FAQ

Due to the rise of technology and the information age most organisations compete based primarily on their people. The ability to recruit, engage and retain quality employees is the most challenging and expensive priority.
Global DISC™ addresses all the 3 main challenges: people, diversity and complexity.

People
People think, behave and work in such different ways that it causes stress, conflicts, disengagement and this challenge multiplies across various cultural groups. Global DISC™ gives you the blueprint to leverage those differences and rapidly drive engagement, team work, customer service and sales.

Diversity
Diversity is the greatest asset or liability depending on the level of cultural intelligence. People have different ways of solving problems which can be a force for good or for destruction. Intercultural DISC™ turns diversity into an inclusive environment where people are compatible, productive and happy.

Complexity
Complexity is the enemy of execution. Global DISC™ seamlessly integrates the latest business data and academic research into a practical framework. This turn-key solution is available through a network of licensed partners in the USA, Latin America and Europe.

Several companies have their own DISC model which explain how the 4 personality types tend to behave and communicate. Global DISC™ explains why. It introduces the topic of cultural intelligence, the other 50% that is missing from all standard DISC reports.

Global DISC™ covers not only personality types, but it also explains how cultural background influences behaviour. Personality determines how you want to behave, culture determines how you should behave. The Global DISC™ report covers the 50% of information that is missing from any other DISC type reports.

Most intercultural models were created before globalisation and they tend to focus on a group of people, they are based on average results of individual assessments and they are country-specific covering the Do-s and Don’t-s of particular countries. Although the country of origin is a good starting point, it is just one of the several cultural groups we simultaneously belong to. That is inter-national training at its best, not inter-cultural one. Global DISC™ focuses on individuals to understand how their personality type and cultural background impact behaviour and communication. It distills and seamlessly integrates 11 scientifically validated models with the latest business data into a practical and truly intercultural behavioural framework.

No. DISC tends to be situational (you complete it as a manager of a company), Global DISC reveals your personality type and cultural orientation.

Most models were created in the 70s and 80s based on the data of people who grew up without EU, internet and cheap flights. They focus on one cultural group out of many, the country of origin, maybe generations. Global DISC™ focuses on the deep layer, cognitive diversity, the one that actually has proven benefit as opposed to the identity differences such as nationalities, generations, genders, etc.

Global DISC™ is a logical upgrade and upsell to all existing clients which means extra revenue, increased reputation and market domination position for you. You can also demonstrate that you keep up with the latest solutions to be able to provide clients with the most value.

According to Gallup only 13% of employees are engaged and this figure is getting worse every year. Those programs deal with the symptoms only, not the root cause of the problem. That is what cultural intelligence does. Giving people the tools to raise self-awareness and see situations from different perspectives reduces conflicts and creates an inclusive environment.

Most of them fail or make things worse due to the lack of commitment of leadership. A mandatory unconscious bias training does not change behaviour, it requires specific knowledge and exemplary leadership with ongoing support. A complicated program or one just to tick the boxes will make things worse. Global DISC™ can be applied after a day training and it allows people to recognise, understand and adapt to different behaviour in a fast-paced, multicultural and inclusive environment.

Because you could stand out from the crowd by offering the latest, multi award-winning tool to your clients as opposed to the competition. Would they choose you if you could give them much more for a similar price? (report, Quest, comparisons.)

It is proven that emotional intelligence is more important than IQ when it comes to success. Cultural intelligence (ICQ) is the next level, the application of emotional intelligence combined with the understanding of behaviour and mindset of different cultural groups. If common sense and EQ were enough, the UK would not lose £48 billion a year, 83% of joint ventures would not fail and leadership gap would not be the main concern of global companies. The Train the trainer course is also ICF accredited and you can earn 18 points out of the 40 points needed every 3 years to renew the ICF license while you create a new revenue stream as well.

Through our certified practitioners: UK, USA, France, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Thailand, Indonesia, New Zealand, China, Australia, Nigeria, Bulgaria, Japan, India, Philippines, Macedonia.

The assessment is currently available in twelve different languages: English, Danish, German, Indonesian, Thai, Hungarian, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, French, Chinese and Vietnamese. More languages will be added. The Global DISC™ assessment report is currently available in English only.

Minimum 3 years of experience as a coach or trainer or 10 years of corporate background. Ideally a certification in a behavioural or intercultural model.

We can discuss it, yes, as long as the credits are prepaid.

They are free for all licensees, unlimited.

Yes, as long as we have minimum 10 people in one location.

If you have the right background (certified in DISC or any intercultural models), we can discuss it.

There is no DISC company. Different companies created their own version of DISC and they could trademark that. Global DISC™ is 100% owned by ICQ Global including the IP and all the technological development such as online portal, etc.

This multi award-winning Global DISC model is developed by Csaba Toth, the founder of ICQ Global (www.ICQ.global). Csaba has over 15 years of experience in setting up startups and working with entrepreneurs, coaches, and leaders of global businesses and Fortune 500 companies.
His goal is to empower people to get along with themselves and others by understanding the blueprint of why people think and behave differently so they can turn those differences into synergy instead of painful liability.

It is based on the most researched models such as the work of professor Hofstede, Sir Richard Lewis, Fons Trompenaars, Edward T Hall, Dr Tony Alessandra and it has been updated with the latest Globe Study. 2 universities teach it at masters level (MBA in Spain, Cross-culture in Shanghai). It was also published in a book with John Mattone, Steve Jobs’ former coach and Dr David Clive Price.

No, it is in progress. However most academically validated solutions from the 70s and 80s do not deliver the results they promise as they are now outdated and incomplete, even though they are statistically scientific.

Same as global mindset, the ability to see the same situation from different perspectives so we can make better decisions and choose to respond instead of just reacting.

In general, CQ refers to a country-specific intercultural model such as Hofstede, Trompenaars, Lewis-model. It is also Dr David Livermore’s own trademark and name of his model. ICQ is about understanding how personality types and cultural background influence all 3 layers of our behaviour, WHAT, HOW and WHY people think and behave so differently, and how to turn those differences into synergy instead of painful liability.

– Making the science of uncommon sense (icq) as uncomplicated and practical as possible so clients can actually apply that knowledge
– Giving our partners as much value as possible so they can pass it onto their client.

To have a 1000 passionate, licensed partners who transform a 100,000 leaders that would positively impact millions of people at home and at work.