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Building Resilience in a Turbulent World

We encounter many challenges every day – adversity, complexity, difficult decisions, loss and many other stress inducing experiences. The question is, do we have the capacity to deal with them without incurring serious damage? We need a level of resilience to handle them so that we can avoid mental, emotional or physical damage to our […]

9 Characteristics of High Performing Leaders

Leadership is complex and difficult in a demanding and constantly shifting world. Stakeholder expectations are high, numerous, and sometimes conflicting. And navigating the relationship landscape can be challenging to say the least! To paraphrase one leader: “Every day feels like stepping into a new, unfamiliar reality that bears little resemblance to the day before. It’s […]

Our Best Enneagram Celebrity Examples, and Quotes………..!

June 2024 by Colin Adam Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening – wherever you are in the world, and welcome to this June newsletter! When teaching the Enneagram I’ve often been asked to name famous people who characterize each of the nine styles. My guess is that most famous people have never heard of the […]

Ramblings on Red – the month of Love!

It started in late January. You couldn’t miss it – local shops and supermarkets suddenly began turning red. Streamers, decorations, roses, poinsettia plants, chocolate wrappers, and even on-sale items of clothing all had an inevitable redness about them. One could have been forgiven for assuming an overnight Communist coup had taken place! But of course […]

Can the FIVE LENS Enneagram model of human behaviour contribute to excellence in global leadership?

In this article, we will look into the current problems facing global leadership and offer up practical solutions and insights. We will show you, the reader how the FIVE LENS Enneagram model can be used as an effective assessment tool in building strong, impactful and efficient leaders. It was in November 2009 that the United […]