The Enneagram In Business - Ginger Lapid-Bogda PhD

June | 2010
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| At-a-Glance |
Enneagram Worldwide: Thailand
Enneagram and the MBTI
Enneagram Learning Portal (ELP)
Upcoming Public Program Schedule
MONTHLY INSIGHT: BEING

Welcome to the June Enneagram in Business Newsletter. As you can see, we have a new and improved look, thanks to the hard work and skill of graphic techno-wizard Suzanne Dion (Chaeldion Group). It started as an effort to give us more flexibility to our electronic communications and transformed into a piece of art! We hope you enjoy it.

Whether you are a leader, coach, consultant, trainer, parent, or friend, Being enables us to handle everything that comes our way with grace, dignity, and wisdom. Ruth Landis, Senior Member of the Enneagram in Business Network at TheEnneagramInBusiness.com, offers the following Being activity:

BeingBeing Insights
Life begins in the stillness. Our real value rests in each breath we take and merely that we are alive. All else builds upon that. Each hour during the day, can you pause for a moment and become still - still in the mind, still in the body, and still in the heart? What do you have to shift in yourself to find that stillness? Once you have found it, can you appreciate that this is enough? Can you appreciate that everything you need to be is already here?

You can click here to read my blog about how each of us, based on our Enneagram style, can be in a truer and deeper state of Being.



Enneagram Worldwide: Thailand

Wa LosereewanichWa

The Enneagram is being used in many Thai organizations, thanks to several Enneagram consultants, and especially to Wa Losereewanich. In this piece taken from the website, Wa describes some of the efforts.

The Enneagram was first introduced in 2000 by Santikaro, an American Buddhist monk living in Thailand at the time. For the first few years, it was taught to a small circle of people interested in self-development and to some non-profit organizations. After many translations of Enneagram books were published, more and more people and organizations have come to know and use the system.

The essence of the Enneagram is in parallel with that of Buddhism practice here - letting go of ego fixation. In addition, other typologies are not yet widely used, and most people have a positive view of this new approach called the Enneagram. However, the main reason for the increasing applications of the Enneagram is its practical benefits.

Currently, the Enneagram is widely used in many industries - finance and securities, health care, trading, manufacturing, real estate, logistics, energy, academia, etc. Put simply, any organization that is run by people. Primary applications are in the areas of interpersonal relationship, team-building, communication, and leadership development.

Kbank, one of the top three commercial banks in the country, has included the Enneagram in its training roadmap for all team leaders and management across the bank. By understanding their colleagues' Enneagram styles, they have more tolerance of their individual differences and know how to approach and communicate with each other more effectively. In the internal phone directory of the Human Resource Division, they have their Enneagram number printed after their extension number. In another division, each employee has their Enneagram number printed on the reverse side of their ID card.

Other companies that also use the Enneagram report the same benefits. Thus, word of mouth about this is spreading the Enneagram to many more organizations and in an increasing number of business applications.



Enneagram and the MBTI

Dr. Hwan-Young KimDr. Kim

One of the most read sections of the website is the comparison between the Enneagram and other popular personality systems: The MBTI, DISC, Insights MDI, and StrengthFInders. This excerpt on the MBTI was written by Dr. Hwan-Young Kim:

Many coaches, consultant, and trainers use both the Enneagram and MBTI because they are highly complementary and focus on different but compatible aspects of human beings. In addition, there have been numerous correlations between Enneagram styles and MBTI types. For example, Enneagram style Ones tend more toward judging rather than perceiving, Twos tend more toward feeling than thinking, Fours tend more toward intuition than sensing, Fives are more often thinkers than feelers, and so forth.

What makes these correlations particularly interesting is this: where correlations do exist, there are always individuals of a particular Enneagram style who are different from the norm. What is the inner experience of a perceiving One, given that Enneagram style Ones tend to judge themselves, others, and everything around them? What happens to a thinking Two, someone who tunes into others far more than him- or herself, values relationships and feelings, but then makes decisions more by principle and objective analysis than by feelings and values? Or a feeling Five - Fives automatically and instantaneously detach from their feelings then experience them later. What is it like to cut off from feelings when they are so central to who you are and how you make decisions? Similarly, Sevens thrive on sharing their ideas, eliciting reactions, and interacting with others; while more Sevens are extroverts than introverts, some Sevens are highly introverted. What is the impact of this latter preference on how they deal with the abundant number of ideas they generate? These are just a few of the many ways the Enneagram and the MBTI have synergies and raise interesting dilemmas for individuals.

Click here to read more about the MBTI and the other systems.


Enneagram Learning Portal (ELP)

Peter O'HanrahanPeter

In this subscription based section of the Enneagram in Business website, there is an abundance of learning opportunities for those interested in deepening their learning and self-development with the Enneagram. In this excerpt by Peter O'Hanrahan, you can learn conscious breathing practices for daily use.




Conscious Breathing Practice by Peter O'Hanrahan, Senior Member of the Enneagram in Business Network

Paying attention to the breath is a basic practice for self-management. By adopting different breathing techniques, we can actually shift our internal, physical and emotional experience. This is particularly helpful under conditions of pressure or conflict, when we tend to hold our breath and hold tension in our bodies. These practices create more space inside, which then allows us to manage our personal reactivity and emotions. They provide a way to become centered, particularly when we are in stressful situations or communicating with people whom we find difficult.


