Archive | August, 2011

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Benchmark Report: The Enneagram in Business Comes of Age

In July 2001, a 9-person team of Enneagram in Business Network (EIBN) members published a Benchmark to find the answers to these questions: What success have organizations experienced using the Enneagram in their companies; how did they achieve this; and

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Enneagram Theory: Fixations (Habits of Mind) – Planning

This 8th blog in the series Enneagram the Fixations (Habits of Mind) focuses on Planning, the fixation normally associated with Enneagram style Seven. In Sevens, Planning refers to the mental process by which the mind goes into “hyper-gear,“ moving in

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State of the Enneagram (as I see it)

In the last few months, my sense of the state of the Enneagram has never been better, so here are some of the reasons for my increasingly optimistic view: The Global Enneagram Spread is Huge The Enneagram seems to be

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Enneagram Styles and Motivation

Gayle Hardie, Senior Member of the Enneagram in Business Network, shares an important insight about motivation, as she clearly differentiates between intrinsic (internal) and extrinsic (external) motivation. “You are the only one who can motivate yourself. You can be inspired

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