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Normally, I only blog about something that relates to the Enneagram. This doesn’t do that except for the fact that the idea for this blog started with my dear friend Beverly Kaye – her newest book being Help Them Grow

I don’t really know if there is or is not a next life, but for the sake of this blog, I’m going to assume there is. Recently, I have unintentionally shocked and amused two different colleagues by remarking, “If I

This week is the US Thanksgiving holiday (Thursday to be exact), so this blog is dedicated to the people for whom I want to give big thanks to this holiday season and how their enneatypes contribute to my appreciation of

At first, I was going to title this blog “What it Really Takes to be a Great Enneagram Teacher in Organizations” when I realized something important: a great teacher is a great teacher, no matter the venue. What does make

On a recent visit to Australia, I had the good fortune to spend time with Frank Ansell (he goes by the name Frankie) in Alice Springs, Australia, known as the “heart of Australia.” I was told that it is called

Alligators are an ideal animal to represent Enneagram Nines! When Lee Kingma, an Enneagram author from South Africa, mentioned the alligator as an exemplar of style Nine, I had a big smile on my face. Why? My ex-husband, a self-preservation

No one is likely to ask why I chose the lion to represent Enneagram Eights. But little did I know when I began my research how uncannily similar they are! The lion aura The lion (Panthera leo), one of the

Since my time in Brasilia, I have been mostly reflecting on the concept of evil: What is evil, are corporations evil, are leaders and consultants who work with them evil? I always do that: I reflect on things said even

I’m writing from the conference itself on day 5 of a 5-day conference, wanting as best I can to give those of you reading this a sense of the experience. First, the location, event structure, and participant mix. The location,