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222 What Type of Leader Are You?

CHART 7.1 (Continued) Centers of Intelligence: Uses and Misuses

Center Productive Uses Enneagram Style–
of Intelligence of This Center Specific Misuses
Steadfastness Passivity (Nines)
Being firm and resolute Being inert
Gut knowing Reactivity (Ones)
Having a clear and trust- Reacting too strongly or too
worthy instinctive response quickly

Enneagram Dimensions of
Make Optimal Decisions

Enneagram Style Ones

The possibility of making the wrong choice and
then having to live with the consequences causes
Ones a great deal of concern. As a result, One
leaders typically use their Head Center to analyze
the information they receive and their Body (Gut)
Center to sense the right course of action and
execute a well-conceived plan. At various points
during the process, they use their Heart Center, consulting their
own value systems to make certain that the decision and the plan
of action are congruent with their core principles.
Because One leaders usually trust their own judgment, they
tend to make most decisions on their own. They will solicit input
from those whom they respect, but only when necessary. It can be
difficult for Ones to acknowledge that they don’t know how to do
something, and they usually perceive asking someone for help as
an imposition. At the same time, because One leaders like to be
aligned with the organization’s decision-making rules and roles,
they will try to use a more participatory decision-making style if
the organization’s culture values collaborative decision making.
When Ones make decisions, they try to do the following: (1)
understand the organization’s decision-making authority structure,