while each of us has aspects of all of these personality styles within us on some level, we each have a place where we lean the most. most accountants fall in the \u201cconscientiousness\u201d quadrant, but we believe that great accounting teams have people in all of the different quadrants. we actively pursue diversity when it comes to disc styles and hire people in all quadrants. here is how our team falls within the four areas: 20% (d), 17% (i), 11% (s) and 51% (c).<\/p>\n

at summit cpa we are continually striving to become better \u2013 individually and professionally. we know that we don\u2019t know everything, so we hire experts who do. in 2017, we brought in an outside company, navigate the journey, to work with us on leadership and team development. they introduced us to the disc styles and conducted assessments on each of our team members. by using the disc assessment, we\u2019ve learned a lot about ourselves and one another, and we\u2019ve learned how to lean into our individual strengths in order to work together more effectively.<\/p>\n

we now conduct a disc assessment on all new employees to help us understand ourselves and our team members better. the disc assessment helps us understand one another\u2019s strengths and weaknesses, which results in better team communication and collaboration. we believe this type of personal development is crucial to the health of our team as we grow.<\/p>\n

good communication is important in any company, but for remote teams it is especially critical. the disc assessment has helped us tremendously improve the communication on our team. here\u2019s what one of our employees had to say about disc:<\/p>\n

\u201cwhen i first joined summit cpa, there were times when i would think, \u2018why is jody bringing these other people in on this discussion? doesn\u2019t he think i\u2019m competent?!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cit wasn\u2019t clear to me until i read through the disc assessment. i am a \u2018c\u2019 on the disc assessment \u2013 i am very analytical and like to think through things independently. jody, on the other hand, is an \u2018i\u2019 \u2013 he is very collaborative and likes to discuss things in groups. i realized that what jody was doing didn\u2019t have anything to do with not trusting me; he was doing what came natural to him.<\/p>\n

\u201ci\u2019ve learned that the things we do, and the ways we approach communication and collaboration are deeply connected to our personalities. the more aware we are of each other\u2019s personality differences, the more able we are to accept and work with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

the disc assessment is not something you do once, and then you\u2019re done. it\u2019s a constant topic of conversation in our company, and we believe that initiatives like this have helped tremendously in the growth of our company. to our knowledge, we are the largest fully distributed cpa firm in the nation. we\u2019ve grown extremely fast and have been recognized by inc. 5000. our growth doesn\u2019t appear to be slowing down any time soon. using initiatives like disc has helped us manage our growth with a high emphasis on communication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"