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Introduction
Being a leader is not a small feat. A leader must gather, than motivate a group for a common goal which may pose as a difficult task at times. Various personality types will deal with conflicts within a group in diverse ways. Humans are engrained with the fight or flight reflex. A person’s personality may shape their conflict resolution skills and improve relationships within a group. To be an effective leader an individual must be mindful of their personality; this will enable them to become more comfortable when dealing with conflict within their group. A beneficial tool called the DISC personality assessment which is based on the theory of psychologist William Marston (1928). This theory was established between four different personality traits which include: Dominance, Inducement, Submission, and Compliance. A leader can learn to use their personality to resolve an inevitable conflict within a group.
DISC Personality Type: D
The first personality type from DISC assessment is a person who possesses a dominant personality. A person who has a dominant personality can be described as being direct, taking action, competitive and productive. This D type leader may need to work on displaying sensitivity or lacking patience. This leader is confident. When handling a conflict this type of leader must realize that others are not as direct and confrontation may be intimidating. For example a leader with a D type personality may provide blunt news to their staff. This person may inform the staff of poor work in a direct way. This approach may yield an undesirable reaction from the workers. When in a personal conflict the leader would tend to be combative. The D type personality would need to realize that they need to work on...

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...er, than motivate a group for a common goal which may pose as a difficult task at times. The DISC theory has found four types of leadership personalities: dominance, inducement, submission, and compliance. By using the DISC personality assessment a person can learn how to effectively manage conflict. While all personalities handle conflict in different ways. Conflicts in any type of professional atmosphere are bound to occur as people are not clones of each other. A strong leader will adapt and learn from their personality assessment to better their conflict resolution skills for the greater good of their team.

Works Cited

Disc test & disc assessment: Explained. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.discinsights.com/whatisdisc
Marston, W. M. (1999). Emotions of Normal People. Oxford, England: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. ISBN 0-415-21076-3 (Originally published 1928)

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