Social impact work requires long persistence and long-term commitment in a singular direction. But that can be hard to do without adequate funding or without someone who wants to do it.

How can funders and practitioners collaborate to co-create a funding process that is equitable, respectful and effective for all parties involved?

We'll talk about:

• How funding is a powerful tool to shape behavior
• What is the relationship between the funder, the practitioner and the community
• How progressive funder-practitioner relationships built on trust might look like

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Meet Heng Li Seng

In this episode, we talk to Heng Li Seng, Founder & Director of Green Nudge, a certified B Corp social enterprise that works across the public, private and people sector to nudge businesses and communities towards more sustainable practices. 

Li Seng believes that effective public policies need to be supported by ground-up action and engagement.

Get in touch with:

• Heng Li Seng: LinkedIn
• Green Nudge: Website | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

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About the Finding Common Ground Podcast
Deep-dive conversations with change-makers and bridge-builders about how any of us can begin creating the change we long to see.

Get in touch with Common Ground

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Youtube

Part 2 of 2 

We’re closing off Season 3.5 with a conversation on how each of us can grow into our leadership, regardless of where we are in the “hierarchy”, what our roles and titles are, and how many years of experiences we may have. 

We share our take on leading and managing as a new middle manager, a seasoned middle manager / top, and as a top Executive Director. We get into how our own levels of personal and professional development influence the systems we set up and are part of. 

In this conversation:

• Azrin, Enneagram Type 4 (feel-first, withdrawing stance)
• Shiao-yin, Enneagram 5 (think-first, withdrawing stance)
• Nurul, Enneagram 9 (do-first, withdrawing stance)

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Leading from the Messy Middle is a mini series unpacking the highly complex world of the middle manager. This time, using the Enneagram! We'll be talking to a bunch of middles + a top to hear what each of them are learning about stepping into their leadership.

• Ep 1: Why Do We See the World So Differently?
• Ep 2: How Do I Relate to the World? (Feel-first)
• Ep 3: How Do I Relate to the World? (Think-first)
• Ep 4: How Do I Relate to the World? (Do-first)
• Ep 5: How Do I Show Up At Work?
• Ep 6: How Do I Grow Into My Leadership?

The wisdoms shared by our middles in this series are entirely their own and do not reflect or represent the views and perspectives of the organisations they are a part of. We also do not claim to be Enneagram experts, coaches or practitioners! We are all middle managers who are using the Enneagram to better understand ourselves and each other. And we want to share that with you!

This limited series is a part of the Finding Common Ground podcast.

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9 to Thrive: Managing the Workplace with the Enneagram is a 9-week course for middle managers and team players.

Course dates: Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Course fees: $400 (excl. GST) - Special launch price!
Register: ourcommonground.com.sg/9-to-thrive

About the Finding Common Ground Podcast
Deep-dive conversations with change-makers and bridge-builders about how any of us can begin creating the change we long to see.

Get in touch with Common Ground

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Youtube

Part 1 of 2 

We’re closing off Season 3.5 with a conversation on how each of us can grow into our leadership, regardless of where we are in the “hierarchy”, what our roles and titles are, and how many years of experiences we may have. 

We share our take on leading and managing as a new middle manager, a seasoned middle manager / top, and as a top Executive Director. We get into how our own levels of personal and professional development influence the systems we set up and are part of. 

In this conversation:

• Azrin, Enneagram Type 4 (feel-first, withdrawing stance)
• Shiao-yin, Enneagram 5 (think-first, withdrawing stance)
• Nurul, Enneagram 9 (do-first, withdrawing stance)

-

Leading from the Messy Middle is a mini series unpacking the highly complex world of the middle manager. This time, using the Enneagram! We'll be talking to a bunch of middles + a top to hear what each of them are learning about stepping into their leadership.

• Ep 1: Why Do We See the World So Differently?
• Ep 2: How Do I Relate to the World? (Feel-first)
• Ep 3: How Do I Relate to the World? (Think-first)
• Ep 4: How Do I Relate to the World? (Do-first)
• Ep 5: How Do I Show Up At Work?
• Ep 6: How Do I Grow Into My Leadership?

