Why Generic Advice Falls Short
Most redundancy support treats everyone the same: update your CV, network more, stay positive. But this one-size-fits-all approach ignores a fundamental truth—we each process change differently.
Some of us need time to grieve before we can move forward. Others need to take immediate action to feel in control. Some thrive by connecting with others, while some need solitude to process.
The Enneagram reveals these differences—and more importantly, shows you how to access resources within yourself that you might not know you have.
Emotional Processing
Honour your feelings without getting stuck
Goal Setting
Create plans that match your energy
Resilience
Access hidden strengths through your lines
Clarity
Reconnect with your authentic purpose
The Power of Your Lines
The Enneagram is a dynamic system. Beyond your core type, you have access to the helpful behaviours of connected types through your integration and stress lines—bringing radically different energies that expand your resourcefulness.
How It Works
Each Enneagram type has two connected types that offer complementary strategies during times of change.
Claire's Story
A Type 1's journey from redundancy to entrepreneurship
Claire was a Sustainability Officer in a large manufacturing company, leading her region's sustainability initiatives. She excelled in her role and took pride in the rigour and discipline she brought to her work.
The Challenge
When Claire was made redundant, her initial reaction was a sense of injustice and unusually strong anger. She felt that her previous efforts were not good enough—that perhaps she was not good enough. She struggled to reconcile how she could have done everything right and still been made redundant.
Working with Her Lines
Moving to her 4-line: Claire embraced her emotionality and used it to connect to her core purpose. If there wasn't a "should," what would she do? She realised her deep connection to environmental causes hadn't changed—she was in the right industry.
Moving to her 7-line: Claire gained access to positive energy, entrepreneurship, and creativity. She realised how many valuable connections she had, and recalled how many people had said they'd love for her to handle their sustainability compliance.
The Outcome
For the first time in her working life, Claire started considering how she could set up her own small sustainability consultancy—doing what she loved most, what she was good at, and doing it her way: ethical and transparent.