Best Corporate Communication of the Year!10 min read

This was so fantastic we had to share it with the rest of the DiSC evangelists out there. Moneytree’s leadership took a Santa-celebrating approach when announcing the company’s upcoming DiSC activities to their team and simply knocked it out of the park! If you’ve ever wondered how the North Pole manages to crank out such high levels of efficiency and teamwork, here’s your chance to learn how. Moneytree, in our book, you take first prize for Best Presentation. Kudos to you!!

“You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen;
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen…
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all?”

Those are important questions, but once you’ve figured out who’s on the Team, what are the very next questions you should ask? 

What motivates each of them as individuals and how should I communicate with them to bring out their best! 

Nowadays, it’s tough being a reindeer, especially when you have such an important and challenging job. Let’s start with the fact that reindeer don’t normally fly. Then there’s the enormity of the load – some estimate it’s around 295,000 tons of toys! Then there’s that whole trans-global navigation thing, all with no GPS or Google Maps! And of course, there’s the looming possibility of disappointing every child on the face of the earth! No pressure, right?   

Fortunately, Santa is a great leader who knows he needs to get the best out of his diverse and talented team of reindeer if he’s going to get the job done! Oh sure, he’s all about the milk and cookies and “ho, ho, ho” on the outside, but on the inside, he’s a leader who understands the value of knowing what makes his famous team tick!

Well, if it works for the big guy, it should work just fine for Moneytree. That’s why, back in June we gave you some fun facts on new DiSC training that will help Moneytree leaders, Managers and Team Members better understand all of our behavioral and communication styles; and tips on motivating, avoiding conflict and fostering better communication. 

So, here’s an update on the DiSC training:

The Everything DiSC Management Profile and workshop offers participants insight into their strengths and challenges as managers, and how to adapt their style to meet the needs of the people they manage—making them more effective managers. Participants will:

• Discover their DiSC management style
• Explore strategies for effectively directing and delegating
• Learn to create motivating environments
• Deepen their ability to develop others based on each individual’s potential
• Improve their working relationship with their own manager

Participants will walk away with concrete strategies to help them adapt to the styles of their direct reports, enabling them to bring out the best in their people.

Interestingly enough, the whole North Pole Team recently took a refresher DiSC style assessment and we were privy to the results. Here are a few of the take-aways that they use about their own DiSC styles and those of their Team to make sure that Christmas around the world is always merry and bright! 

“It’s surprising how applicable this is to not only work but life. As someone who is always trying to learn and grow, I found this to be very useful.”

“I like to deal in facts and just “tell it like it is” but I learned that style doesn’t work for every Team Member. Now that I can identify their style of communication I can tailor my style to each of theirs.”

“It has made me stop and think about ways I can more effectively communicate with some Team Members and why they communicate the way they do as well. It also makes me appreciate our differences even more. I really like how the DiSC report and workshop offered ways to motivate, develop, communicate and deal with conflict with each style individually.”

“I’m much more conscious about what may be a trigger or stressor for the different Team Members and use what I read about myself and other styles to help guide them.”