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Blind Spots in Leadership: How to Spot Them (and Grow from Them)


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Leadership Blind Spots — What You Don’t See Is Hurting Your Team.

We don’t know what we don’t know — and as leaders, our blind spots can quietly derail engagement, performance, and even retention. In this episode of Stop. Drop. & ROLE, Jen explores how to uncover and grow through leadership blind spots using the Stop. Drop. & ROLE method (Reflect, Observe, Listen, Evolve).

What you’ll learn in this episode:

👉 What leadership blind spots really are (and why they matter)

👉 Common blind spots that sabotage culture, performance, and communication

👉 How to use Stop. Drop. & ROLE to discover your own blind spots

👉 Why blind spots aren’t weaknesses, but invitations to grow

👉 Practical steps to reframe blind spots into leadership strengths

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro — Blind spots as growth invitations

02:15 What are leadership blind spots?

06:40 Common blind spots leaders miss

11:30 Real story: losing a top performer to lack of leadership from their manager

15:00 Discovering blind spots with Stop. Drop. & ROLE

22:30 Re-framing blind spots into strengths

26:00 Call to action: Ask for one blind spot this week

Key stats you’ll hear:

- 70% of team engagement is influenced by the leader (Gallup)

- 46% of employees leave meetings unclear about expectations (HBR)

- 75% of employees leave jobs because of their manager, not the role (Work Institute)

✅ Weekly Challenge: Ask one trusted person to share a blind spot they see in you. Stop. Drop. Reflect. Observe. Listen. Then evolve your leadership.

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