DISC assessment paper Mastro 1
DISC Assessment Paper
Shane Mastro
Moravian College
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Disc Assessment
My results from taking the Disc assessment showed that I was an “I” and
a “S”, which falls into the “Influence and Steadiness” category. I scored higher
in the “I” part of the category than the “S” category. There were a few qualities
that were true about me in the “I” category. For example: I can be emotional,
enthusiastic and persuasive. In the “S” category the qualities I definitely have
are being active and I can be impatient at times too.
When our group built our spaghetti and marshmallow tower, one thing I
learned about myself was that I was comfortable hanging back a bit and was ok
with letting others talking while I thought about how my ideas on how to build
the tower. I also noticed was that the other members in my group were
comfortable to work together, with no one standing out as the one “leading” the
group. We all liked to work together to see what we could come up with,
listening to all of our ideas and then putting it all together, while other groups
had one person that stood out from the other members and took charge.
I think that the way others perceive me at first meeting is as quiet and
maybe even a little shy. I tend to watch first and want to know whether I can
trust you, and after I get to know you, I am more talkative, open and fun.
People usually perceive me as a gentleman, a kind and encouraging members of
the community and a good friend. I believe that I bring a great work ethic to
my group above all, good ideas and thoughts, and encourage everyone to make
their opinions known. Which will lead/help us get the best results we can. I also
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believe I am good at being a peace keeper also. I am very good at working in
groups so i will be able to get everyone involved.
I think that the assessment and the group project most helped me to
think about who I am and how I can work better as a member of a team.
Knowing what traits and or characteristics my classmates possess along with
my own can only lead to working together better with them during our group or
class work. I don’t think that there was anything that interfered with my
learning more about the DISC assessment.
I think that doing the DISC assessment in class was a great idea because
it showed us what we are comfortable with and what we personally can expand
and work on. I thought that at first the activities could be boring, and I wouldn't
enjoy it, but after participating, I enjoyed them more than I thought I would,
because Coach Powers made the examples given, real and relatable. Also, by
looking through my daily schedule and rating the items on a scale of 1-10 in
importance will help me to try make every day the best possible it can be.
Thinking about my time both academically, socially and athletically is important
because I need to divide my time in a way I can handle all my commitments. I
think this could help me in football practices to step up on the on and off the
football field and during track season and showing that a leader doesn’t always
have to be the most vocal member and can show how to set a good example for
the younger guys on the team. I think it’s possible these exercises could help
me solve issues between teammates or even my friends because we learned
about how to talk or work best with all the different DISC personalities.