Karl Hebenstreit
Executive coach, PhD in organizational psychology, and Founder/CEO of Perform and Function, using the Enneagram for leadership development; author of "The How and Why: Taking Care of Business with the Enneagram."
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Oct 6, 2026
Karl HebenstreitGUEST
So just like you, I started out with the regular personality tests that are out there, the ones that are ubiquitous, the Myers-Briggs and the DiSC, and, and really seeing how those worked and fit.
Karl HebenstreitGUEST
They explain behaviors, or they describe behaviors, and different people are more prone to show certain behaviors based on their wiring and their predispositions and their preferences.
Karl HebenstreitGUEST
And again, these are just preferences, which means that you still have the capacity and ability to choose to behave in a different way.
Karl HebenstreitGUEST
But your wiring makes you more predisposed to show up in a certain way in different situations.
Karl HebenstreitGUEST
What I found out with the Enneagram is it goes deeper than that because it goes to the motivation behind the behavior.
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