Enneagram at Work
Welcome to Enneagram at Work, your Saturday leadership download. We're bringing you insights for your weekend so you're ready for Monday.
This is a podcast about understanding people at work and navigating professional relationships. We spend so much of our time at work, why not make it more enjoyable by working on creating more enjoyable relationships with our teammates?
Listen in each week to gain self-awareness, relationship management, leadership development, personal growth insights, and real-life application ideas through the lens of the Enneagram inside educational episodes and interview conversations.
Learn about bringing the Enneagram to your organization or group and view the current workshop menu at: enneagrammba.com
Enneagram at Work
99. Can the Enneagram Really Help You Get Along Better with Your Boss?
Do any of these types of bosses sound familiar?
- A brand new boss, someone you’ve never met before.
- A manager you don’t see face-to-face because she works in another location
- An insecure boss (hint: it’s important to know how to tame his ego)
- An all-knowing
- An indecisive boss
- A manager who gives you conflicting messages
- A long-winded boss
- A hands-off boss
- A manager who isn’t as smart as you
- A boss that’s actually a board of directors, rather than a person
In a 2015 Harvard Business Review article, called What Everyone Should Know About Managing Up, these 10 types were outlined as potential team member-leader challenges.
No matter what type of manager you have, there are some skills that are universally important.
- You need to know how to anticipate your boss’s needs
- You need to understand what makes your boss tick (and what ticks her off) if you want to get buy-in for your ideas
- You need to know the best way to bring a problem to your boss (based on their personality) and be able to navigate sticky situations together
In today's episode, we're learning from Joy M. Pederson, Ph.D. on how to specifically use the Enneagram in all of these situations to manage up.
Listen in to get insight and a quick tip about working with each Enneagram type of boss.
Connect with Joy over on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/enneagramclarity/
Learn more about Joy and the work her company, Clarity Collective, LLC, does:
https://claritycollective-llc.com/
Read the full HBR article, What Everyone Should Know About Managing Up:
https://hbr.org/2015/01/what-everyone-should-know-about-managing-up
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Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?
🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest
💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple
✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet
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🏆 Begin the process of becoming a Dream Team Certified Workplace: https://www.enneagrammba.com/enneagram-certified-workplace
🗓️ Book an Enneagram Workshop for your team retreat at work:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/enneagram-team-workshops
✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet