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An Exploration of Projection
"We all have issues, as well as undesirable qualities or traits that we don’t like about ourselves. Most of us realize that we are not perfect and that it is natural to have unpleasant thoughts, motivations, desires, or feelings. However, when a person does not...
Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July from Transform, Inc.!
Digging Deeper
During the month of June we have discussed a wide array of topics. We discussed another relationship Transform has curated and maintained for the last 25 years, how to lead your team through the unknown, and some tips for connecting with and managing your feelings....
Feelings, Nothing More Than Feelings
Over the past few weeks, we’ve discussed the importance and benefits of being grounded and as non-reactive as possible—steady really—and showing up as your best possible self. I believe the discovery and management of our feelings plays a huge role in this effort, as...
Leadership — Thriving in Uncertain Times
It’s easier to sell during a bull market. It’s easier to lead during times of growth. But as leaders, when the picture changes into a view of the unknown, it tests us deep down. How do we lead through the unknown? As an Enneagram 6, I live on the edge of the known and...
The Proof is in the Partnership
We’d like to introduce you to another client who has been with us and part of our success since the beginning of our days as Transform. Steve, a new business owner, was a wealth manager and had four employees in 1994 when he joined several classes at the Sandler...
Looking Forward
During the month of May we have discussed a wide array of topics. We discussed what differentiates you from your competition, the relationships Transform has curated and maintained for the last 25 years, how to help your prospects with their buying decisions, and some...
“Ground Control to Major Tom”
Anybody need a little grounding? It’s always good to revisit the grounding when you’re feeling anxious, stressed, overwhelmed, or needing to get focused to start your day. This week’s Tip is a grounding practice Mary Anne and Theresa recorded and is designed to give...
Help Your Prospects with Their Buying Decisions
How much information do your prospects need to make a buying decision? Well, that’s a great question, and one you should be asking them. Of course, you can always overwhelm them with data and information that they don’t care about and see where that gets you, but I’d...
Back to the Start of it All
Transform’s work over the last 25 years has allowed us to partner with some very talented business owners and CEOs who recognized that in order to grow their businesses they needed to look outside their organizations for assistance. They were also committed to their...
What Differentiates You From Your Competition?
Perhaps the market is about to tighten, and if that happens, businesses competition will increase. Less order taking and more selling can be a good thing for sales teams as it makes them sharpen their sales skills. Markets go up and they go down. Selling well in...
Gather. Analyze. Prepare.
During the month of April we have discussed a wide array of topics. We discussed how to accelerate your business success with proper coaching, how Transform has utilized the Enneagram in business for the last 25 years, and how business succession/retirement can work...
Succession and Retirement Planning for Employees
For many of our clients, retirement is right around the corner for those employees who have a long tenure with the organization. Does your company have experience with doing succession and retirement planning for the organization and your employees? If not, we thought...
25 Years of the Enneagram in Business
Discovering the nine Enneagram Types helps to reveal your individual strengths and barriers to success, as well as the different ways people tend to interpret situations, events, encounters, and experiences. For the past 25 years, Transform has utilized the Enneagram...
Accelerate Your Success with the Right Coaching Relationship
Coaching business leaders isn’t always a straight and narrow journey. We know that a successful coaching relationship is defined by the tangible results or changes that have occurred. It is important to set specific outcomes for working together at the start of the...
Ponder from a New Perspective
During the month of March we have discussed a wide array of topics. We discussed Enneagram-related obstacles, the priceless journey of a business partnership, what we can do to help Ukraine, and the collective impact on personal loss. Join us in revisiting these tips...
Collective Impacts on Individual Loss
Much of what we do in business leadership is future/goal oriented. In business, we don't like to think about or process loss. We prefer to move on and make something new happen. We avert our eyes when our favorite teammate leaves. When we didn't make the prior...
What We Can Do to Help
Mary Anne’s heart was hurting about the Ukraine situation, and she reached out to Transform’s longtime friend and client Anna Shkrabaliuk to see how she and her family are doing and also to see what we could possibly do to help. Mary Anne knew Anna would be a good...
A Priceless Journey: Gratitude for a 25-year Business Partnership
For Mother's Day in 2019 my children gave me a subscription to Storyworth. It is a subscription service that collects your loved one’s favorite stories and memories and preserves them in a beautifully bound book. Each week for 52 weeks, my children selected a question...
Nine Obstacles
Our Enneagram Type has patterned obstacles that are great teachers in our lives. Have you ever noticed any of these obstacles getting in your way? Seeking perfection and avoiding making mistakes. Asking for help and avoiding being seen as needy. Defining success...
Learning to be Comfortably Uncomfortable
During the month of February we have discussed a wide array of topics. We discussed enneagram in the workplace, needing help and learning how to receive it, and finding the value in longing. Join us in revisiting these tips and let us know what you want to learn more...
The Value of Longing
There were several moments in the recent past weeks when I found myself awaking to the possible value of longing. I guess in the past I’ve viewed longing as a little self-centered or something that needed to be dealt with so it would go away. I’ve watched my Enneagram...
Three Lessons From an Enneagram 9 Going Through Difficult Times
January has passed, and in my spirit, I feel as if 2022 has already been a long year. On December 14th I sustained an injury to my left shin that left a baseball sized hematoma that is impinging on the two muscles that enable the ankle to move, leaving me unable to...
Ethics and the Enneagram
For over 25 years as we’ve brought the Enneagram into the workplace and world, we’ve remained committed to its ethical use. Here’s a valuable list of guidelines from The Narrative Enneagram*. Help others discover their type; don’t tell them what type they are. Avoid...
What Does Your Next Chapter Look Like?
During the month of January we have discussed a wide array of topics. We started the year welcoming you to 2022, setting our goals for this year, and encouraging you to shift the way you detach from technology. Join us in revisiting these tips and let us know what you...
Shift the Way You Detach from Technology
2022 is here, and my attachment to screens seems particularly activated. I guess it's time to take a look at what's really going on—what's driving my need to constantly check in on every little thing. For me, I think it stems from my desire to try to control things...
2022 and You
I've been working on a puzzle that feels like a metaphor for my life. Visually, I see the end result, but getting to the finished puzzle has been a practice in patience and steadfastness. Each sitting, I find 3-4 pieces - that's it! I have to go away from it to come...
Happy New Year!
As one year has come to an end, it ushers in a new beginning. Wishing you a fantastic 2022! From Transform, Inc. Mary Anne, Theresa, Tib & Chris
It’s time to reflect…
December is a month to reflect on the past year, and to think ahead to the new year. This month, we reviewed our top articles and celebrated the season. We can't wait for what 2022 will bring! Year in Review (Part 1) During 2021, we have discussed a variety of topics...
Happy Holidays!
May the magic and wonder of the holidays stay with you throughout the New Year. Happy Holidays! From Transform, Inc. Mary Anne, Theresa, Tib & Chris
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