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The Work of You
This is a podcast about the leadership that matters most — the kind that starts from within.
Hosted by certified behavioral coach and Enneagram expert Jen Ostrich, The Work of You is for high-achieving humans ready to stop repeating patterns and start leading themselves differently.
Through insights from coaching, the Enneagram, and her own personal inner overhaul, Jen brings honesty, humor, and sharp emotional clarity to the table. With real talk, self-awareness tools, and a healthy dose of tough love, she helps you uncover what’s driving you, shift what’s no longer serving you, and ultimately do the work of you — one honest episode at a time.
This isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about finally understanding yourself — so your choices, relationships, and leadership can actually align with who you truly are.
The Work of You
Audience Q+A [S2 Ep24]
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Life doesn't pause for your consistency goals. New job, a move, grief, a team in chaos, an Enneagram type you can't pin down — and you're still expected to show up and lead. To close out June and celebrate one year of The Work of You, Jen opens the floor to audience questions — no prep, no scripts, just honest answers. She tackles everything from managing through personal upheaval, to leading people for the first time, to why your Enneagram test results keep changing. Throughout, she weaves in callbacks to key episodes from both seasons so you know exactly where to go deeper. Think of it as a guided tour through the core frameworks of this show, filtered through the questions you're actually sitting with.
In this episode, we explore:
- Consistency through disruption: How to identify the one thing worth holding onto when a new job, a move, and grief are all happening at once.
- First-time people management: Why understanding your own values — and naming them out loud to your team — is one of the most underrated moves a new manager can make.
- The Enneagram and difference: How the three centers of intelligence (body, heart, head) give you a starting point for working with someone who seems wired completely opposite to you.
- Tracking inner work: Why growth is usually too subtle to feel in real time — and why writing things down is the most practical way to prove to yourself that it's actually happening.
Resources | Links:
[S2 Ep16] The Real Work of Self Care - with Dr Anna Teerlinck
[S2 Ep13] Consistency Over Complication -- with Heidi Jones
[S2 Ep10] Being Strategic in Leading You – Interview with KG Treser, LinkedIn
[S1 E12] Building Your Leadership Brand
[S1 E27] Moving Through the World as an Enneagram Body Type (8,9,1)
[S1 E28] The Emotional Blueprint of the Enneagram Heart Types (2, 3, 4)
[S1 E29] The Inner Patterns of The Enneagram Head Types (5, 6, 7)
[S1 Ep14] Moving Your Brain From Threat to Reward State
[S2 Ep15] Why Uncertainty Hits You the Way It Does
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