Existential Enneagram

Consulting to Individuals and Organisations

Transform Your Life & Work

The Enneagram personality profiling system is a powerful and practical tool for personal transformation and organisational success. It’s a method for gaining greater self-awareness, problem-solving, and increasing interpersonal understanding. 

 

‘Existential’ refers to the four dimensions of human existence: the biological, the psychological, the social, and the spiritual. The Existential Enneagram honours the human being in his/her entirety.

 

Through personalised Enneagram coaching and group facilitation, I guide you to pinpoint your personality Type with precision, deploying reflective exercises, contemplative practices, and dialogue, as well as developing strategies which enable you to flourish with meaning and purpose.

I work with:

Individuals, Couples, and Families: The Enneagram Advantage in Life

  • Empowering individuals to reach and realise their full potential. 

  • Enriching relationships by gaining insights into how your Type interacts with others, thus fostering empathy and compassionate communication. 
  • Understand your core motivation and desire and obtain increased awareness about your blind spots. For example, a Type 4 (the Individualist) might excel in creativity but struggle with structure.  
  • Identify what drives you, whether it’s a need for security (Type 6), perfection (Type 1), or connection (Type 2), to take some examples,
  • Spot how your personality patterns shape your behaviour.
  • Break limiting beliefs and habits.
  • Recognise fears that hold you back and replace them with healthier responses.

Leaders, Teams, and Organisations: The Enneagram Edge in Business

  • Encouraging more conscious workplaces with an Enneagram-informed whole-person approach.

  • Equipping managers to adapt their style to diverse personalities for optimal team-development and employee engagement.
  • See how your personality Type impacts and influences your work preferences leading to improved team consultation and collaboration. For example, Type Sevens will energise everybody while Type Ones will ensure details are perfected and polished. Understanding these different dynamics can turn potential clashes into shows of strength. Stronger trust within teams is created and higher employee satisfaction and retention results.
  • Get to know how different Types contribute to the company, for example, there is the Type 3’s drive to accomplish, the Type 9’s focus on group harmony, and the Type 7’s penchant for enthusiastic planning and big-picture ideas, which leads to a greater understanding of working styles.
  • Leadership skills can be enhanced by adapting one’s approach to different personalities. For example, a Type 8 (the Challenger) leader might naturally be direct, confrontational even but seeing where a Type 9 (the Peacemaker) is coming from will lead to a more supportive style, boosting morale in the process.
  • Conflict resolution: by identifying core fears and triggers (for example, a Type 6’s need for security or a Type 3’s need for success), teams can address the root causes of disagreements rather than just treat the symptom, resulting in a more constructive outcome and environment for all concerned.
  • Stress management: each Type has a predictable stress pattern. For example, Type Ones can become overly critical and perfectionistic while Type Sevens can get distracted easily and scatter. The Enneagram shows the way from stressors to security (integration), thus reducing burnout and turnover.
  • Effective communication: A Type 5 might prefer data-driven discussions while a Type 2 will respond better to a more relational approach and perspective. This can streamline decision-making and project-management.

Schools, Students, and Teachers: The Enneagram Excel in Education

  • Enhancing career choices. 

  • Evaluating current career paths and projects.
  • Tailored to an educational context, the Enneagram can foster emotional intelligence, helping teachers and students navigate the complexities of learning as well as social interactions.
  • Identifying students’ core motivations leads to being on the right career and life path/trajectory. For example, a Type Four’s creativity might do better in unstructured settings while a Type Six’s need for safety will drive their diligence.
  • Career guidance: Choosing a career that resonates and registers with your core Type isn’t about finding the ‘perfect’ job but about seeking out environments where you can thrive authentically and discover a role that aligns with your natural temperament and talents, values and abilities.
  • By understanding your Enneagram type, you can make career choices with clarity, leveraging your signature strengths. For example, a Type 3 might do better in sales or in a goal-oriented position while a Type 9 will be more suited to mediation or customer service.
  • Improved teacher-student relationships: teachers can adapt their approach to education based on knowledge of a student’s Type. For example, Type Eights will resist authority but respond well to respect while Type Twos will need more encouragement for their contributions. A Type 3 will push for recognition while a Type 9 will studiously avoid confrontation. Each Type has distinct learning preferences.
  • Matching Enneagram Type with possible careers: for example, a Type One (the Perfectionist) will work well in law or finances while Type Two (the Helper) will work best as a caregiver (teacher or therapist). Type Fives can make good analytical thinkers and strategists (architects or forensic scientists) while Type Sixes might suit a career in insurance.

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"Stephen approaches his work with great flexibility and enthusiasm. Feedback from SAP Ireland attendees was 100% positive where all recommended that workshops should be extended. Stephen’s relaxed style and extensive knowledge additionally helped people engage with the topic."
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