DiSC training for managers
Many managers lead everyone the way they would like to be led. DiSC training shows your managers their own management style and how to adapt it to each person they manage, so delegating, motivating and developing people all get easier. For groups of up to 14 managers, in person anywhere in the UK or virtually.
- Average value rating from 56 participants across five DiSC sessions, August to November 2026
- 9.2/10
- Managers in one DiSC session
- Up to 14
- +VAT for a half-day virtual session for up to 14 people, not including DiSC profiles
- From £2,750
Many managers manage in the way that comes naturally to them. It is often the way they would like to be managed themselves.
That suits the people in the team who share their style. The same approach can feel too hands-off, too hands-on, too fast or too careful to the people who do not.
Inner Leader is an Everything DiSC Authorised Partner based in Leamington Spa. Our DiSC training for managers is a workshop built on Everything DiSC Management, the version of the DiSC profile written for people who manage others (Everything DiSC is published by Wiley). Each manager learns their own management style and how to adapt it to each person they manage. We run it in person anywhere in the UK or virtually, from a three-hour virtual session to a full day in person, for up to 14 managers in a session. The delivery of a half-day virtual session starts from £2,750 +VAT, not including DiSC profiles.
This page is for line managers and team leaders. For senior leaders and leadership teams we use a different profile, Everything DiSC Work of Leaders, which is covered on our DiSC workshop for leaders page.
What Everything DiSC Management covers
Everything DiSC describes four behavioural styles: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness. Everything DiSC Management applies those four styles to the job of managing people. Wiley, the publisher, describes it as helping anyone in a management role to engage, motivate and develop their people.
It starts with the manager's own style: their priorities, what they enjoy about managing and what they find stressful. Then it teaches a simple way to recognise the DiSC styles of the people they manage.
From there it covers four parts of a manager's job. Directing and delegating looks at a manager's natural strengths and challenges when they hand work over. Motivation looks at the environment a manager creates and how it motivates or demotivates each person. Developing people looks at how a manager's style helps or gets in the way of someone's long-term growth. Working with your own manager looks at how your manager is likely to see you and how to gain their support.
Everything DiSC Management is available on Catalyst, the online Everything DiSC platform. We are big advocates of Catalyst. Every manager can see their own DiSC style and their colleagues' styles, with practical tips for working well with each person, long after the session ends.
Using DiSC in one-to-ones and feedback
One-to-ones are a good place to start using DiSC. The same question asked of a fast decider and a careful thinker has to sound different, and after the session managers understand why.
The same goes for feedback and delegation. One person wants the headline and the freedom to get on with it. Another wants the detail and time to think before they answer. A manager who can tell which is which gets a better conversation with both.
If you want your managers to go further with these conversations, our coaching skills for managers programme teaches them to coach their own people through one-to-ones, feedback and accountability. It typically runs as four to six sessions across three to six months and uses Everything DiSC alongside.
DiSC training for new managers and experienced managers
Wiley describes Everything DiSC Management as being for anyone in a management role, so it works for both. We have run Everything DiSC with everyone from groups of graduates to executive teams.
For a newly promoted manager, it is an early look at how their style affects the people they now manage. For an experienced manager, it gives them words for patterns they may already have noticed in how they work with different people.
Nobody needs to know anything about DiSC beforehand. Our article on the four DiSC personality types explains the styles if your managers would like to read ahead.
When organisations book DiSC training for managers
- Managers who lead everyone the way they'd like to be led
- Newly promoted managers leading people for the first time
- One-to-ones that go well with some people and feel like hard work with others
- Managers who find it hard to delegate to people who work differently from them
- Feedback that lands well with one person and badly with another
- A group of managers who each manage in their own way and want a shared language
Who DiSC training for managers is designed for
This work is built for:
- Line managers and team leaders who want to get more from their one-to-ones
- Newly promoted managers learning to lead people
- Experienced managers who want to adapt their style to each person
- Organisations that want all their managers to share one language for working with people
It is not the right choice for:
- Anyone wanting personality tests for recruitment screening (DiSC is not designed for this)
- Sending out profiles with no session to talk them through
- Labelling people to explain away problems
How DiSC training for managers runs
Each manager completes Everything DiSC Management
Every manager completes the assessment online, usually a week or two before the session. It takes fifteen to twenty minutes.
