UWNCFL Staff DISC Profile
27 people took our poll. 4 guessed that our staff was predominantly Eagles, 11 that UWNCFL staff is made up of Parrots, another 4 people guessed Doves and finally, 8 people guessed that we were mostly Owls.
Guess who was right?
United Way of North Central Florida currently has 14 staff members and of all the personality traits, Owls outnumbered the rest!
As a quick reminder, here is our President and CEO, Deborah Bowie's breakdown of the birds/personalities:
"Have you ever heard the saying, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast?" We know this means that even an organization with a well-developed strategic plan should not underestimate the importance of its greatest asset - its workers. A few weeks ago, the team at UWNCFL came together for some staff development and took a closer look at our workplace environment. We all shared the details of our individualized behavior assessments, otherwise known as DISC analysis reports. In plain English, the DISC is not a personality test like the Myers-Briggs but rather, a snapshot of how individual behaviors mix (or don't mix) in the workplace. There are only four birds - the Eagle (think: Type A), the Parrot (visionary and social), the Dove (a true team player, sometimes at his/her own peril) and the Owl (the conscientious steward of finances and lover of details). Each staff person completed the DISC and in the end, it painted a vibrant picture of who we are as a team and what our most valuable contributions are as individuals. The whole point of the exercise (other than the pure entertainment of knowing how to irritate a colleague) was to help us develop as a high-performing culture that supports our commitment to accountability, transparency and mobilizing the caring power of the community."