The wisdoms shared by our middles in this series are entirely their own and do not reflect or represent the views and perspectives of the organisations they are a part of. We also do not claim to be Enneagram experts, coaches or practitioners! We are all middle managers who are using the Enneagram to better understand ourselves and each other. And we want to share that with you!

This limited series is a part of the Finding Common Ground podcast.

-

9 to Thrive: Managing the Workplace with the Enneagram is a 9-week course for middle managers and team players.

Course dates: Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Course fees: $400 (excl. GST) - Special launch price!
Register: ourcommonground.com.sg/9-to-thrive

About the Finding Common Ground Podcast
Deep-dive conversations with change-makers and bridge-builders about how any of us can begin creating the change we long to see.

About the Finding Common Ground Podcast
Deep-dive conversations with change-makers and bridge-builders about how any of us can begin creating the change we long to see.

Get in touch with Common Ground

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Youtube

Part 2 of 2 

In this episode, we’re bringing together old friends who have seen each other through different levels of health through their different seasons of friendship to reflect back and celebrate their personal and professional development over the years.

We’ll always be moving up and down the different levels of health but a really key indicator that we’re actually doing far better than we think, is the self-awareness of where we’re at at any given point in time. That is what helps us show up more intentionally for ourselves and the people around us.

In this conversation:

• Azrin, Enneagram Type 4 (feel-first, withdrawing stance)
• Shiao-yin, Enneagram 5 (think-first, withdrawing stance)
• Gena, Enneagram 7 (think-first, advancing stance)

-

Leading from the Messy Middle is a mini series unpacking the highly complex world of the middle manager. This time, using the Enneagram! We'll be talking to a bunch of middles + a top to hear what each of them are learning about stepping into their leadership.

• Ep 1: Why Do We See the World So Differently?
• Ep 2: How Do I Relate to the World? (Feel-first)
• Ep 3: How Do I Relate to the World? (Think-first)
• Ep 4: How Do I Relate to the World? (Do-first)
• Ep 5: How Do I Show Up At Work?
• Ep 6: How Do I Grow Into My Leadership?

The wisdoms shared by our middles in this series are entirely their own and do not reflect or represent the views and perspectives of the organisations they are a part of. We also do not claim to be Enneagram experts, coaches or practitioners! We are all middle managers who are using the Enneagram to better understand ourselves and each other. And we want to share that with you!

This limited series is a part of the Finding Common Ground podcast.

-

9 to Thrive: Managing the Workplace with the Enneagram is a 9-week course for middle managers and team players.

Course dates: Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Course fees: $400 (excl. GST) - Special launch price!
Register: ourcommonground.com.sg/9-to-thrive

About the Finding Common Ground Podcast
Deep-dive conversations with change-makers and bridge-builders about how any of us can begin creating the change we long to see.

Get in touch with Common Ground

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Youtube

Part 1 of 2 

In this episode, we’re bringing together old friends who have seen each other through different levels of health through their different seasons of friendship to reflect back and celebrate their personal and professional development over the years.

We’ll always be moving up and down the different levels of health but a really key indicator that we’re actually doing far better than we think, is the self-awareness of where we’re at at any given point in time. That is what helps us show up more intentionally for ourselves and the people around us.

In this conversation:

• Azrin, Enneagram Type 4 (feel-first, withdrawing stance)
• Shiao-yin, Enneagram 5 (think-first, withdrawing stance)
• Gena, Enneagram 7 (think-first, advancing stance)

-

Leading from the Messy Middle is a mini series unpacking the highly complex world of the middle manager. This time, using the Enneagram! We'll be talking to a bunch of middles + a top to hear what each of them are learning about stepping into their leadership.

• Ep 1: Why Do We See the World So Differently?
• Ep 2: How Do I Relate to the World? (Feel-first)
• Ep 3: How Do I Relate to the World? (Think-first)
• Ep 4: How Do I Relate to the World? (Do-first)
• Ep 5: How Do I Show Up At Work?
• Ep 6: How Do I Grow Into My Leadership?