Understand your own DiSC management style
Each manager looks at their own profile first: their priorities, what they enjoy about managing and what stresses them.
Recognise the DiSC styles of the people you manage
Managers learn a simple way to recognise each of the four styles from how a person behaves, then think about the people in their own team.
Apply DiSC to delegating, motivating and developing people
We anchor the language into real management situations, such as one-to-ones, delegation and feedback. Our guide to which Everything DiSC profile to choose explains how Management compares with the other profiles.
I don’t necessarily need to change what I want to communicate, but I can change how I communicate it depending on the person.
Outcomes you can expect
- Managers who understand their own style and how it lands on each person they manage
- Managers who can adapt their style to the person in front of them
- Delegation and direction that suit the person receiving them
- One-to-ones and feedback conversations that work for both people
- A shared language for working with people that every manager uses
How it runs
| Format | In person anywhere in the UK, or virtual. A three-hour virtual session works well for managers spread across different locations |
|---|---|
| Group size | Up to 14 managers in one session |
| Duration | From a three-hour virtual session to a full day in person, with profiles completed in advance |
Questions people ask about DiSC training for managers
What is DiSC training for managers?
DiSC training for managers is a workshop in which managers complete the Everything DiSC Management profile, learn their own management style and practise adapting it to each person they manage. Inner Leader, an Everything DiSC Authorised Partner, runs it for groups of up to 14 managers, in person anywhere in the UK or virtually.
What is the Everything DiSC Management profile?
Everything DiSC Management is the version of the Everything DiSC profile written for people who manage others, published by Wiley. It covers the manager's own style, recognising the styles of the people they manage, directing and delegating, motivation, developing people and working with their own manager.
How is Everything DiSC Management different from the Workplace profile?
Everything DiSC Workplace is about everyday working relationships with colleagues, and Everything DiSC Management is about the job of managing people. Management uses the same four DiSC styles and applies them to directing and delegating, motivating people, developing them and working with their own manager. Our guide to which Everything DiSC profile to choose compares them.
Is DiSC training suitable for first-time managers?
Yes, DiSC training is suitable for first-time managers. Wiley describes Everything DiSC Management as being for anyone in a management role, and nobody needs any knowledge of DiSC beforehand. Inner Leader has run Everything DiSC with everyone from groups of graduates to executive teams.
Can managers see their team's DiSC styles?
Yes, managers can see their team's DiSC styles where the people they manage have completed an Everything DiSC profile as well. On Catalyst, the online Everything DiSC platform, a manager can see their own DiSC style and their colleagues' styles, with practical tips for working well with each person. In the session managers also learn to recognise a person's style from how they behave.
How does DiSC training link to coaching skills training for managers?
DiSC training and coaching skills training work well together. DiSC shows a manager how their style lands on each person they manage, and coaching skills training teaches them how to ask a better question, give feedback and hold someone to account. Inner Leader's coaching skills for managers programme typically runs as four to six sessions across three to six months for groups of 8 to 16 managers and uses Everything DiSC alongside.
How long is DiSC training for managers?
DiSC training for managers runs from a three-hour virtual session to a full day in person, for up to 14 managers in a session. Each manager completes the Everything DiSC Management assessment online a week or two beforehand, which takes fifteen to twenty minutes.
How much does DiSC training for managers cost?
As a guide, the delivery of a half-day virtual DiSC session for up to 14 managers starts from £2,750 +VAT with Inner Leader. The cost of DiSC profiles is not included and depends on the profile chosen. We'll confirm a fixed price once we know your numbers and format. Our guide to how much DiSC training costs in the UK has more detail.
Further reading
The four DiSC personality types and what they mean
The four DiSC personality types are Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness. Here are the strengths and challenges of each style at work.
10 questions people ask about DiSC assessments
What a DiSC assessment is, what the letters stand for, how long the DiSC test takes, whether your style changes over time and six more questions people ask.
DiSC personality profiling for teams
How DiSC profiling works for teams: the four workplace styles, how a team profiling session runs and what managers do with each DiSC profile afterwards.
Which Everything DiSC profile is right for your team?
Workplace, Management, Work of Leaders, Agile EQ or Sales: what each Everything DiSC profile is for and how to choose the right one for your team.
How much does DiSC training cost in the UK?
What a DiSC workshop costs in the UK and what changes the price: group size, format and the profile you choose. Delivery fees from £2,750 +VAT.
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