Professional Endorsements
for the work of Dale Rhodes
Author Helen Palmer
Stanford Psychiatrist David Daniels, M.D.
Loyola U Psychologist Jerome Wagner, Ph.D.
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"Dale Rhodes shares his professional experience, formal training, and education to make a most effective consultant and teacher. His intention to bring about positive change through employing the Enneagram is matched by his abilities to skillfully apply the system in many different arenas, including individual mentoring and organizational training. His work will offer you delight and great benefit." Helen Palmer, author of The Enneagram and The Enneagram in Love and Work
"Dale Rhodes, with his professional backgrounds in nonprofit management and spiritual direction, brings maturity and a freshness to teaching the Enneagram. He offers mentoring, spiritual direction, panel interview workshops and retreats for a wide variety of students. Participants are delighted and enriched by the perspectives that Dale brings to the potential for positive change in relationships, work and spirituality. I am pleased to support this highly qualified and caring Enneagram Teacher in the Narrative Tradition." David Daniels, M.D., Stanford University Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry, coauthor of The Essential Enneagram "Dale Rhodes is a very knowledgeable Enneagram presenter and a wonderful host for guest workshop presenters. Enneagram Portland is one of the bright lights in the Enneagram galaxy." Jerome Wagner, Ph. D., Loyola University, author of The Nine Lenses on the World |
What leaders have to say….
Thank you so much Dale! I really enjoyed the training session with you! It was very informative and I found it very helpful to learn more about the group since I have only been here as Executive Director a few months. Keep up the great work, I feel like this training gives organizations/groups a new found understanding for each other."
Ashly Dale, Executive Director Animal Aid of Portland
"We contracted with Dale to introduce the Enneagram to our company at a corporate retreat. Dale communicated his deep insight into the dynamics of the Enneagram with a thoughtful, but relaxed teaching style. This resulted in an authentic engagement with the material by everyone in the group, leaving all of us more aware of ourselves and others. For many people within the company, Dale’s presentation was the hands-down highlight of the weekend. Thank you Dale!"
David Kahl, CEO Fully.com
“We hired Dale to start our Leadership Program. Best program ever on using personal behavioral knowledge to grow/lead a team!! First time I have ever had participants ask for more time with a speaker on this topic. Outstanding knowledge and applicability to leadership in all types of organizations.”
Agnes Zach, Director, Willamette Valley Development Officers
"Do not fear the enneagram! As a practical manager of a science-oriented organization, I admit to some skepticism at first, but Dale presents the enneagram as a fantastic tool to help colleagues see their co-workers’ (and their own) 'angles' on work and life. Dale keeps the 'woo-woo' factor out, while perceptively guiding the group to the eye-popping realization that we do not all experience the world the same way. An invaluable aid to communication and collaboration."
Alan Horton, Managing Director, The Freshwater Trust
“Thanks for the wonderful training you offered our Campus Rec staff at Portland State. I was very struck by your ability to link our personality types to our working environment and how my staff reacted so positively to something with real substance. While there is value in some of the “hot” leadership theories, the timeliness and the substance of the Enneagram really impacted my staff. We will definitely be in touch as our staff grows and we look to build a strong, unified, caring, and compassionate team. Thanks again!”
Alex Accetta, Director, Campus Recreation PSU
"When my staff members were exposed to the Enneagram concepts at a workshop, they requested that we spend ½ day of our retreat time learning the system in more depth. Dale led the session very respectfully and sensitively, and everyone felt not only comfortable, but excited to learn additional insights. It has been several weeks now since the training, and the concepts are very much alive in our conversations and actions. Several staff members have chosen to do additional reading, and overall it has improved our functioning as a cooperative and thriving team."
Randa Cleaves, Director of Development, Oregon Episcopal School
“Dale did a wonderful job of leading a day and a half workshop for my team of managers. He brought the Enneagram to life by modeling its lessons in their teaching style. By the end of the workshop, my team had a good feel for how to use the Enneagram to understand their own personality styles and to interact more effectively with their peers and subordinates.”
Andrew Ginsberg, Administrator, Oregon DEQ Air Quality
“Though it has been months since you spent half a day with us at the beginning of our academic year back on that hot day in August, the effects of your time with us have persisted. Your work with us provided a great start that helped us have our most productive and cohesive year yet. Although our specific references to the Enneagram are not frequent, the self-appraisal process and related discussions led to more open communication and collegial relations for us; that certainly was an outcome that I was hoping for and so I feel the process was successful… The delay does give me a better perspective on the effects of your workshop with us and allows me to comment on the more lasting effects of the work.”
John A. White, Jr., Ph.D., OTR/L
Program Director and Associate Professor, Pacific University, Occupational Therapy
“Dale did a great job of introducing the Enneagram to staff, board members and consumers at disAbility Resources. The workshop encouraged people with disabilities to reflect on some of the patterns in our lives, understanding what motivates us and what areas we may want to change. In addition, it gave a better understanding of basic personality types as we advocate for individual needs as well as for systematic change.”
