{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Good to Know Thyself; Self-Awareness in Leadership # 215","description":"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\u2019re not born with this skill and it must be developed 13:49 Jessica likes a coach to provide feedback 15:36 It\u2019s 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\u2019s not his job 24:07 Jason says work with nature, not against it ","author_name":"The Good to Know Podcast - for Business and Leadership","author_url":"http:\/\/ulliance.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/13023441"}