βThe best leaders have incredible self-belief without self-absorption.β The key to this balance is self-awareness.Β Les Csorba, author of the newly released book, ππΈπ’π³π¦: ππ©π¦ ππ°πΈπ¦π³ π°π§ ππ¦π¦πͺπ―π¨ π π°πΆπ³π΄π¦ππ§ πππ¦π’π³ππΊ, joins Brandon Smith on todayβs Leadership Foundry Podcast to share his findings in detail, highlighting how self-awareness has become a crisis with many leaders believing they are more self-aware than they actually are.
2:00 Meet Les and hear about his career in executive search.
3:00 “The best leaders have incredible self-belief without self-absorption.” Les highlights how the key to this is self-awareness.
4:00 Self-awareness has become a crisis. Weβre less aware than we think we are.Β
6:00 How do you identify a self-aware individual?
8:00 “The healthiest cultures and organizations have a feedback culture.” – Les
11:00 Create a “to-be list” instead of a to-do list.Β
13:00 The assassin of self-awareness: technology.Β
15:00 The “anxious generation” (Gen Z) and self-awareness. It’s estimated that Gen Z will spend 25 years of life on their phone.Β
18:00 Great to Good vs “Good to Great”.Β Β
18:50 Brandon highlights the balance of competency and character.Β
20:00 Points and assists. Pass the ball!Β
22:00 How to practice self-awareness with peers.
23:00 How to find your blind spot.Β
26:00 Learning from the past (and how it contributes to the way you show up now).
28:00 Self-awareness is also about discovering what makes you roar (your strengths).Β
29:30 Les’ leadership hack: create your βto beβ list.Β
Show Resources:Β
- Books mentioned: Insight by Tasha Eurich and The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt.
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