Spilling the DPTea

Solo flying interview style episodes for physical therapy students at any level of professional/ post-professional training to listen and engage with hot topics you wish you had learned in academia. Weekly episodes include practical information on topics concerning professional issues, psycho-social aspects and challenges of physical therapy practice and shallow to deep dives on healthcare management and leadership. All delivered with comedic relief and story telling to remind you we are all human. This is your one stop shop to receive doses of encouragement and motivation through interview format to improve your physical therapy clout! Hosted by Ryan McConnell, assistant professor teaching at both entry and post-professional levels while continuing my own journey through a Doctorate of Science in Physical Therapy. Special interests include psycho-social variables to predict outcomes, social determinants of health, manual therapy, dry needling, orthopedics, private practice management, venting, inventing, advocating, inspiring and fun.

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Enneagram and Management

November 19, 2020 • Ryan McConnell • Season 2 • Episode 10

This podcast episode will delve into the world of the Enneagram. With Emma Spears, Enneagram and the Workplace expert, we will discuss what the Enneagram is, how the Enneagram can be and is used in a professional setting, why the Enneagram is more advantageous than other personality tests, and how knowing your Enneagram Type will help you become a better manager, including how to utilize the Enneagram to manage team diversity and facilitate problem solving. With Dr. Christi Williams, physical therapist and businesswoman, we will discuss how she utilizes the Enneagram in her clinic and in her professional development business.

This research article explores the utilization of the Enneagram in the workplace.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0263237312001442

These additional resources further support the need to discuss the utilization of the Enneagram in a managerial position, specifically managing a Physical Therapy clinic.

Additional resources:

The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
The Road Between Us by Suzanne Stabile
Typology Podcast
The Enneagram Institute

Velocity Education (www.velocityprevention.com)

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