If you’re interested in being an effective leader that means also investing in understanding your own blind spots. In this ep, I am talking about 3 common blind spots that hold leaders back.

Technically blind spots are beliefs, attitudes and behaviours that you are unaware of. 

In actual fact you might be aware of them, but to date haven’t wanted to acknowledge them, or haven’t known how to address them. 

Leading without addressing your blind spots can cause all sorts of problems:

• You might be unaware of your impact on individuals
• You might be allowing negative behaviours to persist (in you and others)
• Those patterns might be eroding trust in your leadership
• And those patterns might also be negatively impacting your credibility and reputation

Working on blind spots isn't a nice-to-have - it's absolutely mission critical.

Rebecca, on being more aware of your actions: 

"We talk a lot in my business about observable behaviors. What observable behaviors are influencing how other people experience and see you ? Do you have patterns where you repeatedly tolerate poor behaviours yourself? Do you have an avoidance pattern for example? It's important to differentiate between - and be aware of - your intentions and your actual patterns of behaviour."

Links:

• Book your 90-minute Leadership Reality Check session with Rebecca right away! Your first step is to book a free 15-minute 'alignment' call with Rebecca to make sure you're a great fit for one another, to discuss your career goals and current challenges 
• Enjoy this related episode: Leadership Fundamentals: Integrity and Self-Awareness (15 mins)
• And this blogpost: 10 Ways to be a More Self Aware Leader 

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About Rebecca:

Rebecca Allen is a warm and dynamic Leadership Coach who helps build high-performing leaders and teams by working on 4-core pillars: how do we want to show up; how do we want to add value; how should we elevate our thinking; and how should we elevate our communication? Rebecca has coached managers through to CXOs at Woolworths, Coles, ANZ, RBA, J.P. Morgan, PwC, ANSTO, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and abbvie through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca