The Enneagram is Useful in the Workplace Because…

• It is sophisticated, yet easily understood. The Enneagram is profound, but it is also easy for people to understand and use. It helps people gain clarity about themselves and gives them a non-threatening "common language" to describe issues and problems, discuss reactions, and investigate solutions.

• It helps Human Resource professionals pinpoint problems and be more specific about solutions. Different people need to be managed differently. And yet, without an adequate idea of what those differences actually are, it is difficult to manage people as individuals. Once differences in type are taken into account, however, solutions grow out of insights about the nature of each type and its motivations. Furthermore, the Enneagram helps quickly identify underlying issues so that the focus shifts away from "problem bosses" or "problem workers" to the "problem behavior" itself. People in the workplace can be freed of unnecessary and negative labeling.

• It helps people communicate. The Enneagram helps managers understand what their people really need. Underlying motivations and values become clearer to everyone. Managers can also learn to communicate in ways that make it easier to break through barriers and defenses of all kinds. They can also bring more focus to their staff members’ capacities and natural gifts. This can strengthen harmony and trust, as well as minimize misunderstandings and conflicts in the workplace.

• It suggests specific action plans and is empowering to individuals. The Enneagram helps everyone have a clearer idea of what they need to do to improve their performance and increase job satisfaction and "bottom line" productivity. Thanks to the specificity of the Levels of Development, people can have a much clearer idea of what issues they need to change or improve. People can also be motivated by having a positive, healthy vision of their type and the high functioning person they can become.

• It is dynamic, not static. Unlike most typologies, the Enneagram predicts growth and deterioration and specifies different pathways for each type. The Enneagram is open-ended and does not put people into a box. It is a "fulfillment model" that shows them the way out of the limitations of their personalities. Problems and limitations are seen as the person’s conditioning, thus helping people see themselves from a larger perspective.

The Enneagram Institute Business Programs & Consulting Group

The Enneagram Institute Consulting Group is the international leader in bringing The Insight Approach^® to the workplace. The Insight Approach^® is based on the pioneering work of best-selling Enneagram authors Don Riso and Russ Hudson. It unlocks the power of the Enneagram, making available specific, clear understandings of the different personality types and how to bring out the best in each of them.

The Insight Approach^® makes the wisdom of the Enneagram available to business executives, managers, and employees at all levels. Our programs equip clients with the information they need to enhance performance, enrich understanding, strengthen relationships, clarify decision-making, and build dynamic teamwork in their professional and personal lives.

Don Riso and Russ Hudson are available for the following programs to businesses and organizations:

• Executive Retreats for Personal Development

• One to Three Day Seminars for Introducing the Enneagram

• One Day Seminars on Working with the Levels of Development

• Personal Problem-Solving & Coaching (on a Limited Basis)

• A One-Day Seminar in the administration of the validated Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI, Version 2.5)

• An Annual Five Day Business Symposium (Open only to Riso-Hudson Students. Call the Institute office for more information.)

The Enneagram Institute Consulting Group consists of professional business consultants who have trained extensively with Don Riso and Russ Hudson. The Enneagram Institute Consulting Group provides a full range of services, including:

• Enneagram Seminars and In-House Workshops

• Team Type Identification & Team Building

• Leadership & Management Training

• Negotiations & Conflict Resolution

• Stress & Change Management

• One to Three Day Seminars for Introducing the Enneagram

• A One-Day Seminar in the Administration of the validated Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI, Version 2.5)

For additional information, availability, and fees, contact The Enneagram Institute^sm

* The Personality Grid, The Enneagram Institute Consulting Group, and The Insight Approach are Service Marks of The Enneagram Institute.

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