The Enneagram As A Guide To Relationships And Career with Ginger Lapid-Bogda

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The Enneagram is a tool for self-understanding that describes nine different personality types based on how we feel, think and behave. It has been evolving for thousands of years, and yet is one of the greatest predictors of success in the modern business world. It also offers valuable insights into how we can improve the quality of our personal relationships. Ginger Lapid-Bogda is an expert in the use of the Enneagram in businesses and other organizations. In this informative interview she begins with a simple explanation of the personality types described in the Enneagram. She'll help you see how identifying your type will help you optimize your strengths and understand what aspects of your nature may be holding you back in your work, or creating unnecessary conflict in your relationships. Ms. Lapid-Bogda reminds us that greater self-understanding can help us be more accepting of those around us. In her words, "It's very easy for people to want to change other people. The truth is the only thing we really have control over is our own feelings, our own actions, our own responses. So if you work on yourself you have much less of a need to change others, because you're happier." (Hosted by Justine Willis Toms and Bec Kageyama)

Bio

Ginger Lapid-Bogda is president of the International Enneagram Association and a member of the Organization Development Network and National Training Labs. With more than thirty years as a consultant, her client list includes Apple Computer, Kaiser Permanente and Hewlett Packard.

Ms. Lapid-Bogda is the author of:

• Bringing Out the Best in Yourself at Work: How to Use the Enneagram System for Success (McGraw-Hill 2004)

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• How you can avoid many of the inevitable irritations in a relationship
• What three steps you can take to give others feedback about your feelings in a positive way
• How your strengths can become weaknesses
• Why certain aspects of your personality may be creating conflict in your life
• How the Enneagram can help you be more successful in your work