The Enneagram
The Nine Types of Leader
The Enneagram is a personality system and powerful map for personal growth, leadership development, and team dynamics. Grounded in wisdom and modern psychology, it describes nine distinct types, each with a core motivation, strengths and challenges, that drives how we think, feel, and act.
Where many models focus on what we do, the Enneagram reveals the motivation behind why we do it.
Each type has a distinct lens on the world, shaped by internal drivers that influence our relationships, leadership style, communication patterns, and habits. These patterns often run on autopilot, until we learn to see them.
When leaders and teams use the Enneagram, they gain a deeper understanding of themselves and others. This awareness fuels more intentional choices, stronger collaboration, and more impactful leadership.
Self-awareness isn’t optional for leaders, it’s essential. The Enneagram is a powerful tool for understanding your strengths, blind spots, and the impact you have on others.
Enneagram Workshops for Teams
The Enneagram is a powerful tool that can help teams increase self-awareness and drive collective growth and performance. When individual team members understand their predominant Enneagram type, along with its associated strengths, challenges, and blind spots, they are better able to understand their behavior and its impact on the overall dynamics and success of the team.
When individual team members gain insights into the Enneagram types, and the associated motivations, strengths and challenges of their team members, something powerful happens. Teams develop greater awareness, understanding, empathy, connection, and trust, and they are better able to work together to achieve common goals.
In half-day or full-day Enneagram workshops, leaders and teams discover deep insights into their collective strengths and challenges, and identify development and growth strategies that strengthen team effectiveness.
Find out more about our Enneagram workshops here.
Enneagram Guides
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Enneagram Guide to Giving Feedback
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Coming Soon: Enneagram Guide to Managing Conflict
The Enneagram with Emma
In this video series, Emma explores the Enneagram as a powerful tool for leadership and team development. Each episode offers practical insights and strategies to help you deepen self-awareness, move beyond limiting patterns, and lead with greater clarity, intention, and impact. Below are the latest episodes. Enjoy!
In this episode, we’re exploring the Enneagram Type Four leader, often called The Intense Creative or The Individualist. Type Four leaders are authentic, creative, empathetic, and expressive. At their best, they bring creativity, depth, and emotional intelligence to leadership… but they can also be dramatic and moody! In this episode, you’ll discover:
The signature themes that define Type Four leaders
The strengths they bring to leadership
Common watch-outs when those strengths are overused
In this episode, we’re taking a deeper dive into the Enneagram Type Three leader often called The Competitive Achiever or The Performer. Type Three leaders are ambitious, charismatic, competitive, and inspiring. At their best, they bring incredible drive and influence... but they can also be image-conscious, impatient, and overextended. In this episode, you’ll discover:
Four signature themes that define Type Three leaders
The strengths they bring to leadership
Common watch-outs when those strengths are overused
Explore your Enneagram type or bring the insights of the Enneagram to your team.
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