As your company scales and you look to develop talent within your organization, incorporating DISC, Driving Forces and EQ assessments allows for a strategic, data-driven, and cohesive management development program for your organization.
What is DISC?
DISC is a human behavior model that describes observable human behavior in everyday life and measures four distinct areas:
- Dominance – how you respond to problems and challenges
- Influencing – how you respond to people and contacts
- Steadiness – how you respond to pace and consistency
- Compliance – how you respond to procedure and constraints
Put simply, DISC describes how you do certain things, including how you communicate. We use this tool, along with two other assessments: Driving Forces and Emotional Quotient. When taken together, these three assessments explain your what, your how and your why – and importantly – how you’re different from others – internally and externally to your organization.
The TTI Trimetrix Assessment, which measures an individual’s DISC, Driving Forces, and EQ is the foundation for most of the leadership development work that we do. It allows individuals to better understand their own communication styles, the styles of those around them and how to best meet someone else where they need them to be.
Diversity of thought allows for improved productivity among your teams, but can also lead to conflict. Conflict isn’t inherently bad, but can be detrimental if not addressed appropriately. Recognizing that no style is wrong, and that everyone has their own preferred communication style, is key to mitigating the risk of reduced efficiencies resulting from unproductive conflict. Being able to identify your own DISC profile, and do the same in others, is the starting point for effective communication.
What are Driving Forces?
In small businesses, performance isn’t just about how someone behaves, it’s also about the why behind their actions. That’s where Driving Forces come in.
A complement to the DISC assessment, Driving Forces are rooted in research and focus on the motivational drivers that influence decision-making and behavior. The 12 Driving Forces, are grouped into six core motivators with two opposing sides each. For example, Intellectual (a desire for knowledge) vs. Instinctive (a preference for relying on intuition and experience).
These forces reveal what energizes and engages people at work and helps organizations answer these questions:
- What motivates this person to go the extra mile?
- How can we structure their role to align with their core values?
- What types of projects or work environments will lead to long-term engagement?
Driving Forces assessments offer valuable insight into what motivates individuals to take action, helping organizations better understand the internal drivers behind behavior. When used alongside DISC, they provide a more complete view of each person; combining how they work with why they work that way. This understanding empowers businesses to make more informed hiring decisions, build stronger teams, develop effective leaders, and create environments where people are more likely to thrive and stay engaged. By aligning roles and responsibilities with what truly drives your people, you can unlock higher performance, stronger collaboration, and long-term success.
What is EQ?
Emotional intelligence is a key driver of effective communication, decision-making, and leadership. The EQ assessment measures a person’s ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions, both their own and those of others.
Specifically, the assessment measures –
- Self-Awareness – The ability to recognize and understand your own emotions, and how they affect your thoughts and behavior.
- Self-Regulation – The ability to manage or redirect disruptive emotions and impulses, and adapt to changing circumstances with resilience and self-control.
- Motivation – Internal drive to achieve goals, pursue excellence, and maintain a positive attitude in the face of challenges.
- Social Awareness – The capacity to understand the emotions, needs, and concerns of others. Picking up on emotional cues and understanding different perspectives.
- The ability to build and maintain healthy relationships, influence others, manage conflict, and work well in teams.
Together, these five areas help individuals increase emotional agility, leading to improved communication, stronger leadership presence, better collaboration, and more informed, empathetic decision-making. The EQ assessment quantifies these elements and provides actionable feedback to help professionals grow. It is an essential tool for leadership development, team effectiveness, and culture alignment.
Red Clover and DISC
Red Clover is passionate about DISC, Driving Forces and EQ.. Our certified DISC consultants engage in a thorough learning and testing process and are uniquely positioned to help your people understand their behavioral profile and how it influences the work they do.
Red Clover selected a USA-based provider to produce content-rich reports for the three science assessments which we use for leadership development and can integrate into the majority of employee lifecycle processes, including recruiting, onboarding and performance management
Every Red Clover engagement includes a complimentary assessments and one on one debrief for the business owner or key contact person.
DISC, Driving Forces and EQ Assessments for Team Optimization
At Red Clover, we use these science-backed, data-driven assessments to help organizations develop stronger, more effective teams. These assessments provide a multi-dimensional view of individual contributors: how they behave, why they’re motivated to act, and how well they manage themselves and relate to others.
Our approach is both individualized and team-focused:
- One-on-One Reviews – Each member of your team receives personalized insights through a facilitated review of their assessment results. These conversations build self-awareness, uncover motivational drivers, and identify opportunities for growth and alignment within their role.
- Group Debriefs & Team Workshops – We bring teams together to explore collective dynamics, communication styles, emotional intelligence, and potential friction points. By mapping individual profiles against team objectives, we help uncover how the group can work better together, with intention and empathy.
- Strategic Alignment & Follow-Up – Assessment insights are not one-and-done. We use them to inform leadership development, improve hiring strategies, resolve interpersonal challenges, and support long-term cultural alignment. We integrate these assessments in your employee lifecycle processes as part of an intentional, long-term provider relationship.
By helping teams understand themselves and each other better, these tools empower organizations to build trust, improve communication, and achieve more together.
Want to Learn More about DISC and Our Other Assessments? Contact Red Clover Today!
Partnering with Red Clover as your certified DISC, Driving Forces and EQ provider gives you and your business affordable access to a variety of assessments and products. As with any tool, it’s only useful if you know how to use it, and that’s Red Clover’s competitive difference. We don’t send you the survey and let you decipher the results on your own. Any assessment we run comes with a dedicated debrief where we help you interpret the results. We are also able to run reports and debriefs for entire teams, allowing your internal teams to improve their communication, maximize productivity, and results.
To get the best out of your people and approach your HR processes strategically, partnering with a certified consultant will give your company the edge it needs to thrive. Red Clover is prepared to help your business leverage behavioral assessments for growth and success. Speak with one of our certified DISC consultants.
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