Susan Drumm shows how six different Enneagram personality types in a meeting catch what each would miss alone. The visionary, creative spark, skeptic, perfectionist, achiever, and mediator each spot a different problem before launch, preventing costly rework and market missteps.
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Let me paint you a picture. Imagine your company is launching a new service. Here's how that meeting goes when you've got real cognitive diversity. The Type 8 is laying out the vision and barking orders. The Type 7 interrupts with a flash mob marketing idea. And the Type 6, uh, well, here are 7 ways that that could fail. The Type 1 is waving a printout saying, uh, there's a typo on page 3. The Type 3 wants to make sure the launch makes us look like the industry leader. And the Type 9 is quietly diffusing tension before chairs start flying. Now, does this sound chaotic? Yes, but here's the magic. The 6 saves you from a costly mistake. The 1 saves you thousands in reprinting, and the 3 ensures you shine in the market, and the 9 keeps the meeting from turning into a cage match. Without that mix of thinking styles, you could end up with blind spots, and you make your decisions from one angle, and that's when trouble and missed opportunity slips through.