Enneagram_Singapore_Aug 2010

The Enneagram: Building Understanding of Self and Others

Genentech Informatics Singapore

Genentech CareerLab

Explore.Aspire.Develop

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Agenda for Today

•  Build Self Awareness
•  Identify your Enneagram Style
•  Enhance your Communication Style
•  Resources

Career Development Model Slide 3

Your Career at Genentech

Thrive Own
through your

change career

Explore.Aspire.Develop. At the CareerLab.

Increase
 Your
 Success
 at
 Work
 

Expand
 your
 emo.onal
 intelligence
 (EQ)
 
Enhance
 your
 rela.onships
 with
 peers,
 vendors,
 bosses,
 and
 coworkers
 

Enjoy
 yourself
 more;
 experience
 less
 stress
 

Why Emotional Intelligence is Important

•  Self Awareness
•  Recognition of your emotion in the moment
•  Choice to change

•  Self Management
•  Response v Reaction

•  Social Awareness
•  Building empathy

•  Relationship Management
•  Collaborative and productive work relationships

WHO WOULD YOU RATHER WORK WITH?

Harvard Business Review, June 2005

low Likeability
high

high

Competent Jerk

Loveable Star


mostly avoided

desperately wanted



Competence

Incompetent Jerk

Loveable Fool


desperately avoided

mildly wanted



low







Head

Head (Mental) Center
Use: Planning, Insight, Analysis
Misuse: Over-analysis, Analysis-paralysis, Projection
Underlying Concern: Fear (Enneagram Styles 5, 6, and 7)

Heart

•  Heart (Emotional) Center
•  Use: Relationships, Compassion, Affection

•  Misuse: Oversensitivity, Hard-heartedness, Emotional Manipulation
•  Underlying Concern: Image, Sorrow (Enneagram Styles 2, 3, and 4)

Body

•  Body (Instinctual) Center
•  Use: Movement, Action, Gut-knowing

•  Misuse: Over-action, Under-action, Excessiveness
•  Underlying Concern: Anger, Control (Enneagram Styles 8, 9, and 1)

ONES
 seek
 a
 perfect
 world
 and
 work
 diligently
 to
 improve
 both
 themselves
 and
 
everyone
 and
 everything
 around
 them.
 


 WORLDVIEW:
 The
 world
 is
 imperfect;
 I
 must
 correct
 this.
 

Thinking: If it’s not worth doing right, it’s not worth
doing; no one is perfect, but what matters is
improvement
Feeling:
 Try
 to
 express
 feelings
 in
 a
 well-­‐mannered
 
way;
 a7empt
 to
 not
 express
 anger
 directly,
 but
 do
 get
 
easily
 irritated
 
Behaving:
 Relish
 highly
 organized,
 structured
 work;
 
extremely
 responsible;
 reac@ve
 to
 mistakes
 and
 cri@cism
 

TWOS
 want
 to
 be
 liked,
 try
 to
 meet
 the
 needs
 of
 others,
 and
 aJempt
 to
 
orchestrate
 the
 people
 and
 events
 in
 their
 lives.
 


 WORLDVIEW:
 The
 world
 is
 full
 of
 suffering
 and
 need;
 I
 must
 help
 alleviate
 this.
 

Thinking:
 Rela@onships
 are
 what
 ma7er
 most;
 you
 can
 
know
 what
 others
 need
 if
 you
 pay
 close
 a7en@on
 
Feeling:
 Focus
 on
 others’
 feelings
 far
 more
 than
 your
 
own;
 repress
 own
 deeper
 needs
 
Behaving:
 Empathic,
 warm;
 other
 focused;
 hurt
 or
 angry
 
when
 unappreciated
 

THREES
 organize
 their
 lives
 around
 achieving
 specific
 goals
 in
 order
 to
 appear
 
successful
 and
 to
 gain
 the
 respect
 and
 admiraOon
 of
 others.
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 WORLDVIEW:
 There
 is
 a
 lack
 of
 flow
 or
 order
 to
 how
 things
 work:
 I
 must
 create
 results.
 

