S4-Ep20: Using Enneagram Assessment To Build Leadership Effectiveness

Guest: Belinda Gore 

The most important capability for leaders to develop is self-awareness and the capacity to reduce denial. (eg, Stanford Grad School of Business Advisory Council). During this interview we talk about how you can cultivate self-awareness to improve your leadership effectiveness. Various tools give us feedback about how we see ourselves in comparison with others using some theory or framework. The Enneagram takes it to the next level through exploring deep motivating factors. Belinda talks about how she uses the Enneagram to help leaders build self-awareness to improve their leadership performance and results. Belinda gives great examples of different leadership types and how leaders use type assessment in conjunction with level of leadership maturity to increase their effectiveness. She also explores how to use our body and sense of presence to identify what we are experiencing physically as one mechanism of self-awareness. In addition, knowledge of our type to manage our reactions and feel more grounded and able to manage challenge.