Manager and Leadership Development Resources
The 4-Dimensional Manager
The 4-Dimensional Manager Bookends Book Club: Episode #5 The 4-Dimensional Manager shows how managers can become ...
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Build stronger, remote teams by focusing on individual development
Remote work is here to stay. Is your organization finding ways to stay engaged? An ...
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The Work of Leaders: An interview with Julie Straw
The Work of Leaders Bookends Book Club: Episode #4 The work that leaders do—the work ...
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Managing Employee Stress
How Managers Can Help Employees Navigate Stress Everything DiSC® has helped millions of people understand ...
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One thing managers should do for more time
It’s easy to use “lack of time” as an excuse to ignore everything that we ...
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How Supervisory Skills Keep Small Issues From Becoming Big Problems
Spoiler: It will save HR lots of time! Newly promoted managers often find themselves in ...
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Resources for Coaches and Facilitators
Activities to keep DiSC Alive after training.
You just completed your DiSC Training session. Now what? Frequently, we hear from trainers or ...
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Kristin’s experience of DiSC Certification
Kristin Emerson works for Center for Internal Change and joined our public DiSC Certification class in 2022. We asked her to write about her class ...
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Thought Leader: Pam Haines
We visited with thought leader Pam Haines. Listen in as Pam shares why admiring a problem will never solve it.
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The Ultimate 360˚ Feedback Guide
360˚ Feedback Tips: The Challenge of Doing it Right Our firm has offered 360˚ feedback ...
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Tips for delivering a virtual DiSC training
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to deliver a DiSC training entirely ...
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Common Misuses of the DiSC Personality Assessment
Have you ever worried that employees in your organization may not be using DiSC behavioral ...
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DiSC Certification offers a way to gain a foundation in the DiSC model and how to conduct a DiSC Training workshop.
This 2-week course combines live, online instruction with self-paced coursework. Learners walk away with a better understanding of DiSC theory, the assessment processes, and how to use the tools effectively.
Everything DiSC®
Everything DiSC is a complex model. Below, we’ve shared articles and posts that are useful for anyone looking to use DiSC with their team or for themselves personally.
3 ways DiSC can help you deal with difficult people
Dealing with difficult people occurs in everyone’s life. So, what do you do when you ...
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Common Misuses of the DiSC Personality Assessment
Have you ever worried that employees in your organization may not be using DiSC behavioral ...
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The Ultimate Guide to DiSC
Learn more about this powerful model and how you can use it for leadership development, to improve emotional intelligence, and other specific applications.
This guide reviews what’s involved in using this model to understand personality and communication styles.
Personal Development
How to improve listening skills
You can improve your listening skills. Listening is a skill just like running, talking, or ...
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Learn the C Personality Type
Welcome to our series on the DiSC personality types! During this series, we explore each ...
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Learn the i Personality Type
The i personality type is friendly, engaging, and priorities quick action.
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Learn the D Personality Type
D Personality Type individuals are fast-paced, dynamic, and driven towards results.
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Learn the S Personality Type
Individuals with the S Personality Type are dependable, supportive, and enjoy collaborating.
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Get SHRM PDCs for completing a certification course
Looking to knock out your SHRM PDCs while adding new tools to your toolbox? Check out our offerings.
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Everything DiSC offers a robust learning platform and an easy-to-understand model. However, we have found that these concepts are more readily applied after learners go through a workshop to understand how to apply the concepts.
We offer 2-hour virtual training programs starting at $995 per session. We are also available to conduct in-person training programs as well.
Over our 35+ years in working towards helping workplaces build effective work communities, we have been influenced by a lot of authors and thought leaders.
Our Bookends Book Club features our President, Susan Stamm, who interviews each person to bring insights directly to you.
Thought Leader: Pam Haines
We visited with thought leader Pam Haines. Listen in as Pam shares why admiring a problem will never solve it.
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The Work of Leaders: An interview with Julie Straw
The Work of Leaders Bookends Book Club: Episode #4 The work that leaders do—the work ...
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The Great Connection: An interview with Arnie Warren
The Great Connection by Arnie Warren Bookends Book Club: Episode #3 The Great Connection is ...
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Assessment Research
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Pre-Employment assessments offer a more effective hiring process. In our guide, we outline how both candidates and employers benefit from using pre-employment assessments along with how to effectively implement these tools.
We are in a hiring crisis. Here are a few ideas to overcome it.
The strategies to hire and retain great employees aren't new. Workers are just more vocal today in asking for it.
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Should you use DISC for Hiring?
DISC is an incredibly simple—yet powerful—tool. Because it is cost effective and easy to use, ...
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