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 MONTHLY INSIGHT: Curiosity
What if we could all regain our childlike, innate curiosity? Gerry Fathauer has written the following provocative Insight Activity on Curiosity. Gerry is a Senior Member of the Enneagram in Business Network (EIBN) and has a natural curiosity for all things aesthetic, psychological, and spiritual.  Gerry's Insight on Curiosity
Have you ever watched a young child explore her world? One of the characteristics of children is their endearing sense of curiosity. Curiosity opens them to discoveries of nature, of the physical world, and of relating to others. So, too, can curiosity open those of us long out of childhood to revelations in our lives, both at work and home.
Curiosity creates a transformational shift in reality. There is an opening to new awareness that occurs when curiosity is present. It's almost a sensate awareness that, rather than being stuck in the same old experience, an "ah-ha" moment is about to arise. Have you ever taken a side road, just out of curiosity? Perhaps it led to a beautiful new vista or just a dead end. Either way, curiosity leads us to a place that is different and expanding.
We open to creation when we get curious. Curiosity is a doorway in to intuiting coaching approaches and client solutions. Have you ever noticed what happens when you are curious? The next time you are uncertain of the next step with a client, get curious, and open to what arises. Here's another practice, a personal one: Get curious about what limits and what serves you. Curiosity opens us to discovery and to new ways of perceiving our own barriers.
Without a good dose of curiosity now and then, we risk becoming stale and limiting, both to ourselves and to others. Curiosity is always available, just waiting for us to open to it and to a qualitative shift in our way of being.
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In the blog based on Gerry's Insight Activity above, I decided to write about how each of us can increase our innate ability to be in a state of curiosity using the three Centers of Intelligence. You can read my blog here.
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Exciting News: Google play
 "Google play" is Google's newest response to Apple's iTunes, and "Bringing Out the Best in Everyone You Coach" was chosen as a "Staff Pick" book in their "Training" section. It even appears on the 1st page (as one of 18 books featured there). This was a wow. You can see it here. |
The 25 Enneagram Training Tools
 The 25 Training Tools (all in full color) make a big difference in being able to take the Enneagram into organizations, so here's a highlight of the seven "bestsellers."
Enneagram Typing Cards
The cards really help people literally sort the styles that most describe them and, then, with the help of a coach, trainer, or consultant as a guide, determine the type that most describes them.
Enneagram Workbook
This 26-page workbook can be used in support of the Enneagram Typing Cards because it explains the 9 types in more depth and includes a check-list of characteristics for each type. The workbook can also be used by clients before they engage in the typing process.
Enneagram Communication
After the Typing Cards, this is really the next "bestseller" because it so clearly describes the speaking style, body language, and "blind spots" associated with each Enneagram style.
Enneagram Conflict
People who order this tool always reorder it because it is so useful in helping clients understand their own reactivity, how to transform their reactions into a path for their own development, plus how to approach an individual of each style in a conflict situation.
Enneagram Feedback
Managers and employees who learn how to give effective feedback using the Enneagram always say that this is the tool that they keep on their desks and use more than any other.
Enneagram Leadership & Enneagram Leadership Profiles
The reason these two tools are so popular - and they can be used separately or together - is that leadership development is one of the most used applications of the Enneagram. Enneagram Leadership describes how our Enneagram styles create leadership style, plus the accompanying strengths and derailleurs. Leadership Profiles are really 9 case studies of leaders of each type. Leaders like to work with case studies!
You can see each of the above tools plus the 18 others by clicking here.
