DISC 2.0 · Coming Q4 2026 Notify Me

New Book · Coming Q4 2026

DISC 2.0Behavioral Intelligence for Work and Life

What Drives You. What Derails You.
How to Lead at Your Best.

DISC 2.0 book cover — Behavioral Intelligence for Work and Life by Jason Hedge

Most of our stress doesn't come from the work itself — it comes from the people part of work.

And most of that friction starts with a gap between who you intend to be and who you become under pressure.

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Most people know their style.
Few understand what derails them.
Fewer still know how to come back.

DISC 2.0 gives you all three.

The Adaptive Range

Your style isn't fixed — it moves. DISC 2.0 maps four states every person cycles through. Watch the range in motion, then explore each state.

BaselineFlex StrainReset

Baseline

Who you are when conditions are good.

How you naturally show up when you're rested, respected, and not under threat. Your baseline is your true style at its best — clear, consistent, and recognizable to the people who know you.

Flex

How far you can stretch.

The healthy range you move into to meet the demands of a situation — speeding up, slowing down, pushing or yielding. Flex is a strength: it's adaptability, not inconsistency.

Strain

The signals you've gone too far.

When flex tips into overextension, your style starts to distort. Strain is where good intentions become friction — and where most people's blind spots live. DISC 2.0 teaches you to read the early warning signs.

Reset

How to come back before damage is done.

The recovery move most people never learn. Reset is the deliberate return to baseline — the skill that separates leaders who derail from leaders who recover, adjust, and stay at their best.

Inside the Book: The Loop

Every derailment runs the same five-stage circuit — and every stage is an interrupt point. The earlier you catch it, the more power you have. Watch it run, or tap a stage.

The goal: make the space wide enough to choose ⚡ most power ⚡ high ⚡ moderate ⚡ still valid Triggerthe match Drivercore need Liethe story Emotionthe charge Behaviorthe reflex

Interrupt power at this stage

"You can only repeat a reflex. You can build on a choice."

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Which DISC style are you — and what derails it?

Take the free DISC 2.0 assessment. Answer 28 questions, get an instant personalized report on how you show up, where you overextend, and how to reset. No cost, no catch.

Start the Free Assessment →
Jason Hedge, HR leader and DISC facilitator, speaking to a conference audience

About Jason Hedge

HR Leader · Author · DISC Facilitator

Jason Hedge has spent more than 25 years in human resources leadership, with global responsibility across six countries — and 13+ years facilitating DISC in real workplaces, not just classrooms.

DISC 2.0 is the book he wished existed: a modern, practical guide to behavioral intelligence that goes beyond "what's your style" to answer the harder question — what happens to that style under pressure, and how to lead at your best anyway.

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Frequently Asked Questions

DISC 2.0 is a modern guide to behavioral intelligence by Jason Hedge. It builds on classic DISC with the Adaptive Range and the Loop — frameworks for understanding not just your style, but how it shifts under pressure and how to stay at your best.

Most DISC tools tell you your style. DISC 2.0 maps how that style behaves under pressure — Baseline, Flex, Strain, and Reset — and gives you the Loop, a five-stage circuit with interrupt points so you can catch a derailment early, when you have the most power.

DISC 2.0 is scheduled to launch in Q4 2026. Join the notify list above and you'll be first to know the release date.

No. DISC 2.0 is written for anyone who wants to work and lead better — no background required. It's equally useful whether DISC is new to you or you've facilitated it for years.

Yes. You can take the free DISC 2.0 assessment right now to get a personalized report on your style, your strain points, and how to reset.

Jason Hedge — an HR leader with 25+ years of global experience and 13+ years facilitating DISC in real workplaces.