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Any knowledge about the type mechanisms includes recognition that strengths and weaknesses are type-related. This is why you can predict which strengths you’re more likely to see in one type than another. But the nice thing about the Enneagram is that, as a dynamic model, it assumes, and even aims toward, your continued development. Alice, who originally had a type that avoids conflict, can learn to confront others. Stan, whose tendency is to dominate the room, can learn to listen more to others. But some people can also be less characterized by the weaknesses of their types because those who have influenced them already took care to teach them certain concepts in this respect. Margaret, for example, says, “Helping others was important in our family.” She demonstrates a lot of Type 2 behavior, although that isn’t her own type mechanism. I also often see that people develop in exactly the area representing their greatest weakness and also the weakness that bothers them the most. Because they pay a lot of attention to this weakness, they can also compensate well. For that reason, I always tell people to use the Enneagram with great reservation and caution when it comes to employee recruitment. A person’s development and learning capacities are more important than their type.