Leadership Self-Awareness with Gene Hammett at Core Elevation, Inc.
- Introduction to Self-Awareness
- Tools for Enhancing Self-Awareness
- The Power of 360-Degree Feedback
- Transforming Leadership through Self-Awareness
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In this episode, I discuss the importance of self-awareness for leaders and liken it to a car’s dashboard for assessing leadership health. I offer practical tools for enhancing self-awareness, such as personal reflection and soliciting candid feedback from teams. Emphasizing the value of 360-degree feedback with external facilitation, I highlight how it uncovers blind spots and strengths, fostering authentic team engagement. Ultimately, I encourage leaders to embrace self-awareness as a transformative tool for effective, trust-building leadership.
The Leadership Dashboard: Embracing Self-Awareness for Growth and Transformation
In this episode, I delve deep into the challenging yet essential journey of self-awareness for leaders. As an executive coach with over a decade of experience, I understand that self-awareness is frequently underestimated. Many leaders attempt to engage with it only briefly before returning to the daily grind and focusing on seemingly pressing issues. However, I liken self-awareness to a car’s dashboard: it provides critical feedback regarding your leadership health, just as a car dashboard tells you about your speed, fuel level, and engine status. It’s crucial to regularly check this dashboard to inform your journey ahead.
The conversation begins by acknowledging the difficulty of self-awareness. It often feels uncomfortable to confront the shadows that we might prefer to ignore. Yet, it’s in those moments of discomfort that we discover opportunities for growth and development. By making conscious decisions to reflect on our actions and thoughts, we can formulate plans that lead us to effective coaching and insightful feedback from others. Each of these steps is necessary for transforming raw insights into actionable strategies that will enhance our leadership presence.
Unlocking Self-Awareness: Tools, Feedback, and Blind Spots for Leadership Growth
I introduce several practical tools for enhancing self-awareness. The first involves personal reflection—taking time to consider our recent experiences and behaviors. However, I soon highlight a common pitfall: when we are too close to ourselves, we may miss critical insights. This is why gathering feedback from our team is invaluable. I encourage leaders to ask open-ended questions that provoke honest dialogue about areas for improvement. Notably, it’s essential to seek candid feedback, even from those who may not fully support us, as they can provide some of the most honest answers.
As I continue, I emphasize the influential process of 360-degree feedback, which ideally includes an external facilitator to guide the organization through this complex process. Recent experiences with a client illustrate how utilizing AI technologies can streamline this normally labor-intensive task, making it more accessible for all levels of leadership. Through this structured feedback, leaders often uncover blind spots—areas they were previously unaware of that are crucial for their growth.
From Feedback to Transformation: Building Trust, Empowerment, and Impactful Leadership Through Self-Awareness
Such structured feedback does not only reveal areas for improvement but also highlights strengths. As I conclude this segment, I share key insights from leaders who underwent this process, such as communication styles that may inadvertently foster mistrust. The feedback process aims to ensure leaders are not merely present in discussions, but fully engaged and authentically interacting with their teams.
Ultimately, self-awareness is a tool for transformation. By committing to regularly seeking feedback and being open to the findings, leaders can significantly change their approach, communication, and overall effectiveness. The result is a leadership style that promotes trust, empowerment, and collaboration within teams. As I wrap up, I encourage listeners to take bold steps toward self-awareness, knowing that the courage to confront one’s own blind spots is a vital step in becoming the impactful leader they aspire to be. If your team is facing significant opportunities and you want to achieve true alignment, I’m here to help guide you further on this journey.
About the Host
Hi, I’m Gene Hammett. I’m an executive coach – I help founders and CEOs create company growth. After studying the leadership of fast-growth companies — the Inc 5000 — I have discovered how their approach to leadership activates new growth. I’m on a mission “To Change the World Through Extraordinary Leadership.” If you know you want to be a better leader, let’s keep going. ’m also a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and the founder of the Growth Think Tank, recognized as a top podcast for leaders by Inc.com and Entrepreneur.com. I love to write about leadership and culture that activates new growth. My work has appeared in large publications like Inc., Entrepreneur, and Success Magazines. ver 1,000,000+ business leaders, founders, and CEOs have listened to my podcasts, read my articles, or used my growth strategies to shift their mindsets to achieve incredible business results. Take your leadership to the next level and get access to a proven leadership framework to activate new growth for your company.
How Core Elevation Can Help You Create Leadership At All Levels and Grow Your Company
Core Elevation is designed to empower leaders at all levels, helping companies foster leadership growth and scalability. By focusing on key areas such as accountability, communication, and alignment, Core Elevation develops leadership traits throughout the organization. This approach leads to better decision-making, higher engagement, and stronger team performance. Companies that embrace leadership at all levels can expect increased innovation and faster growth. The program provides tools and strategies to cultivate leaders who drive transformation. Ultimately, Core Elevation helps businesses create a culture of leadership, positioning them for sustainable success.
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