If you know me well, you know that I am a huge advocate for this Emotional Intelligence (EQ) tool and assessment – Enneagram. This assessment gives us information on ourselves that will help us become self aware of how we got here and why we are the way we are (not to say we can’t improve). I’ve taken various EQ assessments and in my opinion, the Enneagram made it easier for me to set goals for my own growth.
The thing is, when we start with us first, when we are self aware, we can better understand how we react to other personalities and understand how to best interact with them. After all, we can only control our actions/reactions when interacting with others. So why not use it to our advantage?
I use Enneagram in a personal and professional environment and I’ve seen firsthand the benefits. So many conflicts, frustrations, and assumptions come from COMMUNICATION, or lack thereof to be honest. Whether that be clarity, tone, timing, delivery, approach…it all ties back to communication and the Enneagram is a great way to foster healthy communication.
There are many EQ tools out there which all serve their own purpose and resonate with various teams and situations. I will use those when necessary but I like to start with Enneagram to help individuals and teams know one another on a more personal level, after all, we spend more time with our work families than our home families. We live in a “what’s in it for me” kind of world and I think it’s okay to put ourselves first to learn and grow so that it will in turn, benefit those around us.
If you’d like to take the Enneagram Personality Assessment, you can contact me for a test code and to setup a 30-minute results session. In the results session, I’ll review your Enneagram report with you, explain the basics and help you navigate towards setting growth goals.
