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Leadership and Self-Awareness

N2Growth Blog

Those leaders who actively pursue gaining a better understanding of themselves will not only reduce their number of blind spots, but they’ll also find developing a sense of awareness is the key to increasing emotional intelligence. The fastest way to become more self-aware is to challenge your own logic.

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Being a Self-Aware Leader: Tasha Eurich

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Because only when you operate from strengths can you achieve true excellence.” – Peter Drucker, Managing Oneself. In this conversation with Tiffani Bova at WhatsNext podcast , Tasha Eurich outlines two kinds of self-awareness. Internal self-awareness (insight) is about knowing who we truly are, our values and what we value.

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The First Step in Self-Awareness Isn’t You

Leading Blog

Ironically, the more self absorbed we are, the less self-aware we are. Self-awareness is vital to the development of a leader. The self absorbed leader struggles with self-awareness and emotional intelligence because self-awareness is about how we are perceived by others.

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How Do I Figure Out My Blind Spot and Hidden Motivations? #AskingForaFriend

Let's Grow Leaders

Practical Advice to Deal with a Blind Spot and Make it Work For You How do you become aware of a blind spot in your leadership? Embrace the idea that diverse cognitive styles, such as those of the operator, strategist, rainmaker, visionary, tech futurist, and orchestrator, are all crucial for a balanced and effective team.

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Executive Evolution: How Performance Coaching Transforms Leadership

N2Growth Blog

One of the key benefits of performance coaching for executive development is the opportunity for self-reflection and self-discovery. This heightened self-awareness enables leaders to leverage their strengths and address areas for improvement, ultimately enhancing their leadership effectiveness.

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Society Needs a Leadership Paradigm Shift

Leading Blog

However, when the traits associated with integrity — being authentic, candid, transparent, principled, and consistent — are overweighted without being counterbalanced by the under-weighted dimensions — self-awareness, vulnerability, empathy, compassion, patience, and calm, a person can end up being a bully, abrasive, dogmatic, and toxic.

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Self Awareness Through Coaching

Coaching Tip

Only when we become aware of something, are we able to make choices as to the action we wish to take. Sometimes, just being aware, allows the problem to solve us --rather than requiring us to solve the problem. Books Self-coaching guides for Career Women: Anne-Marie Slaughter: Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family.