The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

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

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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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