When you feel you have more in you than what you are currently showing
You have impact. You carry responsibility. People count on you.
And yet... there is that lurking restlessness. The feeling that you're getting a lot done, but that it's costing you more than you'd like. That you keep pulling for change, in your team or in yourself. That you are successful, but not fulfilled.
If that affects you, you are not alone.
Many leaders at this stage of their lives notice, "I can manage, but this could be lighter. Brighter. More of myself."
That is not a sign of weakness. That is an invitation to mature leadership.
Leadership requires ownership, also about who you are from nature are.
At In2Coaching, we believe that sustainable leadership starts with one thing: awareness. Not as a trick. As a foundation.
- Who are you under pressure?
- What are your automatic patterns?
- What makes you keep carrying the work yourself so often?
The Enneagram is a powerful tool in this. Not a test to pigeonhole you, but a mirror. It helps you see patterns that once helped you but now limit you. And it simultaneously lets you see your true potential see: the power that lies underneath, and that you can start (re)deploying.
Why this matters now
Many leaders I mentor are at a crossroads. They are too smart for tricks and too mature for a motivational talk. What they are looking for is clarity. So they can make choices that make sense.
They say things like:
- I know I am part of the problem myself.
- I want to do this right, not just persevere.
- I want to change, but don't know what really needs to change.
What's missing? A place where they don't have to perform. Where there is no judgement. But focus. And direction.
What does it deliver?
With the Enneagram, you not only discover which type you are, but more importantly:
- How your behaviour affects others (without you realising it)
- Which qualities you neglect out of habit or protective mechanism
- What you may let go of, without losing yourself
- What your natural leadership strength is when you no longer allow yourself to be guided by fear, the need to prove yourself or harmony
- Find out how your Enneagram type shapes your time management unconsciously influences and get clear what effective planning, choosing and limiting really look like for you.
The result? More peace, more direction, more direction. In your role and in your relationships.
Concrete example
One manager I spoke to scored high on type 6 - the Loyalist. Always prepared. Always thinking about what could go wrong. It made him feel appreciated, but also tired. Through the Enneagram, he saw that his need for certainty came at the expense of trust. In himself, in his team. When he dared to face that, his leadership changed fundamentally: less control, more connection. Less tension, more flow.
Do you recognise this?
- Your team is waiting for your direction, but you are still looking for clarity yourself
- You don't want to work harder, but choose more purely
- You feel you are more than what you are showing now
- You don't want to go back to before, but forward to leadership that's right
Then this is an invitation.
Discover your type. Activate your potential.
Take the Enneagram test without obligation. In ten minutes you will gain insight into your behavioural preferences and opportunities for growth.
Click here to take the test. &
And if you find that it affects you?
Then schedule a call with me. Not a coaching programme, not a sales pitch. Clarity, though.
Your leadership deserves a foundation that is right.
Not harder. Wiser, though. And more from within yourself.
This blog will help you understand yourself better, let go of old patterns and develop leadership that no longer floats on willpower, but on consciously chosen direction.
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