Dominant profiles are often associated with the color red: fire, emergencies, firefighters, etc. They are at the top-left of the DISCp4 color wheel, meaning they tend to be extroverted and task-oriented.

Dominant profiles prioritize a big picture approach. They prefer broad perspectives and avoid focusing on details, finding them tedious or intimidating.

Dominant profiles are direct and to the point, favoring straightforward communication. However, their bluntness, taken to extremes, can sometimes make their contacts uncomfortable.

Dominant profiles are stimulated by challenges and bored by routine tasks. Although they are able to carry out such tasks, they don't enjoy them. Challenge them, and they'll be fully on-board.

Dominant profiles are direct and proactive in the pursuit of their goals. If they come up against an obstacle, whether it's something or someone, they find a way to overcome it. Their competitive nature can sometimes be perceived as aggressiveness by others.

Dominant profiles talk fast and tend to interrupt their contacts as soon as they detect a break in the conversation, since they dislike long silences.

Dominant profiles are not afraid of making mistakes. They prefer to act and get things wrong rather than doing nothing. Fully prepared to make decisions even when they have limited information, they happily admit to any errors that may occur.

Recognizing their characteristics

Their emails

Length: Short and to the point

Attachments: Only if necessary to support a point or decision

Signature: Professional, often including their job title and direct contact details

Sign-off: Minimal, straight to the point ("Regards" or even just their name)

Greeting: Brief, sometimes even omitted to save time

Structure: Direct, concentrating on the expected action or result, with few superfluous details.

Celebrities

Many celebrities have a red profile to some extent: Simon Cowell, Rosie O'Donnell, Alec Baldwin, Kanye West, Tyra Banks, Madonna, J.R. Ewing (Dallas), Coach Bobby Knight, Venus Williams, Bernadette (Big Bang Theory), Captain Kirk (Star Trek) and plenty of others...

Lectures

• Poignées de main et regards ?
• La communication non-verbale de la personnalité dominante
• Comment communiquer efficacement par mail avec le profil DISC dominant ?
• Les profils DISC des stars

Podcast

Mementos

These mementos summarize the major characteristics of DISCp4 profiles. They form the ideal complement for understanding test results and adapting your communication according to the context.

Comics