Recently, I was leading a workshop on the Enneagram and leadership as part of a larger leadership development program. During the program, I learned that the participants were also reading Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.
If you’re not familiar with the book, it’s a leadership classic written by two former Navy SEALs who illustrate the power of taking full responsibility—no excuses, no blame, just ownership. The core message? Great leaders don’t wait for others to fix problems. They step up, take charge, and own the outcome.
As I listened to their discussions, I found myself wondering: What does “extreme ownership” look like for each Enneagram type? How does responsibility show up differently based on core motivations, strengths, and blind spots?
Here’s what I came up with:
- 1️⃣ The Strict Perfectionist – Extreme ownership means leading with integrity without being derailed by perfectionism. It’s about taking responsibility for progress, not just correctness.
- 2️⃣ The Considerate Helper – True ownership means serving without expectation, but also setting boundaries and taking responsibility for their own needs rather than resenting others for not noticing them.
- 3️⃣ The Competitive Achiever – Ownership means claiming not just successes but also failures, seeing setbacks as opportunities for growth rather than threats to their image.
- 4️⃣ The Intense Creative – It’s about taking responsibility for their emotional landscape, recognizing that while feelings are valid, they don’t have to dictate action or hold them back from leadership.
- 5️⃣ The Quiet Specialist – Extreme ownership means stepping out of analysis paralysis and trusting that they don’t need all the information before taking action.
- 6️⃣ The Loyal Skeptic – It’s about owning their decisions instead of outsourcing confidence to external authorities, learning to trust themselves even in uncertainty.
- 7️⃣ The Enthusiastic Visionary – Ownership looks like committing fully—following through on what they start instead of bouncing to the next exciting idea when things get uncomfortable.
- 8️⃣ The Active Controller – True ownership isn’t just about power and control—it’s about taking responsibility for the impact they have on others and leading with both strength and vulnerability.
- 9️⃣ The Adaptive Peacemaker – It means owning their voice and perspective, stepping into leadership rather than avoiding conflict or waiting for others to decide.
So here’s my challenge to you:
Where in your life or leadership are you avoiding extreme ownership?
And what would it look like to fully step into it?
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