I am endlessly amazed at the cyclical nature of
business and leadership trends. Of late there seems to be an abundance of
articles that have crossed my radar on the need for leaders to be self-aware
and the negative impact the leaders who lack self-awareness have on their
companies and their teams.
And like magic, right on cue comes the book, Insight: Why We’re Not as Self-Aware as We
Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life from Tasha Eurich. I am always
intrigued by titles like Eurich’s, who is an organizational psychologist and
researcher who plies her trade by helping corporate leaders and teams to
improve results by improving self-awareness.
The way that last sentence reads it sounds like a
whole, healthy, load of business mumbo jumbo, but if you’ve ever spent time
working for a leader who is; defensive, a bully, controlling, passive aggressive,
who makes excuses, is known for grand flights of fancy, or whose behavior
swings and sways depending on which way the wind blows, then you know firsthand
the damage these folks can do in the work place. Heck you may have been
subjected to some leaders who fall into many of these categories.
Eurich offers, as the title suggests insights into how
you can improve your grip on self-awareness and how it can impact your
business, which is all good stuff. Here’s the problem as I see it; the folks
that NEED this book and all that it offers are also probably the folks who are
least likely to be inclined to pick this book up!
I think there is something for everybody in the pages
of Insight, that will be beneficial
to your work and life. I found the short quizzes located in the appendices to
be great tools, maybe leaving copies of the book or the quizzes in the general vicinity
of those who would benefit the most would be the way to a sneaky impact.
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