The Enneagram Edge with Host Tracy O’Malley

Teamwork makes the dream work.

Every Enneagram type has its own unique superpowers and shortcomings. And if you’re trying to do it all alone, leaning into gifts that aren’t necessarily yours, you’ll burn out quickly.

So, how do you build and lead a strong, sustainable team to support you—using the framework of the Enneagram?

On this episode of The Leadership Formula, I explain why It's crucial for leaders to walk the talk of the Enneagram themselves first and discuss how understanding the framework allows you to communicate effectively with all nine types.

I describe what it looks like when everyone in an organization feels seen, heard and understood, challenging leaders to recognize their team members’ motives and encourage their growth.

Listen in for insight on attracting people who will go the distance with you in this life and learn how my Enneagram team workshop can benefit YOUR business, organization or family!

What You Will Learn

Why it’s crucial for leaders to walk the talk of the Enneagram themselves first
What it looks like when everyone in an organization feels seen, heard and understood
How I helped a team in the healthcare space with the hiring process
How understanding the Enneagram helps leaders communicate with all 9 types
The 3 different team packages I offer businesses, organizations and families
How the Enneagram team workshop benefits teams and organizations
How leaders might encourage growth in their team members through the Enneagram
How understanding your team’s core motives and fears helps leaders bring out the best in people
Why we learn and grow most from being around people who are not like us

Connect with Tracy

tracyomalley.com
www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
www.facebook.com/tracy.omalley
twitter.com/TracyOMall
www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/

Resources

Learn More About My Team Workshops:
http://tracyomalley.com/workshops/

Barbara Schreihans loves being a driven, goal-oriented Enneagram 3. But she doesn’t advertise her accomplishments overtly like a typical Achiever.

So, why is Barbara’s 3-ness expressed differently? How does her dominant subtype impact the way her need for significance presents itself in the world?

Barbara is the Tax Strategist behind Your Tax Coach, a boutique tax accountancy for US-based entrepreneurs and online business owners who want to save money on their taxes.

On this episode of The Leadership Formula, Barbara shares her experience of growing up with parents who were addicts, and we explore how that uncertainty informs her instinctual response to life.

I explain how self-preservation subtypes like Barbara look different from typical 3s and describe how her strong 2 wing translates into genuine care for her clients.

Listen in to understand how recognizing her stress number 9 helps Barbara delegate responsibilities, honor her health and avoid the burnout typical of the Enneagram 3.

What You Will Learn

Barbara’s experience of growing up with parents who were addicts
How Barbara’s parents’ spending habits inform the work she does today
Barbara’s challenges around communicating her feelings
The pros and cons of a 3-8 combo like Barbara and her husband
How self-preservation subtypes like Barbara look different from typical 3s
Why Barbara dislikes advertising her accomplishments overtly
The Enneagram 3’s gifts for efficiency, resourcefulness and adaptability
How Barbara’s strong 2 wing translates into genuine care for her clients
How Barbara’s work as a tax strategist leverages her growth number 6
How understanding her stress number 9 helps Barbara honor her health

Connect with Barbara

Your Tax Coach:
https://www.yourtaxcoach.biz/
Your Tax Coach on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/yourtaxcoach/?hl=en
Your Tax Coach on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@your.tax.coach?

Connect with Tracy

tracyomalley.com
www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
www.facebook.com/tracy.omalley
twitter.com/TracyOMall
www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/

Resources

Apply for My 1:1 Coaching Program:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/
Book an Enneagram Experience Bundle:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/
Book an Enneagram Kickstart Session:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/

When you’re dealing with people of different Enneagram types who don’t think the way you do, it’s easy to go full-on Judge Judy and decide you’ll never understand how they operate.

But what if learning about the gifts of each Enneagram type could help you appreciate their strengths and be THANKFUL for what we all bring to the table?

What if knowing your type could help you cultivate gratitude for what you do well and maybe even have more compassion for yourself this holiday season?

