Personal Development

Enneagram Type 8: The Challenger

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Choose compassion over confrontation on the road to success

By The Blinkist Curators

What's it about?

Personal Development

Type 8 Challengers tend to be assertive, confrontational, and protective. You love a good debate and are skilled at making difficult decisions. Your independence is integral to who you are but exerting too much control can sometimes make for uncomfortable conversations and interactions with those around you. Unlock the key to greatness in this collection—find out how to swap confrontation for compassion in your relationships, and to practice self restraint on your path to success.

Enneagram Type 8: The Challenger

Choose compassion over confrontation on the road to success

Start Where You Are

Start Where You Are

A Guide to Compassionate Living

Jonah Berger: Better Understand Influence

Jonah Berger: Better Understand Influence

Many of us strive to be independent. But, it turns out that influence can also be a positive motivator. In this episode, bestselling author Jonah Berger shares how we can be more intentional about using or avoiding influence, depending on the situation.

Notorious RBG

Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik

The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Daring Greatly

How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Leading with Gratitude

Leading with Gratitude

Adrian Gostick, Chester Elton

Eight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results

Cal Henderson: Communication and Teamwork

Cal Henderson: Communication and Teamwork

Communication and teamwork are key to the success of any project—so who better than Cal Henderson, the co-founder of Slack, the ubiquitous business communication platform, to talk about how important it is. Cal and Slack's story is incredible, and is a shining example of how the relationships we build with our team and the way we communicate can hold just as much, if not more, value than the business or project we are working on. In this episode learn more about how Slack was founded, how important communication is in business, and what this communication will look like in the future.

Awakening Compassion at Work

Awakening Compassion at Work

Monica C. Worline and Jane E. Dutton

The Quiet Power That Elevates People and Organizations

Surrounded by Idiots

Surrounded by Idiots

The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life)

Control Freaks Can Scale Too

Control Freaks Can Scale Too

This episode delivers some proven tips on how to protect client relationships from unfamiliar new hires, as well as some ideas on what to think about when choosing the role you’re recruiting for. You’ll have gained some actionable steps to hire people that fit not just with the vision for your business but with your own personality too.

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