152: Learn to See People Through

Do you need to get things done with people whose personalities are very different from yours? Dr. Nate Regier shares how you can recognize their drivers as well as their distress signals—and then respond in a way that best serves you and them.

Nate is the CEO and founding owner of Next Element Consulting, a global leadership firm dedicated to bringing compassion into the workplace. He’s brilliant in creating models that foster positive relationships and workplaces…and then teaching clients how to use them to transform their organizations.

You’ll discover:

What it means to “see people through” versus “see through people”
The 6 personality types in the Process Communication Model
Why it’s important for leaders to detect distress signals so they can invite people back to a healthy place
What it means to have personality agility
How leaders can become “self-full” rather than selfish or selfless

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075: Understand Personality to Connect with Others

Do you ever have conflicts with people who don’t think or act like you? This episode is for you. My guest Merrick Rosenberg has studied personality differences for the past 25 years and knows a thing or two about this topic! Merrick created a unique model for teaching the DiSC behavior styles that’s easy to remember and apply. We had a great conversation about recognizing another person’s personality preferences and adapting your approach to reduce conflict and enhance communication.

You’ll discover:

Why Merrick replaced DiSC with the names of four birds
The difference between “behavior style” and “personality.”
How to recognize a person’s personality even if you just met them
Ways to adapt your approach or presentation to address all four styles

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The Chameleon: Life-Changing Wisdom for Anyone Who has a Personality or Knows Someone Who Does

Taking Flight: Master the DISC Styles to Transform Your Career, Your Relationships…Your Life

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008: Unleash Your Creativity by Challenging Beliefs and Thoughts

by Steve Chandler

In this special one-hour episode, Coach Extraordinaire Steve Chandler shares brilliant tips that can help you on two levels – with your own personal growth and in your work with clients. Steve is the author of more than 30 books, and Meredith has read 12 of them, each one outstanding in its own right. In this interview, Steve takes a deeper dive into the golden nuggets contained in his latest books, CREATOR and Right Now. You’ll want to listen more than once to capture all the valuable insights Steve shares here about future vs present, being playful vs serious, and other contrasting concepts.

You’ll discover:

Questions you can ask current and prospective clients to go deeper in your conversations
How to help clients remove the labels that limit their identify and actions
Why the concept of an “inner critic” is just plain wrong
How to help someone pull a future event that feels scary into the present moment so it becomes positive and exciting
The best script to bring with you into a sales conversation
How to slow down and see opportunities that are right in front of you rather than striving for the next big thing