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Behaviour - the basics

Thomas Behaviour provides accurate insights into how people behave at work. The sliders are based on the DISC theory. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Dr Thomas Hendrickson developed William Moulton Marston’s DISC theory to produce Thomas' Behaviour assessment for the workplace. 

A person’s pattern of responses reveals a preference for certain types of job behaviour, which is then displayed along the DISC continuums:

  1. Accommodating to Direct: Do they prefer diplomatic, consensus-based decision-making or do they like to lead the charge?

  2. Reflective to Outgoing: Do they enjoy working independently with a focus on tasks, or do they prefer to work with and through others to achieve their goals?

  3. Spontaneous to Methodical: Do they consider a fast-paced role that entails multitasking exciting or would they rather prefer to focus on executing organised plans?

  4. Pragmatist to Perfectionist: Does progress mean more to them than perfection or do they thrive in a quality-focused environment where the requirements are to work to high standards and apply attention to detail?

Behaviour in practice

Thomas Behaviour allows you to maximise your learning and development budget, gain greater certainty when recruiting, and understand how to reduce staff turnover. Behaviour profiling provides answers to questions such as: 

  • Is our business playing to this person’s strengths?

  • Which limitations will impact their ability to succeed in the role?

  • Will this person be successful in a technical, quality or standards-focused role?

  • Does this person drive for results?

  • Can this person work with and through people?

  • Will this person excel in a service, support or specialist role?