CHAPTER 1
KNOW THYSELF
Transform Your Leadership with Self-Awareness
The starting point of leadership is self-knowledge. You’ve got to be intimately familiar with your inner workings. You’ve got to know what makes you tick, and what ticks you off. You’ve got to know your values, interests, talents, and triggers. You’ve got to be clear about what you can do well, and what you’d do well to have others do. You’ve got to know what energizes and de-energizes you, and what you’re drawn to and repelled by. You’ve got to know which time of day your creative juices flow, and when you’re prone to making mistakes. You’ve also got to be clear about the challenges you’ve dealt with or overcome and how they shaped you, and honest about whatever unearned ...
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