How to Run a DISC Workshop With Your Team

Used by over one million individuals, businesses and organizations every year, the DISC personality assessment is a powerful tool for self-development. Designed specifically for the workplace, it offers team members a deeper understanding of their behavioral style, communication preferences and workplace motivators. 

When everyone on a team takes the DISC assessment, managers get a common framework to view each employee. That unlocks a host of “a-ha” moments to help:

• Improve teamwork and communication.
• Increase respect for people’s strengths. 
• Better support people’s blind spots. 
• Place people in the right role or team.
• Navigate areas of potential conflict.  
• Identify constructive ways to manage workplace stress. 
• Help the team manage business changes.

• Empower people to reach their highest professional potential.

About Your Team’s DISC Reports

As a quick refresher, DISC identifies four primary styles of working we see in the workplace.

• Drive types are your determined, decisive ‘doers’ who focus on achieving results.
• Influence types are your persuasive, approachable networkers who are great at generating ideas.
• Support types are your friendly and dependable team players who prefer to support and serve.
• Clarity types are precise, pragmatic problem-solvers who are focused on quality.

Many people don't fit perfectly into just one of the four DISC styles. In fact, for most people, either one or two predominant personality styles stand out. For example, someone might have Drive + Clarity, which tells us they have high expectations of themselves and everyone around them and are intense and determined in their pursuit of goals. DC types do not mess around!

In total, there are 12 common combinations — the four primary styles plus eight subtypes. 

When your team takes Truity’s DISC Assessment, they will receive a personalized report setting out their main primary type and subtype. You may want to encourage each team member to spend some time with their report and notice the many ways their workstyle influences their behaviors in the workplace. 

The next step is empowering staff to better understand how to communicate and collaborate with team members of different styles, ultimately reducing conflict and improving overall team performance. And the best way to do that is by running a workshop for your team. 

What follows is a set of best practices for  running a successful workshop. After completing this session, team members will be able to: 

• Identify the four basic personality/workstyles of the DISC model (and the subtypes if you choose to cover them).
• Deeply understand the dynamics of their own style and how they interact with others.
• Embrace the diversity and differences of their coworkers.
• Have practical strategies for communicating, collaborating and managing conflict effectively.

We encourage you to be creative within this framework; the more interactive and fun your session, the more the learnings will stick!

1. Have Team Members Read Their Reports 

Before your session, have team members take Truity’s DISC assessment and set aside time to read their results. You might also encourage them to highlight phrases that feel particularly accurate (or those that don’t). These reactions make for great kickoff discussion points during the workshop.

It helps if participants come prepared with one insight and one question about their results. That keeps the early part of the session dynamic and personal, and it gets everyone comfortable talking about their style from the start.

2. Explore Your Materials 

You do not need to be an expert on DISC to run a great workshop. Truity’s facilitator pack includes a suite of  pre-written resources (view sample) to make your session go without a hitch. The complete kit comprises three parts: 

• A study guide to help you learn about DISC in advance of the session.
• A script complete with group activities. You can follow this word-for-word or use it as a framework for presenting the material to your group.
• A slideshow to provide a visual component to your presentation. 

Every section of the presentation stands on its own, so you can choose what to include now and what to revisit later. For instance, if you only have a couple of hours, you might focus just on the four primary styles in your first session, then return another time to explore the subtypes or conflict strategies.

Review the study guide before your session to familiarize yourself with the core concepts, then tailor the script and visuals to match the time you have and the team’s familiarity with DISC.

3. Choose Your Room and Activities

The script includes a variety of group activities and discussions. They’re designed to make the workshop more interactive and fun, helping participants see the different DISC styles in action to better grasp the concepts. 

All activities are optional, and you can adjust them to fit your group size or comfort level. That said, we recommend choosing a few that get people talking and moving — it’s often in those high‑energy moments that the biggest insights happen.

Select a space that gives everyone enough room to move around and regroup between exercises. Some activities work best when participants can physically shift into groups or mingle across the room, so open floor space and flexible seating will make your session flow smoothly.

It will help to set up the room before participants arrive. If possible, arrange chairs in groups facing the front of the room. When participants enter the room, have them sit wherever they like, but advise them that they will be moving around so there’s no need to get too comfortable. Make sure there is enough space for smaller breakout discussion groups too. 

4. Set Up a Virtual Workshop

Running the workshop virtually? You can still create an engaging experience with a little prep:

• Ensure you have the functionality to split the group into smaller breakout sessions.
• Ensure you can present the slides and see the script at the same time. 
• It may be helpful to have two screens: one to present your slides and one for you to refer to. 
• Do a dry run if you’re not sure!  

5. On the Day: Running Your Workshop

While the script will guide you, the following tips will help you deliver the best experience:

• Start by setting expectations. Let people know the session will be interactive, that there are no wrong answers about their type, and that the goal is practical insight they can use right away.
• Open with a quick poll or show of hands. Ask who got a result that surprised them, or who sees their type showing up in how they handled a recent project. That gets the room talking early and signals that this is about real work situations they can relate to.
• As you move through the material, pause regularly for questions. Some people will want to debate whether they're really a D or talk about a conflict they’re having with another type. Let them — it's a sign they're engaged. Redirect gently if the conversation drifts too far into personal stories unrelated to work.
• Watch the clock, especially if you've packed in several activities. If a discussion is running long and people are still energized, you can always skip a slide or save an activity for later. Better to let one great conversation breathe than rush through everything on your list!
• If someone challenges the framework or says it doesn't fit them, acknowledge it. Explain that, while someone’s natural DISC preference is likely to stay consistent over time, no one uses one DISC style 100% of the time. This is unrealistic and fails to take into account that, as humans, we may exhibit different approaches depending on the situation or environment. Remind the group that the value is in noticing patterns and adjusting how they work together, not in getting a perfect label.
• Keep the energy up. If the group seems tired or distracted, call a break or switch to a movement-based activity. The more people physically engage with the material, the more it sticks.

6. After the Workshop

Hopefully, the workshop is just the start of your team’s journey with DISC.  The real value comes when people begin applying what they learned to everyday situations. 

You can support this by encouraging the team to reference DISC in their discussions. If someone is frustrated that a colleague isn't moving fast enough on a decision, for example, you can encourage them to look at the issue through the DISC framework. This might help them reframe the issue as a difference in decision-making styles, rather than a character flaw. That small shift can open up better problem-solving.

Consider scheduling a follow-up session a few weeks later to regroup on how the team is using DISC insights, or cover materials you didn’t have time for in the first session. You might also create a shared team document or Slack channel where people can post observations about how DISC is showing up in their daily work.

And That’s a Wrap!

You’re now ready to host a DISC workshop that helps your team communicate more clearly, navigate conflict with less friction and make better use of everyone’s strengths. A well-run session can turn personality “differences” into practical tools for collaboration.

If you’d like support tailoring the materials to your team or planning a follow-up session, get in touch with the Truity team. We’ll be happy to help!