The Enneagram and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) are two of the most widely used personality frameworks, each serving unique purposes and catering to different contexts. Understanding when to use each system depends on the goals of personal development, organisational needs, and the type of insight sought. Here’s an exploration of their respective uses: Enneagram: […]
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The Enneagram and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) are complementary frameworks that together offer profound insights into personality and Emotional and Social Intelligence. The latter is the ability to understand, use and process emotions to connect and harness relationships. The Enneagram is a profiling system of understanding character, patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. The fusion of
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What’s all the buzz about the Enneagram being used for recruitment in the Financial Services industry in the last 4 to 5 years? For decades, DISC and MBTI were the go-to profiling instruments to get a quick snapshot of the work ethic, drive and inclinations of a potential recruit. Experienced agency leaders figured that certain
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The Enneagram has gained traction as a valuable tool for personal development, leadership, and team dynamics. Its application in teams can foster better communication, understanding, and collaboration by highlighting the diverse motivations, strengths, and potential challenges of each team member. Enneagram Types and Their Roles in Teams: Understanding and leveraging the unique strengths and challenges
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Resilience is the ability to overcome setbacks or challenges. It involves the ability to adapt to difficult situations while keeping a positive mindset, and finding strength amidst adversity. Resilient individuals are able to embrace change, persevere and learn from their failures to emerge stronger with bolstered self-confidence from being able to “handle it”. Depending on
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A recently popularized typology which is moving into the mainstream in personal growth, therapy, spirituality, education and business arenas is the ENNEAGRAM (Any-a-gram). In Greek Ennea means nine and gram means point . The word refers to a circle inscribed by nine points which is used as a symbol to arrange and depict nine personality
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What are hot buttons? Let me assure you, all of us have a few/maybe many different ones. But basically, it means thoughts, words and actions by others (usually) which could violate our values and get in the way of how we usually perceive and feel. They may not necessarily be words, thoughts and actions that
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By: Dr. Granville D’Souza, DBA Integrating the head, heart, and gut is crucial for making well-rounded and insightful decisions. Here is a concise guide on how to harness the wisdom of each: Engage the Head (Logic): Start by gathering relevant information and analysing the facts logically. Consider the practical implications and potential outcomes of your
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In the early 1900s, the Enneagram was created to depict the human mind. It was developed by more contemporary philosophers and initially employed nine interrelated personality categories to understand people. Even though the most popular Enneagram is currently understood to be a personality type, it is more accurate to consider it a dynamic system.To put
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The Enneagram provides a precise understanding of human behavior and motivations we might not be aware of. A vibrant nine-type framework called the Enneagram explores the “whys” of human behavior. To assist us in paying attention while we go out in our daily lives, it seeks to increase our awareness of ourselves and others. The
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