Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee, on page 92 of their book Primal Leadership," write “Leaders have more trouble than anybody else when it comes to receiving candid feedback, particularly about how they're doing as leaders."
But that shouldn't be such a devastating situation, right? Don't leaders naturally have a pretty good idea of how they perform as leaders?
Nope. Not according to the same authors: "The higher up the ladder a leader climbs, the less accurate his self-assessment is likely to be."
Self-deception may be the biggest problem a leader faces. How does one overcome this problem? Feedback.
But it's not as simple as saying the word. Obtaining accurate, actionable feedback is not easy for leaders. Enhancing you leadership skills starts with greater awareness of both what your skills actually are and what your skills could be.
Take a look at today’s article, “Why You Don’t Find Out What You Need to Know.”
Dennis
But that shouldn't be such a devastating situation, right? Don't leaders naturally have a pretty good idea of how they perform as leaders?
Nope. Not according to the same authors: "The higher up the ladder a leader climbs, the less accurate his self-assessment is likely to be."
Self-deception may be the biggest problem a leader faces. How does one overcome this problem? Feedback.
But it's not as simple as saying the word. Obtaining accurate, actionable feedback is not easy for leaders. Enhancing you leadership skills starts with greater awareness of both what your skills actually are and what your skills could be.
Take a look at today’s article, “Why You Don’t Find Out What You Need to Know.”
Dennis
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