Thinking:
 The
 world
 values
 a
 winner
 and
 ignores
 or
 
ridicules
 losers;
 stay
 focused
 on
 your
 goals
 and
 plans
 so
 
that
 everything
 falls
 into
 place
 
Feeling:
 Maintain
 external
 demeanor
 of
 confidence
 
and
 competence,
 keeping
 strong
 feelings
 –
 par@cularly
 
anxiety
 or
 sadness
 –
 to
 themselves
 
Behaving:
 Focused;
 compe@@ve;
 well-­‐developed
 
interpersonal
 skills
 except
 when
 stressed;
 angry
 when
 
goals
 and
 plans
 thwarted
 

FOURS
 desire
 deep
 connecOons
 with
 both
 their
 own
 interior
 worlds
 and
 with
 
other
 people,
 and
 feel
 most
 alive
 when
 they
 authenOcally
 express
 their
 personal
 
experiences
 and
 feelings.
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 WORLDVIEW:
 There
 is
 profound
 despair
 from
 our
 lack
 of
 deep
 connecOons:
 I
 must
 re-­‐establish
 these.
 

Thinking:
 Nothing
 has
 meaning
 or
 can
 be
 fully
 understood
 
unless
 you
 go
 deeply
 into
 your
 own
 personal
 experience;
 
joy
 and
 suffering
 are
 part
 of
 the
 human
 experience
 
Feeling:
 Experience
 a
 vast
 kaleidoscope
 of
 feeling
 
responses;
 a7uned
 to
 how
 others
 treat
 them,
 trying
 to
 
minimize
 feeling
 not-­‐good-­‐enough
 
Behaving:
 Sensi@ve;
 finely
 tuned;
 inspiring;
 moody;
 self-­‐
reflec@ve
 and
 self-­‐referencing
 

FIVES
 thirst
 for
 knowledge
 and
 use
 emoOonal
 detachment
 as
 a
 way
 of
 keeping
 
involvement
 with
 others
 at
 a
 minimum.
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 WORLDVIEW:
 Resources
 are
 scarce:
 I
 must
 conserve
 Ome,
 energy,
 and
 knowledge.
 

Thinking:
 Everything
 is
 poten@ally
 knowable;
 the
 mind
 is
 
the
 only
 thing
 you
 can
 trust
 
Feeling:
 Intellectualiza@on
 of
 feelings;
 chronically
 
 
emo@onally
 detached
 
Behaving:
 Cerebral;
 calm
 in
 a
 crisis;
 self-­‐reliant
 and
 
private;
 easily
 drained
 energe@cally
 

SIXES
 have
 insighUul
 minds
 and
 create
 anOcipatory
 or
 worst-­‐case
 scenarios
 to
 help
 
themselves
 feel
 prepared
 in
 case
 something
 goes
 wrong.
 
 

Some
 are
 tentaOve,
 
 some
 engage
 in
 high-­‐risk
 behavior
 to
 prove
 their
 fearlessness,
 and
 some
 do
 both.
 


   WORLDVIEW:
 The
 world
 is
 a
 volaOle,
 unpredictable,
 and
 fearful
 place;
 I
 must
 find
 meaning
 and
 certainty.
 
 

Thinking:
 Hope
 for
 the
 best,
 plan
 for
 the
 worst;
 du@ful
 
and
 loyal
 people
 like
 me
 can
 be
 counted
 on,
 and
 this
 may
 
prevent
 nega@ve
 things
 from
 happening
 
Feeling:
 Anxiety,
 doubt,
 and
 vexa@on
 or
 a
 counter-­‐
reac@on
 and
 need
 to
 demonstrate
 courage
 and
 risk-­‐taking
 
 
Behaving:
 Problem
 solvers;
 skep@cs;
 seek
 loyal
 and
 
trustworthy
 individuals
 and
 teams;
 ambivalent
 about
 
authority
 figures
 

SEVENS
 crave
 the
 sOmulaOon
 of
 new
 ideas,
 people,
 and
 experiences,
 avoid
 pain
 
and
 discomfort,
 and
 create
 elaborate
 plans
 that
 will
 allow
 them
 to
 keep
 all
 of
 their
 
opOons
 open.
 



