About Work Ignited:
Assessments and Development
to Build Strong Leaders and Collaborative Teams
Here's the Truth:
Work shouldn't feel like a grind. It should make you feel ignited!
Hi There. I'm Amy Pearl.
At Work Ignited, we help HR, L&D and business leaders to build stronger leaders, healthier teams, and workplace cultures people love.
Coming from the corporate world, I experienced first-hand the challenges of building high performing teams, navigating organizational politics, balancing competing priorities, managing change and uncertainty, and developing people while driving results...all while trying to feel good about your life. I saw many leaders struggle, not because they weren't capable but because they lacked the insight, frameworks, and support to feel effective.
That's why, for more than 25 years, I've partnered with organizations of every size, from global Fortune 50 companies to small businesses to not-for-profits, to make leadership assessment and development practical, personalized, and powerfully effective. Now, we serve hundreds of organizations annually implement science-based assessments and impactful development solutions to spark transformation from the inside out.
If you're looking to ignite your passion, ignite your team, and ignite your workplace...
You've come to the right place!
Why Organizations Choose to Work With Us
Business-minded,
strategic
thinkers.
Personal and action-oriented
service.
Award-winning assessment
providers.
Step-by-step
implementation
support.
Practical and
cost-effective
solutions.
What We Do
Leadership Assessments and Development That Works in the Real World
Leadership Assessments:
Unlock the Potential of People
Get certified to bring these tools in-house or rely on us for full-service administration.
Everything DiSC for self-discovery, training, and teambuilding
PXT Select for candidate screening, position profiling, onboarding, and career pathing
Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team to create high performing teams
Customized 360 degree feedback to grow leaders
Leadership Development:
Implement Learning That Sticks
Whether you need a full-service partner or prefer to do-it-yourself, we'll help you build a solution that fits your goals and your budget.
Full One-on-one Coaching Engagements and Laser Coaching
Online Learning for Supervisory and Management Development
Teambuilding Sessions and Executive Retreats
Grab-N-Go Learning Kits and Facilitation Materials
Succession Planning and Talent Development Strategies
Who We Serve
The People That Make Work Work
Human Resources Professionals
Build leadership capacity, improve culture, reduce turnover, resolve conflict, create high performing teams
Learning &
Development Teams
Scale training programs, certify internal facilitators, provide engaging learning experiences, measure development impact
Managers &
Team Leaders
Understand your team, strengthen trust and teamwork, build accountability, achieve results through people
Organizations Going Through Change
Navigate mergers/acquisitions, implement new systems, manage restructuing, drive culture, engage teams
Get to Know Us
At Work Ignited, we believe in keeping things personal. That means, when you work with us, you don't get voicemails, chatbots, or layers of bureaucracy. You work directly with the people who design, deliver, and celebrate your success. Every engagement is tailored, never templated. Plus, we're backed by industry powerhouses like Wiley Publishing, Unboxed Technologies, and Paradigm Personality Labs.
You get seasoned experts and personalized service who know you, your goals, your people, and your culture inside and out.
Amy Pearl
DiSC Profile: Conscientious/Dominant
Hi! I love creating strategic solutions and simple tools to help people ignite their passions, their teams, and their workplaces. I've spent the last 3 decades helping companies achieve their goals, first as a corporate gal at M&T Bank and then, serving people like you. Now, I spend my time coaching Human Resources, L&D, and business leaders to love their jobs. I'm a no-nonsense yet fun-loving coach and facilitator who loves to hiking the highest mountains and playing golf out of the deepest sand traps. I'd love to help you achieve your goals!
Kris Coleman
DiSC Profile: Conscientious
Hello! We might have already spoken, since I'm typically the person you speak with when you call our office, especially if I'm managing 360 degree feedback projects for your organization. It's my job to make sure our clients get the best service possible. I've had experience working in all kinds of places including an animal hospital and brewery in Buffalo, a private high school in New York City, Sugarbush Resort in Vermont, and Denali Park Resorts in Alaska. I can't wait to get to know more about your organization.
Our Approach:
You and Me Every Step of the Way
Identify Your
Strategy, Goals and
Learning Approach
We spend time with you learning about your needs, your culture, and your desired approach. Then, we'll customize full-service or do-it-yourself solutions to achieve your goals.
Choose Your Assessments and Customize Your Materials
Whether you are screening job candidates, developing your team, or assessing your leaders, we'll help you choose the assessments and customize the training materials based on your organization's mission, vision, values, and key messages.
Facilitate an
Engaging
Experience
We'll customize a leadership development program, teambuilding event, training class, or one-on-one coaching engagement that engages learners, instills habits that lead to success, and makes your job easier.
Ensure the
Learning
Sticks
Use our micro-learning modules and virtual team activities to keep the learning alive, transform your culture, and cross one thing of your list!
Our Values
When we help our clients define their core values, we tell them that these are more than just words. They are the are the beliefs and behaviors people should bring to the table and demonstrate throughout the day. So, if you're going to post the words on the wall, you better mean it and do it. We try to be role models of this philosophy every day by demonstrating these values through our work.
Respect
We care about people and build positive, trusting relationships to help other unlock their personal potential.
Inspire
We make someone say "wow" every day to improve their lives and the lives of those around them.
Innovate
We understand others' needs and use our creativity to implement solutions that work for them.
Deliver
We provide exceptional products and service. We love new adventures and never stop learning in order to be our best.
Collaborate
We create a friendly, open, and fun atmosphere that creates a bigger future for everyone.
Let's Connect
Our home base is in Buffalo, New York. Go Bills!
But the magic of Teams and Zoom allows us to service clients from around the world.
Want to chat?
Let's discuss your challenges and goals. No pressure, never a sales pitch - just an open conversation about how we can help.
Contact Us
Work Ignited
716-276-8005
8304 Main Street
Williamsville, New York 14221
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 - 5:00 Eastern Time
We'd love to hear from you!
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Assessment
Solutions
Explore our assessments for candidate screening, development, team building, succession planning, and more.
Fabulous
Together
Give the women in your organization the coaching, confidence, and connections they need to have successful careers and a fabulous lives.
e-Learning
Made Easy
Create an amazing learning experience
whether your team is
at the office, at home, or on the go.
Lead
Ignited
Be the best leader you can be
with this award-winning
learning opportunity.
Collaboration
Breakthrough
Create a workplace you love with our best-selling book, employee survey, and interactive team experience.
Coaching
Conversations
Replace your archaic review process
with an online system to
guide GREAT conversations.
Download the Best Interview Questions
for Virtual Job Candidates
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How is Everything DiSC different from other assessments?
What Is Everything DiSC and How Is It Different from Other Assessments?
Quick Answer:
Everything DiSC is a research-backed behavioral assessment that measures an individual's preferences and tendenices, and helps them understand how they communicate and work. Unlike personality or typology tests, DiSC translates insight into daily action you can actually use at work and at home.
Everyone has a unique DiSC style. No one style is better or worse than the next. When people know themselves and others better, they can show up as their true selves in the workplace. When these characteristics are assessed and harnassed, better communication and healthier workplace cultures become possible. Click here to explore the profiles!
For over 25 years, I've used assessments in almost every way possible: candidate screening, training, leadership development, succession planning, employee relations, one-on-one coaching, organizational analytics, and more. I've learned that assessments are fascinating, but many are complicated and most leave people thinking, “Okay… now what?” That’s what makes DiSC different. It's simple and immediately practical. Within 20 minutes, learners start applying it to their conversations, meetings, coaching sessions, and team experiences.
FAQs:
1. Who invented the DISC model?
Dr. William Moulton Marston laid the theoretical groundwork in his 1928 book, Emotions of Norrmal People. And, that title should tell you something. His theory is simple to understand, but robust enough to explain basic human interaction on many levels.
And, here's a fun fact. At the encouragement of his wife and in a time when comic books were filled with superpower-endowed male characters, Marston created Wonder Woman! She was a new kind of superhero, one who would conquer not with her fists or firepower, but with love. I think that says a lot about his philosophy of understanding and appreciating the DiSC styles of those around you.
2. What does DISC stand for?
DISC gives people a quick and intuitive way to understand themselves. The simple yet powerful model describes four behavioral styles: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness.
3. What makes DISC unique?
DISC focuses on observable behavior like how people respond to challenges, pace, people, and rules rather than internal traits or labels. It’s also adaptive. With practice, you can develop any style and that's essential for building relationships, handling tense situations, influencing others, working on teams, selling to diverse customer groups, and leading others.
4. What is Everything DiSC?
A few publishers have turned the model into an assessment. Wiley publishes one of the most robust and widely available versions called Everything DiSC. Their Profiles help individuals learn to apply DiSC in the workplace, in conflict, to be more agile and emotionally intelligent, as a manager, as a senior leader, and in sales roles. The popular Everything DiSC circle provides a quick way for learners to understand themselves and how they compare to their colleagues.
One of the best features of Everything DiSC is Catalyst - an online learning platform that learners use long after a workshop to get personalized tips for working with others. Learners can compare themselves to their colleagues, create group reports, and generate their own micro-learning experiences based on their unique styles and needs.
5. Is DiSC personality-based like Myers-Briggs or Enneagram?
Not exactly. Those describe personalities or preferences. DiSC measures behavioral tendencies in context. It’s not about putting people in boxes. It’s about giving them a shared language to celebrate their strengths, to talk about differences, and to collaborate more effectively with their colleagues.
6. Is DiSC valid and reliable?
Yes. Everything DiSC is built on decades of research, validated by Wiley, and continuously refined. Each profile uses adaptive testing for higher accuracy and personalized results.
7. Can I use Everything DiSC for screening job candidates?
That is not recommended. DiSC is a behavioral assessment and we all know that someone can show up one way in a job interview and adapt to become a different person once they are hired. My favorite candidate screening tool is PXT Select. Check it out here.
8. How do organizations use Everything DiSC?
Teams use DiSC to improve communication and collaboration. Leaders use it to coach, delegate and give direction, and to create a motivating environment for others. Organizations use it to understand their workforces, to simplify learning and development, to effectively implement change, and to build healthier workplace cultures.
9. Is there a certification program for Everything DiSC?
Yes! It's a great way to build your knowledge, toolkit, and confidence in using Everything DiSC in your organization. Click here for more details and to get started.
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