Ideally, you should provide instinctive answers to the Everything DiSC questions, based on who you are. Following this approach, an Everything DiSC Workplace assessment takes approximately 15-25 minutes to complete. The time required will vary depending on the type of profile and your responses that may trigger the adaptive testing capabilities of the assessment algorithm. Once the questionnaire is completed, the profile report is generated – you will have access to it immediately, or later if the facilitator withholds it until the DiSC Team Workshop date.

There are six profiles in the Everything DiSC range. The basic Workplace profile is suitable for use by anyone at any level in an organisation. Everything DiSC Management and Work of Leaders are intended for those who have direct reports or lead a team. An even more specific profile such as Everything DiSC Sales provides valuable information to anyone who is responsible for selling to customers, whether external or internal. The Everything DiSC range of profiles has been used successfully by organisations of all sizes. Self-awareness and interpersonal skills are essential to the development of a team, no matter how big or small!

The Everything DiSC assessment is administered via an online portal called EPIC, which uses adaptive testing technology: the questionnaire adapts to the variance in responses given by the respondent. The profile report is more accurate and personalised. Everything DiSC is the only DISC assessment that incorporates adaptive testing. Alternatively, a paper-based assessment still exists, but it is almost 50 years old. The accuracy is not the same.

The Everything DiSC profile suggests “core principles”, such as: all DiSC styles are equally valuable; each individual is a mixture of the four main styles; and you are more than your DiSC style. The profiles aim to create self-awareness and provide strategies to better manage relationships. When you discover where your preference lies on the DiSC map and what that means in relation to the rest of their team, the strengths and limitations of each style are known, better understood and respected. Each individual is then equipped to adapt their behaviour to the needs of their team members and to create a more effective working environment, one relationship at a time.

DiSC is a valuable tool for creating better interactions and greater commitment in an organisation, from the bottom up. In a DiSC session, the team will be provided with resources to enable each person to take ownership of their working relationships and better understand their own needs and how they differ from others. As you become more aware of your own needs, those of colleagues and how to meet them, you are likely to improve trust, respect and openness between team members. A large body of research shows that increasing the level of trust and collaboration in a team or organisation has a positive effect on business results.

DiSC is effective in creating a common language about behaviour within a team or organisation. The profile uses objective and neutral terminology to enable team members to talk about how their behaviour is perceived and how it affects the team dynamics. It is important to keep this language alive by incorporating it into team meetings, individual interviews with leaders, performance reviews, etc. Additional tools, such as the Everything DiSC comparison report and the MyEverythingDiSC.com online platform support teams in maintaining the DiSC culture by allowing colleagues to compare their behavioural preferences and find practical tips for interacting more effectively in common work scenarios.

The short answer is no, they are not all the same. The DiSC assessment has been around since the 1950s. Wiley Workplace Learning Solutions has invested considerable resources and research effort to develop the tool into a modern, scientifically valid and reliable instrument. The support of a publisher like Wiley has taken DiSC to levels where it has never been before! For a more detailed answer to this question, please see our blog, DiSC is not the same as DISC).

EPIC is the online platform used to administer Everything DiSC and Five Behaviors profiles. disc partners can create an EPIC account for your organisation so that you can send evaluation links to participants, generate profile reports, issue access to myeverythingdisc.com and track profile usage data, among other things. EPIC uses credits, a virtual currency. This currency can be purchased from disc partners and will be deducted from your account depending on the type of profile you generate.