Leadership by the Number

About the Author xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii Unit One 1 Chapter 1: Heart, Head, and Hands: The Core Dimensions of Human Potential 3 Chapter 2: the Structure of the Enneagram 23 Chapter 3: the Flow in and Around The Enneagram: Wings and Arrows 43 Unit Two 61 Chapter 4: the Dominant Dimension Resulting in Enneagram Triads 63 Chapter 5: the Support Dimension RESULTING IN Two DIMENSIONS DOING THE WORK OF Three 83 Chapter 6: the Repressed Dimension Resulting in Enneagram Stances 97 Unit Three 119 Chapter 7: Stancewise: Enneagram Wisdom by the Number 121 Chapter 8: Stancework: Developing Balance for Leadership 143 Chapter 9: Essential Practices for Developing Balance for the Inner Journey 161 Chapter 10: Essential Practices for Developing Balance for the Outer Journey 173 Epilogue 185 References 189 Index 193

JON E. SINGLETARY, PhD, is Professor and Dean of the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University. He is also an Enneagram of Personality authority who trained under Suzanne Stabile. He regularly coaches education, religious, and business leaders and is a former Mennonite pastor.

Praise for Leadership by the Number
 
"Jon Singletary is a first-rate scholar of introspective leadership and how the Enneagram can help us lead and serve more effectively. Leadership by the Number helps all of us become more balanced in head, heart, and hand, and, in doing so, to discover ways to lead from a stronger, more centered sense of self."
--D. Michael Lindsay, President, Taylor University
 
"With cogency and vulnerability, Jon Singletary invites leaders toward the brave toil of understanding leadership as soulful work. His decade-long engagement with the enneagram will inspire you to probe your self-awareness, generate collegial compassion, and elevate the effectiveness of your team."
--M. Blythe Taylor, Assistant Provost for Integrative Learning, Barton College
 
"Leadership by the Number is one of the few Enneagram resources written with educational leaders in mind. My research has taught me that leaders are facing more challenges than ever before. Leadership by the Number equips leaders with self-awareness, compassion, and discernment to build more caring educational cultures in challenging times. This is a timely tool worth the investment."
--Jorge Burmicky, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Howard University
 
"Leadership by the Number takes a fascinating approach to guiding educational leaders through the analysis of our individual Enneagram number to not only evaluate how it impacts our current practice, but to identify how it affects our continued leadership growth and development."
--April Willis, Ed.D., Principal Consultant, Forbes Coaches Council, Professional Speaker and Author
 
"What a delight to go on a deeper journey into the Enneagram with a guide as wise and kind as Jon Singletary! His candor, gentle spirit, and brilliant insights move us from appreciation of the Enneagram to life-changing applications."
--Todd Lake, Ph.D., Vice President for Faith-Based