To the Workbench: To the Workbench: Using the Enneagram in Using the Enneagram in

the Communal the Communal EnvironmentEnvironment

Session Two:Session Two:

10:45am - Noon10:45am - Noon

Discovering One’s StyleDiscovering One’s Style

Determining Core StyleDetermining Core Style Personality tests based Personality tests based

on self-reporting takes a on self-reporting takes a degree of self-degree of self-knowledge.knowledge.

The RHETI is 56 - 82% The RHETI is 56 - 82% accurate for determining accurate for determining one’s basic type one’s basic type (Riso/Hudson, 11).(Riso/Hudson, 11).

Discovering One’s StyleDiscovering One’s Style

The accuracy of the The accuracy of the RHETI is increased by RHETI is increased by the understanding that the understanding that we have “four selves.”we have “four selves.” Past SelfPast Self Present SelfPresent Self Ideal SelfIdeal Self Self as Others See UsSelf as Others See Us

The RHETI is The RHETI is attempting to discern attempting to discern one’s “past self.”one’s “past self.”

Discovering One’s StyleDiscovering One’s Style

Lapid-Bogda’s Lapid-Bogda’s Exercises to Discover Exercises to Discover One’s Enneagram StyleOne’s Enneagram Style Warm-Up Exercise: Warm-Up Exercise:

Identify Strengths and Identify Strengths and WeaknessesWeaknesses

Warm-Up Exercise: Warm-Up Exercise: Charting the Emotional Charting the Emotional IndexIndex

Three CentersThree Centers Emotional patterns are strongly Emotional patterns are strongly

related to one’s Enneagram related to one’s Enneagram style.style.

Each Enneagram style is rooted Each Enneagram style is rooted in one of three Centersin one of three Centers Head CenterHead Center Heart CenterHeart Center Body CenterBody Center

Our emotional repertoire often Our emotional repertoire often reflects our main Center. Each reflects our main Center. Each of us tends to favor one of the of us tends to favor one of the three modalities.three modalities.

Head CenterHead Center

Head or Mental CenterHead or Mental Center Styles Five, Six, and Styles Five, Six, and

SevenSeven Checks in the Afraid Checks in the Afraid

category, particularly category, particularly next to medium- and next to medium- and high-intensity wordshigh-intensity words

These mental styles tend These mental styles tend to engage first in to engage first in elaborate analysis as a elaborate analysis as a reaction to their common reaction to their common emotion, fear.emotion, fear.

Head CenterHead Center FivesFives

Respond to fear by withdrawing, retreating into their minds in order Respond to fear by withdrawing, retreating into their minds in order to understandto understand

Emotional Index marks predominantly low-intensity in emotions Emotional Index marks predominantly low-intensity in emotions other than “Afraid”other than “Afraid”

SixesSixes React to worry or fear by anticipating negative scenarios and React to worry or fear by anticipating negative scenarios and

planning alternatives planning alternatives High number of checks in all three Afraid intensity levelsHigh number of checks in all three Afraid intensity levels

SevensSevens Move from worrying into pleasurable possibilitiesMove from worrying into pleasurable possibilities Do not appear fearful but are running from fear and pain--avoidance Do not appear fearful but are running from fear and pain--avoidance

reactionreaction Many checks in Afraid and in GladMany checks in Afraid and in Glad

Heart CenterHeart Center

Emotional CenterEmotional Center Numerous Marks in all Numerous Marks in all

Four Emotional Index Four Emotional Index categoriescategories

Styles Two, Three, and Styles Two, Three, and FourFour

Work hard to project a Work hard to project a particular image.particular image.

Use their emotions to Use their emotions to perceive how others are perceive how others are responding to them.responding to them.

Heart CenterHeart Center TwosTwos

Try to create an image of being likable Try to create an image of being likable Look to others for affirmation of self-worthLook to others for affirmation of self-worth Tend to be warm, optimistic, and enthusiasticTend to be warm, optimistic, and enthusiastic High number of checks in the Glad categoryHigh number of checks in the Glad category

ThreesThrees Project an image of successProject an image of success Seek the respect and admiration of others for what they accomplishSeek the respect and admiration of others for what they accomplish Checks in all four categories, but fewer Sad marksChecks in all four categories, but fewer Sad marks

FoursFours Quite familiar with feelings of sadness and melancholyQuite familiar with feelings of sadness and melancholy Highest number of marks in SadHighest number of marks in Sad Try to project an image of being unique or special; use their emotional Try to project an image of being unique or special; use their emotional

sensitivity to defend against rejectionsensitivity to defend against rejection

Body CenterBody Center

Gut/ Instinctual CenterGut/ Instinctual Center Marks highest in the Marks highest in the

Mad categoryMad category One, Eight, and NineOne, Eight, and Nine Anger lies in the Anger lies in the

emotional emotional substructure of this substructure of this Center’s types.Center’s types.

