Beyond the Type: An Enneagram-Inspired Podcast about Being Human. · Sandy Swanson, PCC, NBC-HWC, A-CFHC, Holistic Communication and Relationship Coach

5 Communication Habits You Need to Break

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Sandy reveals that poor communication, not lack of talent or resources, is the number one reason projects fail according to the Project Management Institute.

Host Sandy identifies five common but often unnoticed communication habits that sabotage conversations, including interrupting without realizing it, listening to reply instead of understand, asking vague questions, over-explaining, and skipping alignment checks. She offers practical fixes for each habit and connects them to Enneagram personality types while promoting her upcoming coaching program.

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Small communication habits can erode trust, and Sandy shows how to catch them early.

Sandy treats communication as a quiet driver of project failure and everyday friction, making the case that small habits matter more than dramatic blowups. The examples stay close to ordinary life, from meetings to kitchen conversations to 2 a.m.

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Fix the conversations that keep replaying at 2 a.m.

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