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juhe's review against another edition
4.0
Absolutely brilliant application of the Enneagram from one of the very best, articulated folks in the entire field. Applicable to a variety of environments, too! Note: this book doesn't aim to discuss Wings and/or much of the therapeutic tangents normally related to the tool –it's just not within the scope.
royvdb's review against another edition
2.0
It's just another deterministic personality type (Eneagram) book. Each chapter describes one of the 9 Types, with 3 subsets each. And even though she writes in the opening chapter that we all have a dominant type but it doesn't mean we can't have traits from others, it's still an oversimplification in one way and sometimes a very vague or general book in another way (eg one of the might try to avoid pain. I don't know, but I think that's just the human condition. It wasn't avoid risk, but pain).
I've been hard on some of those books in the past, and have to be hard on this one too.
I've been hard on some of those books in the past, and have to be hard on this one too.
brequinby's review against another edition
3.0
Likely best used as a desk reference. Highly repetitive but valuable information.
jenaiauman's review against another edition
5.0
I love The 9 Types of Leadership , and I love the ways in which Beatrice Chestnut addresses the Enneagram as a tool.
This particular book is chockful of information, but it may not cover every aspect of the theories of the Enneagram. For that, I believe Chestnut's other book, The Complete Enneagram is a great book to keep alongside this one.
I understand the aversion people have to any form of labeling. It can be an excuse for dismissiveness and minimizing at best and, it is dehumanizing at worst. I really appreciate that Chestnut addresses the ethics of the Enneagram, discouraging others from wielding this newly found information as a weapon with ammunition to attack or blame others, but instead, encouraging individuals on how they perceive the world differently through the development of their life and their experiences. It gives us the language we need to appreciate the journeys and perspectives of others as well, though they may be markedly different from our own.
This book in particular addresses how the Enneagram can be utilized when engaging with others in the workplace. It helps people to become self-aware and more mindful when engaging in collaborative work. Whether you are interested in either organizational psychology or in increasing the value and quality of work and workplace relations, this book is well worth your time.
This particular book is chockful of information, but it may not cover every aspect of the theories of the Enneagram. For that, I believe Chestnut's other book, The Complete Enneagram is a great book to keep alongside this one.
I understand the aversion people have to any form of labeling. It can be an excuse for dismissiveness and minimizing at best and, it is dehumanizing at worst. I really appreciate that Chestnut addresses the ethics of the Enneagram, discouraging others from wielding this newly found information as a weapon with ammunition to attack or blame others, but instead, encouraging individuals on how they perceive the world differently through the development of their life and their experiences. It gives us the language we need to appreciate the journeys and perspectives of others as well, though they may be markedly different from our own.
This book in particular addresses how the Enneagram can be utilized when engaging with others in the workplace. It helps people to become self-aware and more mindful when engaging in collaborative work. Whether you are interested in either organizational psychology or in increasing the value and quality of work and workplace relations, this book is well worth your time.
sarahronk's review against another edition
4.0
Loved her other enneagram book. This was a helpful business/corporate read, I’d recommend it. Even my 9 husband (who’s not terribly into all things enneagram) was highly interested to read it.
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