Enneagram Personality Model

We all have 9 Personality types within us, of which, One is the most “Dominant”
.This presentation details outs the 9 Personality traits, associated risks with each Personality types and tips to improve and control the dominant/non Dominant personality types

These 9 interconnected personalities are the reason of Who you are and Why you are that way

1. Pradeep Patel
In this ever growing corporate world the real growth Mantra
is not B2B or B2C.
“The core success factor is H2H ( Human to Human) . Imagine
the power one can experience if we know the strengths and
weaknesses of all the people that we know”

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We all have 9
Personality types
within us.
One is the most
“Dominant”

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Understanding
your behaviour
using the Model
can help unlock
your strengths
and fine-tune
your weaknesses
You can better
understand your
weaknesses and
the challenges that
hold you back
because of your
dominant
personality traits
Enneagram Personality Model

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1The Reformer
2The Helper
3TheAchiever
8The Challenger
4The Individualist5The Investigator
6The Loyalist
7The Enthusiast
9The Peacemaker

5. The Reformer
An idealist, seeking perfection with almost ZERO trust on others as others
might not be able to meet his/her high standards
•Tend to take a lot of burden on themselves in the pursuit of getting things done “right”.
•This might lead to trust and ego related issues, and the burden to do too much might
negatively affect the Reformer

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1.The Reformer
Improvement Tip
•Start mentoring
others and developing
a pattern of trust over
some time to
encourage delegation
of tasks.
•Being more open to
seeking help
Risk(s)
Ignoring valuable advice
due to a lack of trust in
the ability of others.

7. The Helper
Caring, generous, loves being with other people and catering for their
needs. However, requires constant approval from others.
•Helper can often avoid taking a firm stand out of the fear of offending others
•The need to be seen as “helpful” and people-pleasing tendency can make him look like “too
soft” to take tough decisions.

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2.The Helper
Risk(s)
•Need for Approval on
the smallest of
matters/situations
•Becoming bitter in
the long run, as
people might take
advantage of his/her
generosity
Improvement Tip
•overcome his/her
people-pleasing
tendency and opt for
prioritizing focus more
equitably
•Don’t be afraid of
criticism and don’t shy
away from tough
situations and
decisions

9. The Achiever
Achievers have high standards and are good at acquiring targets and
are “image conscious”
•Achievers can overvalue the opinion of others in order to maintain their image
•Achievers can be tempted to “deceit”. They may compromise on morals to achieve set goals.

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3.The Achiever
Risk(s)
•The Achiever get
carried away with
trying to reach a
target at all costs
•The zeal to win can
cause irreparable
damages to image
and self worth
Improvement Tip
•Active Listening and not
relying too much on
others opinions
•Leave the fear of
“image” and focus on
participative leadership

11. The Individualist
Unique, temperamental and creative with strong sense of
“I am different”
•Quest for uniqueness and being too different from others, can lead to isolation
•They can find strength in their uniqueness and creativity.

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4.The Individualist
Risk(s)
•Highly prone to
mood swings and
depression
•Individualists are
emotional and feel
things at a deeper
level than others
Improvement Tip
•Leaving the “unique”
notion and working as a
team member instead of
individual contributor
•Awareness of Emotional
quotient and emotional
intelligence works well
in performance
improvement

13. The Investigator
Prefers time alone and takes pleasure in digging deep into concepts.
•Investigators are not tempted by social status and the way they are perceived by others.
•They are more concerned about dissecting information and acquiring knowledge

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5.The Investigator
Risk(s)
•Investigators are
private types, and
socializing can be
draining for them
•This might result in
weak presentation
skills or problems
with public speaking
Improvement Tip
•Seeking help from
others who are more
expressive and creative
•Work on self
improvement and public
speaking skills, if
required taking
professional help

15. The Loyalist
loyal friends but have a strong sense of perceiving threats and danger.
•Their need for watching out for threats and danger can often result in scepticism.
•This means that Loyalists can doubt most things and they can tend to be a little too careful

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6.The Loyalist
Risk(s)
•Too careful nature
can lead to trust
issues with people
•Can turn Negative at
the slightest chance
of distrust
Improvement Tip
•Leaving scepticism aside
and being positive helps
•Clearly defined
expectation setting goals
and using the strengths
for mutual benefit holds
the key for success

17. The Enthusiast
fun-loving who like to engage in enjoyable and adventurous things..
•Less stressed than other personality types.
•Are restless, require constant stimulation and can lose focus of the task in hand for any other
task/thing which might seem more attractive.

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7.The Enthusiast
Risk(s)
•Staunch believers of
“Grass is Greener on
other side of fence”
•It can be hard for
them to keep focus
and complete their
assignments on time
Improvement Tip
•Try to keep distractions
to minimal
•Using a To-do List or
any other productivity
tool which can help in
staying focussed and
eventually improve
concentration

19. The Challenger
Has a strong need for control and can be quite confrontational.
•Strongly looking to dominate every situation.
•The need for control can result in a needless confrontation

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8.The Challenger
Risk(s)
•People who do not
like controlling nature
might even take
offense because of
dominating attitude.
•Needless & avoidable
confrontations are a
big risk with these
type of personality
Improvement Tip
•Remain calm in the wake
of criticism and be more
humble when
interacting with people
•Grouping with more
calm personality type
helps in improvement

21. The Peacemaker
Compliant, less Stressed types who hate confrontations.
•Prefer peace and harmony over ego and confrontation.
•A bit too agreeable and can be made to admit a mistake they didn’t make

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9.The Peacemaker
Risk(s)
•Too polite to get into
confrontations that
might result in getting
used for benefits by
others
•Can Easily lose sight of
the goal in the hope of
agreeing with others
Improvement Tip
•Pairing up with other
strong personality type
•SWOT Analysis of
situation/tasks before
decision making
definitely helps

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