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The 'Achilles Heel' of each Enneagram type

One of the skills conscious leaders develop is the awareness of when they are operating on automatic and when those automatic patterns are no longer serving them. Without this discernment, you tend to think you are playing to your strengths and that other people are the problem.

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The shadow side of playing to your strengths

Aristotle argued that virtues lie between deficiency and excess - and there is more and more evidence that suggests that success doesn’t come from playing to your strengths. It comes from using your strengths in the right situations at the right times. Explore the shadow side of the strengths on your team for each of the Enneagram types.

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The History of the Enneagram

The origins of the Enneagram represent a rich tradition of seeking self-awareness that spans time, culture, ethnicity, and ideology. Its history is a bit mysterious, but I break it down for you in this post.

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Working with Teams

Strong leadership is essential to the long-term success of your organization. And working with the Enneagram can help you personally grow your leadership capacity. But if you don’t have strong teams, you are at a serious handicap. The type of solutions that are needed to navigate an increasingly complex world requires mental flexibility and emotional intelligence that most people are lacking.

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Coping Strategies by Enneagram Type

What is your go-to coping strategy when you are dealing with all that life throws at you? The Enneagram teaches that you adopt a specific pattern of behavior that is in response to a core belief and fear. These actions are always taken to avoid a feeling you don’t want to have or to pursue a feeling you are craving. And most of the time this happens outside of your conscious awareness.⁣ Explore the unconscious coping strategy of each of the Enneagram types.

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