How to Excel as a Female Leader Regardless of Your Enneagram Type

Published: Jan. 25, 2022, 3 a.m.

b'Have you ever wondered how to manage gender expectations as a female leader, even if your Enneagram type\\u2019s gifts don\\u2019t align with gender norms? Look no further! We spoke with Kelli Thompson about how to harness your powers and excel as a leader, regardless of your personality type.Kelli Thompson is a keynote speaker, writer and leadership coach. She has delivered talks, webinars, and workshops for many organizations including the Young Professionals Summit, Executive Women International, Medical Solutions, Management Women Inc, and more. She has over 10 years of leadership experience for financial services and technology organizations, and is certified in Reality-Based Leadership, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and the Enneagram. Kelli is actively writing her first book, The Clarity Effect, to be released in 2022.We begin our conversation with some background on how Kelli became a leadership coach and what drew her to using Enneagrams in her coaching. As Kelli describes, she started in sales before moving on to marketing. Marketing is all about psychology, and as Kelli was always into personality tests - like the Meyers-Briggs test - it was a natural fit. She soon discovered another form of personality categorization, the Enneagram. Kelli states that an Enneagram is different in that it's not just about what your personality is; it's also why or how you developed to be this way.\\xa0If you're not familiar with Enneagrams, Kelli gives a useful overview here. The name comes from Greek, meaning nine personalities. Indeed, with Enneagrams, there are nine fundamental types. (Kelli mentions that there are actually 27 types, but we don't get into quite that much detail here!) Read more at petite2queen.com/female-leader-enneagram-typeSupport the show (https://p2q.link/donate)'