The wisdoms shared by our middles in this series are entirely their own and do not reflect or represent the views and perspectives of the organisations they are a part of. We also do not claim to be Enneagram experts, coaches or practitioners! We are all middle managers who are using the Enneagram to better understand ourselves and each other. And we want to share that with you!

This limited series is a part of the Finding Common Ground podcast.

-

9 to Thrive: Managing the Workplace with the Enneagram is a 9-week course for middle managers and team players.

Course dates: Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Course fees: $400 (excl. GST) - Special launch price!
Register: ourcommonground.com.sg/9-to-thrive

About the Finding Common Ground Podcast
Deep-dive conversations with change-makers and bridge-builders about how any of us can begin creating the change we long to see.

Get in touch with Common Ground

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Youtube

Part 2 of 2 

In this episode, we gathered the do-first folks, also know as the gut triad - the Enneagram 8, 9 and 1. The most seasoned middles this round, we talk to Pei Ying, Head and Co-Founder of Kontinentalist, our Enneagram 8 (do-first, advancing stance), Nurul, Common Ground’s Head of People and Process Development, our Enneagram 9 (do-first, withdrawing stance), and Yan Bing, Manager at Ministry of Social and Family Development, our Enneagram 1 (do-first, depending stance).

As the most instinctive numbers in the Enneagram, Pei Ying, Nurul and Yan Bing share how they’ve used the wisdom of the body to guide them to where they are today. But that, of course, comes with learning to trust their guts and learning to articulate what they really mean when doing vibe checks, especially in the workplace setting.

In this conversation:

• Pei Ying, Enneagram 8 (do-first, advancing stance)
• Nurul, Enneagram Type 9 (do-first, withdrawing stance)
• Yan Bing, Enneagram 1 (do-first, depending stance)

• Shiao-yin, Enneagram 5 (think-first, withdrawing stance)
• Azrin, Enneagram Type 4 (feel-first, withdrawing stance)

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Leading from the Messy Middle is a mini series unpacking the highly complex world of the middle manager. This time, using the Enneagram! We'll be talking to a bunch of middles + a top to hear what each of them are learning about stepping into their leadership.

• Ep 1: Why Do We See the World So Differently?
• Ep 2: How Do I Relate to the World? (Feel-first)
• Ep 3: How Do I Relate to the World? (Think-first)
• Ep 4: How Do I Relate to the World? (Do-first)
• Ep 5: How Do I Show Up At Work?
• Ep 6: How Do I Grow Into My Leadership?

The wisdoms shared by our middles in this series are entirely their own and do not reflect or represent the views and perspectives of the organisations they are a part of. We also do not claim to be Enneagram experts, coaches or practitioners! We are all middle managers who are using the Enneagram to better understand ourselves and each other. And we want to share that with you!

This limited series is a part of the Finding Common Ground podcast.

-

9 to Thrive: Managing the Workplace with the Enneagram is a 9-week course for middle managers and team players.

Course dates: Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Course fees: $400 (excl. GST) - Special launch price!
Register: ourcommonground.com.sg/9-to-thrive

About the Finding Common Ground Podcast
Deep-dive conversations with change-makers and bridge-builders about how any of us can begin creating the change we long to see.

Get in touch with Common Ground

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Youtube

Part 1 of 2 

In this episode, we gathered the do-first folks, also know as the gut triad - the Enneagram 8, 9 and 1. The most seasoned middles this round, we talk to Pei Ying, Head and Co-Founder of Kontinentalist, our Enneagram 8 (do-first, advancing stance), Nurul, Common Ground’s Head of People and Process Development, our Enneagram 9 (do-first, withdrawing stance), and Yan Bing, Manager at Ministry of Social and Family Development, our Enneagram 1 (do-first, depending stance).

As the most instinctive numbers in the Enneagram, Pei Ying, Nurul and Yan Bing share how they’ve used the wisdom of the body to guide them to where they are today. But that, of course, comes with learning to trust their guts and learning to articulate what they really mean when doing vibe checks, especially in the workplace setting.