Body CenterBody Center OnesOnes

Medium intensity Mad, range of Sad marksMedium intensity Mad, range of Sad marks Anger, while deep, manifests as frequent irritation followed by flares of Anger, while deep, manifests as frequent irritation followed by flares of

resentmentresentment Tendency for self-criticism; can become discouraged and depressedTendency for self-criticism; can become discouraged and depressed

EightsEights Large numbers of checks in Mad, particularly high intensityLarge numbers of checks in Mad, particularly high intensity Express anger frequently and directlyExpress anger frequently and directly Anger stimulated by injustice, weakness in others, someone’s ineffective Anger stimulated by injustice, weakness in others, someone’s ineffective

control, or someone’s lyingcontrol, or someone’s lying NinesNines

““Anger that went to sleep”--lies deep beneath the surfaceAnger that went to sleep”--lies deep beneath the surface Anger activated when feel ignored or forced to do somethingAnger activated when feel ignored or forced to do something Likely to have low- or medium-intensity marks in all four categoriesLikely to have low- or medium-intensity marks in all four categories Tend to avoid conflict and anger, preferring rapport and comfort with othersTend to avoid conflict and anger, preferring rapport and comfort with others

Enneagram StylesEnneagram Styles

Which of the Which of the descriptions most descriptions most accurately describes my accurately describes my inner workings, inner workings, notnot what is necessarily what is necessarily visible to others?visible to others?

If you are over forty, If you are over forty, think about how you think about how you were in your thirties, were in your thirties, twenties, and teenage twenties, and teenage years.years.

Enneagram StylesEnneagram Styles ExerciseExercise

Discovering the StylesDiscovering the Styles Organize ourselves by typeOrganize ourselves by type

Finding our Distinct TypeFinding our Distinct Type Rank the Types from Most Like Rank the Types from Most Like

You to Least Like YouYou to Least Like You Of the top four, do two seem Of the top four, do two seem

more accurate?more accurate? Review list of strengths and Review list of strengths and

weaknesses. Is there a match weaknesses. Is there a match between those and a type between those and a type description?description?

Does the Center feel right?Does the Center feel right?

Delving DeeperDelving Deeper

Two Additional Two Additional Features of the Features of the EnneagramEnneagram WingsWings Stress and Stress and

Security PointsSecurity Points

Delving DeeperDelving Deeper WingsWings

Wings are the Enneagram Wings are the Enneagram styles on each side of your styles on each side of your actual Enneagram style.actual Enneagram style.

Secondary styles to coreSecondary styles to core Display some of these Display some of these

characteristicscharacteristics Add additional qualities rather Add additional qualities rather

than subtractthan subtract Person can have one, two, or Person can have one, two, or

no wingsno wings Common to have one wing Common to have one wing

active when younger and active when younger and another as matureanother as mature

Delving DeeperDelving Deeper

Stress and Security PointsStress and Security Points Stress--behavior moves Stress--behavior moves

toward negative side of style toward negative side of style Security--strengths of style Security--strengths of style

more apparentmore apparent Importance of ArrowsImportance of Arrows

Stress Point--arrow toward Stress Point--arrow toward where one moves when where one moves when feeling pressurefeeling pressure

Security Point--arrow from Security Point--arrow from the place one moves when the place one moves when relaxedrelaxed

Using the Enneagram Using the Enneagram in our Workin our Work

Enneagram style gives Enneagram style gives reasonably predictable reasonably predictable behaviors in a variety of behaviors in a variety of situations.situations.

Use of the EnneagramUse of the Enneagram Know Ourselves BetterKnow Ourselves Better Have Compassion for Have Compassion for

OthersOthers Work Effectively in a Work Effectively in a

Communal EnvironmentCommunal Environment

Moment for ReflectionMoment for Reflection

CreditsCredits

Ginger Lapid-Bogda, Ph.D. Ginger Lapid-Bogda, Ph.D. Bringing Out the Best in Bringing Out the Best in Yourself at Work: How to Use the Enneagram Yourself at Work: How to Use the Enneagram System for SuccessSystem for Success. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson. Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson. Discovering Discovering Your Personality Type, Revised and ExpandedYour Personality Type, Revised and Expanded. . Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.

““Lifted.” PIXAR Short Films Collection. Pixar Lifted.” PIXAR Short Films Collection. Pixar Animation Studios, 2007.Animation Studios, 2007.

To the Workbench: To the Workbench: Using the Enneagram to Using the Enneagram to Awaken the Empathy Awaken the Empathy

of Othersof Others

Session Three:Session Three:

1:15pm - 2:45pm1:15pm - 2:45pm

To the Workbench!To the Workbench!

Enneagram ExerciseEnneagram Exercise Breathe, Relax, ReflectBreathe, Relax, Reflect Complete the Exercise sheetComplete the Exercise sheet Find a companion or two or three Find a companion or two or three

(groups greater than four are not (groups greater than four are not recommended) to share the recommended) to share the insights gained, to listen as insights gained, to listen as others share, and deepen the others share, and deepen the experienceexperience

Moment for ReflectionMoment for Reflection

CreditsCredits

Ginger Lapid-Bogda, Ph.D. Ginger Lapid-Bogda, Ph.D. Bringing Out the Best in Bringing Out the Best in Yourself at Work: How to Use the Enneagram Yourself at Work: How to Use the Enneagram System for SuccessSystem for Success. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson. Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson. Discovering Discovering Your Personality Type, Revised and ExpandedYour Personality Type, Revised and Expanded. . Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.

““Boundin’.” PIXAR Short Films Collection. Pixar Boundin’.” PIXAR Short Films Collection. Pixar Animation Studios, 2004.Animation Studios, 2004.