Succession Planning

In the latest DISCy Chicks Podcast, Cindy and Martha talk about the all important process of succession planning. They recognize the significance of this subject for small businesses that they both work with. The reason it is so important is to keep this business thriving if the owner is no longer available to run the business. They delved into key steps in succession planning, emphasizing talent assessment and identifying the most vital roles in the business. It’s better to include only key people in this process, due to the sensitivities of these discussions. The DISCy Chicks mention the use of their assessments to evaluate possible candidates for this important succession planning process, including the ability to compare internal and external candidates.

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Episode Overview:

In this episode of the DISCy Chicks podcast, hosts Cindy Jacoby and Martha Forlines dive deep into the world of emotional intelligence from a physiological perspective. They explore what happens to our bodies when we experience stress and how the brain’s emotional center, the amygdala, can hijack our ability to think clearly.

The hosts break down the concept of the amygdala hijack, explaining how it impacts our reactions, decision-making, and overall emotional well-being. They share practical insights on how understanding the physiological responses to stress can help us regain control during emotionally charged situations.

In This Episode, You Will Learn About:

• What is emotional intelligence?
  Cindy and Martha discuss the basics of emotional intelligence and why it's crucial for both personal and professional success.
• The role of the amygdala
  What happens when the amygdala (the brain’s emotional center) takes over? Understand the concept of an “amygdala hijack” and why it makes us react impulsively.
• Stress response
  The physiological changes that occur in the body when we are under stress, including increased heart rate, shallow breathing, and muscle tension.
• Fight or flight response
  How the body prepares to fight or flee in moments of stress and why this response may not always be helpful in today’s world.
• The impact of an amygdala hijack
  How the fight-or-flight response interferes with our ability to think critically, leading to reactive behavior and emotional overwhelm.
• Practical strategies for emotional regulation
  Cindy and Martha offer strategies for recognizing when an amygdala hijack is happening and how to regain control of your emotions, including mindfulness and grounding techniques.

Why You Should Listen:

If you’ve ever found yourself reacting emotionally without thinking, this episode is a must-listen. Understanding the physiology of emotional intelligence can help you manage stress more effectively and navigate challenging situations with greater emotional resilience.

By the end of this episode, you’ll have a better understanding of how your body and brain react to stress, and practical tools to help you maintain emotional balance even when the pressure is on.

Connect with the Hosts:

• Cindy Jacoby: BizHelp Consulting or FaceBook
• Martha Forlines: Belief Institute or FaceBook

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DISC Behaviors is an enabler for improved communication and collaboration for your teams. The DISCy Chicks review what DISC Behaviors is all about. The Influencer and Steady styles are relationship oriented and the Dominant and Compliant are more task and data oriented. Martha shares that one of her clients is fully integrating DISC in the whole organization, so everyone can speak the same language across the organization.

Another point is that styles that are very different from each other have the potential for conflict. This enables people to understand where the differences are occurring and how to work through these differences. Through conflict discussion, some of the best decisions can be made for the organization.

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In the latest episode of the DISCy Chicks podcast, hosts Cindy Jacoby and Martha Forlines delve into the DISC Behaviors and Driving Forces framework, and more specifically, highlight the value of the Comparison Report that they and their vendor TTISI offers. An example of this report was shown for those people that use The Discy Chicks Podcast on Facebook. The report provides a side-by-side comparison of two people's reports. They close by explaining the top four ways they utilize this report with their clients, to help resolve conflict at work, comparing candidates for selection, onboarding new employees with their boss or co-workers, and lastly using the comparison report for family members.

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Cindy and Martha, the DISCY Chicks broach the topic of the often dreaded Annual Performance Reviews. Listen up leaders...are you giving your employees regular performance feedback throughout the year? If the answer is "no", then you're more likely to have ineffective annual performance reviews due to "surprises" of negative feedback. Your employee's trust in you may go in the wrong direction, along with employee engagement and performance.

The DISCY Chicks recommend having weekly one-on-one meetings with each of your people (for no longer than 30 minutes). The good news is the employee is telling you what they have been working on, how they are performing against their goals, what they need from you to perform better, especially for their growth and development. The employee goes first in these weekly meetings, then you take your turn to give them balanced feedback, which is applauding their successes and giving them feedback about what they need to do better in their role. The goal is to build trust through these one-on-one meetings. Trust is the foundation for all of your employee relationships. We invite you to listen to our tips on giving effective feedback to your employees.

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They're back!

Cindy and Martha kick off Season 7 of the DISCy Chicks podcast. Learn about how they integrate multiple sciences with their clients. DISC Behaviors and Driving forces is a mainstay for both of them; however quite often for their coaching clients they integrate several of the five sciences they practice. For example, they use the combination of:

1. DISC Behaviors, Driving Forces and Emotional intelligence, (which enables higher levels of self awareness and understanding the impact they have on others)

2. DISC Behaviors, Driving Forces, and DNA (25 competencies used by most professional roles. and identifying areas for development. ),

3. DISC Behaviors, Driving Forces and Axiology ("Axiology is a mathematically accurate science that objectively identifies how one's mind analyzes and interprets our experiences. It identifies how we are most likely to react in any given situation and helps us understand how we make judgments.” )

The value of using multiple sciences is impactful for their clients to gain insights into the "blind spots" they may have in their interactions with others in the organization. Building or re-building trust with your team(s) is possible. For leaders and highly promotable people in your organization this three science approach is a gift!

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Join Cindy and Martha as they recap Season 6 of the DISCy Chicks- The employee lifecycle. The season follows the employee from candidate to leader and how the Trimetrics DNA assessment can serve you for years and years.

Enjoy!

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Show Notes: Featuring Guest Nancy Roberts owner of the DISC Wizard

Nancy first used the DISC Behavior assessment in 1997 and fell in love with the power of DISC for her clients.

Nancy works with her clients to help them with talent acquisition, employee engagement, and retention. For hiring she uses the job benchmarking
process and believes all jobs should be benchmarked, as it improves the quality of the hires and longer term retention.

Cindy and Nancy discuss the importance of the driving forces/motivators fit for the roles their clients are filling. If they don't get their motivators met in their role, they are unlikely to stay. Nancy also uses the 25 Competencies assessment, named the DNA assessment, and the Hartmann, which is a more robust assessment that gives you a snap shot in time of how a person's mind analyzes and interprets their experiences, and how they react under different situations.

Enjoy the banter as these two share how they bring value to their clients.

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