by Michael Holland - What happens when you read Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, a book about President Lincoln’s leadership of his purposefully diverse cabinet, followed by C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity, a transcription of radio shows communicating the common and basic beliefs of Christianity? Collisions in the mind that [...]
Many people who go through a Everything DiSC® training session often don’t open the Your Colleagues feature afterward. That's a shame, because it might be the single most useful feature on the entire CatalystÔ platform. Here's what the Your Colleagues feature does. Once two people have both taken DiSC®, Catalyst generates a real-time comparison: overlap, [...]
By Michael Holland - Having worked with hundreds and hundreds of leaders, I find so many lack focus on working to become effective at leading well. The key is micro-behaviors. Those little things that we do that have longer term ripple impacts. The gap for most leaders comes from not intentionally creating habits that [...]
Which Everything DiSC® style makes the best leader? It’s question we get often and I understand why it’s asked. It would be a lot simpler if there were a right answer. There isn't, and honestly, that's the more useful truth. I've coached High D leaders who drove results through sheer decisiveness and High S leaders [...]
by Michael Holland - Your role as a leader – should you choose to accept it – is to effectively lead the people asset you’ve been charged with owning. This means: You are responsible and accountable for the effectiveness and productivity of each individual person on your team, as well as the team [...]
Every facilitator has heard the complaint about training in general, even if the client is too polite to say it directly: it was a great day, and then everyone went back to their desks and nothing changed. The binder went in a drawer. The energy faded by Friday. That's the fair criticism of a lot [...]
by Michael Holland - Joshua Chamberlain found himself at the Battle of Gettysburg, leading the 20th Maine Regiment on the end of a battle line as they defended a strategic location: Little Round Top. The Confederates charged again and again and again, decimating Chamberlain’s regiment to just a few soldiers, each with little [...]
A prospective client recently asked me if they could use Everything DiSC® results to screen job candidates. I understand the appeal. You've got a validated assessment, real data, and a stack of resumes. Why not use it to narrow the field? Because that's not what it's built to do, and using it that way puts [...]
By Michael Holland - In college I had the “opportunity” to take a ballet class for a semester with my then-girlfriend and my two very single roommates. My understanding and experience in the field of ballet was non-existent, and my appreciation for dance as a sport was less than mature. Throughout the semester, I struggled [...]
I get some version of this question in almost every kickoff meeting. Someone on the call, often a detail-oriented leader, asks how Everything DiSC® is different from Myers-Briggs. Fair question. It's the most common one I hear. Here's the difference that actually matters. Personality tests like MBTI sort people into fixed types based on how [...]