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Enneagram iPhone App Created by Ginger Lapid-Bogda, this animated, interactive App for home and work includes typing and how to prevent conflict; reduce stress; interact with others; and engage in development activities specific to your type. There are type videos, a way to test your Enneagram knowledge in real-world situation, theory, and more.  Only $2.99 on the iTunes App Store
Go to EnneagramApp.com |
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: T-GROUPS WITH THE ENNEAGRAM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1400
MARCH 26 - 30, 2012 | 5 DAYS
A profound integration of 2 powerhouse approaches to learn about self, others, feedback, influence, and teams. For 5-full days, participants will meet in 8-12 person T-groups - a powerful technology developed by the National Training Labs Institute (NTL) in 1947 - and learn an extraordinary amount about themselves, others, and team dynamics. Many past participants call T-Groups a "life-changing experience." To further fuel participant dynamics, insight, and learning, this program also integrates the insights of the Enneagram, an ancient and profound system for understanding the 9 versions of the human character structure. More than a personality system, the Enneagram is an unparalleled map for self-observation and awareness, as well as personal growth and change. Complete Program Description Register for program
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CLAUDIO NARANJO PROGRAM: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PSYCHOLOGY OF ENNEA-TYPES| BRAZIL
APRIL 27 - MAY 1, 2012 | 5 DAYS
Ginger has been invited to present on the Enneagram's business applications and the results that have been achieved. For more information, click here
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: COACHING WITH THE ENNEAGRAM BASED ON BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN EVERYONE YOU COACH| MONTREAL, CANADA | $1500
MAY 7 - 11, 2012 | 5 DAYS
An ICF accredited certificate program for coaches, managers, HR professionals, trainers, and consultants who want to fully integrate the Enneagram when they develop others, which includes the following: coaching models; Enneagram typing and insights; Centers of Intelligence (Head, Heart, and Body); coaching techniques adapted to each Enneagram style; real time coaching practice with feedback; Gestalt and NLP techniques; and Centering practices for coaches and clients. This program includes food and lodging in the registration fee. Complete Program Description Register for program
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: COACHING WITH THE ENNEAGRAM BASED ON BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN EVERYONE YOU COACH| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA | $1950
JUNE 16 - 20, 2012 | 5 DAYS
An ICF accredited certificate program for coaches, managers, HR professionals, trainers, and consultants who want to fully integrate the Enneagram when they develop others, which includes the following: coaching models; Enneagram typing and insights; Centers of Intelligence (Head, Heart, and Body); coaching techniques adapted to each Enneagram style; real time coaching practice with feedback; Gestalt and NLP techniques; and Centering practices for coaches and clients. This program includes lunch in the registration fee. Complete Program Description Register for program
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: COACHING WITH THE ENNEAGRAM BASED ON BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN EVERYONE YOU COACH| HONG KONG, CHINA
JUNE 27 - JULY 1, 2012 | 5 DAYS
An ICF accredited certificate program for coaches, managers, HR professionals, trainers, and consultants who want to fully integrate the Enneagram when they develop others, which includes the following: coaching models; Enneagram typing and insights; Centers of Intelligence (Head, Heart, and Body); coaching techniques adapted to each Enneagram style; real time coaching practice with feedback; Gestalt and NLP techniques; and Centering practices for coaches and clients. Complete Program Description To register contact Gloria Hung
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER BASED ON WHAT TYPE OF LEADER ARE YOU?| MARINA DEL REY, CA (NEAR LOS ANGELES) | $1500
JULY 20 - 25, 2012 | 6 DAYS
In this six-day program, HR professionals, trainers and consultants, coaches, and managers learn to teach the Enneagram system and typing in groups and to facilitate groups and/or teams of leaders using a variety of interactive activities focused on using the Enneagram to develop seven strategic leadership competencies: Drive for Results; Strive for Self-Mastery; Know the Business - Think and Act Strategically; Become an Excellent Communicator; Lead High-Performing Teams; Make Optimal Decisions; and Take Charge of Change. Complete Program Description Register for program
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER BASED ON BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN YOURSELF AT WORK| MARINA DEL REY, CA (NEAR LOS ANGELES) | $1300
JULY 30 - AUGUST 4, 2012 | 6 DAYS
In this six-day program, HR professionals, trainers and consultants, coaches, and managers learn to teach the Enneagram system and typing in groups and to facilitate a wide variety of interactive activities focused on the business applications of the Enneagram: communication, feedback, conflict, teams, leadership, and transformation. Complete Program Description Register for program
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Please contact the Enneagram in Business office for questions or comments, by email or phone 310 829 3309.
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