In this conversation:

• Pei Ying, Enneagram 8 (do-first, advancing stance)
• Nurul, Enneagram Type 9 (do-first, withdrawing stance)
• Yan Bing, Enneagram 1 (do-first, depending stance)

• Shiao-yin, Enneagram 5 (think-first, withdrawing stance)
• Azrin, Enneagram Type 4 (feel-first, withdrawing stance)

-

Leading from the Messy Middle is a mini series unpacking the highly complex world of the middle manager. This time, using the Enneagram! We'll be talking to a bunch of middles + a top to hear what each of them are learning about stepping into their leadership.

• Ep 1: Why Do We See the World So Differently?
• Ep 2: How Do I Relate to the World? (Feel-first)
• Ep 3: How Do I Relate to the World? (Think-first)
• Ep 4: How Do I Relate to the World? (Do-first)
• Ep 5: How Do I Show Up At Work?
• Ep 6: How Do I Grow Into My Leadership?

The wisdoms shared by our middles in this series are entirely their own and do not reflect or represent the views and perspectives of the organisations they are a part of. We also do not claim to be Enneagram experts, coaches or practitioners! We are all middle managers who are using the Enneagram to better understand ourselves and each other. And we want to share that with you!

This limited series is a part of the Finding Common Ground podcast.

-

9 to Thrive: Managing the Workplace with the Enneagram is a 9-week course for middle managers and team players.

Course dates: Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Course fees: $400 (excl. GST) - Special launch price!
Register: ourcommonground.com.sg/9-to-thrive

About the Finding Common Ground Podcast
Deep-dive conversations with change-makers and bridge-builders about how any of us can begin creating the change we long to see.

Get in touch with Common Ground

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Youtube

Part 2 of 2 

Meet the head-triad, otherwise known as the think-first triad - the Enneagram 5, 6, 7 - or the 'thinkies' as Azrin likes to call them. This group engages with the world through their thoughts.

As a young team consisting of young middles, we’re all figuring out what it means to lead, work together, express our needs and to show ourselves and each other a little more grace. Sometimes, it can be hard when our think-first teammates get stuck in their own thinking spirals and the people around them are ready to move.

In this conversation:

• Shiao-yin, Enneagram 5 (think-first, withdrawing stance)
• Dawn, Enneagram 6 (think-first, depending stance)
• Camillia, Enneagram Type 7 (think-first, advancing stance)
• Azrin, Enneagram Type 4 (feel-first, withdrawing stance)

-

Leading from the Messy Middle is a mini series unpacking the highly complex world of the middle manager. This time, using the Enneagram! We'll be talking to a bunch of middles + a top to hear what each of them are learning about stepping into their leadership.

• Ep 1: Why Do We See the World So Differently?
• Ep 2: How Do I Relate to the World? (Feel-first)
• Ep 3: How Do I Relate to the World? (Think-first)
• Ep 4: How Do I Relate to the World? (Do-first)
• Ep 5: How Do I Show Up At Work?
• Ep 6: How Do I Grow Into My Leadership?

The wisdoms shared by our middles in this series are entirely their own and do not reflect or represent the views and perspectives of the organisations they are a part of. We also do not claim to be Enneagram experts, coaches or practitioners! We are all middle managers who are using the Enneagram to better understand ourselves and each other. And we want to share that with you!

This limited series is a part of the Finding Common Ground podcast.

-

9 to Thrive: Managing the Workplace with the Enneagram is a 9-week course for middle managers and team players.

Course dates: Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Course fees: $400 (excl. GST) - Special launch price!
Register: ourcommonground.com.sg/9-to-thrive

About the Finding Common Ground Podcast
Deep-dive conversations with change-makers and bridge-builders about how any of us can begin creating the change we long to see.

Get in touch with Common Ground

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Youtube

Part 1 of 2 

Meet the head-triad, otherwise known as the think-first triad - the Enneagram 5, 6, 7 - or the 'thinkies' as Azrin likes to call them. This group engages with the world through their thoughts.

