Archive | August, 2010

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Enneagram Theory: The Three Centers of Intelligence

  There is nothing so practical as a good theory. – Kurt Lewin* Because I have 35+ years as an OD consultant, I have lived by this quotation from Kurt Lewin. Jerry Wagner, in his keynote address to the International

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Coaching: Enneagram Body Center Styles: Eight, Nine, and One

  The three Enneagram styles that emanate from the Body Center of Intelligence, Eights, Nines, and Ones, have three different ways of responding to the emotion of anger. Eights have a need to express their anger full-throttle; Nines convince themselves

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Famous Enneagram Nines: Sandra Bullock and the Dalai Lama

  WORLDVIEW: Everyone deserves to be respected and heard: I must enable this. NINES seek peace, harmony, and positive mutual regard, and dislike conflict, tension, and ill will. Relaxed, easy to relate to, and accepting, Nines see and honor multiple

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Enneagram Styles and Discernment

  This blog was inspired by Ruth Landis’s insights about Discernment, “the ability to judge well.” The emphasis here is on well, not judge! You can read about how each of us, based on our Enneagram styles, can allow more

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