Communication

PCM: Process Communication Model

A certified model for reading personality in real time. According to PCM, the process of communication (how we say something) is the differentiating factor in whether what we say lands at all.

The business challenge

Why organizations ask for this

Miscommunication is rarely about content. It is about channel: the same message delivered in the wrong style is heard as criticism, indifference or noise. Under stress, each personality type has a predictable distress pattern, and predictable is manageable.

Approach & methodology

How the programme actually runs

4–6 × 3 h sessions or 2 days + 1 follow-up · Certified PCM · includes an individual PCM profile · RO / EN

Prework

Weekly tasks on PROMOTE to prepare for learning and change.

The six types

PCM describes six personality types, each perceiving the world differently and each with its own communication process. Recognising them in yourself and in others.

Channels and needs

How each type prefers to be addressed, the psychological needs they have in conversation, and the motivation that actually works for them.

Distress and recovery

What stresses each type, the emotions they use to protect the real ones, and how to invite someone out of distress rather than deeper into it.

Application

Applying PCM to your real one-to-ones, team meetings and customer conversations.

Follow-up

One 1.5-hour online session.

Competencies built

What participants can do afterwards

Self-awareness

Know your own personality structure, and how it changes under stress.

Empathy

Recognise the other person's channel and meet them in it.

Adaptability

Switch communication style without switching your message.

Stress management

Spot your distress pattern early, and theirs.

Communication precision

Say it in the form this specific person is able to receive.

Expected business outcomes

What the organization should see

Enhanced collaboration and trust across teams

Reduction in misunderstandings and conflicts

Increased engagement and productivity

Schedule & format

Practical details

Audience

All employees and leaders

Duration

4–6 × 3 h sessions or 2 days + 1 follow-up

Format

Certified PCM · includes an individual PCM profile · RO / EN

Measurement

Kirkpatrick L1–L4

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

All employees and leaders.

4–6 × 3 h sessions or 2 days + 1 follow-up. The rhythm is deliberate: modules are spaced so participants apply the behaviour at work between sessions.

Certified PCM · includes an individual PCM profile. We adapt the mix to your geography and shift patterns.

Yes, and it always is. We start with two to three individual conversations with selected participants, then rebuild the cases, the language and the practice situations from your business.

Kirkpatrick levels one to four: reaction, knowledge, self-assessed behaviour, and the participant's manager assessing the same competencies. We agree the target behaviours with the sponsor before design starts.

Digital missions and buddy work on PROMOTE, with the participant's own manager involved. This is the difference between 15-20% and 60-80% transfer into practice.

Yes. We also deliver in French across our Western European and African operations.

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