Dolphin

Warm, generous, connective

Heart centerRelatedness

What the Dolphin is really chasing

connection — to be needed

Strengths

+Lifts teammates and reads the room

+Generous — first to help and include

+The emotional glue of the team

+Encouraging when others are down

Watch-outs

The shadow side — what shows up when the Dolphin runs on autopilot. Not flaws; just the cost of the same strengths.

–Neglects their own needs and goals

–Over-gives to feel needed or liked

–Takes things personally

–Struggles to say no or set limits

How the Dolphin moves

When you stretch, toward the

Wolf

You tune into what you really feel and need.

Under pressure, toward the

Lion

You get controlling and blunt when unappreciated.

Enneagram roots

Built on the Enneagram

The Dolphin maps to Enneagram Type 2, The Helper — a framework we have a lot of respect for. PAN keeps its nine types and growth/stress arrows, and adds a needs-based lens you can track over a season.

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