The document describes the characteristics and traits of the DISC type CD personality, emphasizing their preference for independent work, logical problem-solving, and a need for personal space. It outlines both their strengths, such as straightforwardness and objectivity, and blind spots, including discomfort with small talk and a tendency to overcomplicate solutions. Common job roles for this personality type include project manager, architect, and software developer.

1. THE
SKEPTIC
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2. OBJECTIVE
SERIOUS
LOGICAL
DISC Type Cd
Cd personali-es tend to be most
comfortable with though7ul,
independent work, and may relate
to others in a more distant and
detached manner.

3. DISC type Cd personality
types tend to…

4. DISC Type Cd
Seek personal space,
privacy and autonomy

5. DISC Type Cd
Steer clear of large group ac.vi.es

6. DISC Type CdRelate to others in an independent
and detached manner

7. DISC Type Cd
Build trust or reveal
personal informa2on more
slowly than most people

8. Separate emo*ons from
decision-making
DISC Type Cd

9. STRENGTHS
typically associated with Cd types

10. Being straigh,orward, objec4ve,
and grounded in reality
DISC Type Cd

11. DISC Type Cd
Giving work assignments
in wri0ng and requests
wri4en feedback

12. DISC Type Cd
Using an analy0cal
approach to solving
problems

13. DISC Type Cd
Taking responsibility and
ownership over results

14. DISC Type Cd
Maintaining quality by
asking ques0ons frequently

15. DISC Type Cd
Focusing on what needs to be
done, by whom and by when

16. BLIND SPOTS
typically associated with Cd types

17. Avoiding or resis4ng people who do not use
a systema4c approach to organizing work
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18. DISC Type Cd
Doing important work him/herself
to be sure it is done correctly

19. Being cri)cal of people who
don't meet his/her standards
for quality and accuracy
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20. DISC Type Cd
Overcomplica0ng solu0ons
to simple problems

21. Being uncomfortable with small
talk, saving 7me but missing out
on its rela7onal benefits
DISC Type Cd

22. Spending more ,me working alone when
collabora,on would be more effec,ve
DISC Type Cd

23. MOTIVATORS
Skep%c’s tend to be mo%vated by…

24. Crea)ng procedures, rules,
and guidelines for other
people to follow
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25. DISC Type Cd
Developing more
efficient processes

26. Taking primary ownership
over processes and 4melines
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27. Spending a lot of .me to research
the root causes of a problem
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28. STRESSORS
Skep%c’s tend to be drained by…

29. DISC Type Cd
Bouncing between
mul4ple ideas at once

30. Collabora4ng regularly alongside other
people at the expense of independence
DISC Type Cd

31. Going on new adventures
and pursuing abstract
opportuni4es
DISC Type Cd

32. Understanding and explaining
the human impact of a big
organiza)onal decision
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33. JOBS
Common jobs for DISC type Cd

34. • Project Manager
• Architect
• Sales Opera6ons Manager
• Chief Technology Officer
• Investment Analyst
• So?ware Developer
• So?ware Engineer
• Data Scien6st
• Financial Analyst
• Systems Administrator
• Director of Engineering
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