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Enneagram Type Wannabes and Wannanots

More than ever (although not all that frequently), I encounter individuals who go about the process of learning the Enneagram, typing themselves, thinking they have their type accurately, and then, they don’t. Some of these people really want to know

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Fascinating Type Confusions | Counterphobic Six and Type Seven

Much has been written and continues to be written about typing and enneatype confusions. One theme, and an important one, is to not confuse behavior with motivation, because several Enneagram styles do the same thing but they do so for

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Why Getting Your Type Accurately Really Matters

I often say and believe that knowing your Enneagram type number is not the end goal of learning the Enneagram – it is a step on the path towards personality integration – opening, accessing, and aligning our three centers of

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Tips on Typing: Part 2

In the prior blog, I covered 3 important Dos for typing in organizations: Present all 9 types in a fair and balanced way; Ask effective questions that differentiate between the types; and Know the subtypes; share information selectively. This blog

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Tips on Typing: Part 1

Having just returned from 3 different venues – South America, Canada, and Europe – with many instances of helping other people type themselves, I thought it might be helpful to review some of what works best in helping other people

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Should We Be Typing Famous People?

I have a lot of energy for this blog about both the value and problems with typing famous people, individuals who are in the public zone. By famous, I’m referring to people we don’t know personally who are public figures

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Enneagram Typing | A Guest Blog by Peter O’Hanrahan

  Up Close With Enneagram Style Eight In our attempt to understand the Enneagram, we create images in our minds of each of the nine types. It’s how we learn, getting these categories down in our minds and associating people

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Enneagram Typing: Up Close and Personal

  After writing about typing, mistyping, and stereotyping and asking Bea Chestnut to guest blog on the topic of Enneagram typing and the Enneagram subtypes, I decided to get up close and personal about why this topic matters so much

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Enneagram Typing and Stereotyping

  Two months ago, I posted on my YouTube channel a short video clip addressing the question “What Type is Barack Obama?” which drew over 400 views (to see the clip, click here). While I’ve received many e-mails of agreement

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