The Importance of Self Awareness for Leaders

We all have it.

It’s with us during our waking hours.

It’s like an observer, internally silently observing what we’re doing, what we’re saying, what we’re thinking.

Until we learn the value of this silent observer, and how to work with it, we are deprived of One of the most important tools in our communication arsenal.

Self-awareness is the foundation of emotional intelligence. We can’t tap into the impact emotions are having on us in the moment, by developing the skill of self awareness.

Self-awareness brings us in touch with the emotions we’re feeling. Once we understand the emotions in the moment, then you can control or manage those emotions.

When leaders develop self-awareness, the impact is reflected in positive relationship management. This is achieved by recognizing how the other person is feeling in the moment, when it’s occurring.
And they can modify their responses accordingly.

Self-awareness can have the leader dialogue internally when he observes if he is living the his values ‘right now’. “Is what I’m saying right now consistent with my values?” Mmm… maybe not.

When self-awareness is attuned to The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, the leader is guided by the ‘inner voice’, subtly keeping leadership behaviors ‘on-course.

The leader’s self-awareness is the unseen observer which can be an instant, discreet and powerful element in the leader’s communication framework.

Self-awareness as always with us – the best leaders have learned how to listen and act on what the ‘observer’ is telling him or her.

What’s yours telling you now?

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