“I’m the Shoveller. I shovel.”

William H. Macy summed it up perfectly in Mystery Men. He knew who he was. He did what he was good at. Nothing more, nothing less. So I’ll personalize what Macy said, “I’m a Supervisor. I supervise.”

I was nominated at work to attend a management training program. The first session was on Friday, the second is in January, and the final one is in April. The major thing we did on Friday was to take the DiSC Profile Test. I came out as a high S, with a secondary high C. All in all, I think the results of the “instrument” were accurate to who I am. The presenter was very dynamic, and did an excellent job of presenting the information. We’ll see him again in April when he’ll finish up his presentation on “Communication and Problem Solving.”

The DiSC Assessment is also used in corporate team-building settings, and I can see how that would be very beneficial. You not only learn about how you work (at work), but how others work. I’m sure that a reaction of “That’s why you get on my nerves” is common to this type team-building activity. You can’t leave it at the recognition, though. Now that I know why you annoy me, and why I annoy you, we can work together to help meet the needs of the other with grace to not get to the annoyance stage.

Plus, I got paid to go.