Page 22 - Using the Enneagram System to Identify and Grow Your Leadership Strengths and Achieve Maximum Success

1

Chapter

What Type

Are You?

he Enneagram, which dates from at least 2,000 years ago and
T has its roots in Asia and the Middle East, derives its name from
the Greek words ennea (“nine”) and gram (“something writ-
ten or drawn”). The term refers to the nine points, or numbers, of
the Enneagram system seen in the Enneagram symbol (Figure 1.1).
This ancient system offers profound insights into the different ways
in which people think, feel, and behave, since the nine different
Enneagram styles represent distinct worldviews, with related pat-
terns of thinking, feeling, and taking action. Even more important,
each Enneagram style is connected to a specific high-impact devel-
opment path. Thus, the accurate identification of your Enneagram
style is important if you want to
grow and develop as a leader FIGURE 1.1 Enneagram Symbol
and as a person.
Although each of us has only
one position or number on the
Enneagram and our style
remains the same throughout
our lifetime, our Enneagram
style–based characteristics may
soften or become more pro-

1
Copyright © 2007 by Ginger Lapid-Bogda. Click here for terms of use.