Behavioral Style Assessment

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Behavioral Style Assessment Behavior style is an individual's predictable pattern of behavior and emotions. Behavior styles affect an individual's actions, words, relationships and environment (Waliji, 2008). The Disc Platinum Rule Assessment will help me determine my predominant behavior style, my personal strengths and weakness as well as my sub-style which will tell me more about my personal character. By asking a series of questions, the assessment helps individuals become aware of their behavior style, and offers ways to strengthen in areas of weakness. The goal is to provide information on how a person would react in different situations. The assessment can help improve communication skills, build solid teams in the workplace and help accomplish so much more (Alessandra, 2008). I will be analyzed based on four different behavioral styles. The Dominance Style which are individuals who are driven by two governing needs; the need to control and the need to achieve.

The Interactive Style is for the person whom is friendly and enthusiastic. The Steadiness Style are warm, supportive and nurturing individuals, and the Cautious Style which are task oriented individuals (Alessandra, 2008). I am very interested in discovering what behavioral style I will be. I would consider myself a Steadiness Style from reading the description. With the customized strategies provided by the assessment, I am sure the results will be surprising.

According to the Disc Platinum Assessment my predominant behavior style is the Cautious Style. My sub style is the "Ci" which is called the Assessor. The assessor is less guarded and less indirect than most other cautious styles. This type of person is a quick thinker and can multi-task, but may do so at a slower pace. As an assessor, some of my tendencies such as having strong opinions about others can also be my weakness. For example,