Case StudY
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TEAM
A globally distributed team of senior engineers and technical directors from a multinational data infrastructure company.
THE CHALLENGE
This high-performing team was navigating a critical leadership transition while simultaneously taking on a more global role in shaping their organization’s design standards. Despite their deep technical expertise and collaborative spirit, the team faced challenges with:
Cross-functional communication breakdowns
Differing work styles and processing speeds
Role clarity and workload ownership during scaling
Balancing autonomy with cohesion
Feeling overwhelmed due to a high cognitive load
THE SOLUTION
The team participated in an Enneagram-based team dynamics workshop facilitated by Evoke EQ. Each member completed the IEQ9 Enneagram assessment, a 1:1 debrief of their results with one of out facilitators and received a personalized one-sheeter outlining their motivational and behavioral patterns across three key domains: action, thinking, and feeling styles.
During the 90-minute team debrief session, team members were guided through interactive activities designed to:
Increase self-awareness around individual motivation and work style
Understand teammates’ core needs and default communication patterns
Explore how different Enneagram energies (Types 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, etc.) show up in meetings, projects, and leadership
Build trust and reduce friction through shared language and intentional listening
TEAM INSIGHTS AND OUTCOMES:
Clarity Drives Confidence: The team named a collective need for more structure and defined processes. While autonomy is valued, clearer boundaries and ownership would alleviate unnecessary decision fatigue.
Diversity of Perspective is a Strength: From big-picture futurists to detail-oriented analysts, the team's diversity of Enneagram types ensures holistic problem-solving—once everyone feels heard.
Recognition Must Be Personalized: Understanding how each team member wants to be seen helped leaders tailor praise and feedback in ways that actually land.
Transition Awareness: As new leadership emerged, the team explored how different Enneagram energies influence leadership style—and what adjustments might be needed to build trust during change.
DO WHAT THEY DID:
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The IEQ9 Enneagram Assessment paired with the Evoke EQ Custom One-Sheeter gives teams a clear, practical understanding of how each member is wired to think, feel, and take action.
The IEQ9 delivers deep, research-backed personality insights, while the one-sheeter distills that data into an at-a-glance profile of strengths, blind spots, and instinctual priorities. Teams can quickly spot where perspectives align, where friction points may arise, and how to leverage each person’s natural talents.
This shared language reduces miscommunication, increases trust, and creates a foundation for more productive, collaborative work. -
Each team member received a personalized 1:1 debrief to unpack their IEQ9 results and understand how their Enneagram type shows up at work. In this focused hour, we explore their natural strengths, blind spots, and patterns, making the insights tangible and actionable. Leaders often share that these conversations are the highlight of the process, creating powerful moments of self-awareness that directly improve communication, collaboration, and performance.
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The Leader Debrief provides a high-level view of the entire team’s IEQ9 results alongside a deep dive into each individual’s Enneagram profile. We explore how the leader’s own type interacts with every member of the team, highlighting potential synergies and friction points.
Together, we identify tailored leadership strategies for both individuals and the group as a whole, equipping the leader with practical tools to foster trust, improve communication, and drive team performance forward.
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What THE TEAM SAID:
“I finally understand why Peter wants to move so fast and why Brian always wants to slow things down—and how BOTH INSTINCTS ARE VALUABLE.”
— Andy
"Even though we’re very technically oriented, we’re an incredibly diverse group… and each one of us needs a particular way of being motivated and inspired to reach our true productivity and potential.”
— Mauricio
“It’s just helpful to see how we’re all wired. I just didn’t realize how differently people need to be motivated or appreciated."
— BRIAN
"Seeing everyone’s traits kind of… it all makes a lot of sense. While I think we communicate well, there’s still room for improvement—and knowing all this is helpful because we’re all different."
— Peter
“This has been invaluable—to gain some insight into the team, and for them to understand how I tick as much as how they tick.
Sometimes I don’t show appreciation—not because I’m not—but because it’s not my main focus. I’m going to work on giving verbal appreciation to those whom I now know need it.”
— RobeRT
This team didn’t need “fixing.” They needed a mirror. The Enneagram gave them language for what they already knew but hadn’t articulated: their preferences, stress responses, leadership instincts, and collaborative blind spots. Once those patterns were named, the conversation shifted from “why is this so hard?” to “what do we need to adjust?”—