A Guide To DISC PROFILE For Any Position
The Business Mechanic Podcast with Vaughn Sigmon
Release Date: 12/04/2022
De-Escalation Playbook for Leaders
The Business Mechanic Podcast with Vaughn Sigmon
Ever had a conversation go nuclear in 60 seconds flat? You’re not alone. In this episode of The Business Mechanic Show, Vaughn Sigmon breaks down how great leaders turn explosive moments into opportunities for trust and clarity. Learn how to stop pouring gas on the fire and start becoming the calm thermostat your team needs when emotions run high. This is your playbook for defusing tension and keeping control. 🎯 Vaughn shares tactical phrases, body language tips, and science-backed techniques to help you cool the temperature before it ever hits boiling. Don’t just survive...
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The Right Way to Handle Conflict When Someone Is Clearly Wrong
The Business Mechanic Podcast with Vaughn Sigmon
In this power-packed episode of The Business Mechanic Show, Vaughn Sigmon uncovers the hidden fears behind why managers avoid difficult conversations—and gives you a bulletproof playbook for how to overcome them. From confronting an underperforming direct report to correcting a peer’s mistake, Vaughn explains how to step into these tough moments without triggering defensiveness or losing trust. You’ll learn the top 10 psychological blocks that cause avoidance and the exact dialogue strategies to lead through it with calm, curiosity, and authority. If you've ever avoided a tough...
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Own It: Leadership Through Ownership
The Business Mechanic Podcast with Vaughn Sigmon
In this episode of The Business Mechanic Show, the focus is all about real leadership—starting where excuses stop. It's a no-nonsense call to managers and leaders who are tired of feeling like they’re running an adult daycare. The message? Leadership isn’t about blame—it’s about ownership. And if you want better outcomes, stronger teams, and real respect, you’ve got to stop pointing fingers and start taking responsibility. This episode tackles the instinct to deflect and protect your ego when things go wrong. But growth, loyalty, and high performance don’t come from...
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How to Start Tough Conversations Without Triggering a Blow Up
The Business Mechanic Podcast with Vaughn Sigmon
How to Start Tough Conversations Without Triggering a Blow Up 📌 Episode Summary Most leaders avoid difficult conversations—and it’s costing them more than they realize. In this episode of The Business Mechanic Show, Vaughn Sigmon reveals why managers procrastinate tough talks, how silence signals approval of bad behavior, and the exact 3-step framework to handle any hard conversation with clarity, confidence, and calm. You’ll learn the psychology behind defensiveness, the Gallup data that proves employees want more feedback—not less—and why switching from monologue to...
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Stop Inventing Intentions
The Business Mechanic Podcast with Vaughn Sigmon
What if the biggest obstacle to a productive conversation… was the story in your head? In this powerful episode, the curtain gets pulled back on one of the most damaging habits in leadership: assuming intent. From ghosted emails to pushback in meetings, it’s easy to jump to conclusions. But when leaders start conversations like prosecutors instead of partners, trust erodes and productivity dies. The episode walks through how these mental shortcuts—called emotional reasoning—fuel defensiveness and kill collaboration. You’ll learn how to replace snap judgments with curiosity, defuse...
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How to Have Difficult Conversations Without Making These Three Big Mistakes
The Business Mechanic Podcast with Vaughn Sigmon
In this episode of the Business Mechanic Show, the three hidden layers of every difficult conversation are broken down with precision. What often starts as a simple discussion about performance or behavior can quickly escalate when deeper emotions and identity concerns go unrecognized. This episode dives deep into why most managers mishandle tough conversations—and how to shift from reactive manager to confident, emotionally intelligent leader. Listeners will explore the three essential layers beneath every challenging interaction: what happened, what was felt, and how identity was impacted....
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Why Most Managers Have Poor Outcomes From Difficult Conversations
The Business Mechanic Podcast with Vaughn Sigmon
This episode cuts straight to the heart of why difficult conversations so often go sideways for managers. It’s not just about saying the wrong thing—it’s about starting from the wrong mindset. Managers either avoid the talk entirely or come in too hot, trying to prove a point instead of seeking clarity. The result? Trust erodes, engagement drops, and the issue never really gets fixed. You’ll learn why your approach to tough conversations either builds connection or creates disconnection—and how to shift from defensiveness to curiosity. This episode introduces a better framework...
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How To Disagree Without Being A Jerk
The Business Mechanic Podcast with Vaughn Sigmon
Disagreements are inevitable—but conflict doesn’t have to be destructive. In this episode, you’ll learn how to handle tough conversations with calm, clarity, and confidence. This isn’t about avoiding conflict—it’s about navigating it with emotional intelligence and real leadership. The conversation covers practical steps to remain in control, de-escalate tension, and respond with intention instead of impulse. You’ll discover why so many managers struggle to lead in heated moments—and what you can do to become the voice of reason when emotions run high. Learn to pause, stay...
