I just got back from Indianapolis for work, and as always, it was a very productive trip. The purpose of this trip was to bring my whole team together to talk about our goals for the next fiscal year. We had a guest speaker come in to review and discuss something called the DISC report – it’s an in-depth personal behavior assessment: D = Dominance, I – Influence, S = Steadiness, and C = Conscientiousness.
In general, everybody has some percent of D, I, S or C. It was interesting to read through my results as they were very close to how I actually behave. DISC can help a team become more aware of their similarities or differences, and learn how to be more productive when working with one another.
I can see how this kind of report can be beneficial for rowing crews as well. Right now I am rowing in a single scull, but having rowed in crew boats for 5 years (8+, 4+, 4x, etc) I can see how it can be helpful if everyone (including the coach) understands how each individual behaves. I would guess that there would be many Ds and Is in a rowing crew (highly competitive individuals who strive for results), but it would be important to see if there are Ss and Cs in the group too. Would coaching strategy change if you knew what types of athletes you had? Maybe they do these kinds of reports on athletes at the elite level – I don’t imagine it being harmful if you had this information handy.
I could go ahead and tell you what my report looks like, but I’m sure you could guess on your own. It really was scary how accurate they were:S Being “aware” of a behavior (unfavorable) is the start to being able to change so that you can have a favorable behavior.
On another note, when traveling to Indianapolis I officially claim to have trouble getting up in the morning! The bed at the hotel is SO comfortable that I can’t get myself to get out unless I absolutely need to. So, that will be something I need to work on – training myself to get out of really comfortable hotel bedsJ.
No more hotel training for a while, back to the erg in my living room or at the rowing club!
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