Why invest in SOCIAL STYLE Training? How can it impact your Organization?
Find more information about the Model, the SOCIAL STYLE Assessment, the various communication style training programs, and how to teach SOCIAL STYLE at your organization.
SOCIAL STYLE training is the ultimate communication and culture-creation tool. It helps all of your people with a common language and reinforces that people with different behavioral preferences can all contribute in their own way. SOCIAL STYLE teaches people to understand behavioral patterns and distinguish the message from the way the messenger presents it.
The inclusion of Versatility strategies ensures that people understand practical and powerful ways to work productively with anyone. Versatility leads to better rapport with others and helps teams optimize performance.
Individuals with high Versatility receive significantly higher scores in communication.
Many TRACOM clients include SOCIAL STYLE training as a fundamental part of preparing newly promoted or hired managers. They understand that the communication and team-building skills associated with SOCIAL STYLE and Versatility are critical to leadership success.
Managers who understand how to connect with individuals in ways that resonate with their values, communication styles and needs are better equipped to keep their teams engaged and inspired to achieve. Multiple research studies have documented the impact that SOCIAL STYLE and Versatility have on managerial performance including:
- Managers with high SOCIAL STYLE skills are 27% better at managing conflict
- 81% of managers trained in SOCIAL STYLE say it makes them more effective as a manager and coach
- Managers with high Versatility are 27% better at leading their teams
see resources on leadership“SOCIAL STYLE provides a framework for our new managers to rely on. It helps them understand ways to change their efforts when things don’t go as planned.”
—VP of Human Resources
SOCIAL STYLE training helps salespeople understand the behaviors and preferences of others and then adapt their own behavior to build more effective relationships. It helps build rapport, overcome objections, and increase sales performance. What could be more important in selling situations than the effective communication that TRACOM’s SOCIAL STYLE & Versatility provides?
As a result of TRACOM’s SOCIAL STYLE Training:
Incorporating SOCIAL STYLE exercises into diversity and inclusion training helps people become aware of their behavior and how they are perceived by others. They learn about their strengths and weaknesses in relation to how they communicate and connect with others. To encourage inclusiveness and diversity of thought, companies can help their people first understand the preferences of different Social Styles. When people embrace the “Platinum Rule” (treat others as they want to be treated) in communicating with one another, a sense of inclusion in the workplace improves.
The SOCIAL STYLE Assessment is available in more than 20 languages and more than 80 country and geographic norms are available making it truly a global resource. SOCIAL STYLE improves communications making it a great to build an inclusive and diverse culture.
see resources on diversity“When we talk about EDI, what we’re really doing is trying to help build a community of trust within an organization.” — Jana Seijts, Lecturer of Management Communication and founder of the Women’s Leadership Mentoring Program, Richard Ivey School of Business
Few people truly work independently. Rather how effectively your people work within their teams is what will determine their (and your) success. SOCIAL STYLE boosts team performance whether it’s a team working in the same office location, spread across the globe or teams focused on serving your clients.
SOCIAL STYLE training helps your people understand the behavioral patterns of themself and their teammates. Then they learn Versatility strategies that allow them to effectively modify their behavior when working within their teams. That might mean giving some people more time to evaluate the situation or helping others understand the implications of a decision on their own role. Teams that understand SOCIAL STYLE simply work at a higher level. And team leaders that apply SOCIAL STYLE & Versatility can achieve more. Research shows that people with high SOCIAL STYLE skills are rated :
