Do your employees see you pilfering through the supply closet and taking home items? They’ll start to believe it’s ok for them to steal from you as well. If your team sees you slacking or taking more time off than you should be, your employees’ productivity will suffer too. When you are disrespectful to your staff, vendors, or clients, your team will also decide to be argumentative and hostile.

So how can you avoid these missteps in your own business? Avoid creating a bad company culture and perpetuating poor behavior and leverage tools that allow you to understand better yourself and your leadership style and how it translates into building a culture enabling everyone to thrive.

This is where owners and leaders can reap the benefit of behavioral surveys in hiring as well as ongoing management of people. We recommend TTI Success Insights, but there’s no shortage of methodologies you can use within your business structure and processes. One of the tools TTI uses is the DISC method for gauging behavioral styles:

“DISC is an assessment that measures four separate factors: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Compliance. Put simply: the DISC assessment measures how a person does what they do. The DISC profile creates a language around observable behavior, which in turn improves communication, engagement, and self-development.”

These surveys, along with other tools such as EQ (emotional intelligence), help match employees to their ideal job roles, giving them the tools they need to thrive professionally and personally.



The vast majority of people who end up losing their jobs don’t do so because they’re incapable of getting the work done. The real reason is they have trouble getting along with others. Behavioral training could save any number of those jobs, but only if business owners take the time to consider the benefits.

This training paves the way for individuals to better understand themselves – from owner and manager to every employee – while also highlighting the necessary changes. They can better understand how to adapt their behavior to the people around them, which leads to improved communication and better culture overall.

When you achieve personal insight with DISC, you not only better understand and appreciate your particular style of behavior, but you can also more effectively adapt your style for communicating with others. Style flexibility is the process of learning to treat others the way they prefer. At The Alexander Group, we can provide every resource needed to help you achieve this, both for yourself and any employees you designate for training. These include assessments in online and paper formats, books and tutorials, and even PowerPoint presentations to ensure that no details get overlooked or misinterpreted.

At The Alexander Group, we pride ourselves on helping people successfully achieve their visions, both for their own lives and their businesses. To learn more about behavioral training and how it can help your employees work better together or make you a better owner, don’t hesitate to contact us online today!