As a young team consisting of young middles, we’re all figuring out what it means to lead, work together, express our needs and to show ourselves and each other a little more grace. Sometimes, it can be hard when our think-first teammates get stuck in their own thinking spirals and the people around them are ready to move.

In this conversation:

• Shiao-yin, Enneagram 5 (think-first, withdrawing stance)
• Dawn, Enneagram 6 (think-first, depending stance)
• Camillia, Enneagram Type 7 (think-first, advancing stance)
• Azrin, Enneagram Type 4 (feel-first, withdrawing stance)

-

Leading from the Messy Middle is a mini series unpacking the highly complex world of the middle manager. This time, using the Enneagram! We'll be talking to a bunch of middles + a top to hear what each of them are learning about stepping into their leadership.

• Ep 1: Why Do We See the World So Differently?
• Ep 2: How Do I Relate to the World? (Feel-first)
• Ep 3: How Do I Relate to the World? (Think-first)
• Ep 4: How Do I Relate to the World? (Do-first)
• Ep 5: How Do I Show Up At Work?
• Ep 6: How Do I Grow Into My Leadership?

The wisdoms shared by our middles in this series are entirely their own and do not reflect or represent the views and perspectives of the organisations they are a part of. We also do not claim to be Enneagram experts, coaches or practitioners! We are all middle managers who are using the Enneagram to better understand ourselves and each other. And we want to share that with you!

This limited series is a part of the Finding Common Ground podcast.

-

9 to Thrive: Managing the Workplace with the Enneagram is a 9-week course for middle managers and team players.

Course dates: Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Course fees: $400 (excl. GST) - Special launch price!
Register: ourcommonground.com.sg/9-to-thrive

About the Finding Common Ground Podcast
Deep-dive conversations with change-makers and bridge-builders about how any of us can begin creating the change we long to see.

Get in touch with Common Ground

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Youtube

Part 2 of 2 

Meet the heart-triad, otherwise known as the feel-first triad - the Enneagram 2, 3, 4. This group relates to the world by connecting with their emotions, themselves and the world around them. 

A strong theme that kept coming back in our conversation with the feel-first triad is the sense of otherness. But a notable difference between our Enneagram 2, 3, 4 lies with their stances - the dependent, the advancing and the withdrawing, which guides how each of them choose to move in the world.

In this conversation:

• Samantha, Enneagram 2 (feel-first, depending stance)
• Aliff, Enneagram 3 (feel-first, advancing stance)
• Azrin, Enneagram Type 4 (feel-first, withdrawing stance)
• Shiao-yin, Enneagram Type 5 (think-first, withdrawing stance)

-

Leading from the Messy Middle is a mini series unpacking the highly complex world of the middle manager. This time, using the Enneagram! We'll be talking to a bunch of middles + a top to hear what each of them are learning about stepping into their leadership.

• Ep 1: Why Do We See the World So Differently?
• Ep 2: How Do I Relate to the World? (Feel-first)
• Ep 3: How Do I Relate to the World? (Think-first)
• Ep 4: How Do I Relate to the World? (Do-first)
• Ep 5: How Do I Show Up At Work?
• Ep 6: How Do I Grow Into My Leadership?

The wisdoms shared by our middles in this series are entirely their own and do not reflect or represent the views and perspectives of the organisations they are a part of. We also do not claim to be Enneagram experts, coaches or practitioners! We are all middle managers who are using the Enneagram to better understand ourselves and each other. And we want to share that with you!

This limited series is a part of the Finding Common Ground podcast.

-

9 to Thrive: Managing the Workplace with the Enneagram is a 9-week course for middle managers and team players.

Course dates: Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Course fees: $400 (excl. GST) - Special launch price!
Register: ourcommonground.com.sg/9-to-thrive

About the Finding Common Ground Podcast
Deep-dive conversations with change-makers and bridge-builders about how any of us can begin creating the change we long to see.

Get in touch with Common Ground

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Youtube