Enneagram at Work – Details, episodes & analysis

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The Enneagram can help you understand your personality type and those of your colleagues. It can help you anticipate challenges, provide specific growth guidance, and navigate the complexities of the workplace with greater empathy and awareness. 

It cannot however predict the future. It can't tell you who will be amazing at their job, or tell you which types are best for certain roles. 

Listen in to hear two recent, real-workplace examples of why we want to be careful with putting types into job boxes or believing we need a specific type for a role. 

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In this episode, you'll hear ideas to incorporate into a feedback session or performance review meeting for your Type 5 team member. 

We'll walk through: 

• Strengths to remember to acknowledge
• The power of "It makes sense." 
• Getting insight and language for growth opportunities from the resource points - Type 7 and Type 8
• Ideas for specific goals and development overlap the emotional competencies. 
• Suggestions for delivering the feedback to a Type 5

FREE RESOURCE:
Your Feedback Cheat Sheet
https://www.enneagrammba.com/feedbackcheatsheet

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The confusion between the Type 2 and Type 9 is probably the most common mistyping pair I personally see in my business.

There are a lot of similarities between them including being very service-oriented, others first mentality, friendly, optimistic, and because of all of that, they can both sight of their own needs as they're helping everyone else.

At the same time, there are some key differences in their inner workings that's important to know if this is a pair you're stuck between.

Most Twos, if they were being honest, could admit that they can get almost anyone (that they want - they don't care about being liked by everyone) to like them. While a Nine wants to be liked, their priority is finding harmony, connection, and peace.

Nines have a tendency to idealize others and only see the good. Twos have an ability to see others deeply - their hurt, needs, and fragilities - and actually use it to feel closer to others and to feel needed.

Most Twos will walk the extra mile for those they care about and help in very practical ways, whereas a Nine is someone you'd go to be comfort and reassurance, but may struggle to provide the practical help you need.

Listen in to get more clues into the difference between these two types to help you clarify your dominant type!

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To confirm or further clarify your dominant Enneagram type, would you be interested in a Know Your Number session to do just that? Learn more and book your time on the calendar: 

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Katie Taylor is a website designer, creative brand strategist, and business mentor who runs The Outsourced COO (formerly The Abudant Collab Co.)

She helps growing small businesses build from the inside out by simplifying the hustle, increasing, profit, and building happier, sustainable success.

And she's sharing with us what it's like to a run a business as a Type 6 woman.

Inside this episode, you'll hear about:

• how she's experienced the struggle of self-doubt as a Type 6
• the ways she's noticed herself growing in business and in life
• how she knew she was a Type 6  - can you relate?
• the things she loves most about the Type 6 energy and how she uses those to wow customers and build a sustainable business 
• what a human-first marketing approach is and how Katie is using it in her own work

What was your biggest takeaway from this week's episode? Connect with Katie and let her know!

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Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

🗓️ Book an Enneagram Workshop for your team retreat at work:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/enneagram-team-workshops

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Are you ready to get to work to solve this Enneagram mystery?

This is the ultimate entrepreneur/leader mashup - Type 3 known as the The Achiever, The Performer, and The Role Model with Type 8 known as The Boss, The Protector, and The Challenger.

Similarities:

Both Type 3 and Type 8 have the forward-thinking and fast-paced assertive energy.

Leadership tends to come more natural for these types and they both can be very ambitious and very competitive. They want to rise above the rest, but how they go about that is very different.


Core Drivers

At the end of the day though, the thing that makes a Three a Three and an Eight an Eight is their core driver or core strategy for getting their needs met and aligning most with their key values.

For a Type 3 that is to feel outstanding, successful, and accomplished.

For a Type 8 that is to feel powerful, strong, and in control.

Key differences

When the core strategy still isn't clear, there are some important key differentiators for these two to help you continue to narrow down your dominant type, including:

✔️dealing with stress
✔️your relationship with what others think of you
✔️how you handle problems
✔️what you tap into first (without thinking about it) when you make a decision

 
🎬Watch the YouTube video version with teaching slides and visuals:
https://youtu.be/b5fS4QeWJ3w

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Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

🗓️ Book an Enneagram Workshop for your team retreat at work:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/enneagram-team-workshops

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

The Enneagram Type Nine goes about getting their needs met and avoid pain by striving to feel at peace.

Type Nines tend to be relaxed, calm, grounded, inclusive, open-minded, and excellent listeners.

That same energy can also fuel passiveness, conflict avoidance, becoming out of touch with their own thoughts and opinions, and feeling invisible.

