AMA DISC Survey™

The AMA (American Management Association) DISC Survey™ has been developed by Dr Robert A Cooke of Human Synergistics/Centre for Applied Research. Based on William Marston's DISC framework, the AMA DISC Survey™ measures the four basic styles of behaviour: Directing, Influencing, Supportive, and Contemplative.

Marston's model has been used for over 40 years as a feedback process for individuals to understand their personal styles and the strengths and weaknesses within each. In this case, no style is inherently better or worse than the others and all styles can contribute to (and potentially detract from) individual and group effectiveness.

The AMA DISC Survey™ is unique in that it not only measures the strength of each style, but also separates out the productive and counter-productive aspects of each style. This allows for considerably more analysis, particularly in terms of development planning.

Unique Characteristics of the AMA DISC Survey™

AMA DISC Survey™ enables you to:

• specifically assess on-the-job behaviours (not general personality preferences)
• plan more effective programs using feedback on both productive and counter-productive traits ‐ so you know what to build on and what to work on
• get immediate results, including charts, graphs and summaries
• be confident that results are accurate. The AMA DISC Survey™ meets American Psychological Association and American Educational Research Association standards for reliability and validity.

Applications

The personal styles are relevant to programs focusing on:

• personal development, time management, interpersonal relations and emotional intelligence
• team-building, problem-solving and decision-making
• conflict management and organisational change.

If you would like to know more about the AMA DISC Survey, or any of our wide range of diagnostic tools, please get in touch and we will be happy to assist you.