The Key Question:
How can I use DISC to find, focus, empower, and retain my most important—and most costly—resource: my people?
DISC is a behavioral assessment tool built on the introversion/ extraversion brilliant work of Carl Jung and has been used internationally for nearly a century. At John M. Ruh Associates, we have successfully implemented DISC across multiple businesses worldwide to improve hiring, employee development, engagement, and retention for over 30 years!
John M. Ruh Associates’ Three-Step Process
Step 1: Find the Right People
What?
Use DISC assessments with prospective employees to understand their natural behavioral style, strengths, and hardwiring (intrinsic traits) before making a hiring decision.
Why?
As the late Scott Urban often said:
“You hire people for what they can do and fire them for who they are.”
Skills can be taught. Core behavioral tendencies are “ Hard-Wired”. Understanding these traits before hiring increases your probability of a successful hire.
How?
Contact Darlene 773-775-6636 Darlene@johnruh.com to schedule a DISC assessment. Your first assessment is complimentary.
Additional information is available at www.johnruh.com.
Key Benefit: Reduced Hiring Costs
A poor hire is extremely expensive. DISC helps reduce the risk of costly hiring mistakes by providing valuable insight into what a candidate naturally brings—and may not bring—to a position. Always know what you are not getting upfront.
Step 2: Focus Your People
What?
Every role needs to have a clear mission (why one is on the payroll). DISC helps you use each person wisely by using their natural strengths and behavioral preferences.
Why?
According to Strengths-Based Leadership principles, people perform best when they utilize their natural gifts and talents.
How?
Develop a “ Big Picture” visual organizational chart that clearly illustrates:
– The company’s vision, mission, and values
– Each person’s role
– How every team member fits into the “Big Picture”
Key Benefit: Greater Clarity and Engagement
New hires—gain a clear understanding of:
- The organization’s overall vision
- Their specific role and mission
- How their work contributes to company success
When people understand where they fit and why their work matters, engagement and performance improve.
Step 3: Learn the 3 keys to Empowerment/Retention
What?
Long-term employee retention begins with recognizing and valuing each person’s unique DISC “ hard wiring”, natural strengths, and how to empower and retain them using JMR’s 3 keys to retention.
Why?
As John Ruh states:
“Recruitment is expensive; Retention is cheap.”
Leaders/organizations that understand this and properly recognize their people are far more likely to retain “ The People you can’t afford to lose and lose the people you can’t afford to keep.” Scott Urban’s quote.
How?
Step 1 is to start with alignment—aligning employees’ personal goals, strengths, and career aspirations with the company’s vision, mission and values.
Key Benefit: Lower HR Costs/Improved Retention
- People will stay if the see a future with you. An effective retention program reduces HR costs
- Reduced turnover lowers recruiting, onboarding, and training expenses.
- Results can be measured quarterly through our HR Audit Process, including tracking HR costs as a percentage of sales.
The Bottom Line
Organizations that strategically use DISC can:
- Improve hiring decisions
- Increased focus
- Strengthen team alignment
- Reduce turnover
- Lower overall HR costs
When the right people are placed in the right roles—and their strengths are recognized, developed, and aligned with organizational goals—both employees and companies perform at a higher level.
JMR’s Introductory Offer – Where to Start
- Take a Complimentary DISC Assessment
Discover what DISC reveals about your natural behavioral style and how the information can be used to improve hiring, communication, and performance.
Contact Darlene:- Phone: 773-775-6636
- Email: darlene@johnruh.com
- Do a Free HR Cost Analysis
Which way is the arrow going on HR costs as a percentage of the top line? Let us do a simple HR audit that takes less than one hour of your time and is eye-opening. - Request One Complimentary Month of Partnership
Our Step one is always understanding your culture and people. This is a simple way to start the process of creating a win-win partnership and supporting your culture-based game plan … right!
Contact John Ruh:- Phone: 773-641-9631
- Email: john@johnruh.com
Written by John Ruh
John M. Ruh and Associates are mission based business advisors who partner with growth oriented leaders to create the right P.S.T. support: the right People, the right Structure and the right Tools.