Interview | Type as a Verb with Mario Sikora (Part 1)

Buckle up friends! This is Part 1 of a two-parter with Enneagram teacher and executive coach Mario Sikora. Mario has some interesting, innovative and, dare we say…controversial (to some) takes on the enneagram. HIs ability to translate some of the deeper concepts of the enneagram to the corporate sector is fascinating. Enjoy and stay tuned for Part 2 next week! 

 

• Abram sucks up to Mario [3:30]
• Mario’s enneagram story and how he uses it in his work [4:45]
• Why a lot of enneagram language isn’t suitable for the business world [8:50]
• What enneagram ideas tend to create problems in the corporate setting [10:45]
• How Mario explores the depths of the enneagram and maintain professional boundaries [14:00]
• Mario’s approach to type as “emotional strategy” [18:00]
• How Mario’s approach “lands” with clients [23:30]
• Each type’s emotional strategy [24:50]
• How to work with your type’s strategy [33:10]
• “Clarifying the ego” [38:35]
• Mario’s unique [heretical?] approach to the instincts [40:00]
• Instinctual biases as verbs - [52:05]
• The “patterns of expression” for the instinctual domains [55:30]

 

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Ways to find Mario and his work : 

• Mario’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Mario-Sikora/e/B072JCJXHS%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share 
• His website: https://mariosikora.com/ 

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Fathoms | An Enneagram Podcast: “Discovering our inner depths, one fathom at a time.”

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Co-hosts: Seth Abram, Seth Creekmore, Drew Moser

Production/Editing: Seth Creekmore

 

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