Enneagram and Leadership by Tim Catchim

Developmental Journey
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Developmental Journey
TRUE PERSONALITY
Self

7
Clarifying Question…
Do you continually seek new and stimulating
people, ideas, events, or experiences to keep life
exciting and moving forward?

7
Approach to Leadership…
My job is to get people excited and to create
innovative ventures so that the organization can
take advantage of new and important
opportunities.

7
Approach to Giving Feedback…
Optimistic and affirming, with a tendency to
reframe the negative in a more positive light.
Often tries to leave the other person with a
“way out.” Can sometimes be passive aggressive.

8
Do you have a strong physical presence, one
that is sometimes intimidating to others
(intentionally or unintentionally), that hides an
internal sense of vulnerability?

8
My job is to move the organization forward
through decisive leadership, getting competent
and reliable people into the right role, and
empowering competent people to take action.

8
Confrontational and to the point. Usually well
assessed and piercingly accurate. Can be
insensitive and unaware about how they are
being perceived.

9
Do you automatically blend with other people –
their energy or decisions - but get quite
distressed when you’re around negativity,
anger, and conflict?

9
My job is to help achieve the collective mission
by facilitating a clear and harmonious way to do
things.

9
Offers multiple perspectives and ensures the
other person feels comfortable. Avoids giving
feedback until absolutely necessary.

1
Do you have a voice or message in your head,
like song on replay, that repeatedly criticizes
you for what you do wrong?

1
My job is to set clear goals and inspire others to
achieve the highest standards.

1
Eager to help others see their need for
improvement. Give specific, well documented
examples. Sometimes gives too much feedback,
and can be seen as overly critical.

2
Do you intuitively know what someone else
needs but have a hard time articulating what
your own needs are, even to yourself?

2
My job is to assess the strengths and
weaknesses of team members and then to
motivate and facilitate people toward the
achievement of our organizational goals.

2
Guards other peoples feelings, and ensures they
have a positive experience. Can be dishonest
and avoid sharing the truth about someone's
attitude(s) or action(s). Sometimes relies too
much on intuition as opposed to concrete
examples.

3
Do you do all the things you do so that people
will value and be impressed by you?

3
My job is to create an environment that
achieves results by making sure people
understand the organizations mission and
structures.

3
Sympathizes with how it will affect the other
person, but often makes direct and pointed
statements. Often over explains until others
respond in agreement. Can be abrasive and
impatient.

4
When you feel something very strongly, do you
hold onto your emotions intensely for long
periods of time - often replaying your thoughts,
feelings, sensations – and then feel a need to
find someone to process them with?

4
My job is to create organizations that give
people meaning and purpose so that they are
inspired be who they really are.

4
Takes pride in being both genuine and
compassionate. Creates space for dialogue, but
can sometimes over interpret people and
scenarios, relying too heavily on their own
intuition. May not emphasize the positive.

5
When a situation gets emotional or intense, are
you able to easily disconnect for your feelings in
the moment and then reconnect with them
later at a time and place of your choosing?

5
My job is to create an effective organizations
through research, analysis, and strategic
planning, so that all the systems fit together and
people are working towards a common mission.

5
Gives well researched, data driven feedback.
Often uses logical cause and effect
explanations. May not engage emotional
responses as to avoid a draining experience.

6
Do you constantly worry, thinking about what
could go wrong and trying to plan so these
situations do not come true?

6
My job is to solve organizational problems by
developing a creative problem solving
environment in which each person feels that he
or she is a vested part of the solution.

6
Offers well thought out perspectives, and often
cares about both the individual and the group
that is being affected. Can sometimes be
anxious and overly cautious leading p to and
during the encounter. Can sometimes be overly
suspicious about the person.

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