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Insights on the intersection of leadership, organizational dynamics, the Enneagram, coaching, clear thinking, personal and professional growth, and related topics.
By Mario Sikora and guest associates
Hard and Soft, Objective and Subjective
This blog is a response to an email about my recent article in The Enneagram Monthly. Here is an excerpt from the email: “I would
Subtypes FAQs, Part 4
Here is an email I received after giving my program on the instincts at the IEA European Conference in Paris this month and I decided
Coaching President Obama
I was recently asked to participate in a thought experiment: A friend was surveying theorists who work at the intersection of personality and leadership for
New Workshop After the 2013 IEA Conference: The Subtypes, Coaching, and Leadership
THE SUBTYPES, COACHING AND LEADERSHIP Advanced Seminar for Enneagram Practitioners If you are not using the instincts in your work with the Enneagram, you are
On Science–The Dangers of Inappropriately Conflating Science and Spirituality
In my last blog post I wrote about spirituality, and before continuing that thread I feel the need to make some comments about science. There
On Spirituality: the Enneagram as an Aid to Your Practice
And an old priest said, Speak to us of Religion. And he said: Have I spoken this day of aught else? “The Prophet” by Kahlil
Nine Leadership Strategies
Our personality doesnt determine whether we will be effective leaders or not but it will very often shape the way we lead, especially when we
The “Leadership Personality,” Part 2
An interesting piece of feedback arrived after my last blog, The “Leadership Personality.” A correspondent felt that my view was a “bit too relativistic,” that “prosocial, humble, and
The “Leadership Personality”
Don’t be a Dodo During a workshop the other night I was asked what personality type I encountered most frequently in my work with leaders
The Transmitting Nine
The Transmitting Nine, commonly referred to as the “sexual” or “one-to-one” Nine is among the most misunderstood of the subtypes. The strategy, which is more
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