Without an understanding of your own leadership style, as well as your team members' individual personality types, it can be a bit like the blind leading the blind. There are misunderstandings, uncertainty, a lack of accountability, and worst of all there is no cohesion among members of the team.
Effectively communicating as a leader to truly bring about the most productive, motivated and energised team, which in turn naturally produces the best results, requires leaders to become committed to understanding both themselves and their teams on a whole new level.
And this is where we introduce the Enneagram…
With the help of a self-mastery tool called the Enneagram we are able to delve into our own decision-making and thought processes, which equips us with a far better understanding of what drives us and what inhibits us than we've ever known before.
We also become aware of what motivates others and what their reasons may be for their reluctance when it comes to certain tasks, which makes it easier for us to deal with these hold ups and ensure that we are motivating our staff for the right reasons.
Communicating, delegating and motivating are all made easier and more effective once there is an understanding of what's making your team members (and yourself) tick, and the results of this improvement can quickly reach all corners of the business.
Interested in the Enneagram? Read our Enneagram FAQ here.
Want to develop your own leadership skills using the Enneagram? Book on Staff Training's upcoming 3 Day Leadership + course in Cape Town (26 March) and get a full Enneagram Professional Report and five coaching sessions from a Staff Training coach. Click here for more info.
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