Elephant

Steady, calm, unifying

Gut centerSecurity

What the Elephant is really chasing

peace, harmony, and stability

Strengths

+Steady and unflappable

+Brings the team together

+Even-keeled when others spiral

+Easy to play alongside

Watch-outs

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

–Avoids conflict instead of facing it

–Can check out or coast

–Slow to assert their own goals

–Downplays what they want

How the Elephant moves

When you stretch, toward the

Eagle

You get focused, energized, and go after a goal.

Under pressure, toward the

Meerkat

You get anxious and seek reassurance when harmony breaks.

Enneagram roots

Built on the Enneagram

The Elephant maps to Enneagram Type 9, The Peacemaker — 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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