On this episode of The Leadership Formula, I explain why I’m grateful for the Enneagram 1’s integrity, the 2’s warm heart and the 3’s work ethic.

I describe what I admire about the 4’s ability to hold space emotionally, the 5’s inventiveness and objectivity and the 6’s gift for making collaboration fun.

Listen in and learn to appreciate the Enneagram 7’s enthusiasm, the 8’s decisiveness and the 9’s capacity to make everyone feel included.

What You Will Learn

How 1s operate at the highest of integrity and raise the standards for all of us
Why I appreciate the 2’s warm heart and commitment to relationships
What I admire about the Enneagram 3’s ambition, resourcefulness and work ethic
How 4s hold space emotionally better than anyone else on the Enneagram
The 5’s gift for becoming an expert at anything that excites them
How Enneagram 6s work well with others and make collaboration fun
Why I’m grateful for the Enneagram 7’s innocence, enthusiasm and optimism
The 8’s willingness to stand up for those who can’t protect themselves
How Enneagram 9s see the bigger picture and make everyone feel included

Connect with Tracy

tracyomalley.com
www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
www.facebook.com/tracy.omalley
twitter.com/TracyOMall
www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/

Resources

Book an Enneagram Kickstarter Session [Discount Code THANKFUL10]:
https://th400.infusionsoft.app/app/manageCart/showManageOrder
Book an Enneagram Experience Bundle [Discount Code THANKFUL10]:
https://th400.infusionsoft.app/app/manageCart/showManageOrder
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/

Getting together with immediate and extended family for the holidays often comes with a certain amount of drama. And even for those of us with healthy boundaries, the season can be triggering.

But you can leverage the framework of the Enneagram to show up with integrity. To be a strong and elegant leader in your family—even in the midst of chaos.

On this episode of The Leadership Formula, I describe the challenges that come with being a leader in your family and explain how knowing what motivates your partner, parents and children can help you lead more effectively.

I weigh in on what it looks like to lead by example and live in integrity (no matter how your relatives might react) and discuss the questions to ask before you offer feedback to a family member.

Listen in for insight on overcoming unhealthy family conditioning and learn how to make those around you better by honoring yourself this holiday season.

What You Will Learn

The challenges that come with being a leader in your family
How the holidays can be a triggering season of drama, chaos or grief
The benefit of understanding the Enneagram types of your family
The 3 centers of intelligence in the Enneagram framework
How to avoid triggering your inner circle by understanding their motives and fears
What questions to ask before you try to help a family member
What it looks like to live in integrity (and how your family might react)
Why it’s so difficult to outrun our conditioning and beliefs
How to recognize codependence and break the pattern in your family

Connect with Tracy

tracyomalley.com
www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
www.facebook.com/tracy.omalley
twitter.com/TracyOMall
www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/

Resources

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattle:
https://www.amazon.com/Codependent-No-More-Controlling-Yourself/dp/0894864025
Book an Enneagram Kickstarter Session [Discount Code THANKFUL10]:
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Access the Enneagram Experience Bundle [Discount Code THANKFUL10]:
https://th400.infusionsoft.app/app/manageCart/showManageOrder
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/

Social subtype Enneagram 2s like Kristen Crowley are often mistyped as 3s.

Yes, she is ambitious and influential. But Kristen’s worth is not at all tied to what she does. Her heart and motive is all about people.

So, what does it look like when a social 2 makes big moves in the world? How does their deep care for others show up as they take on leadership roles?

Kristen is the Cofounder of reFRAME Your Biz, a platform designed to help fitness pros and other solopreneurs build a brand image that stands out.

On this episode of The Leadership Formula, Kristen shares her gift for reading people’s energy and commitment to being there for others—no matter the circumstances.

I describe Kristen’s need to connect with people and make the world a more loving place, explaining why she shows up as a Protective Challenger under stress and how she leverages her wings to achieve big goals.

Listen in to understand how stretching into her growth number 4 is helping Kristen set healthy boundaries and find out how being a Considerate Helper is a great fit for her brand image business.

