Even though I am a distributor of, and believe strongly, in the DiSC behavioral assessment, I have been fresearching other assessments, learning styles and behavioral models. Talk about an overwhelming task! There are at least a dozen types, including Myers Briggs, Hermann Brain Dominance, DiSC [and all the variations], Kolb Learning Style [which we use at Mountain State University in the Bachelors of Organizational Leadership program], locus of control [which we also explore in that same program], Impulsivity/Reflexivity, right brained learners / left brained learners, Visual/Vergal, Gregore Learning Styles …. The list literally goes on and on. 

In addition, there are auditory learners, visual learners, those that learn by actually doing …  

Emotional Intelligence assessments are gaining in popularity … I am certified to administer EI assessments and I use them in my coaching and workshops.  I believe that having high EQ can result in phenomenal outcomes.  Having a high degree of self-awareness, empathy, time management, drive strength, leadership and assertion are great tools to have, and to pass along to your team members. 

The bottom line for communications misunderstandings is to talk to the other person in the manner that they listen … tell them the information they need to make their decision, in the manner they need to hear it.

It isn’t what you said, it’s what they think they heard