Unlock the Secret to Successful Delegation with
DISC Personality Profiling

It happens every day; a relationship full of promise and potential for both parties falls apart with bad feelings on both sides. Although this might sound like something more worthy of a dating advice column, the fact is that most business relationships end badly for the same reason personal ones do – lack of communication.

In the online business industry there are  rumblings of relationships gone bad between online business owners and their virtual teams.  This strife is not only hurting  entrepreneurs and small business owners, who have to scramble to keep operations going by either hiring new personnel or by taking on everything themselves, but it’s also hurting virtual assistants, who are left wondering how to find a business where their talents will be most effective.

The good news however, is that the vast majority of these problems are avoidable. With a little work beforehand, business owners can be assured that they’re hiring personnel who will fit perfectly into their existing business structure and personality. DISC Personality Profiling is a sure-fire way to achieve this ever-elusive goal.

What DISC is

DISC is one of the most popular and widely used personality profiling systems in the world and is a positive way to identify what motivates you and the strengths you bring to a team. It also shows the areas where you are not so strong. This is valuable, as it alerts you to which personnel you can bring onto your team to help balance you.   You are observed and known by your actions and by the people you are most motivated to have around you.

DISC profiles measure the energy you are investing into four main traits or factors of personality. You are referred to as a “High” D, I, S, or C as a result. While you have all four dimensions of DISC available to you naturally, you have practiced some more than others over the course of your life, and you cannot operate as high in all four at the same time!
Here are the four main factors of personality:

1. (D) Dominance of Problems - people who need to control, maintain power and assertiveness.
2. (I) Influence of People – people who love social situations, friendship, and communicating
3. (S) Steadiness of the Pace of the environment - people who thrive on patience, persistence and thoughtfulness.
4. (C) Compliance with Procedures and rules – people who are most comfortable when they have all the facts.

The Delegation Challenge

Here are the four personality types and the unique challenges they have when it comes to delegating:

• (D) “I would love to delegate things and grow my business. I already know that is the key. The real problem I have is that most people I could hire are too slow, or they make a mess of it.  Sometimes the only way to maintain control is to do it yourself.  What I want is to find someone who can follow instructions and get it done my way.”




• (I) “I really need to delegate. I’m forever finding that I can’t get my great ideas finished. I have a new idea before I completed the last one.  But every time I want to delegate a task, an Assistant wants me to break it all down and give them all the details.  That just isn’t my strong point.  I get frustrated because I just want someone to understand what I need and DO IT.  I’d like to hire someone that really gets me and can be a partner in my business.”




• (S) “I’m not sure I really want to delegate. I like things done in a certain way, and I don’t like to be pushed too fast. I want to check on the results until I’m sure that I can trust my Assistant to follow my process.  I know it would help me to delegate, but I want a partner who will help me set a good foundation for my business to build upon.”




• (C) “It is hard for me to delegate because I want things done RIGHT. Sometimes I don’t understand why others don’t pay as much attention to detail.  I have been called a perfectionist – but frankly, I believe that my reputation is on the line.  Whatever leaves my desk has to be representative of me.  I can only delegate to someone that cares about the details as much as I do.”

Ok, I admit it, I’m a perfectionist (style C), and it sometimes gets in the way of delegating effectively. Many of us have natural tendencies that can keep us stuck and unable to delegate and let go.

Can you identify with any of the styles above,: Do you procrastinate?  Micromanage ? Or are you a  perfectionist like me?If so, DISC personality profiling will allow you to modify the behaviours that have been keeping you from delegating and the results you want. It will also give you peace of mind, paying the way for your business to experence the growth you always knew it could.

What DISC Gives You

• A powerful understanding of yourself and others
• A clearer insight into interpersonal behavior and relationship dynamics
• Realization of the impact of your personal behavior on others
• A useful tool to help you assess everyone’s behavioral style
• A method for planning your approach to all personal and professional interactions
• A way to maximize your potential in any given situation.
• Team members who will fit perfectly into your business structure and personality

You’ll also learn how you manage others in areas which are particularly sensitive to other people and the style of management you require – specific points that those who manage you can take note of in order to make their job easier in giving you the environment you need to be a happy team player!

Communication is the  Key

The secret to successful delegation is to use DISC Personality Profiling to identify what motivates you, the strengths you bring to a team and the areas where you are not so strong. You will then know which personnel you can bring onto your team to help balance you, and how to communicate effectively to get things done,  get the results you want and to lay the foundation for a successful long-term successful relationship. “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.  Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”– Tao Te Ching

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