What You Will Learn

How Kristen’s wide range of experiences led to a business in brand imaging, media and PR
Kristen’s childhood growing up with a strong mom and supportive dad
The benefit of Kristen’s gift for reading people’s energy
Why lying and disrespect are deal breakers for Kristen in a relationship
How Kristen makes the conscious decision to unleash her anger when someone else is at risk
How social subtypes like Kristen look different from typical 2s
The Enneagram 2’s motivational need to connect with others and make the world a more loving place
How Kristen uses her wings to reach big goals and avoid enabling people
What it looks like when Kristen shifts into her stress number 8 (the Protective Challenger)
How stretching into her growth number 4 helps Kristen say no
Why Kristen’s current business is perfect for her as a social Enneagram 2

Connect with Kristen

reFRAME Your Biz:
https://www.reframeyourbiz.com/
reFRAME on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/reframeyourbiz/
Kristen on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kristencrowleytv/
Kristen on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/KristenCrowleyTV

Connect with Tracy

tracyomalley.com
www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
www.facebook.com/tracy.omalley
twitter.com/TracyOMall
www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/

Resources

Register for the reFRAME Your Brand Image Webinar:
https://www.reframeyourbiz.com/
Apply for My 1:1 Coaching Program:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/
Book My Enneagram Experience Bundle:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/
Book an Enneagram Kickstart Session:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/

Enneagram 9s are driven by a need to be settled and in harmony with the world. And this makes them afraid of conflict.

But in avoiding even healthy conflict, 9s often fail to make their own opinions known. They give up long-term growth for a kind of temporary peace.

So, how can a 9 use the anatomy of their Enneagram to make their Yoda wisdom known? What does it look like when an Adaptive Peacemaker uses their divine heart to make an impact in the world?

On this episode of The Leadership Formula, I discuss the Enneagram 9’s gift for understanding multiple perspectives and accepting people for who they are, describing how they make others feel seen, heard and understood.

I explore how a 9 can leverage their wings to make decisions and take action, moving through the discomfort of causing conflict to share their own needs, desires and feelings with others.

Listen in for insight around the leadership potential of the social subtype 9 and learn how the Adaptive Peacemaker can leverage their wisdom and heart to make the world a better place for the long term.

What You Will Learn

How the Enneagram 9’s need for harmony makes them accepting and accommodating
Why a 9’s greatest fear is conflict (and how that holds them back from long-term growth)
The 9’s gift for understanding multiple perspectives and finding commonalities across differences
How 9s accept people for who they are and see their full potential
How a 9 can use their 1 wing to make decisions and their 8 wing to take action
The beauty of a 9 who steps fully into their growth number 3
What it looks like when a 9 under extreme stress shifts into their unhealthy 6
Why social 9s make strong leaders—and why they’re typically mistyped as 3s or 8s
How 9s set themselves up to be overlooked and then feel resentment around being ignored
How to help the 9s you love and lead make their needs, opinions and desires known

Connect with Tracy

tracyomalley.com
www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
www.facebook.com/tracy.omalley
twitter.com/TracyOMall
www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/

Resources

Lindsey Schwartz on Leadership Formula EP025:
https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-leadership-formula-podcast-985065/episodes/25-how-facing-your-flaws-might-55007557
Lindsey Schwartz’s Powerhouse Women Event:
https://www.lindseyschwartz.com/
Book an Enneagram Kickstarter Session:
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One-to-one Enneagram 7s see the world through rose-colored glasses. Surrounded by the right people, these Enthusiastic Visionaries are adventurous and spontaneous. They help the rest of us feel alive and bring their revolutionary ideas to life.

But surrounded by the wrong people, one-on-one 7s are criticized for their big ideas and end up dimming their light to fit in.

Lucky for us, Bridgitte Carroll, MS, RDN, LDN, has started surrounding herself with a supportive group of people who agree that anything is possible. And as a result, this feisty firecracker is LIT!

Bridgitte is the Founder and CEO of Well By Bridgitte, a platform that offers a coaching community for people who struggle with gut health as well as business coaching for dieticians and other health professionals.

Bridgitte is also the creator of Gut Personal, a movement to eliminate gut issues through personalized supplements.

On this episode of The Leadership Formula, Bridgitte describes her dislike of being labeled and discusses how her free spirit turns rigid when she feels pressure or overwhelm.

I explain how Bridgitte is driven by the need to experience life to the fullest, challenging her to lean into her wings to make good decisions and move forward on her best ideas.

Listen in to understand how meditation is helping Bridgitte stretch into her growth number 5 (the Investigator) and find out how a multifaceted business like Well By Bridgitte is perfect for an anything-is-possible Enneagram 7.

What You Will Learn

Bridgitte’s childhood with an entrepreneurial father and a nurturing mother
Bridgitte’s challenging relationships with girlfriends in college who made fun of her big ideas
Why Bridgitte’s free spirit turns rigid when she feels pressure or overwhelm
How Bridgitte sees the world through rose-colored glasses as a one-on-one subtype Enneagram 7
Bridgitte’s motivational need to experience life to the fullest and avoid pain
Why it’s crucial for a 7 to communicate when they’re brain dumping big ideas
How Bridgitte’s wings function as a pause button to help her bring her best visionary ideas to life
How meditation and hypnosis help Bridgitte stretch into her growth number 5 (the Investigator)
How Bridgitte’s multifaceted business aligns perfectly with her typing as a 7
Why you can’t live your most abundant life if you’re not healthy on the inside

Connect with Bridgitte

Well By Bridgitte:
https://wellbybridgitte.com/
Well By Bridgitte on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/wellbybridgitte/
Gut Personal:
https://www.gutpersonal.com/
Gut Personal on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/gut.personal/?hl=en

Connect with Tracy

tracyomalley.com
www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
www.facebook.com/tracy.omalley
twitter.com/TracyOMall
www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/

Resources

Black Sheep Post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVvyKkevWhn/
Apply for My 1:1 Coaching Program:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/
Register for My Enneagram Kickstart Session:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/

Enneagram 8s are assertive, decisive, protective, independent and influential. And when we use these gifts for good, 8s are incredibly impactful leaders.

But when an 8 is coming from a place of fear, protecting ourselves from vulnerability at all costs, these gifts become a wrecking ball, and we end up pushing people away.

So, how can an Enneagram 8 learn to tap into compassion and use our power in service to others?

On this episode of The Leadership Formula, I discuss the 8’s fear of being betrayed, violated or put in a vulnerable position, describing the Challenger’s motivational need to be strong and maintain a sense of control.

I explain why an Enneagram 8 tends to judge people who don’t assert themselves and how people experience less healthy 8s as domineering and aggressive.

Listen in for insight around the intense energy of the Enneagram 8 and learn how an 8 can leverage their wings to lead with empathy and stretch into their growth number 2—the Compassionate Helper.

What You Will Learn

The Enneagram 8’s fear of being betrayed, violated or put in a vulnerable position
How 8s have a motivational need to be strong and maintain a sense of control
Why 8s avoid showing vulnerability (and how it blocks us from the connection we crave)
What characteristics make a healthy 8 an impactful leader
How we experience less healthy 8s as domineering and aggressive
The pros and cons of the 8’s powerful energy
How an 8 can leverage their 7 and 9 wings to lead with their growth number 2
What it means when an 8 goes into their 5 cave (and how that makes people feel)
The 8’s tendency to judge people who don’t assert themselves
How social subtype 8s like Mother Teresa use their power in service to others

Connect with Tracy

tracyomalley.com
www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
www.facebook.com/tracy.omalley
twitter.com/TracyOMall
www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/

Resources

Book an Enneagram Kickstarter Session:
https://th400.infusionsoft.app/app/manageCart/showManageOrder
Access the Enneagram Experience:https://th400.infusionsoft.app/app/manageCart/showManageOrder

Enneagram 7s approach life as an adventure. And their greatest fear is to be left without options. That’s why this Enthusiastic Visionary believes that there are no bad ideas and anything is possible.

