by Mario Sikora | Oct 16, 2011 | Enneagram, Instincts, Personality Assessment, Personality Type, Spain, Subtypes, The Enneagram
I’ve just returned from 10 days in Madrid, one of my favorite cities, where I did a five-day training on the Enneagram for Coaches and also got to do a bit of sight-seeing. The time off in this enchanted place was much needed after four full days of meetings in...
by Mario Sikora | Oct 14, 2011 | Coaching, Consulting, Enneagram, Organizational Culture, Personality Type, Spirituality, The Enneagram
(This post originally appeared as an article in the October issue of Nine Points Magazine, the International Enneagram Association’s quarterly online publication. For more information, go to http://www.internationalenneagram.org.) In the first part of this...
by Mario Sikora | Oct 12, 2011 | Enneagram, Personality Type, The Enneagram
(This post originally appeared at http://www.mariosikora.com) Oh, make me want to holler/And throw up both my hands –Marvin Gaye, “Inner City Blues” I rarely surf the web for writing or videos about the Enneagram. There are a couple of reasons for...
by Mario Sikora | Aug 28, 2011 | Article, Blog, Clear Thinking, Coaching, Consulting, Enneagram, Instincts, Mario Sikora, Personality Assessment, Personality Type, The Enneagram
A bit over 5 years ago, I wrote a series of articles for the Enneagram Monthly on a pragmatic approach to the Enneagram, titled “The Notes and the Melody.” My ideas have evolved slightly since then, though I still hold the same basic premises for the most...
by Mario Sikora | Aug 21, 2011 | Consulting, Enneagram, Hiring, Organizational Culture, Personality Assessment, Personality Type, The Enneagram
“I need to hire a new (fill in the blank). What Enneagram type would be best?” It’s a question I hear with surprising frequency, and I can understand why. Hiring employees is a tricky business, and there are no foolproof ways to do it perfectly. A...
by Mario Sikora | Aug 11, 2011 | Enneagram, Personality Assessment, Personality Type, The Enneagram, Typing
“First, there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.” –Donovan Identifying Enneagram type is like the zen saying that Donovan sang about many years ago: In the beginning, it all seems so simple: People’s Enneagram types seem...
