There are so many aspects to effectively leading others. Have you ever felt overwhelmed just thinking about where to begin?
For instance, we know that we need good business acumen, but we also need to have the emotional intelligence that allows us to effectively serve and care for team members. We also need to be competent, and we need to be able to inspire others with a positive vision of the future.
What’s the most important of these? How should we prioritize our time and energy?
What if there was a single skill that helped us improve every aspect of being leader — a meta-skill that influenced all the others?
Wouldn’t that be the most important skill to develop?
There is such a skill. It is self-awareness.
This is the most crucial skill there is for leadership (and for life in general) and I believe that the vast majority of people have likely reached less than five percent of their potential for self-awareness ability.
Why Self-Awareness Is So Crucial
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