Breakthrough Coaching is the executive coaching practice founded by Dan Sakaki, a certified executive coach and seasoned facilitator with over 25 years of experience developing leadership capacity across the non-profit and business sectors. It guides individuals, leaders and groups toward meaningful, measurable growth.
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
Helen Keller
DiSC® Overview
Understanding DiSC: Communication & Team Effectiveness is a full-day, interactive program that introduces the DiSC model of behavioural styles (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness) to build self-awareness, sharpen communication and strengthen collaboration across style differences.
Every participant completes an individual Everything DiSC assessment before the session and works from their own personalized profile on the day. A 60-minute team debrief follows two to four weeks later.
What we cover
Welcome and introduction Program purpose, ground rules, and a first look at your personalized DiSC results.
The four DiSC styles An overview of D, I, S and C: priorities, motivators and communication tendencies.
Discovering your style A guided review of individual profiles, then small-group discussion of profile versus self-perception.
Reading other styles The observable cues for identifying colleagues' and clients' styles in the moment.
Adapting your approach Adjusting tone, pace and level of detail to communicate across styles.
DiSC in action: team dynamics Mapping the team's style mix, its friction points and its complementary strengths.
Applied practice: scenarios Role-play applying style adaptation to feedback, conflict and delegation.
Individual action planning A personal plan: one relationship to strengthen, one behaviour to adapt.
Wrap-up and commitments Key takeaways, Q&A and public commitment-sharing.
What you will leave able to do
Identify your own DiSC style and its impact on how you communicate, decide and collaborate
Accurately read the observable behavioural cues of the four DiSC styles in others
Adapt your communication approach to build rapport across styles
Map a team's style composition to anticipate friction points and leverage strengths
Translate insight into a concrete action plan for a specific working relationship
Every session is customized to your industry and environment. The final agenda is confirmed with your facilitator before delivery.
For organizations that want a shared language for working-style differences, so teams communicate better, handle friction earlier and collaborate across styles.
No prerequisites beyond completing the DiSC assessment before the session
Works equally well for an intact team or a mixed group of leaders
Individual Everything DiSC assessment and personalized profile report
Six hours of live, facilitated instruction
A 60-minute follow-up team debrief, two to four weeks after the session
Follow-up one-on-one coaching after the session
Live online: instructor-led, fully interactive, no travel
In-person: at your offices or a venue of your choice
Designed for cohorts of 6 or more
The DiSC assessment must be completed at least three business days before the session
Pricing depends on delivery mode, group size and how much customization you want. Tell us the shape and we will quote it.
