Leadership Self-Awareness

Name: Leadership Self-Awareness
Author: KnowledgeCity

Learn how to be self-aware as a leader

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(upbeat music) Welcome to Leadership and Self-Awareness. In these lessons, you'll learn the ins and outs of what effective leadership looks like in the professional world. Starting with a relationship between self-awareness and leadership. Research has shown that self-aware leaders are more likely to bring success to their organizations. These leaders can create many positive outcomes such as helping their organization achieve its goals, contributing to employee satisfaction and helping the business realize greater profits. Now you might be asking yourself what exactly is self-awareness? When we say the person is self-aware, we mean that they can recognize the emotions they're experiencing and understand why they're experiencing them. These individuals will also be able to predict how they're emotions if unregulated can affect the people around them. According to the research of Dr. Tasha Eurich, this crucial quality can be further subdivided into two types, internal self-awareness and external self-awareness. Internal self-awareness refers to your ability to recognize your own values and personality strengths and weaknesses. A self-aware person will have knowledge about their personality traits, how they see the world and any biases they may have. It will also be able to see how the pursuit of their goals affects other people and their surroundings. A person who is self-aware has a good understanding of themselves. Internally self-aware individuals have been found to experience greater levels of satisfaction in their professional lives and in their relationships. They also tend to have greater control over themselves and greater influence over others. It has been shown that these individuals are generally less anxious, stressed, and depressed. External self-awareness refers to your ability to understand how others perceive you. A person who is externally self-aware has a keen sense of how others perceive them. So a self-aware leader will likely perceive themselves in the same way that their subordinates view them. Individuals who have high levels of self-awareness have been known to show a greater capacity for empathy and consideration for the views of others. Subordinates find these leaders to be more competent and feel more fulfilled in their relationships with them. You can see why being both internally and externally self-aware is highly desirable especially in leadership. One thing to note here is that proficiency in one type of self-awareness doesn't always guarantee proficiency in the other because it don't always co-occur. It's important for leaders to be aware of this and work on adequately developing both types of awareness.

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Course Description

When we say a person is “self-aware,” we mean they can recognize the emotions they’re experiencing and understand why they’re experiencing them. These individuals are also able to predict how their emotions, if unregulated, can affect the people around them. This can help them make better choices as a role model for the organization. With their focus, efficiency, and clear understanding of what they can do for their organization, self-aware leaders have the necessary skills to lead a strong professional team.

In this course on Leadership Self-Awareness, you’ll learn the two types of self-awareness, internal and external, and how each one interacts with the business world. Expanding on this, you’ll explore the different archetypes of self-awareness and the role they might play on a team. This course will also describe the characteristics of self-aware leaders and how they may benefit their organization. After taking these lessons, you will have a greater understanding of self-aware leadership.

What You'll Learn

Understand self-aware leadership and what it means to be a self-aware leader
Recognize the two types of self-awareness, internal and external, and how each interacts with the business world
Explore the different archetypes of self-awareness and the role they might play on a team
Identify the characteristics of self-aware leaders
Learn the benefits of self-awareness for an organization

Key Takeaways

A self-aware person can recognize the emotions they are experiencing and understand why they are experiencing them.
Self-aware individuals can predict how their emotions, if unregulated, can affect the people around them, helping them make better choices as a role model for the organization.
There are two types of self-awareness, internal and external, that each interact with the business world.
Self-aware leaders have the focus, efficiency, and clear understanding needed to lead a strong professional team.
Different archetypes of self-awareness can play different roles on a team.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a self-aware person according to this course?

A self-aware person can recognize the emotions they are experiencing and understand why they are experiencing them, and can predict how their emotions, if unregulated, can affect the people around them.

What does this course cover?

The course covers the two types of self-awareness (internal and external) and how each interacts with the business world, the different archetypes of self-awareness and the role they might play on a team, the characteristics of self-aware leaders, and the benefits of self-awareness to an organization.

What lessons are included in this course?

The lessons are: The Two Types of Self-Awareness, Self-Awareness Archetypes, Characteristics of Self-Aware Leaders, Benefits to Your Organization, and Test Your Knowledge.

What will I gain after completing this course?

After taking these lessons, you will have a greater understanding of self-aware leadership.

How can self-aware leadership benefit a team and organization?

With their focus, efficiency, and clear understanding of what they can do for their organization, self-aware leaders have the necessary skills to lead a strong professional team, and the course describes how self-aware leaders may benefit their organization.