Enneagram at Work
Welcome to Enneagram at Work, your Saturday leadership download. We're bringing you insights for your weekend so you're ready for Monday.
This is a podcast about understanding people at work and navigating professional relationships. We spend so much of our time at work, why not make it more enjoyable by working on creating more enjoyable relationships with our teammates?
Listen in each week to gain self-awareness, relationship management, leadership development, personal growth insights, and real-life application ideas through the lens of the Enneagram inside educational episodes and interview conversations.
Learn about bringing the Enneagram to your organization or group and view the current workshop menu at: enneagrammba.com
Episodes
256 episodes
256. Using Your Instinctual Bias to Set Better Goals
Goal setting often starts with what we think we need to fix.But what if a better approach was to first understand where your attention naturally goes, where you tend to experience friction, and what you may be overlooking altogether?...
255. Type 8 at Work: Direct Doesn’t Always Mean Angry
Type 8s can have a reputation for being intense, confrontational, or even angry, but that isn’t usually what’s happening.Often, what others experience as intensity may simply be directness, urgency, passion, confidence, or a willingness ...
254. Beyond the Personality Test: Real Stories of the Enneagram at Work feat. Andy Bales
Featuring Special Guest: Andy Bales | Enneagram Type 6What does it actually look like when people use the Enneagram at work, not just during a workshop, but in everyday decisions, conversations, and leadership challenges?In...
253. Why We Question Things: What the Enneagram Reveals About Skepticism at Work
Why do some coworkers question everything? And why can their questions sometimes feel like criticism, resistance, or a lack of trust?Inspired by a recent conversation between Adam Grant and Brené Brown about the Enneagram, we're explorin...
252. Adam Grant Doesn't Believe in the Enneagram. Does He Have a Point?
Adam Grant, organizational psychologist, bestselling author, and longtime skeptic of the Enneagram, has agreed to take an Enneagram assessment.During a recent episode of The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown, the two discussed rev...
251. Why Communication Breaks Down at Work (Even on Good Teams)
If you'd like to take what you hear today further, Enneagram MBA offers standalone workshops, retreat experiences, and team-development programs that can be custom...
250. Not Everyone Thinks Out Loud: Type 5 at Work
Planning an end-of-year or beginning-of-year team experience?If your team is looking for a meaningful way to reflect, reconnect, or start the new year with a stronger shared language, learn more about Enneagram MBA
249. 5 Questions to Ask Before Planning an Enneagram Workshop
Planning an Enneagram workshop for your team?Before you decide on the agenda, activities, or even how much Enneagram content to include, there are a few bigger questions worth answering first.In this episode of the Enneagram at Wo...
248. Enneagram Type 2 & Type 4 in Leadership: Underrated Strengths at Work
What does leadership look like when you don’t fit the stereotypical image of the bold, outspoken, highly assertive leader?In this episode, we get to hear from Suha Patel, an Enneagram Type 2, and Gallia Levy, an Enneagram Type 4, ...
247. When “Doing It Right” Becomes Doing Too Much: Type 1 at Work
Type 1s bring something incredibly valuable to the workplace: high standards, reliability, precision, follow-through, and a natural ability to see what could be improved.But those same strengths can become heavy.A Type 1 may notic...
246. Using AI + the Enneagram at Work
AI can help us write faster, prepare for meetings, summarize information, and organize ideas.But can it also help us become better managers and teammates?In this episode of Enneagram at Work, we're looking at how A...
245. He Didn't Want to Be at the Enneagram Workshop. Then He Took the Assessment.
Not everyone walks into an Enneagram workshop excited to be there.In fact, there are usually a few skeptics in the room, and that’s okay.In this episode, I’m sharing a recent experience from an Enneagram team workshop in Nashville...
244. The Type 6 Question That Isn’t Really “Just a Question”
“But what happens if…?”“Have we thought about…?”“Who’s responsible for…?”“What if this doesn’t work?”If you work with an Enneagram Type 6, you may be familiar with the questions.
243. What If I Relate to More Than One Enneagram Type?
“I can see myself in several of these.”If you’ve ever said that while trying to determine your Enneagram type, you’re not alone, and it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re doing anything wrong.In this episode of Enneagram ...
242. Someone Plagiarized Our Website. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing for You.
Someone plagiarized our website.Not exactly the way I expected to find clarity about the future of Enneagram MBA, but here we are.In this behind-the-scenes episode of Enneagram at Work, I'm sharing what happened wh...
241. We Were in the Same Meeting But Heard Two Different Things
Have you ever walked out of a meeting thinking a decision had been made, only to discover your coworker thought you were still discussing it?You were in the same room. You heard the same words. And somehow, you walked away with two compl...
240. Why Can’t Someone Else Just Tell Me My Enneagram Type?
"You’re the Enneagram expert...can’t you just tell me what type I am?”It’s a question I hear sometimes. And while an experienced Enneagram practitioner might have a hypothesis about someone’s type, there’s a reason we should be ...
239. Introducing - Enneagram for Educators [A NEW PODCAST!]
There’s one workplace that deserves an Enneagram conversation of its own: education.In this special episode of Enneagram at Work, I’m introducing our brand-new podcast, Enneagram for Educators, co-hosted with Tawny...
238. Why Enneagram Type 9s Might Not Speak Up in Meetings (Even When They Have Something to Say)
Your Type 9 coworker may have an opinion.They may even have a strong opinion.But that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going to hear it in the meeting.In this episode of Enneagram at Work, we’re looking at why ...
237. My Enneagram Assessment Said Type 3. Here’s Why I’m Still a Type 7.
What happens when someone who teaches the Enneagram takes an Enneagram assessment…and gets a different type than expected?That's exactly what happened to me.I've identified as an Enneagram Type 7 for years, but recent assessments ...
236. Can I Be One Enneagram Type at Work and Another at Home?
Have you ever felt like one Enneagram type at work and a completely different type at home?Maybe you’re organized, polished, and decisive at work, but much more relaxed, emotional, spontaneous, or outspoken at home. Does that mean your E...
235. Can Your Enneagram Type Change?
The short answer...no. But what will change is your expression of your type aka your behavior. If you want to learn more about this question, tune into this week's episode! Enneagram MBA Resources...
234. How Enneagram Type 5 Can Give More Effective Feedback at Work
What You'll Hear in This EpisodeType 5s have done the analysis; they're not reactive, and when they say something, it's because they actually mean it. There's no noise, no filler, no performance. But the same striving to feel deta...
233. Coworker Chemistry: Type 3 and Type 9 Dynamics feat. Dina Smith, LMHC
In this episode, I sit down with Dina Smith, a licensed therapist, clinical director, and certified Enneagram coach based in Florida, to talk through the coworker chemistry between the Enneagram Type 3 (Striving to Feel Outstanding) and Type 9 ...
232. How Enneagram Type 6 Can Give More Effective Feedback at Work
What You'll Hear in This EpisodeType 6s usually think through every angle before they say a word; they care deeply about fairness, and their loyalty to the people around them means the feedback is coming from a real place. But the...