I just posted a list of recommended books. The list will be added to over time, so check back from time to time.
Avoid Talking About Spirituality Unless the Client Brings It Up By Mario Sikora Yes, the Enneagram of personality is rooted in “psychospiritual” practices and, yes, it has of late been spreading like wildfire in churches across the US. However, the Enneagram of...
Be Humble, Especially About Assessment By Mario Sikora Inexperienced trainers and consultants think they have to know all the answers and that changing their minds will undermine their credibility. Experienced people, however,...
Start with the Instinctual Biases By Mario Sikora Yes, the "ennea” in “Enneagram” is Greek for “nine” and the Enneagram is generally understood as a model of nine personality types. But over the years of working with the system in organizations, I have come to...
Don’t Be Simplistic By Mario Sikora Having studied the Enneagram for 30 years, and used it in organizations for over 25, I have learned to be cautious about any generalization I make about any of the Enneagram types. My guiding principle here is: “Everybody does...
Keep It Simple "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." Albert Einstein By Mario Sikora Einstein was talking about scientific theory, but he could have been talking about the Enneagram. A guiding principle of those seeking to use the...
By Mario Sikora Don’t Call it an “Ancient Personality System”--It’s Not It seems that almost everyone now wants to teach the Enneagram in organizations. As someone who has been doing just that for over 25 years, I couldn’t be more excited. I have devoted my career to...
Cutting Through a Mess of Vagaries to Find a Working Definition By Mario Sikora Sometimes I find myself stumbling upon a social media post on what it means to be a particular Enneagram type, whether we are one type or “have all the types in us,” if it...