   WORLDVIEW:
 The
 world
 lacks
 a
 bigger
 plan
 full
 of
 possibiliOes;
 I
 must
 generate
 these.
 

Thinking:
 Life
 is
 full
 of
 endless
 possibili@es;
 why
 worry
 
when
 you
 can
 be
 happy?
 
Feeling:
 Joyfulness
 and
 enthusiasm;
 
 avoidance
 of
 
nega@ve
 emo@ons
 through
 hyper
 mental
 and
 physical
 
ac@vity
 and
 posi@ve
 reframing
 
Behaving:
 Abundant
 idea
 genera@on;
 need
 constant
 
s@mula@on;
 
 difficulty
 focusing
 

EIGHTS
 pursue
 the
 truth,
 like
 to
 keep
 situaOons
 under
 control,
 want
 to
 make
 
important
 things
 happen,
 and
 try
 to
 hide
 their
 vulnerability.
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 WORLDVIEW:
 The
 powerful
 try
 to
 take
 advantage
 of
 the
 weak;
 I
 must
 change
 this.
 

Thinking:
 The
 world
 is
 divided
 into
 the
 weak
 and
 the
 
strong;
 big
 is
 be7er
 and
 any
 ac@on
 is
 be7er
 than
 no
 
ac@on
 at
 all
 
Feeling:
 Deep,
 quick,
 intense
 anger
 propels
 them
 into
 
immediate
 ac@on;
 feel
 but
 rarely
 show
 sadness
 or
 fear
 
Behaving:
 Big,
 bold,
 and
 strategic;
 direct,
 confron@ve,
 and
 
can
 in@midate;
 protect
 others
 and
 hide
 vulnerability
 

NINES
 seek
 peace,
 harmony,
 and
 posiOve
 mutual
 regard,
 and
 dislike
 conflict,
 
tension,
 and
 ill
 will.
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 WORLDVIEW:
 Everyone
 deserves
 to
 be
 respected
 and
 heard:
 I
 must
 enable
 this.
 

Thinking:
 If
 we
 could
 all
 just
 get
 along,
 life
 would
 be
 
peaceful;
 it’s
 essen@al
 to
 listen
 to
 everyone
 and
 hear
 all
 
perspec@ves
 
Feeling:
 Mellow,
 low-­‐key,
 and
 even
 tempered;
 keep
 
own
 anger
 subliminal
 and
 out
 of
 awareness
 
Behaving:
 Affirming,
 affable,
 and
 approachable;
 blend
 
with
 others’
 energy;
 passive-­‐aggressive
 when
 pressured
 
 

Typing Cards Directions

1.  Read through all of the Enneagram descriptions on the typing cards. In
reviewing these cards, ask yourself: Which of these descriptions most
accurately describes my inner workings, not what is necessarily visible to
others?

2.  Then, make three stacks of cards: yes, no, and maybe. Then, rank your yes
pile from most like me to least like me.

3.  If more than one paragraph description seems accurate, please reread those
particular paragraphs to determine which one fits you the best. You are likely
to find your Enneagram style in one of your top three cards. When you have
your top choices, read more about these in The Enneagram Workbook.

Discuss your own style with your style groups:
•  Why do you think this is your style?
•  How do you get misunderstood?



Enneagram Communication Styles Slide 23

•  Get into Enneagram Style groups
•  Discuss Communication style, body language, blind spots,

distorting filters
•  What’s true for you?
•  What’s not true and why?

Resources Slide 24

•  The Essential Enneagram, David Daniels & Virginia Price
•  Enneagram Development Guide, Ginger Lapid-Bogda
•  Bringing Out the Best in Yourself at Work, Ginger Lapid-Bogda
•  Nine Ways of Working, Michael Goldberg
•  Genentech Informatics Website
•  Enneagram in Business website

http://www.theenneagraminbusiness.com/index.html