The Enneagram a Work
Communicate Better. Lead Stronger. Reduce Conflict.
Your cheat code for understanding motivation, improving communication, and building healthier teams—without labels or fluff.
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The Real Problem
Your team isn’t broken. They’re just dueling.
Different communication styles, different ways of working, different definitions of “good work” — without a shared language, those differences can fracture a team and tear them apart.
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Miscommunication masquerading as conflict
A communicator who is more direct gets frustrated with people who take time to process. The person who takes time to process takes direct communication as overly aggressive. Neither are wrong — they just lack context and a map.
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Low trust eroding performance
When people don’t understand each other’s motivations, they fill the gap with assumptions — and the story is rarely true.
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Missed deadlines, internal feuding, quiet quitting
Personality clashes don’t stay interpersonal. They cascade into team morale, output quality, and retention.
the shift: dueling to dueting
Dueling
“She never speaks up in meetings — she clearly doesn’t care.”
“He steamrolls every conversation. It’s exhausting.”
Same team. Different lens.
Dueting
“She processes internally — let’s give her space to contribute in writing.”
“He leads from certainty — let’s channel that into clarity for the team.”
The Enneagram at Work doesn’t change who people are. It changes how you understand what they bring.
Why the enneagram at work
Goes deeper than any other personality tool.
DISC tells you what. MBTI tells you how. The Enneagram is the only one that tells you why — the motivation underneath the behavior.
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Motivation, not just behavior
Two people can do the same thing for completely different reasons. The Enneagram reveals the why — so you can lead and communicate better.
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Predicts stress responses before they happen
Every type has a predictable pattern under pressure. When you know it, you can stop the cycle — or at least not make it worse.
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A shared language for deeper understanding and engagement
Teams that learn this together develop a shorthand, or cheat code that changes how they talk, debate, and collaborate — for years, not just weeks.
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Turn differences into assets
The same trait that frustrates you about a colleague is often the exact counterbalance your team needs. The Enneagram helps you understand and appreciate that.
Most workplace tools focus on what people do. Very few help you understand why — and what do do about it.
The Enneagram goes beyond mapping personalities. It's a practical playbook for recognizing blind spots, navigating stress responses, and adapting your leadership in real time — without losing yourself in the process.
what you’ll learn
Immediately applicable.
Walk away with actionable insights and frameworks you can use the same day.
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The Three Centers of Intelligence
How Head, Heart, and Body types show up at work — and why that shapes everything from how people make decisions to how they handle feedback.
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What motivates each type — and what shuts them down
Stop guessing what your team members need to feel engaged. Start speaking their language — as a leader, as a colleague, as a manager.
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How the 9 Types operate under pressure
Predictable stress patterns for each type — so you can recognize what's happening when tension rises, and actually do something useful about it.
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How to adapt without losing authenticity
Flexibility doesn't mean being fake. Learn how to flex your communication style in ways that feel natural — and build genuine trust.
This isn’t group therapy or pop psychology. This is a practical workplace application.
Who should attend
Built for the people leading and shaping teams.
Whether you manage people, influence culture, or just want to stop feeling like you're working against your team instead of with them.
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Executives & Senior Leaders
You set the culture — intentionally or by default. Learn how your type shapes your leadership shadow, and how to bring out the best in the full range of people around you.
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HR & People Operations
Equip yourself with a practical framework for leadership development, conflict mediation, and team design. One that actually accounts for human complexity.
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Managers & Team Members
You're in the work every day. Understand why certain dynamics keep repeating — and get a concrete language for improving them, starting this week.
"We've done DISC, MBTI, StrengthsFinder — all of it. The Enneagram is the first tool that actually changed how we talk to each other day to day."
Marcus T.
Chief People Officer
What People are saying
This will transform your team forever.
“I thought he was just being difficult.”
“I finally understood why my two strongest team members kept clashing. One session in and I had language for it — and a path forward. That's rare."
Vivek K.
VP Engineering
“I thought caring about people was a weakness.”
“As an eight, I lead with directness and intensity. This has helped me soften my approach and become a better leader.”
Jordan P.
Director of operations
“We kept having the same argument with different words.”
“We kept getting stuck in the same cycle — our CMO moves fast, but our CFO is cautiously slow. We used to see this as a power struggle. Now we see it’s an asset.”
Amy W.
Chief of staff
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The Enneagram at Work
Free 60 minute webinar
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