Episode 204: Dr. Tasha Eurich - How To Become More Self-Aware

• Common themes of leaders who sustain excellence:
  • Self Awareness - "I scientifically studied this."
  • "People who work on their Self-Awareness are happier, get more promotions, and lead better lives"
• It's become a national sport to point out that someone is self-aware -- "I wanted to do the research behind this to truly learn about it"
• 95% of people think they're self aware -- But only 10%-15% are actually self aware
• It's vitally important to regularly question your assumptions to become more aware
  • Don't wait for a life event or someone else to tell you to do this. You must work on it daily. The gains will be incremental (The Compound Effect)
• "We cannot own other people's journeys, we must own ours."
  • You will work with people who lack awareness. Don't put it on yourself to fix it.
• Tasha previously worked within a company in the "Wendy Rhoades" role from Billions
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show -- Her boss -- Picture a "laugh track" behind what someone says to help deal with their lack of awareness
• Practical ways leaders build self-aware teams and organizations
  • Alan Mulally story of how he gained self-awareness despite starting with very little of it
  • "It shows that anyone can become self-aware"
• A great leader goes out of their way to build a culture where people can tell the truth."
• It's vital that the leader is vulnerable -- shares weaknesses and mistakes made
• Implementing a Business Process Review on a weekly basis
  • Doing this at home with family as well -- Every Sunday, each family member provides updates
• The Speed of Trust -- Why everything is much faster when built upon the foundation of trust
  • Pixar is the model of Trust. Ed Catmull shares how they built this. No leaks to the press.
• The "Selfie Syndrome" -- "There is a direct impact on social media & narcissism"
  • "Resist the pull of the cult of self"
• How to promote your own work you're proud of without becoming a self-promoter? -- It's about the work and positively impacting people.
• Mindfulness practice = Doesn't always have to involve meditation.
  • "Actively noticing the present"

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