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Using Personality Profiles for Better Work Performance


Adult / Professional Development -
2026-2027 CE School Year

Learn how to enhance your communication, convey your ideas effectively, and understand what matters to others—even those with different personality styles. In this course, you’ll analyze the four styles of the DiSC Profile—Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Compliance—and develop action plans for communicating successfully with each type.

Your course fee includes your own DiSC Behavioral Personality Profile assessment and a personalized review.

This course is included in the Certificate in Workplace Communication course.

Instructors

William Draves

William A. Draves, CAE, is a chief executive officer of his organization, a Certified Association Executive, leader in his field, and acclaimed futurist. In 2000 he and his colleague, Julie Coates, laid out nine shifts that would happen by 2020, in their book Nine Shift: Work, life and education in the 21st Century.
The BBC flew their global business reporter from China to his home to interview him for a half-hour program that aired worldwide to millions. Draves has been in management and leadership positions in a variety of work and volunteer situations. He has taught online for over twenty years, including teaching at the graduate level. With a particular interest in mentoring young people, he teaches a variety of leadership courses.
Draves has been in management and leadership positions in a variety of work and volunteer situations. He has taught online for over twenty years, including teaching at the graduate level. With a particular interest in mentoring young people, he teaches a variety of leadership courses.
He has been interviewed by Wired.com, The New York Times, NPR, NBC Nightly News, Washington Post, Virtual University News, Chronicle of Higher Education and other national media. Draves has spoken around the world, including Japan, Russia, Australia, Germany, Slovenia, Mexico, England and throughout Canada and the U.S. His TED talk has been heard by thousands.


Rod Holt

Rod Holt holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from University of Lethbridge, a Master of Education in Leadership, and is currently completing a Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Leadership from Aspen University. He is the Associate VP of Academic Entrepreneurship at Red Deer Polytechnic in Alberta, Canada, and has worked across a variety of industries. He is passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship, learning, and the experience that comes from failure.


Sally Klauss

Sally Klauss, MBA, CPCC, has an extensive background in management, employee training and development, total quality management and business management. She is also a leadership coach specializing in management development. Klauss is a popular online instructor, teaching several other courses as well. 

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  Sally Klauss , Rod Holt , William Draves


Online
Sun-Sat, Nov 2 - Nov 27
12:01 AM - 11:59 PM

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Min Age   18 yr.

Price: $ 295 00