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Knowing how people think in
teams is extremely valuable.

Also, knowing the BAI (behavioural
attitudes)*** of teammates, or
their pressure points is helpful for
understanding what affects your
team members’ attitudes under
stress, and how you can motivate
and inspire them.

For example, people I know who
are a high ‘S’ with a high ‘Social
Humanitarian’ behavioural attitude
are having the toughest time
coping because of the sudden
changes and how it's affecting
their family/friends.

Once you understand your team,
how they react under stress and
what they’re passionate about or
what things motivate them, then The ‘S’ styles are struggling the Step 6: TAKE MEASURED
you can analyse their needs. most. They have a fear of the
unknown and dislike instability and ACTIONS
change. They’re used to working
How well do you understand
and know your team? together in-person as a team. After you analyse the needs of
Having to quickly change and your team, then you can take
adapt to working from home has measured actions. I learned from
Step 5: ANALYSE THE them feeling separated, and they’re experience that it’s important to
NEEDS struggling with that. To help meet do this. Not everybody wants to
the ‘S’ style needs on our team, know the five-year plan during a
we’ve implemented daily check- crisis, or even the one-year plan.
If you understand your team, then ins through video chat so they Many people just need to know
you can analyse their needs. can connect with and see their the measured actions of “what do
teammates, and know that their I need to do today?” or “what do I
Different DISC styles are handling team is still there for them. Also, need to do this week?”
this current crisis differently: having a set meeting time gives
them some routine and stability. Even if you have a great plan or
‘D’ styles have nothing else to do vision as a leader, it’s important
outside their home or nowhere ‘C’ styles couldn’t be happier to take the appropriate measured
to go, so are continuing to dive because they’re at home, nobody actions for your team.
into their work. They need to is bothering them, and they’re
feel in control of something, as getting more work done. Their What measured actions do
their greatest fear is being taken biggest fear is criticism. If they’re you need to take for your team
advantage of. stressed, they break out their today?
checklist and start going down
‘I’ styles have a fear of rejection, it to make sure they’ve done
and they need to be in social everything they’re supposed to. Step 7: INSTRUCT
environments. For example, our Since ‘C’ styles are task-oriented, ACCORDINGLY
high ‘I’ teammate is working from as long as they have their
home in his living room, with the checklist and nobody is bothering In order for your team to take
TV on and kids running around them, they’re ok. measured actions, you must
behind him. If he didn’t have that instruct them accordingly.
social environment around him he Do you know the needs of your
might go through withdrawal. team? As a ‘D’ leader, I want to see the

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