At the back of Chapter 5, on page 94, there is a self-assessment on your Lead Self abilities. Score yourself and invite a few trusted colleagues to do the same. Have a meeting with each to gauge how aligned you are in your scoring. Write a reflection piece that describes the degree of alignment, and …
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Trek Objectives – Leaders Are Self-Aware (JV)
This Trek focuses on how leaders can understand and achieve greater self-awareness and appreciate its importance to effective leadership. By the end of this Trek, learners will be able to: Define what self-awareness is, and how it relates to effective leadership practice. Understand how self-reflection and awareness of mental models is key to developing self-awareness. …
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Self And Awareness – Leaders Are Self-Aware (JV)
“We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life.” ― Tennessee Williams The Self: it’s who you are! You are the product of the convergence of your natural attributes and your lived-experiences. You have ideas, values, and beliefs which inform how you view the world, the people you meet, how you …
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Thinking Fast, Thinking Slow – Leaders Are Self-Aware (JV)
Daniel Kahneman (2011), in his Nobel prize winning work “Thinking, Fast and Slow” looked at how the brain is composed of two systems: System 1 is fast, quick, impulsive – it is the decisions our minds made automatically. System 2 is slower, more ponderous — System 2 makes decisions that took time and were well-considered. …
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Reflective Research – Leaders Are Self-Aware (JV)
On pg. 82 in Chapter 5 there is a Reflective Learning Exercise called the “Five Whys.” Find a partner and conduct a “five why” interview. Write a short reflection that summarizes that exercise and that describes your underlying values. Find one further resource – one article or video – that describes another self-reflection exercise that …
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LEADS Link – Self And Awareness (T-3)
The central principle underlying the first of the five LEADS domains, Lead self, is that we can’t lead others without first leading ourselves. To develop your own leadership skills, the Lead self domain asks you first to look internally, to discover your sense of duty, consideration and respect for others and then hone it, until …
Reflective Research – Leaders Are Self-Aware (T-3)
On “Components of Self-Awareness” in Chapter 5 there is a Reflective Learning Exercise called the “Five Whys.” Find a partner and conduct a “five why” interview. Write a short reflection that summarizes that exercise and that describes your underlying values. Find one further resource – one article or video – that describes another self-reflection exercise …
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Heroic Deed – Leaders Are Self-Aware (T-3)
At the back of Chapter 5, under “Summary”, is a self-assessment on your Lead Self abilities. Score yourself and invite a few trusted colleagues to do the same. Have a meeting with each to gauge how aligned you are in your scoring. Write a reflection piece that describes the degree of alignment, and where there …
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Thinking Fast, Thinking Slow – Leaders Are Self-Aware (T-3)
Daniel Kahneman, in his Nobel prize winning work, looked at how the brain is composed of “two systems”: System 1 was fast, quick, impulsive – it was the decisions our minds made automatically. System 2 was slower, more ponderous — System 2 made decisions that took time and were well-considered. Kahneman’s research found that our …
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Trek Objectives – Leaders Are Self-Aware (T-3)
Trek Overview Domain: Lead SelfCapability: Are Self Aware This Trek focuses on how leaders can understand and achieve greater self-awareness, and its importance to effective leadership. By the end of this Trek, learners will be able to: Define what self-awareness is, and how it relates to effective leadership practice. Understand how self-reflection is key to …
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