DiSC assessment asks you to respond to simple statements on a five-point scale where you indicate how much you agree with each statement. You’re the expert on yourself. There are no right or wrong answers.
The online questionnaire for the traditional Everything DiSC Workplace® profile takes about 15 to 20 minutes to complete and includes approximately 80 items. The more robust Everything DiSC Workplace® on Catalyst™ questionnaire takes about 20 to 30 minutes and includes approximately 120 items. Because the questionnaire uses computerized adaptive testing to produce the most accurate results, there’s not a set number of questions everyone sees.
Resilience at Work: Using DiSC® in the Face of Change Monday, September 29 at 1:00 p.m. Central Time
Join Dr. Mark Scullard, Senior Director of Product Innovation at Wiley, to explore how individuals and organizations can build a workplace that not only withstands disruption but grows stronger because of it. Email us to register »
Everything DiSC on Catalyst overview and demo: 30 minutes Tuesday, October 14 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time
Discover the features available in Catalyst and see the platform in action, from both the participants’ and administrators’ perspectives. Discuss any questions you have with one of our DiSC experts. Register here »
Everything DiSC Worksmart on Catalyst demo: 30 minutes Wednesday, October 15 at 10:30 a.m. Central Time
Learn how to get started on Worksmart, a recent addition to Everything DiSC on Catalyst. See a demo of the tool and get your questions answered. Register here »
Everything DiSC Catalyst Practitioner Experience demo: 30 minutes Monday, October 20 at 11:30 a.m. Central Time
One of our experts will walk you through the new Catalyst Practitioner Experience and show the features that come with it (like 200+ facilitation materials and unlimited group reports). Register here »
Become a certified practitioner!
Certification courses are two-week online learning intensives. They combine four live Zoom sessions with independent modules done on your own time. Earn professional development credits and a new credential. Registration now open through February 2026.
Before the training session is over, connect pairs of learners to serve as accountability partners for each other in the coming weeks. Give the pairs a few minutes during the training to schedule one or two check-ins with each other. Make sure they add the check-ins to their calendars right then!
During these conversations, the learners will discuss with each other how they are progressing on the goals they articulated during the training session. Having to report progress to a peer like this makes it more likely a learner will take action on their stated goals. It also gives team members an opportunity to support each other.
