Enneagram at Work
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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.
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Enneagram at Work
187. Type 1 and Type 7 Coworker Compatibility: When Perfection Meets Possibility
What happens when a rule-follower and a rule-bender have to work together?
In this episode, we’re diving into one of the most contrasting yet surprisingly complementary Enneagram pairings: Type 1 (The Administrator) and Type 7 (The Enthusiast).
You’ll learn:
- How each type approaches work, decisions, and collaboration
- What happens when 1s and 7s work together and when they drive each other crazy
- How instinctual subtypes (Preserving, Navigating, Transmitting) flavor each type’s behavior
- Why Preserving 7s can be mistaken for Type 1s and how to spot the difference
- Practical tips for navigating friction and playing to each other's strengths
Whether you’re a structured perfectionist or an idea machine (or work with one!), this conversation will help you better understand, appreciate, and collaborate with your workplace opposite.
Mentioned: Awareness to Action Enneagram framework by Mario Sikora
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