Learning with the birds, last in a seriesLearning with the birds, last in a series

In my recent blog, I discussed how you can adapt your approach to the others, based on their Taking Flight DISC style. Now, let’s use Bird knowledge to evaluate your team as a whole.

Like the old TV show Diff’rent Strokes theme song, “It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.” Meaning, we need each of these Birds to be an effective team. When I work with farm teams, the dominant culture of the farm often reflects the majority of the DISC profiles, particularly if the managing team has hired people like them (which is easy to do).

Here are a few of the situations I’ve seen that illustrate “watchouts” for a team:

There isn’t one ideal combination but being aware of your team’s biases can help you adapt and potentially hire more intentionally.

If you missed the first two parts of the series, check them out:

Learning with the birds, part one

Learning with the birds, part two

Davon Cook is a family business consultant at K Coe Isom. Reach Davon at [email protected]. The opinions of the author are not necessarily those of Farm Futures or Farm Progress.