Stop Personality Testing. Talk to People.

Leadership & Organisational Development
Written By Shiao-Yin Kuik

Enneagram, StrengthsFinder, MBTI. Some workplaces love them, some people loathe them.

Shiao-Yin draws the line between using personality tests to help teams name how they work differently and using them to pronounce verdicts on each other. Using the Enneagram to illustrate, she offers a three-step practice for turning any personality framework into a practical way to connect with your teams.

Shiao-Yin Kuik

Executive Director of Common Ground specialising in culture change, leadership development, and social impact strategy for mission-driven organisations. Her work helps leaders bridge the gap between what they value and how they actually work.

Currently in Year 7 of a 9-year government-commissioned civic engagement project, her consulting draws on two decades building, closing, and rebuilding organisations with integrity.

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