Please answer and discuss/integrate question of the following three categories:
Strengths and Development Areas
What are your strongest attributes as a leader?
Needs
How much personal time do you need each week to recharge?
Your Authentic Self
What are your vulnerabilities and/or blind spots?
Self-awareness is key to knowing and following your True North. When you know yourself, you can find the passion that motivates you and the purpose of your leadership. Self-awareness is the ability to recognize and understand your moods, emotions, and drives as well as your effect on others. Self-regulation is the ability to control or redirect those impulses and moods, and the ability to think before acting. Empathy is the ability to understand the emotional makeup of others and be sensitive to their emotional needs. All of these concepts together are related to the overall construct of Emotional Intelligence (EQ).
One of the best ways to become more self-aware is through honest and direct feedback from others. One of the most difficult things in becoming self-aware in seeing ourselves as others see us. The goal of the chapter is to identify times when others have helped you gain self-awareness and also times when you missed opportunities. First, you must identify your core strengths, weaknesses, and underdeveloped areas. You also need to develop an understanding of your blind spots, areas of resilience, and vulnerabilities.