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#167 - Uncovering Blind Spots: How Great Leaders Unleash Great Performance - Marisa Murray


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“A blind spot is the gap between your intention and your impact. The more you can narrow the gap, the more you’re going to be able to be effective in your role and drive more performance."

Marisa Murray is the CEO of Leaderley and the author of “Blind Spots”. In this episode, Marisa delves into blind spots and explains why leaders must uncover them to become truly effective and great. She describes a blind spot as the gap between our intention and impact, and explains how it can be difficult for leaders to get feedback about their blind spots.

Marisa shares the 7 different blind spots from her book and dives deeper into three of them in this conversation: false assumptions, unhealthy detachments, and mismatched mindsets. Marisa also suggests how we can cultivate a culture to help us uncover our blind spots and also shares her practical tips for acknowledging positive intent.  

Listen out for:

  • Career Journey - [00:01:46]
  • Writing “Blind Spots” - [00:07:05]
  • Blind Spot - [00:10:08]
  • Intention and Impact - [00:11:51]
  • Strengths and Blind Spots - [00:14:48]
  • Getting Feedback for Leaders - [00:18:45]
  • 7 Blind Spots - [00:23:07]
  • Bias and Blind Spot - [00:29:43]
  • False Assumptions - [00:31:41]
  • Unhealthy Detachment - [00:35:28]
  • Mismatched Mindsets - [00:41:34]
  • Uncovering Our Blind Spots - [00:45:05]
  • The 3As of an Iteractive Leader - [00:48:12]
  • 3 Tech Lead Wisdom - [00:49:33]
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    Marisa Murray’s Bio
    Marisa Murray P. Eng., MBA, PCC is a leadership development expert and the CEO of Leaderley International, an organization dedicated to helping executives become better leaders in today’s rapidly changing, highly complex world. Marisa leverages her over two decades of executive experience as a former Partner with Accenture and VP at Bell Canada in providing executive coaching, and leadership development services for organizations including Molson-Coors, Pratt & Whitney and Queen’s University.

    Follow Marisa:

    • LinkedIn – linkedin.com/in/murraymarisa
    • Leaderley International – www.leaderley.com
      • Weekly Leaderley tips – https://www.leaderley.com/leadership-tips
      • Get feedback for free at https://www.leaderley.com/FeedbackFriend
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