You Thought You Were A Great Communicator Until…
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Your intent to maintain high standards and push everyone to do their best was perceived as rigid and critical - people heard judgment instead of encouragement.
Your genuine desire to support and make yourself useful came across as intrusive or manipulative - others felt incompetent instead of empowered.
Your focus on speed and achievement created an atmosphere of urgency - others experienced pressure and fatigue, as if productivity mattered more than their well-being.
Your effort to express authenticity and emotional depth felt self-absorbed - others experienced it as overwhelming instead of connecting.
Your calm, logical explanations created distance - people felt you valued your ideas and knowledge more than their humanity.
Your careful questioning to ensure safety and preparedness was misread as skepticism - others sensed you were doubting them instead of guiding them.
Your many ideas and optimistic reframing created excitement but also confusion - others felt you were jumping ahead and skipping over what mattered to them.
Your directness and bold approach landed as intimidating - others felt challenged instead of invited into honest dialogue.
Your efforts to keep harmony and avoid tension silenced important truths - people mistook your chill style for disengagement or lack of conviction.
Recognize yourself in some of these statements? Each of these fit an Enneagram Type, but we can certainly use several of these habits. The Enneagram helped me see the specific way that I unintentionally disrupted communication even though I had very good intentions.
Communication isn’t just about clarity, it’s about respect and connection, even in the workplace.
Real progress in communication begins when we can notice our patterns and their impact on others, pause, and choose presence and connection over reactivity and habit.
Would you like to discover your Enneagram Type? Contact me and let's explore this together!
