Self-awareness for leaders - cracking the paradigm
An interesting article from HBR - worthwhile for anyone that has lead a team.
Enjoy!
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To bring people together around a common cause, it is critical that a leader be self aware.
here are three questions leaders can ask themselves, or a trusted associate or two, about their own managerial performance.
1. What more do I need?
Ask yourself and others what you need to do more of; one answer might be “doing less.” That is, learn to delegate more and devote your time to thinking.
2. What else should I be doing?
By focusing on less, you may learn to delegate not simply tasks, but also responsibilities.
ou may need to find employees with different skills sets or you may need to provide your people with additional training, resources, and manpower.
3. How do I accept feedback?
None of us welcome bad news about ourselves and our work, but self-aware leaders are those that not only accept it, but invite it, and even seek it out. They do so because they are continually learning. Without learning there is no personal growth.Read more at blogs.hbr.org
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