R. Karl Hebenstreit, PhD, PCC, PHR is an international/TEDx speaker, author, certified executive coach, and leadership/team/Organization Development Consultant. With 25+ years of experience helping leaders and teams exceed their goals, Karl brings human-centric, results-driven energy to every engagement. His PhD in Organizational Psychology studied the Enneagram and employee engagement, and led to him becoming an IEA Accredited Professional with Distinction, an IEA Accredited Professional Professional/Teacher, and iEQ9 Faculty member. Driven to create a more emotionally intelligent world, Karl is the author of three award-winning books: The How & Why: Taking Care of Business with the Enneagram (PenCraft Award), Nina and the Really, Really Tough Decision (PenCraft/Readers’ Favorite, available in 6 languages), and Explicit Expectations (Axiom Award). Karl’s fourth book, Enough, Already and Fully Functional, As You Are, is on the way. Karl’s mission is simple: inspiring audiences and organizations to activate their innate full functionality while creating a more inclusive, empathic, and emotionally intelligent world.