Ginger Lapid-Bogda’s The Enneagram in Business portal contains an “Ask the Coach” feature, where a coach of each Type answers the same question about coaching, to give a flavor of the different possible perspectives. Ginger asked me to be the Type 9 – or Peacemaker – representative on this panel. Here’s my answer to the…
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The Leadership of Letting Go, Part 2
In order to live the leadership of letting go, it can be helpful to gain more insight into the sources of our need to control. While there are many sources, some of the more productive ones to investigate are linked to our personality. The Enneagram is a model of personality that sheds light on our…
Ask the Enneagram Coach, Part 2
Ginger Lapid-Bogda’s The Enneagram in Business portal contains an “Ask the Coach” feature, where a coach of each Type answers the same question about coaching, to give a flavor of the different possible perspectives. Ginger asked me to be the Type 9 – or Peacemaker – representative on this panel. Here’s my answer to the…
Twitter Goes Enneagram Teachers’ Weekend, Part 3
You may need to read Part 0 of this series to make sense of what follows. The morning began with an hour of meditation, followed by a repetitive question. cj76530: Repetitive question for all #enneagram Types: what does development mean for you? Repetitive Question is an excellent instrument for supporting a search for clarity. Two…
Twitter goes Enneagram Teachers Weekend, Part 2
You may need to read Parts 0 and 1 of this series to make some sense of what follows. As ever, at such events, the side conversations are the best; especially the misunderstandings. I had so much fun discussing different approaches to leadership development after lunch that I missed out on the Gurdjieff Movements hour….
Twitter goes German Enneagram Teachers’ Weekend, Part 1
You may need to read Part 0 of this series to make some sense of what follows. The context for all the comments is that people were discussing about how they have developed and matured over the years: what was helpful, what was more challenging. Although the focus was not on professional life, there’s still…
Twitter goes German Enneagram Teacher’ Weekend, Part 0
I’m just back from the Spring meeting of the annual German Enneagram Teachers in the Narrative Tradition (the mouthful shortens to E-MT in German, thank goodness!). It’s always to good to catch up with old friends and catch some relaxed learning at the same time. One of the specialties of this approach to the Enneagram…
One more time: Why Work-Life Balance isn’t healthy
In the Practice Makes Perfect blog, guest writer Barry Moltz wrote Work – Life Balance? Nonsense! about the artificial split between work and life. His basic suggestions is that in the age of the iPhone (or, in my case a Nokia E71) classical tips such as “never take work home” are no longer applicable. Work-Life…
Business Forum
I attended the 3rd Business Forum for small and medium-sized enterprises on Thursday in Baden-Baden. (Nice to have a short trip for a change!) I applaud the organisers for developing this conference in what has been a pretty dull economic climate in Germany over the past few years. The conference ran under the motto “A…
Denial as a Career Derailer
There a many reasons why leadership careers go off course. Most of them have the same root: denial. It’s human to have blind spots about our behaviour and other personality traits. The problem occurs when we don’t try and find out about these blind spots and take appropriate action. The Johari window provides a simple…