Inside this week's interview episode, you'll hear from two Type 9 creators and entrepreneurs, Bonni Mace of Empathetic Enneagram and Kelsie Wilhoit of Healthy9Club  about working and living life with the Peacemaker energy.

You'll hear about their view on life, hustle, stress, and getting visible and sharing their opinion, even when it's not always comfortable and even when they don't always feel like.

Regardless if you identify as a Type 9 or  not, you'll get so much from hearing Kelsie and Bonni's experiences and some of their favorite resources and business strategies!

---> Connect with Kelsie:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthy9club/

--> Connect with Bonni:

Enneagram Coaching
Website: empatheticenneagram.com
Personal Site: bonnimace.com
Instagram: @empathetic.enneagram
Facebook: facebook.com/empathetic.enneagram

Type 9 Podcast
Podcast: anchor.fm/entreprenines
Instagram: @entreprenines
Facebook: facebook.com/entreprenines

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

🗓️ Book an Enneagram Workshop for your team retreat at work:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/enneagram-team-workshops

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

"Is it possible that your number changes over the years? I remember being a 1 like five or six years ago, and now I did the test just for fun and I'm a 4 apparently (?)"

This was such a great question I got over on Instagram the other day. While these two types on the surface may look very different, there are some very interesting similarities that do make this confusing sometimes.

Both are very idealistic, Ones have an ideal version of how the world "should" be and Fours have an idealistic version of themselves. And both deal with the specific feeling of frustration (along with Type 7s) when that ideal version isn't lived up to.

Most confusing though can be that when a One is in stress, they move to a Type Four, where they inner critic intensifies and they can slip into more depressed feelings.

And then a Four is in growth or feeling secure, it's Arrow is to a One, bringing the needed structure and routine to their ideals and creative projects.

Key differences covered in the episode include:

1) how they each make decisions
2) their orientation to time
3) how they get their needs met
4) how they handle conflict
5) handling the common good vs. personal desires 

Connect with Enneagram MBA:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enneagrammba/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahlynnwallace/
Watch the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/dj7DT1jRilA

Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

🗓️ Book an Enneagram Workshop for your team retreat at work:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/enneagram-team-workshops

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

My guest today is Sheila Frierson, President North America Employee Share Plans at Computershare, a global financial services company and Founder of Liberate Collective, a collective of women from diverse backgrounds on a journey to liberate each other from that which holds us back. 

Inside this week's episode, Sheila was willing to share her Enneagram typing session with you here on-air. She took the in-depth Enneagram Institute RHETI assessment that's made up of 144 questions to get more of an accurate picture than can sometimes come from free quizzes alone.

When you listen in you'll hear us go through what resonates with her about the top three results: 

• Type 2 - striving to be connected 
• Type 7 - striving to be excited  
• Type 8 - striving to be powerful

And, eventually you'll get to learn about where Sheila lands with her dominant type and how she sees it show up in her leadership style at work. 

 Connect with Sheila on Linkedin and let her know what you're taking away from this episode!

Get on the list to learn about future events for Sheila's Liberate Collective network at:
www.Libheratecollective.com

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Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

🗓️ Book an Enneagram Workshop for your team retreat at work:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/enneagram-team-workshops

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

A client of mine had historically thought she was a Type 8, but the more she's learning about the Enneagram the more she's realizing she may actually be a Type 7 with a strong Wing 8.

Many of the behaviors of the Type 8 were reflective of her own, but the core motive of a Type 7 was resonating more.

At the end of the day, that's what makes a type a type - the core motive and core fear.

For a Seven, the core desire is to be satisfied, without emotional pain, and with lots of freedom and choices.

For Eights, the core desire is to be strong, powerful, and in control to protect themselves from being vulnerable and taken advantage of in any way.

Sevens tend to be the Idealist Optimist with Eights being the Hard-Nosed Realist.

Both are in the Assertive Stance along the Type 3 and have that forward-thinking, fast-paced energy. Both have a lot of energy to go after what they want, tend to focus on their individual desires, and both resist limits and control of any kind. How they go about that though is a little different.

While Sevens avoid pain and will explain hard situations away or look to escape conflict, Eights accept pain, being more comfortable to confront conflict and difficult situations head on.

While Sevens look for variety, Eights tend to look for intensity.

Both will rebel, but Sevens with a "soft-rebellion" and Eights with a much more direct rebellion.

Sevens value freedom over almost anything else, while Eights value power.

Eights are in the Body Center with a strong gut-reaction. Sevens are in the Head Center with a brilliant and quick mind but will struggle to stay grounded and practical like an Eight.

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Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

🗓️ Book an Enneagram Workshop for your team retreat at work:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/enneagram-team-workshops

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet