Enneagram at Work: Unlock the Secrets to Reading People and Working Effectively with Every Personality

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A One-Day Intensive Programme on exploring the Enneagram Code and its impact on relationships

Why do some people thrive on structure while others seek flexibility? Why do certain conversations build trust instantly while others lead to misunderstanding? Beneath every workplace interaction lies a unique pattern of motivations, fears, communication preferences, and decision-making styles. The Enneagram Code: Unlock the Secrets to Reading People and Working Effectively with Every Personality reveals these hidden patterns through one of the world’s most powerful personality frameworks, enabling participants to decode behaviour, understand what drives people, and communicate with greater insight and effectiveness.

This highly interactive programme uncovers the nine Enneagram personality types, the three Centres of Intelligence, and the underlying motivations that shape workplace behaviour. Through a certified Enneagram Practitioner, participants will learn the secrets to recognise personality types through observable behaviours, adapt their communication style to build stronger rapport, distinguish between healthy and unhealthy expressions of each type, and deepen their own self-awareness. Through practical activities and personality assessments, participants will gain actionable techniques to improve collaboration, reduce interpersonal misunderstandings, and unlock the potential to work effectively with every personality.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain the Enneagram framework, including the nine personality types and the three Centres of Intelligence, and their relevance in the workplace.
  2. Recognise the behavioural patterns, motivations, communication preferences, and working styles of different Enneagram personality types.
  3. Apply practical techniques to identify personality types and build rapport by adapting communication and interaction styles to different individuals.
  4. Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy expressions of each Enneagram type, and understand how these influence workplace behaviour, relationships, and performance.
Key Takeaways

Participants will leave the programme with:

  1. A clear understanding of the nine Enneagram personality types.
  2. Insights into the three Centres of Intelligence.
  3. The ability to recognise personality patterns at work.
  4. Practical skills to build rapport with every personality.
  5. Greater self-awareness for personal growth and effectiveness.
Course Outline

Unit 1 – The Enneagram Code

  • Recognise the 9 Enneagram Types
  • Key Traits of the Types and famous personalities associated with the types

Unit 2 – Centres of Intelligence

  • Enneagram Triads: The Heart, the Head and the Gut and interesting revelations

Unit 3 – The Enneagrams At Work

  • Apply practical techniques to quickly identify the Types at work
  • Recognising the behavioural patterns, motivations, communication preferences, and working styles of different Enneagram personality types

Unit 4 – Building Rapport with the Types

  • Build rapport by adapting communication and interaction styles to different Types

Unit 5 – Healthy and Unhealthy Versions

  • Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy expressions of each Enneagram type, and understand how these influence workplace behaviour, relationships, and performance
  • Tapping into the Enneagram Growth Direction
  • Demonstrate greater self-awareness by identifying personal growth opportunities and applying Enneagram insights to become the Best Version of yourself

Unit 6 – Mastery of the Types

  • Evaluating your mastery of The 9 Enneagram Types
Testimonials

“One of the few trainers with deep expertise and the ability to keep participants fully engaged from start to finish. I truly enjoyed being Maximus’s student.” – Satish Shanmugam, Project Director

“Maximus delivers highly engaging, practical, and impactful training. His clear teaching, real-world examples, and professionalism make complex concepts easy to apply. I highly recommend him.” – Paul Ng, General Manager, Contract Logistics, Yamato Transport (S) Pte Ltd

“An exceptionally professional and enthusiastic coach who inspires critical thinking and brings out the best in every participant. I highly recommend Maximus to anyone seeking to excel in work and life.” – Lucas Yeap, General Manager

“Maximus transformed our management mindset and strengthened our leadership skills. His guidance extended beyond training, inspiring both professional and personal growth.” – Tommy, Sales Manager, Overland Total Logistics Vietnam JSC

“Maximus creates an engaging and inclusive learning environment where everyone is involved. His passion for developing people and remarkable energy make him an outstanding trainer.” – Mrs. Preyatip Dangmee (Pond), Senior Manager – Digital Strategy & Business Planning, Yamato Unyu (Thailand)

Training Methodology
  • Bite-size knowledge sharing with skills practise.
  • Demonstrations and Role-Plays
  • Experiential workshop setting
  • Activities are designed with real-work scenarios to facilitate learning transfer at the workplace
Who Should Attend

This programme is designed for corporate professionals who want to leverage the Enneagram personality framework to better understand themselves, read others more accurately, and build stronger workplace relationships. It is especially suitable for:

  • Leaders, Managers and Supervisors who want to use Enneagram personality insights to lead, motivate, and communicate effectively with diverse team members.
  • Human Resource and Learning & Development Professionals who wish to apply Enneagram personality knowledge to coaching, talent development, team building, and employee engagement.
  • Sales, Customer Service and Business Development Professionals who interact with clients and stakeholders, and want to adapt their communication to different Enneagram personality styles.
  • Project Managers and Cross-Functional Team Members who collaborate with people of different Enneagram personality types and seek to strengthen teamwork, trust, and collaboration.
  • Professionals and Individual Contributors who want to increase self-awareness, recognise different Enneagram personality patterns, and improve their communication and interpersonal effectiveness at work.

No prior knowledge of the Enneagram is required. This programme is suitable for professionals at all levels who wish to apply Enneagram personality insights to work more effectively with every personality.

Trainer

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Mr Maximus Sia – NLP MASTER CERTIFIED PERFORMANCE COACH

Certified by the worldwide-recognised American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (AB-NLP), Maximus Sia is a Master Practitioner of NLP. A highly engaging and influential Performance Coach, he has accumulated 35 years’ experience in Selling, Leadership Development & Training. For the past 16 years, he has empowered over 50,000 participants to achieve peak performance in their work & business. To increase his range, Maximus facilitates more than 80 training modules, covering Leadership & People Management, Service Excellence, Business & Strategic Management and Professional Development courses

With his extensive training exposure with very diverse participants, and working with all levels of staff from Operational, Managers to C-Suites, Maximus adds value to the training through sharing valuable insights on Leadership and having the ability to connect with all levels of staff to understand their needs and challenges at work. He constantly received positive endorsements from his participants on his engaging facilitation & motivational style. Maximus is highly sought after for his style of Performance Coaching that helps participants discover their inner source that drives them to performance excellence.

Maximus conducts Performance Training in Singapore and Asia. His clientele includes Singapore Airlines (SIA), Yamato Transport, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting, Star Cruises, Borneo Motors (Lexus & Toyota), Shimano, Fujifilm, Fuji Xerox, Mitsubishi, Docomo-Asia, SingTel, Manulife, AIA Singapore, and more; Maximus is accredited as an Associate Adult Educator (AAE) by the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) for playing a significant role in raising the quality of Continuing Education and Training (CET) in Singapore. He holds a Master Degree (MSc) in International Marketing from the University of Strathclyde, UK.