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Assessments · Specimen
A field guide to a misused tool —
The science behind DISC.
And why most teams use it wrong.
D
DOM.
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INF.
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CON.
FEB 24, 2026
Specimen 04
Assessments8 min read

The Science Behind DISC and Why Most Teams Use It Wrong

DISC was never designed to predict job performance. So why do most companies treat it like a hiring crystal ball?

Feb 24, 2026Read article
Feedback
Same words. Different ear —
Feedback that actually lands.
One delivery motivates. Another devastates. The difference is rarely the message.
FEB 24, 2026
Continued · Inside
Feedback7 min read

Feedback That Actually Lands: Matching Delivery to Personality

The same feedback delivered two different ways can motivate one person and devastate another. Here's how to match delivery to personality.

Feb 24, 2026Read article
Onboarding
A manager's playbook —
30
Days.
Skip the
guessing.
FEB 24, 2026
82% Never Trained
Onboarding8 min read

The Manager's First 30 Days: Using Personality Data to Skip the Guessing

82% of managers got the title without the training. Personality data is the shortcut they never received.

Feb 24, 2026Read article
Assessments · Composite
One sketch becomes a portrait —
When frameworks collide.
DISC · MBTI · Enneagram, layered honestly.
DISCMBTIENNEAGRAMportrait
FEB 24, 2026
Continued · Inside
Assessments8 min read

When Personality Frameworks Collide: Layering DISC, MBTI, and Enneagram

MBTI tells you how someone thinks. DISC tells you how they act. Enneagram tells you why. Use one and you get a sketch. Use three and you get a portrait.

Feb 24, 2026Read article
Culture · Op-Ed
Without the corporate liturgy —
Psychological safety, without the buzzwords.
synergize
circle back
let's pivot
low-hanging fruit
hold space
FEB 24, 2026
Continued · Inside
Culture8 min read

Building Psychological Safety Without the Corporate Buzzwords

Psychological safety has become a corporate cliche. Here's how to actually build it, minus the posters and platitudes.

Feb 24, 2026Read article
Remote Work
What 28% of your week is missing —
Remote teams don't need more meetings.
They need shared context.
FEB 24, 2026
Continued · Inside
Remote Work8 min read

Remote Teams Don't Need More Meetings. They Need Shared Context.

The average remote worker spends 28% of their week in meetings. The fix isn't fewer meetings. It's better shared context.

Feb 24, 2026Read article
Communication
Headline. Then correction —
Your team's communication problem
is a context problem.
The fix isn't more talking. It's more shared map.
FEB 24, 2026
Continued · Inside
Communication7 min read

Why Your Team's Communication Problems Aren't About Communication

Your team doesn't have a communication problem. It has a context problem. Here's what's actually going wrong.

Feb 24, 2026Read article
Voice AI · Comparison
SURVEY
what people think they should say
vs
VOICE
what they actually mean
FEB 24, 2026
10 Min · Conversation
Voice AI7 min read

Voice Interviews vs. Surveys: What 10 Minutes of Conversation Reveals

Surveys capture what people think they should say. Voice captures what they actually mean. The difference changes everything.

Feb 24, 2026Read article