Business Approaches to the Enneagram
As a growing number of organizations are discovering, the Enneagram approach to understanding human beings—their behaviors, motivations, values, thinking styles, ways of problem solving, and so forth—is the most effective method for improving individual and team performance available today. The Enneagram Institute offers two approaches: the Nine Domains Approach, based on a full accounting of all of the components of the team as a system, with a depth and clarity; and the Enneagram Personality Approach, based on taking individual differences or personality into account and mapping out the basic motivations of each personality orientation.
The Nine Domains Approachsm
The Nine Domains Approachsm is a set of surveys and reports, interpretive materials, and specific Interventions and Practices (I&Ps) for understanding and working with teams and groups of all kinds and sizes. The combination of these materials provide precise and practical means to improve the health and functioning of groups and organizations.
The Enneagram of Personality Approach
Organizations around the world are demanding more accurate information about clients and employees. Many are also interested in developing a more humane and person-centered approach to the workplace so that they can attract and retain valuable employees and achieve peak productivity. The Enneagram is uniquely suited to meet all of these needs.
The key to success in any venture is the ability to communicate effectively with others, to inspire them to share your vision and goals, as well as to provide effective direction and to keep things on track. Yet communication is often difficult if personality type is not taken into consideration. This is because people tend to believe that others think the same way they do. They believe that others have the same motivations, values, and priorities—although this is usually not the case.
However, when personality type is understood, communication becomes exponentially more effective because people begin to recognize and make the most of human diversity.
The Enneagram is an extraordinary framework for understanding yourself, your associates and colleagues, and the "personality" of your team or organization as a whole. Each type has its own way of relating to others, its own set of perceptions and preoccupations, its own values and approaches to life. Each relates to others in different but understandable ways.
By understanding personality types, we can "speak the language" of others who are not the same as we are. Real communication is then possible, and we are able to deal more effectively with conflicts, ineffective work habits, office politics, and different management styles. If we want to maximize our effectiveness, we need to learn how to manage different types of people and how to relate to different types of clients.
Furthermore, the Enneagram helps us see our own personality dynamics more clearly. Once we are aware of different personality types, we see that our own style will not be equally effective with all types of people. Thus, one of the most profound lessons of the Enneagram is how to move from a management style in which others are expected to mold themselves to us—to a more flexible management style in which we act from an awareness of the viewpoints and needs of others. By doing so, we help others become more effective themselves—and as a result, harmony, productivity, and satisfaction increase.
For More Information
See the Practical Applications Section.
Links to the Other Business Pages:
- Page 1 The Enneagram in Business
- Page 2 Introduction, The 9 Types, Guidelines
- Page 3 Business FAQs
- Page 4 The Personality Grid, Interpersonal Grid, Disruptive Grid
- Page 5 Enneagram with Types, Dysfunctional Workplace, Levels
- Page 6 Usefulness in Workplace, Programs & Consulting Group
- Page 7 The Nine Domains Approach
For additional information, availability, and fees, contact The Enneagram Institutesm.
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