Understanding How Others Misunderstand You: A Unique and Proven Plan for Strengthening Personal Relationships

by Ron Braund and Ken Voges

Book Overview

Using the pioneering DISC profile, this book teaches--in clear terms--how to build closer, more understanding relationships at home, work and church. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802411061
• ISBN13: 9780802411068
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Moody Publishers
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

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Helpful. Very strong Christian references.

I found this book helpful and rated it well. I just want to ensure folks realize that there is extensive comparisoin to New Testament biblical references. Not that there is anything wrong with that :-)

Understanding How Others Misunderstand You

If your relationships are worth strengthening, this book is worth reading! Personality differences can be God-given blessings or those same distinctions can strike a deathblow to what would otherwise be a productive and fruitful partnership. Using the renowned Carlson Learning Compant's DiSC system, the Understanding How Others Misunderstand You Workbook provides in-depth, enlightening methods of better knowing who you are and how you can better relate to others - even those with strikingly different personality traits. Two Biblical Personality Profile Instrumants are included as learning tools - not as clinical tests. You cannot pass or fail, but only come to a more complete understanding of how to create and function in a positive enviroment. As a companion volume to the Understanding How Others Misunderstand You book, Ken Voges and Dr. Ron Braund have taken the study even further than the basic insrument by providing additional exercises and fascinating biblical case studies. Because each workbook allows two individuals to participate, it is ideal for husband and wife, employer and employee, friend and friend. Or you can use several workbooks to accomodate an entire Biblical study group, deacon board, or office. --- from book's back cover

DISC in a Christian context

Ron Braund is a licensed marriage and family therapist; Ken Voges is the author of several other personality/behavior tools for Christians. Together, they have written this great book which applies DISC personality/behavior theory in a Christian context. In chapter one, they discuss how people are different: perceptual differences, motivational differences, and needs vs. values. They argue that personalities are by God's design and that no personality style is wrong or bad .. that every personality should be balanced, not letting strengths be emphasized to the point of weakness. Next, they introduce the DISC personality system and explain its vocabulary. They review how expectations and environment can have an impact on how people express their personalities, and they give examples of the DISC personality styles in daily living. In each of the two chapters about a particular personality style, they hit on 11 points: 1. Primary drive of the style 2. Personal giftedness of the style 3. Potential spiritual gifts of the style 4. Instinctive fear of the style 5. Strength out of control 6. Stress response 7. Blind spots 8. Areas to work on 9. Best complementary team members 10. Related Biblical model 11. Bible study references on strengths and weaknesses The authors illustrate the D style with the life of Paul; the S style with the life of Abraham; the C style with the life of Moses; and the I style with the life of Peter. Finally, they argue that Jesus demonstrated a perfect balance of all four personality styles as was appropriate for the situation. The only thing lacking in this book is a DISC-style personality test so that readers can determine their style. --Lynellen.com

On Target

I had originally purchased this book at the request of my employer for his own use. After flipping through several pages, various paragraphs jumped off the page at me confirming truths of my personality and I couldn't put it down.The DISC system of identifying personality traits is the best I've ever read. This book not only explains the the traits of a person's personality traits but how they interact and react to others. I quickly discovered why my High C personality conflicts so with my High D employer and how to possibly approach each other to maintain peace. Even my teenage daughters had fun identifying their personalities and how they related to biblical characters. This is great material for a small bible group or accountability group! P.S. My boss still doesn't have his book back. I think I'll buy him another - complete with highlights on the High C personality!