The Connections Warren Watchung Edition April/May 2021

THE WARREN-WATCHUNG CONNECTION PAGE 65 APRIL - MAY 2021 theconnectionsnj.com Typical with many corpora- tions, their human resources departments activate pro- grams to enhance the working relationships of their employ- ees. Many years ago, while working for a large telecom company in the Midwest, I took part in a DISC analysis with my team. DISC stands for Dominance, In uence, Compliance and Steadiness. A DISC assessment is designed to give you, and others, insight into your per- sonality. It is done by calculat- ing your personal DISC pro le based on your everyday typical behavior under normal condi- tions as well as under stress. You start by taking a survey that contains 28 groups of four statements. For each group of four descriptions you select the one most like you and the one least like you. It should only take a few minutes, but some of the groups can be challenging. For example, you might have to choose from the following: (A) I am very helpful towards others (B) I don’t like tempting fate (C) I don’t give up easily (D) People like my company After my team members completed the surveys, we each received a report. Based on your answers, paragraphs and sentences were extracted from a database and formed into a ten-page narrative about your working styles. You were also provided with a summary. Over the following week you were supposed to contin- ue the program by discussing your summary DISC pro le with each member on your team. However, I offered my direct reports an opportunity to ex- change our detailed reports before we met. My ve direct reports all agreed. Reading the reports ahead of our meetings was helpful. Then there was Mike’s re- port. As I moved onto the sec- ond page, I noticed there were striking similarities to my own report. I then placed a copy of my report next to his. I ipped the pages. They were identi- cal. This could only happen if Mike and I answered all 28 of the survey questions the same way. I estimate the odds of that happening at least 1 in 268 million (it is probably higher as each question had four differ- ent choices, but I’ll leave that to any of you statisticians out there). The meetings were bene - cial to my team going forward. No surprise that my relation- ship with Mike needed the least amount of work. He and I have remained friends since we stopped working together in 1997. My wife’s reaction when she heard about this, “Why didn’t you guys buy a lottery ticket?” 1 IN 268 MILLION By Dan Rosenberg DISC stands for Dominance, Influence, Compliance and Steadiness. A DISC assessment is designed to give you, and others, insight into your personality. It is done by calculating your personal DISC profile based on your everyday typical behavior under normal conditions as well as under stress. DeTommaso Law Group, LLC. 58 Mount Bethel Road, Suite 303 Warren, NJ 07059 (908) 595-0340 www.detommasolawgroup.com Alimony/Spousal Support – Arbitration – Appeals – Child Custody – Child Support – Divorce – Domestic Violence – Division of Assets Enforcement of Court Orders – Mediation – Modifications of Support Obligations – Prenuptial Agreements – Separation Agreements Strategic & Aggressive Divorce Lawyers When you need RESULTS, you need AGGRESSIVE representation. Michael J. DeTommaso Founder & Managing Partner Taryn R. Zimmerman Partner John J. Hays, II Partner COVID-19 UPDATE: We are open for business. All meetings with current and potential clientele are being conducted through telephone and video conference. All documents are prepared remotely and filed electronically. Our level of service remains commensurate to the service provided to our clients prior to the obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The DeTommaso Law Group is a reliable and experienced law firm with an exclusive focus on Divorce and Family Law . Our family lawyers take a fearless, personalized approach to every case. We Are Strategic: From day one, we will work with you to identify your specific objectives within the unique context of your case and begin developing short-term and long-term strategies to accomplish your goals in Court. We Are Aggressive: We fight for our clients. Where some might be inclined to give up on winnable issues to avoid confrontation, we relentlessly pursue the outcomes that serve our client’s best interests. We do everything in our power to accomplish your objectives in Court. You set the goals, and we design and implement an aggressive legal strategy to achieve them.