Most people want to understand why they do what they do, improve their relationships, and be more effective in their work.
But much of our behavior is habitual and often outside of our awareness. We tend to think, react and relate to other people in consistent ways, driven by unconscious patterns, even when those habits aren’t serving us.
The Enneagram is a framework for understanding personality. It describes nine distinct patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving, each shaped by an underlying motivation or way of seeing the world.
Seeing these patterns clearly starts with the ability to observe our own thoughts, reactions and behaviors, rather than simply being driven by them.
The Enneagram helps us develop this capacity. It makes our patterns visible and connects behavior to motivation, so that we can better understand ourselves and other people and begin to make more intentional choices.
For families in business, success is not just measured in fiscal years, but over generations. Yet often, leaders are so focused on the day-to-day that they aren’t able to step back and focus on the issues that impact long-term sustainability. We help leadership teams assess where they are now, where they’re trying to go and how they’re going to get there. Our expertise in the areas of organizational strategy, structure, process and performance is a unique feature of our work, and integral to our transition management approach.
Most leaders accept that at some time in the future, their time at the helm will end and the business will be given into the care of the next leader. However, just thinking about the transition can be daunting and overwhelming for the senior leader. If that weren’t enough, most owners experience their own succession just once. Tandem Partners provides the experience and professional guidance needed to move through the strategic, operational and interpersonal issues that are all a part of transition.