Self Awareness and the Effective Leader
Organizations benefit more from leaders who take responsibility for what they don’t know than from leaders who pretend to know it all.
From: Inc.com
Although it is probably one of the least discussed leadership competencies, self-awareness is possibly one of the most valuable. Self-awareness is being conscious of what you’re good at while acknowledging what you still have yet to learn. This includes admitting when you don’t have the answer and owning up to mistakes.In our highly competitive culture, this can seem counterintuitive. In fact, many of us operate on the belief that we must appear as though we know everything all the time or else people will question our abilities, diminishing our effectiveness as leaders.If you’re honest with yourself, you’ll admit that really the opposite is true. Because whether you acknowledge your weaknesses or not, everyone still sees them. So rather than conceal them, the person who tries to hide weaknesses actually highlights them, creating the perception of a lack of integrity and self-awareness.
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Corra has always believed that when your key executives have a broader scope and better understanding of the general world around them, they will ultimately be better business people. People who are aware of their own flaws are more apt to see those in others, and this perception can come in handy in, say, a negotiating circumstances.
Self-aware people are usually more aware of the world around them. Narrow skills and narrow vision will often lead to limited vision, and this is often evidenced by the narrow teachings at more than a few of our universities. How can a person understand the business world when they cannot grasp fully the world and, consequently, the global market that is now an integral part of our business lives.
A good interview program and a good pre-employment screening program are necessary when hiring your executives. We suggest you review carefully their education degree. Conducting professional references is always a good tool in determining what others think of your candidate. Get the right candidate for the right job. Use background checks to help you screen them.
Check them out before you hire.
