Out of the Box Coaching and
Breakthroughs with the Enneagram, Mary R. Bast, Ph.D. 
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If you're interested in the Enneagram and coaching, only one book is essential and this is it.  ~ Michael  J. Goldberg, author, The 9 Ways of Working

This book knocked my socks off! As a coach, it challenged me, and will challenge you, to guide your clients past symptoms to transformation, and shows you how to do this step by step. ~ Debbie Call, MSW, Professional Certified Coach, contributor to The New Private Practice

Out of the Box Coaching has become a significant and most valuable resource in my work as an organizational consultant and executive coach in Israel. Bast and Thomson teach an advanced coaching process, in both spirit and essence. The authors combine rich experience with wisdom, art with science. Not only do they provide useful methods to coach with the Enneagram and answers to coaching dilemmas, they also generously give the tools to continue creating your own skilled coaching interventions. ~ Nira Adler, Human Capital Practice Leader, Israel at Deloitte

Out of the Box is the book I use to get ideas and fresh perspectives, not just for coaching but also for interacting with people. Mary and Clarence have such creativity, compassion, wisdom and wit. I can usually find something in their material to get my creative juices going again. ~ Ella Kila, Canada, President, Insight Facilitations, Inc.

As an engineer trained in scientific certainty, I was not prepared to recognize the wide range of personalities and behaviors I had to work with in a large corporation. Understanding the Enneagram helped me know where other people were "coming from" and communicate more effectively with subordinates, peers, and superiors. ~ Thomas P. Schmidt, Vice President CSX Transportation, Retired

Excellence in leadership is the one "edge" your competitors can't copy. The authors identify that edge as they draw from their rich experiences coaching business executives. Most importantly you will learn to identify the blind spots of your own operating style and of the people you are responsible to lead, and find an important key to diminish or eliminate those blind spots. ~ Doris Pooser, President, AIS Marketing Services, Inc. and Always in Style