But when a 7 is less healthy, FOMO takes over. They are experienced as impulsive and uncommitted, distracted by an insatiable search for fulfillment.

So, how can a 7 leverage the full anatomy of their Enneagram type to find their flow and birth their best innovative ideas into the world?

On this episode of The Leadership Formula, I explain how the Enneagram 7 is driven by a motivational need to experience life to the fullest and explore the role presence plays in helping a 7 function at their best.

I discuss how a free-spirited 7 turns into a critical, closed-minded 1 under stress and describe how a 7 can use their wings to troubleshoot an idea and identify its potential challenges.

Listen in for insight around the 7’s gifts for optimism, flexibility and future-focus—and learn how to help the Enthusiastic Visionary in your circle bring their innovative ideas to life!

What You Will Learn

How Enneagram 7s are driven by a need to experience life to the fullest
Why 7s get a bad rap for being flaky, impulsive and all over the place
The role being present plays in an Enneagram 7 functioning at their best
Why 7s need to brain dump their abundance of ideas uninterrupted
How a 7 can use their wings to troubleshoot an idea and identify challenges
How innovative ideas are birthed when 7s stretch into their growth number 5
How a free-spirited 7 turns into a critical, closed-minded 1 under stress
Why a 7’s optimism, flexibility and future-focus can be a blessing or a curse
The 7’s blind spots in overestimating their expertise and avoiding pain
Why the social subtype Enneagram 7 is often mistyped as a 2

Connect with Tracy

tracyomalley.com
www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
www.facebook.com/tracy.omalley
twitter.com/TracyOMall
www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/

Resources

Book an Enneagram Kickstarter Session:
https://th400.infusionsoft.app/app/manageCart/showManageOrder
Apply for 1:1 Coaching with Tracy:
http://tracyomalley.com/shop/1-1coaching/

Enneagram 6s ask a lot of questions. And while it might seem like they don’t trust you or they’re trying to control the situation, the truth is that they just want to be prepared.

This is what makes the Loyal Skeptic the best collaborator on the Enneagram. But it can also lead to excessive worry, as the 6 gets stuck in what ifs and worst-case scenarios.

So, how can the 6 use their need for certainty for good, tapping into the full anatomy of their Enneagram type to keep us all safe and in line?

On this episode of The Leadership Formula, I explain how the Enneagram 6 can lean on their wings to stop overpreparing and take action, leading from their growth number 9—the Adaptive Peacemaker.

I describe how a 6 shows up as an unhealthy 3 under stress and why we experience 6s as anxious, suspicious or doubting when they’re coming from a place of fear.

Listen in for insight on what 6s can do to prepare others for their steady stream of questions and learn how to support a 6 in bringing their gift of devotion and trust to the world.

What You Will Learn

How Enneagram 6s are driven by the motivational need to be safe and prepared
Why we experience a less healthy 6 as anxious, suspicious or doubting
The trustworthy nature of the Enneagram 6 who thrives on collaboration
How a 6 can lean on their wings to stop overpreparing and take action
What it looks like when a 6 leads from their growth number 9 (the Adaptive Peacemaker)
How the Enneagram 6 shows up as an unhealthy 3 under extreme stress
Why the one-on-one subtype of the Enneagram 6 runs toward their fear
Why 6s are familiar with feelings of anxiety and focus on worst-case scenarios
How it sometimes feels like a 6 is trying to control or doesn’t trust you
What 6s can do to prepare people for their steady stream of questions

Connect with Tracy

tracyomalley.com
www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
www.facebook.com/tracy.omalley
twitter.com/TracyOMall
www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/

Resources

Book an Enneagram Kickstarter Session:
https://th400.infusionsoft.app/app/manageCart/showManageOrder
Apply for 1:1 Coaching with Tracy:
http://tracyomalley.com/shop/1-1coaching/