Curriculum

Six modules. One credential.

The Maximum Potential CertifiedPro curriculum is led by DISCovering the Styles, the core text you study from start to finish. Six modules, practice graph exercises and a final exam build on it.

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The core text

DISCovering the Styles

Nine chapters · © 2006 Maximum Potential Inc.

DISCovering the Styles is the foundation of the CertifiedPro curriculum. It teaches the four styles, how each shows up in behavior, and how to read and apply a DISC graph.

Everything else in the program is built around it. The six modules below organize and extend the book, and the practice graph exercises and exam test what it teaches. The book is included with your enrollment.

  1. Chapter 1 DISCovering the Styles
  2. Chapter 2 DISCovering the High Dominant
  3. Chapter 3 DISCovering the High Influence
  4. Chapter 4 DISCovering the High Steadiness
  5. Chapter 5 DISCovering the High Compliant
  6. Chapter 6 Developing a Better Understanding of the DISC Styles
  7. Chapter 7 Now DISCover Their Behavioral Style
  8. Chapter 8 Basics of a DISC Graph
  9. Chapter 9 How the DISC Styles Relate to One Another

Six modules built around the book

  1. 01

    Science of Behavior

    Marston’s model, the two-axis framework, and the four dimensions of observable behavior. The vocabulary and history every practitioner must command.

  2. 02

    Four Styles

    Identify D, I, S and C from written behavioral descriptions, including each style’s motivators, strengths and blind spots.

  3. 03

    Reading Graphs

    Interpret DISC profile graphs, single and paired, and select every descriptor that accurately matches the pattern.

  4. 04

    Communicating Across Styles

    Adapt your approach to each style and analyze the natural tension and synergy between two people’s graphs.

  5. 05

    DISC in the Workplace

    Apply DISC to teams, hiring conversations, coaching and conflict, with grounded, defensible recommendations.

  6. 06

    Practitioner Mastery

    Bring it together: integrated case work and the judgment to use DISC responsibly with clients.

Each module includes learning objectives, core content, review questions and practitioner tips.

The Exam

Prove it, don’t just attend.

Questions
62
To pass
70%
Covers
DISC history, style identification, and graph interpretation, including single-graph and two-person scenarios. Graph questions allow multiple answers.

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Why Maximum Potential

Maximum Potential CertifiedPro Typical vendor-license certification
What the credential proves Mastery of DISC theory and interpretation Authorization to use one product
Graph reading Any DISC graph, independent of software Reports from the vendor’s own tool
Paired-graph analysis Tested in the exam Often not assessed
Assessment of your knowledge Proctored exam, 70% to pass Varies by program
If you change tools The credential still stands May be tied to the license

The right-hand column describes common patterns, not any one provider.

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