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How to Have Productive Conversations Without Losing Your Cool
The Business Mechanic Podcast with Vaughn Sigmon
In this episode of The Business Mechanic Show, we unpack what it really takes to navigate difficult conversations without losing your cool. This isn’t about walking in with a perfect script or powering through on assumptions. It’s about letting go of the need to be right—and embracing the discipline to actually listen, lead, and respond with clarity. The episode walks through a proven framework to help leaders avoid emotional landmines, reduce resistance, and create lasting influence through productive dialogue. You’ll learn how to stay calm when emotions run high, how to set up...
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How Real Leaders Win Trust and Crush Difficult Conversations - Shut Up and Listen
The Business Mechanic Podcast with Vaughn Sigmon
If your team has gone quiet—less feedback, less engagement, less energy—it’s not a people problem, it’s a leadership issue. And it almost always comes back to one skill: listening. This episode flips the script on how most managers communicate. Too many are addicted to the sound of their own voice. Real leadership isn’t about telling. It’s about tuning in. When you learn to shut up and listen, you unlock buy-in, boost ownership, and crush difficult conversations without crushing your people. He reveals the subtle red flags your team throws when they don’t feel heard. You’ll...
info_outlineToday's show got prompted by one of my attendees this week at a training session; she was in her second month or so of training with me and her team, and thank you, Navina, for prompting me to do this show today.
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She and I were talking about DISC, her DISC profile, and she asked, have you ever done a podcast on DISC? I wanna go back and listen to it. And I had to stop for a minute. In all these years, no, I haven't, I haven't done a show talking about DISC explaining DISC, the value of DISC, how DISC works, what it tells you, what it doesn't tell you.
And so today, this is gonna be a little longer podcast because I can get a little long-winded on this. But I'm gonna go into a fair level of detail on what. D I S C, the DISC profile is, and with that, let's get started. So DISC starts with people are different. However, they're predictably different. And with DISC, it helps you understand, based on the dominance, influence, stability, and compliance on those four scales, what your style is, where you fall, and what blend your DISC style is.
With that and with the knowledge you're going to get with today's show, you're also gonna be able to start recognizing the styles of others. And the real value of DISC is that once you know yourself and start recognizing these behaviors in others, you'll then understand how you might need to adapt a little bit to interact with others in the most beneficial way. I've provided this session today, either individually or in groups, probably north of a thousand times. So I'm gonna say every time, the participants in the discussion walk out with a fairly new outlook on their coworkers, their boss, and themselves. And when we can start talking in DISC language within our teams, our employees, our bosses, and our peers. We can start thinking about and communicating using the disc, approach the DISC, and understand it changes the game.
I've seen this change, the dynamics, the inner workings of teams of all sizes, of all types. Non-profit, aerospace, industrial sales, you name it, b2b, B to C, no matter the industry, the size, the type of company, this works with everybody. I'm a huge fan of it. And I'll get out there right now that I provide disc profiles and DISC assessments, and I'll put it in the show notes. If you have not gotten your own DISC profile, I'll put in the link. Non-profit, aerospace, industrial sales, you name it, b2b, B to C, no matter the industry, the size, the type of company, this works with everybody. I'm a huge fan of it. And I'll get out there right now that I provide disc profiles and DISC assessments, and in fact, I'll put it in the show notes.
If you have not gotten your own disc profile, I'll put in the link.
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Hiring managers often judge candidates based on subjective rather than job-related criteria. This leads to less-than-stellar hires and all the baggage that comes with them. The Average Cost Of A Mis-Hire Is 200% Of the Annual Salary. Hire Smarter, Save Time and Frustration by using the DISC Skills Assessments. Make Unbiased Decisions on the Best Take the guesswork out of your screening process and hire people based on how they actually do the job. Structured Interviews, resume screenings, and Pre-interview calls are only part of the mastery of hiring the best people.
Add in a DISC assessment, and your ability to predict job and culture fit soars. This is because recruiters and hiring managers often judge candidates based on subjective rather than job-related criteria. Get Your Free DISC assessment.
DISC Assessments are the same for everyone. Other assessment methods, like screening calls and unstructured interviews, can be unfair. Interviewers ask different questions to different candidates, and there’s no consensus on how to rate candidates’ answers. DISC, by contrast, is standardized and administered in the same way to all candidates. If they’re crafted according to strictly job-related criteria, they give everyone the same opportunity to succeed. DISC will save you time on interviews.
Assessing 20 traits during an interview would be time-consuming and exhausting for both candidates and interviewers. You can assess some of these traits through pre-employment testing instead. It’s best to assess job knowledge through tests to avoid losing time interviewing candidates who can’t do the job. You can also evaluate certain skills through tests like typing speed, written communication, or problem-solving. Evaluate candidates quickly and fairly
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