1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Having a sense of self awareness is not only healthy for you as an individual, it is essential to lead others and for your business.&amp;nbsp; The GTK panel examines what it takes to hone this vital skill. 0:13 Introductions 1:19 Steve relates an exercise to increase self-awareness 2:07 Defines self-awareness as knowing thoughts and feelings about thoughts 2:21 Jason relates self-awareness to continuous self-improvement 3:41 Jessica links self-awareness to emotional intelligence 5:36 How self-awareness can lead to thoughtful action 6:15 But action without self-awareness can be dangerous 6:58 The ultimate goal of being self-aware while deciding how to act 8:26 Self-awareness also helps you understand your team 9:24 Self-awareness can help in the hiring process 12:15 We’re not born with this skill and it must be developed 13:49 Jessica likes a coach to provide feedback 15:36 It’s not whether or not one is self-aware, but where they can see and where they are blind 16:16 Decisions journals as a means of developing self-awareness 16:48 It takes deliberate dedication to advance this skill 17:14 Ulliance uses the company Medication Works to help develop self-awareness 18:46 Using Strengths Finder 2.0 to assess where you are 20:25 Jessica uses safe spaces with direct reports looking to enhance self-awareness 21:07 Steve says it’s not his job 24:07 Jason says work with nature, not against it The Good to Know Podcast - for Business and Leadership http://ulliance.libsyn.com/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4738442/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/13023441