About this episode

This episode discusses how Enneagram Type 8 individuals can provide more effective feedback in the workplace.

What You'll Hear in This Episode Type 8s are probably the most naturally comfortable type when it comes to giving feedback. They're direct, they don't dance around it, and they genuinely mean it as investment, not attack. That directness is a real asset in a world where most feedback conversations stay so soft the message never actually lands. But the same striving to feel strong that makes Eights so decisive can also make feedback hit harder than intended and leave the other person too rattl...

Topics covered

• Enneagram Type 8
• feedback
• workplace communication
• directness
• management style

Keywords

• Enneagram
• Type 8
• feedback
• communication
• management

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