This blog started out with the intention of describing how these 3 little words can make a huge difference in designing and executing training programs, coaching sessions and consultations, but I decided to Google these magic words and was amazed
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4 telltale signs that someone is probably not truly engaged in real development work
Over the last 20+ years of learning and teaching the Enneagram in organizations, conferences, and my intensive public certification programs, I’ve noticed patterns that indicate (at least to me) when someone knows the Enneagram but is not really engaged in
Enneagram development: doing an opposite
Most often, when we think of changing, we think, “I must do the opposite of what I normally do.” Not only is this thinking putting us in a position of a huge stretch, doing the exact opposite of what we
Authority and type
How do individuals of each Enneagram type relate to authority figures, all other factors being equal (which they are not!) such as family background, religious orientation, and past experiences with extremely negative authorities? People of the same type do tend
Intentions for the New Year
New Year’s resolutions never work well for me; I resist making them and when I have, they feel more like pressure in terms of something I have to do or haven’t yet done than they create something in my life
Patience
The reason for a patience blog is twofold. First, I so often hear people thinking they must be a certain enneatype – and this assigned type varies based on that individual’s perception – because they are “impatient.” However, patience and
Cultivating receptivity | an insight by Catherine Bell
Catherine Bell, Senior Member of the Enneagram in Business Network, has written an Insight about receptivity. What is receptivity? Here are some synonyms, then Catherine’s Insight: open-minded, unbiased, amenable, non-judging, capable of receiving, willingness, responsiveness, and accepting. Catherine’s Insight Let’s
Choosing to be awakened | an insight by Catherine Bell
You’ve met people who are asleep to themselves, to their patterns, to their families, to their friends, to their coworkers and to their communities. What’s the opposite of this? What we’re looking for in ourselves, our employers, our supervisors and mentors, our colleagues,
Somatic Advice for Fives | A Guest Blog by Peter O’Hanrahan
Fives are rightly called the observers, scholars and thinkers. Even at times hermits and shamans. Their perception is so keen – in their areas of interest – and they can travel the far reaches of the cosmos. But will they
Flooded with What Is Important | An Insight by Catherine Bell
Having participated and experienced being in one of Canada’s largest natural disasters, I am wondering how many people really know their neighbors, and are you focused on your most important priorities with presence? On summer solstice 2013, when the moon