Jim Baker, Executive Director, disAbility Resources of Southwest Washington
“Dale Rhodes facilitated one of our weekend retreats last year for 70 Jesuit volunteers and staff. Dale worked thoughtfully and cooperatively with staff in preparing the retreat to meet the needs of the volunteers. Dale’s wonderful abilities as a presenter and facilitator enabled the volunteers to grasp an overview of the Enneagram and then carefully explore each Enneagram type, identifying their own type and considering how different types impact and are impacted by their community members. I highly recommend Dale for individual and group work as he is clear, insightful, engaging, and his passion for the Enneagram and its helpfulness in our lives is infectious.”
Jeanne Haster, Executive Director, Jesuit Volunteer Corps: Northwest
“Dale is such a wonderful teacher and facilitator. All feedback has been positive. Even the skeptics thought the time was well spent and meaningful. We really appreciated how well he listened to each of us and helped us in the process of discovering our type without putting us in a box or judging. We also felt that the narrative tradition provided an opportunity for us to really listen to each other in a deeper way than we’ve experienced with other tools such as the MBTI. We could not have been more satisfied.”
Beth Towle Director, Admissions and Communications Catlin Gabel School
“Everybody in our company loved the workshop. And I do mean everybody. It made it much easier to communicate amongst ourselves by appreciating how others communicate. We all left the workshop with new-found respect of each other, and with a deeper understanding of each others’ strengths and weaknesses. We just like each other more, and in a small business, that’s priceless.”
Skip Van Meter, Working Class Acupuncture
“Thank you for your presentation to Westminster’s retreat about the Enneagram. I found the information interesting and helpful. I especially was drawn to the notion that our virtues and our vices are connected, and that our strengths and weaknesses may be something like two sides of a single coin. I have not been a big fan of Myers Briggs, though I think it certainly has its place. I found the spiritual resources of this richer. Thanks for introducing me to this ancient idea. I also got good feedback from others who attended. And your manner and style made you easy to listen to and enjoyable.”
The Rev. David Hutchinson, Associate Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church in Portland
“Dale Rhodes brings his professional expertise in psychology and spiritual direction as he explores and deepens clients’ awareness of the spiritual dimension of healing using the Enneagram as a teaching tool. He offers hope for potential change, for those struggling with addiction, as clients are introduced to a deeper understanding of their type.”
Jacky C. Johnson, MA, CADC II, Spiritual Care Counselor
"I've used Dale to facilitate Enneagram trainings for groups of teachers and principals, and they've been fabulous. Dales' energetic presentation style is always a 'hit' with participants, and the enneagram serves as an outstanding tool for helping educators understand the various perspectives and needs of the people they work with. Whether working with students, parents or faculty members, and in situations ragnging from intervention, to motivation, and even crisis management - the enneagram supports our staff members in being effective communicators."
John Matcovich, Principal, St. Ignatius School
Thank you so much Dale! I really enjoyed the training session with you! It was very informative and I found it very helpful to learn more about the group since I have only been here as Executive Director a few months. Keep up the great work, I feel like this training gives organizations/groups a new found understanding for each other."
Ashly Dale, Executive Director Animal Aid of Portland
"We contracted with Dale to introduce the Enneagram to our company at a corporate retreat. Dale communicated his deep insight into the dynamics of the Enneagram with a thoughtful, but relaxed teaching style. This resulted in an authentic engagement with the material by everyone in the group, leaving all of us more aware of ourselves and others. For many people within the company, Dale’s presentation was the hands-down highlight of the weekend. Thank you Dale!"
David Kahl, CEO Fully.com
“We hired Dale to start our Leadership Program. Best program ever on using personal behavioral knowledge to grow/lead a team!! First time I have ever had participants ask for more time with a speaker on this topic. Outstanding knowledge and applicability to leadership in all types of organizations.”
Agnes Zach, Director, Willamette Valley Development Officers
"Do not fear the enneagram! As a practical manager of a science-oriented organization, I admit to some skepticism at first, but Dale presents the enneagram as a fantastic tool to help colleagues see their co-workers’ (and their own) 'angles' on work and life. Dale keeps the 'woo-woo' factor out, while perceptively guiding the group to the eye-popping realization that we do not all experience the world the same way. An invaluable aid to communication and collaboration."
Alan Horton, Managing Director, The Freshwater Trust
“Thanks for the wonderful training you offered our Campus Rec staff at Portland State. I was very struck by your ability to link our personality types to our working environment and how my staff reacted so positively to something with real substance. While there is value in some of the “hot” leadership theories, the timeliness and the substance of the Enneagram really impacted my staff. We will definitely be in touch as our staff grows and we look to build a strong, unified, caring, and compassionate team. Thanks again!”
