Listening Styles + DiSC create a powerful learning program
Listening Styles might be a new concept for regular DiSC users, but they are an integral part of learning how to effectively communicate. In this blog post, we will dig into what Listening Styles are and how you can learn them.
What are Listening Styles?
Research has shown that there are at least 15 different listening styles. When a person finds out their listening style, they can better understand what information they are seeking when they are listening. This allows them to 'benchmark' their listening experience so they can understand their strengths and areas of improvement. They can understand why they might miss someone's point because they are listening for the wrong message!
With DiSC, we focus on how we can adapt how we communicate based on a person's behavioral style. When we understand our personal Listening Style, we can adapt what we are listening for. This completes both sides of communication!
There are 15 different listening styles. Five Styles make-up the primary styles, and then these five styles turn into 10 combination styles. Here is a list of each style:
- Primary: Appreciative
- Primary: Empathetic
- Primary: Discerning
- Primary: Comprehensive
- Primary: Evaluative
- Learning-Oriented - Discerning & Comprehensive
- Goal-Oriented - Discerning & Evaluative
- Receptive - Discerning & Appreciative
- Engagement - Oriented - Discerning & Empathic
- Analytical - Comprehensive & Evaluative
- Creative - Comprehensive & Appreciative
- Insight-Oriented - Comprehensive & Empathic
- Personal Values-Oriented - Evaluative & Empathic
- Astute - Evaluative & Appreciative
- Relationship-Oriented - Appreciative & Empathic
Once a person finds out their style, they can find out their strengths in their listening and also areas they can improve. The Personal Listening profile is an assessment that will help anyone find out their listening style, and it's published by Wiley - the same company that publishes Everything DiSC.
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