Where leadership meets inner work.
Everything here is designed to help you do the work of you — at whatever level you're ready for right now.
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“Working with Jen was a pivotal turning point in both my career and personal life. Her coaching, grounded in the Enneagram, provided profound insights into my personality and stress responses. Jen's approach, which focused on self-led improvement and practical exercises, was truly transformative.”
Michelle, Director
Personal or Leadership Report
The foundation of all the work. The Integrative9 Enneagram assessment is the most sophisticated self-awareness tool available to leaders today — and this is where it starts.
IEQ9 Enneagram Report
Discover The Hidden Layer of Leadership
A 30-Min Video [FREE]
Not sure where to start? Start here. This free 30-minute training introduces you to the hidden layer running your leadership — your patterns, your motivations, and why understanding them changes everything.
Enneagram Type Deep Dive
Coaching Video by Type — Pre Order Now
A personalized coaching experience built alongside the IEQ9 report specifically for your Enneagram type.
The Hidden Layer Masterclass
Live Masterclass with Jen
Ready to go deeper? This 75-minute masterclass pairs with your Integrative9 Enneagram report to help you understand your type at depth — and turn that self-awareness into a real leadership strategy.
“Jen's Masterclass, The Hidden Layer of Leadership, is a powerful introduction to the Enneagram as a mirror and map for leadership development. She connects Enneagram depth with modern psychology and real leadership challenges in a way I haven't encountered before. I walked away with new insights about my own hidden layers and can't wait to see what Jen offers with her deeper dives.”
— Alison F.
Your Questions, Answered
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The work of you is the practice of understanding how you're wired — your patterns, motivations, and the hidden layers driving your behavior — so you can lead and live with intention instead of running on autopilot. It's not about fixing yourself. It's about finally understanding yourself.
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No. The Enneagram measures the subconscious motivation underneath your behavior — the core drive and fear that formed before you had language for it — not just how you act. That's why your type doesn't change over time even as your behavior does. Most personality assessments describe what you do; the Enneagram explains why.
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The Integrative9 (iEQ9) is one of the most comprehensive Enneagram assessments available, measuring your core type, your dominant instinct, and how your patterns show up under stress. It's the foundation for all of Jen Ostrich's coaching and courses at The Work of You.
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Your hidden layer is the architecture beneath your visible behavior — your beliefs, fears, and unconscious strategies formed long before you had a title or a team. Most leadership development only addresses behavior, which is why change often doesn't stick. Working with your hidden layer is what creates lasting change.
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Most leadership development teaches you what to do. This work teaches you why you do what you do. Skills and frameworks are useful, but without understanding the pattern underneath, the same behaviors tend to resurface under pressure.
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Leaders — from Directors to C-Suite executives — who are done with surface-level development and ready to understand the patterns driving how they show up, especially under pressure. (It works for any human, too).
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The free 30-minute Hidden Layer video is the starting point — an introduction to the concept. The live Hidden Layer of Leadership masterclass (paired with your iEQ9 report) goes deeper into your specific type. The Enneagram Type Deep Dive is a personalized, self-guided coaching experience built around your individual report.
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No. Many people start with curiosity, not certainty. The iEQ9 report and Jen's coaching are designed to help you discover and understand your type — not require you to already know it.
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Jen is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation with thousands of coaching hours, trained at the Hudson Institute, and a certified Integrative9 Enneagram practitioner. She runs a coaching practice, Grow Collective, and is the co-author of Feedback Reimagined and co-creator of the Shift Positive® feedback method.
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You can start with the free Hidden Layer video, join a live masterclass, explore the Type Deep Dive, or reach out directly through the contact page to inquire about 1:1 or team coaching.
You can also follow Jen’s content for free on The Work of You Podcast and Substack.
