Communication Style Assessment

Identify where your communication styles clash and get targeted strategies to reduce conflict, based on a validated communication-style framework.

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When to Use This Tool

A client has friction with someone whose communication style differs from theirs

Understanding your own default style before trying to adapt to others

Building self-awareness around how you show up in conversations

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How do you usually show up in conversations — do you tend to take charge, get an...

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Tool Classification

Domain

Relationships

Type

Assessment

Phase

Discovery

Details

15 min Mid session

Topics

Communication Identity

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1 Manager whose direct reports find them intimidating

Context

A director has received 360 feedback that her team finds her 'abrupt,' 'hard to read,' and 'intimidating in one-on-ones.' She describes herself as efficient and direct. She is not hostile - she cares about her team and is confused that they experience her differently than she intends. She's worked with this team for two years and the feedback has been consistent across both cycles.

How to Introduce

Frame the assessment as a gap-mapping exercise, not a personality diagnosis. 'This assessment identifies your default co...

2 Client in conflict with a peer whose communication style is opposite to theirs 🔒

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3 coaching scenarios with introduction language, observation guides, debrief maps, and red flags

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