Alex Accetta, Director, Campus Recreation PSU
"When my staff members were exposed to the Enneagram concepts at a workshop, they requested that we spend ½ day of our retreat time learning the system in more depth. Dale led the session very respectfully and sensitively, and everyone felt not only comfortable, but excited to learn additional insights. It has been several weeks now since the training, and the concepts are very much alive in our conversations and actions. Several staff members have chosen to do additional reading, and overall it has improved our functioning as a cooperative and thriving team."
Randa Cleaves, Director of Development, Oregon Episcopal School
“Dale did a wonderful job of leading a day and a half workshop for my team of managers. He brought the Enneagram to life by modeling its lessons in their teaching style. By the end of the workshop, my team had a good feel for how to use the Enneagram to understand their own personality styles and to interact more effectively with their peers and subordinates.”
Andrew Ginsberg, Administrator, Oregon DEQ Air Quality
“Though it has been months since you spent half a day with us at the beginning of our academic year back on that hot day in August, the effects of your time with us have persisted. Your work with us provided a great start that helped us have our most productive and cohesive year yet. Although our specific references to the Enneagram are not frequent, the self-appraisal process and related discussions led to more open communication and collegial relations for us; that certainly was an outcome that I was hoping for and so I feel the process was successful… The delay does give me a better perspective on the effects of your workshop with us and allows me to comment on the more lasting effects of the work.”
John A. White, Jr., Ph.D., OTR/L
Program Director and Associate Professor, Pacific University, Occupational Therapy
“Dale did a great job of introducing the Enneagram to staff, board members and consumers at disAbility Resources. The workshop encouraged people with disabilities to reflect on some of the patterns in our lives, understanding what motivates us and what areas we may want to change. In addition, it gave a better understanding of basic personality types as we advocate for individual needs as well as for systematic change.”
Jim Baker, Executive Director, disAbility Resources of Southwest Washington
“Dale Rhodes facilitated one of our weekend retreats last year for 70 Jesuit volunteers and staff. Dale worked thoughtfully and cooperatively with staff in preparing the retreat to meet the needs of the volunteers. Dale’s wonderful abilities as a presenter and facilitator enabled the volunteers to grasp an overview of the Enneagram and then carefully explore each Enneagram type, identifying their own type and considering how different types impact and are impacted by their community members. I highly recommend Dale for individual and group work as he is clear, insightful, engaging, and his passion for the Enneagram and its helpfulness in our lives is infectious.”
Jeanne Haster, Executive Director, Jesuit Volunteer Corps: Northwest
“Dale is such a wonderful teacher and facilitator. All feedback has been positive. Even the skeptics thought the time was well spent and meaningful. We really appreciated how well he listened to each of us and helped us in the process of discovering our type without putting us in a box or judging. We also felt that the narrative tradition provided an opportunity for us to really listen to each other in a deeper way than we’ve experienced with other tools such as the MBTI. We could not have been more satisfied.”
Beth Towle Director, Admissions and Communications Catlin Gabel School
“Everybody in our company loved the workshop. And I do mean everybody. It made it much easier to communicate amongst ourselves by appreciating how others communicate. We all left the workshop with new-found respect of each other, and with a deeper understanding of each others’ strengths and weaknesses. We just like each other more, and in a small business, that’s priceless.”
Skip Van Meter, Working Class Acupuncture
“Thank you for your presentation to Westminster’s retreat about the Enneagram. I found the information interesting and helpful. I especially was drawn to the notion that our virtues and our vices are connected, and that our strengths and weaknesses may be something like two sides of a single coin. I have not been a big fan of Myers Briggs, though I think it certainly has its place. I found the spiritual resources of this richer. Thanks for introducing me to this ancient idea. I also got good feedback from others who attended. And your manner and style made you easy to listen to and enjoyable.”
The Rev. David Hutchinson, Associate Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church in Portland
“Dale Rhodes brings his professional expertise in psychology and spiritual direction as he explores and deepens clients’ awareness of the spiritual dimension of healing using the Enneagram as a teaching tool. He offers hope for potential change, for those struggling with addiction, as clients are introduced to a deeper understanding of their type.”
Jacky C. Johnson, MA, CADC II, Spiritual Care Counselor
"I've used Dale to facilitate Enneagram trainings for groups of teachers and principals, and they've been fabulous. Dales' energetic presentation style is always a 'hit' with participants, and the enneagram serves as an outstanding tool for helping educators understand the various perspectives and needs of the people they work with. Whether working with students, parents or faculty members, and in situations ragnging from intervention, to motivation, and even crisis management - the enneagram supports our staff members in being effective communicators."
John Matcovich, Principal, St. Ignatius School