We've been wanting to
know what's your number.
It sounds like a pick up line,
right, right? But it's our look
into the Enneagram personality test.
It continues today as we view it
as a tool you can use in business.
Yeah, whether you work in an office,
a newsroom, a hospital, a gym,
more businesses are using personality
test coaching to work on communication
in and out of the office.
And it makes a lot of sense. Yes.
And 1st to kind of give you an
example and see how the different
enneagram type looks in an office.
We used our newsroom.
How the nine enneagram
types work in our newsroom.
Let me pull up my spreadsheet.
Yeah, of course. Is there anything
else I can do for you? Are you sure?
I think we should go in a
more colorful direction.
Fix your battery just in case y'all.
I brought candy OK if nobody
is going to take charge,
I'm going to let's go in this direction.
Really liking this idea.
I think it looks pretty good.
So that's our newsroom.
Does that look right?
Right uh-huh absolutely spot on.
And thank goodness for lots
of different personalities.
Yeah, it's interesting.
And it makes us all more like to you.
And relatable, right?
Yeah, hopefully that that spoke to
you and your work office there.
Now. I spoke with our Enneagram
coaches for this series about why,
knowing your coworkers or
your bosses enneagram types
can be good for business. If
you look around your workspace,
there are probably people you
jive with better than others.
Someone responds in a certain way and
on the surface you might be like I'm a
little bit offended by that response,
but then you can think like, oh,
wait, they're not being rude.
This is just kind of their
style of communicating. Daniel
Park does professional coaching for
all types of businesses and uses
the any a gram in his workshops.
The more self aware people are,
the more confidence they have,
the better they're going to be. Payroll
and the better they can understand the
needs of their coworkers and clients.
For example, some numbers are much
more direct, they just want to hear.
Give me the facts and let's move on.
Other people really want you to soften it,
or kind of tailor the communication.
Small and big companies alike host any
gram training with their employees.
Any a gram coach Paula Hollingsworth
says knowing peoples types can even
shape where they sit in an office.
In your file they need to be over in
the corner in a room by their self.
Because that stuff just drains them
all the people checking on him and
the they just are like just let
me get my job done and they will,
whereas sevens and twos need to be around.
A lot of people, Daniel says knowing
peoples personality types can also
help in recruiting and hiring.
Hey we need this role filled and I know
these types of numbers tend to have
greater skills in that kind of context
or in that kind of specific role.
Paula says each type has strengths
that can translate well in.
Any business type ones
are organized in detail.
Oriented twos are approachable and
have a genuine concern for others.
Threes are goal oriented and productive
force are creative and artistic.
Fives are curious and analytical sixes
are logical and good at thinking ahead.
Sevens are high energy and embrace change.
AIDS are confident and
comfortable with confrontation.
Nines are adaptable and
easy to get along with.
To me, having a lot of
different numbers represented.
Is a real strength to any
business you're going to have
a lot of unique conversations.
I think when you have
every type represented,
which will be fun and it kind
of keeps things moving.
It keeps things interesting,
interesting and smooth.
When everyone in an office
setting knows their valued for
what they bring to the table.
Now you can also bring in a coach to do
and your gram coaching with your office.
You know kind of learn about the best
ways to communicate with each other,
and I think this is fascinating because
it really can be helpful in relationships.
Yes, and that is what we'll be
talking about tomorrow on right here
on 11/5 at four is relationships
and parenting in the any a gram.
And for all this information online
right now you can head to wbir.com.