Self-Awareness Powers Great Leadership
I’ve been thinking lately about why some leaders fail. There are many theories about the causes and what can be done to improve the leadership abilities a person has. There are also theories that focus on the idea that leadership abilities are something that individuals are born with, that they are innate. Either way, companies promote people into leadership roles who either do not have the skills they need or the skills they have are not strong enough to be successful.
In my career I’ve had the same conversation many times. It goes like this:
Manager- “Jane Doe is not leading her team effectively. She is not respected, she alienates her staff, she’s too hard (or too soft) on her staff, she does not understand business metrics and how to meet them, and on and on. What training do we offer that I can send her to? I think she needs leadership training. I think she needs training on how not to alienate her staff.”
HR- “Well, we offer Leadership 101, How to Give Constructive Feedback, yadda yadda yadda.”
Manager- “Great. Let’s send her to XYZ training.”
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