The DISC Guide to Individualizing Your Management Approach

Managing humans isn't a one-size-fits-all responsibility.

One marker of a great manager is their ability to individualize their approach to each employee.

In other words, the great manager understands this basic maxim of business:

Each of your employees is a unique collection of behaviors, preferences, and strengths. Only by understanding this mix for each person can you manage, lead, and coach them effectively.

This is a stark contrast to the mediocre manager, who assumes all their employees have the same strengths and working style, and it often just so happens to be the manager’s own strengths and working style!

Big mistake. Treating everyone like clones frustrates your team members and leaves a lot of value on the table. Consider how this plays out in real situations.

• Recognizing achievement: The introverted data analyst on your team might be mortified by public recognition at an all-hands meeting, whil…