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Enneagram: Take Emotional Triggers Off Autopilot

Triggers are emotional habits, usually unconscious and automatic reactions. The Enneagram can be an invaluable tool to understand what is motivating our behavior and our triggers. Although all of us can be emotionally reactive, common triggers are experienced by each of the nine Enneagram types.

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What You Don't Know about Yourself is HURTING You

As we become more self-aware and truly see the motivation behind our ingrained patterns of behavior, we open the door to choice. Choosing more effective ways of engaging with others leads to more success and more fulfillment. Learn three ways to gain self-awareness in this post.

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When Your Colleague is Bugging You

Leaders sometimes tell me stories of their “challenging” colleagues and ask for advice for handling them. Leaders are often surprised when I suggest they start by looking at themselves.  Hoping another person will change is not an effective plan.  Real change starts with us trying a different lens. Here’s why…

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Jumpstart Self-Awareness Using the Enneagram

Self-awareness leads to better performance, influence, and authenticity. One tool we use to jumpstart self-awareness is a personality system called the Enneagram (ennea is Greek for nine and gram means figure or model).  The Enneagram describes nine different ways people think, feel, and behave and sheds light on what is actually motivating our behavior most of the time.  

 

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Self-Awareness: Why You Don't See the Whole Picture

We’ve all had those moments that test our self-awareness. You know the one where someone says something about how they see you – either directly or through 360 feedback – and it just doesn’t match your self-image. “That’s not right – I don’t see myself that way!” We experience a fair amount of denial, but on some level, we fear the feedback might be true.

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You Can’t Change What You Can’t See

Leaders will often ask us, “How can I change my behavior?”  Or they ask us something which sounds like, “Do I really want to change behaviors that work for me?”  To change a behavior, we have to first see it and understand what works about it and what doesn’t.

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Practice Self-Awareness Early and Often

Few things are more important to leadership than self-awareness. Self-awareness reveals what works and what does not work for us and helps us understand where we can add value and feel fulfilled. Self-awareness is also the foundation of emotional intelligence, which is essential to engaging others and fostering teamwork. The benefits of self-awareness are significant!

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