Data Dome Workforce Trends and Assessments

Happy Holidays? A hard wish to fulfill considering the extra demands the holidays bring.

We are taken out of our normal routine. As stress increases, “being nice” sometimes gets shoved aside, and we move closer to our natural style – and not always the best behaviors. Think of the DISC implications:

D – Dominance, Response to Challenges and Problems

• More focus on deadlines – holidays, end of year closures


• Realizing all the things that didn’t get done this year, anxiety toward gaps in bottom-line results


• Increased sense of urgency – more to do in less time


• More pro-active and assertive – fight traffic, crowds, etc.

I – Influence, Persuading Others to Your Point of View

• Less time for social talk, mainly at planned events


• More business talk – buying, researching gifts, closing end-of-year documents


• Always running (what did we do before cell phones?)


• Often being in the not-too-positive environments of overcrowded malls and roads – .


• Having to be more skeptical of all those claims the salespeople make!

S – Steadiness, Response to the Pace of the Environment

• The bell started ringing at Thanksgiving. The pace typically quickens.


• More multitasking,juggling priorities among multiple demands


• Continuous adjustment of schedules, “lucky if everything goes right.”

C – Compliance – Response to Rules and Procedures

• More details to take care of


• Pressure to get it right in less time

Relax – take a deep breath. Count from 10 to 100, depending on your style. Don’t fall to those negative behaviors of your natural style. Enjoy, please. We all have much to be grateful for.

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