Different breath practices help us mobilize our energy when we need it, and to relax and conserve energy at other times. Like the practice of self-awareness, breath practice can be done anywhere, at any time.

You have your own individual breathing patterns, but there are general patterns for each Enneagram style. For example, some people breathe well into their chest but not into the belly; some do the reverse, while other types are characterized by holding tension in the diaphragm, the "muscle" of the breath.

Here are the basic breathing practices: clearing breath, relaxing breath, energizing breath, and counter-anxiety breath. Depending on your type and embodied experience, some will be more useful than others or will be useful at different times.

Conscious Breathing Practices

Clearing breath
If you notice you are holding your breath or you have accumulated some tension, a simple technique is to take a big, quick breath, inhaling into both your belly and chest, and then let it go with a "whoosh" or sigh of relief.

Relaxing breath
Take big, slow breaths down into your belly (not your chest). Imagine that you can go "underneath" any discomfort and gradually slow your system down. Send your energy down into your legs and feet.

Energizing breath
When you need to bring more energy to your system, take some big breaths up into your chest. Extend the inhale and stretch your diaphragm and rib cage, then relax on the exhale. Don't use your neck or shoulders to help. (Stop if you get light-headed).

Counter-anxiety breath
For those times when you are feeling anxious and belly breathing doesn't work, take a deep breath into your solar plexus. As you inhale, stretch the diaphragm open like a big rubber band. Instead of releasing on the exhale, hold it back against your gently pursed lips and let it out slowly (like holding the end of a balloon). Try to relax your chest and diaphragm while you exhale. The exhale should be 3 or 4 times longer than the inhale.

Once you join the ELP, you can learn how to customize each of the above practices for your particular Enneagram style.



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"THE ENNEAGRAM AND RELATIONSHIPS"  | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
SATURDAY  |  JUNE 19, 2010  | 10AM - 4PM  | $55

To be successful at work, you need to love what you do, be good at it, and make yourself easy to work with.  In this one-day interactive program, you'll learn how you and people of all the nine styles can make yourself easy to work with, as well as learn the predictable dynamics between the Enneagram styles.

To get the program description, e-mail [email protected]

To register, contact Judy Thomas at [email protected] or (702) 382-8688.
 
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THE ENNEAGRAM AND COACHING: WHAT, WHY AND HOW!  | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA
2010 INTERNATIONAL ENNEAGRAM ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
JULY 30 - AUGUST 1, 2010  | SEE IEA WEBSITE FOR RATES

Based on the theory and insights from Ginger's new Enneagram-coaching book, Bringing Out the Best in Everyone You Coach (McGraw-Hill 2009).

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: "COACHING WITH THE ENNEAGRAM" BASED ON BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN EVERYONE YOU COACH  | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA
AUGUST 2 - 6, 2010 |  5 DAYS | $1300 USD

This program for coaches, managers, HR professionals, trainers, and consultants fully integrates the Enneagram with coaching methodologies and techniques from Gestalt and NLP, among others.

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: "COACHING WITH THE ENNEAGRAM" BASED ON BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN EVERYONE YOU COACH  | HELSINKI, FINLAND (program in English)
SEPTEMBER 18 - 22, 2010 |  5 DAYS | 1950

This program for coaches, managers, HR professionals, trainers, and consultants fully integrates the Enneagram with coaching methodologies and techniques from Gestalt and NLP, among others.

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: "COACHING WITH THE ENNEAGRAM" BASED ON BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN EVERYONE YOU COACH  | HONG-KONG (program in English)
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 3, 2010 |  5 DAYS | EARLY BIRD HK$11,800 (before July 15, 2010); THEN HK$12,800 (before August 31, 2010); AND HK$13,800 THEREAFTER

This program for coaches, managers, HR professionals, trainers, and consultants fully integrates the Enneagram with coaching methodologies and techniques from Gestalt and NLP, among others.

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FESTIVAL OF LEARNING: "INSIGHT INTO YOU"  | SINGAPORE
OCTOBER 1 - 10, 2010   | 3 DAYS

This 3-day workshop is part of a 10-day special program sponsored by NTL. Participants select from among a variety of exciting offerings.

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER BASED ON BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN YOURSELF AT WORK | SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, USA
OCTOBER 22 - 27, 2010  | 6 DAYS | EARLY BIRD $1200 USD (by July 1, 2010); REGULAR $1300 USD

This intensive program offers HR professionals, trainers and consultants, coaches, and managers first-hand experience integrating the Enneagram with the most important business applications of the Enneagram.

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: LEADERSHIP TRAIN-THE-TRAINER BASED ON WHAT TYPE OF LEADER ARE YOU? | SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, USA
OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 3, 2010  | 6 DAYS | EARLY BIRD $1500 USD (by July 1, 2010); REGULAR $1600 USD

This skill-based program concentrates on leadership development through the seven core leadership competencies with the insights of the Enneagram.

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: "COACHING WITH THE ENNEAGRAM" BASED ON BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN EVERYONE YOU COACH  | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (program in Korean)
JANUARY 18 - 22, 2011 |  5 DAYS

This program for coaches, managers, HR professionals, trainers, and consultants fully integrates the Enneagram with coaching methodologies and techniques from Gestalt and NLP, among others.

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: "COACHING WITH THE ENNEAGRAM" BASED ON BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN EVERYONE YOU COACH  | CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
MARCH 7 - 11, 2011 |  5 DAYS | EARLY BIRD $1200 (by October 1, 2010); REGULAR $1300

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