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Self-Awareness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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Self-Awareness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Daniel Goleman, Robert Steven Kaplan, Susan David, Tasha Eurich
November 2018
Intermediate to advanced
176 pages
1h 42m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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How Are You Perceived at Work? Here’s an Exercise to Find Out

By Kristi Hedges

It’s not easy to understand how other people perceive us. We are often uncertain, confused, or even completely unaware of what we project. And this lack of self-awareness can be career-limiting.

Consider a former client of mine who was angling for the C-suite but had received feedback that his colleagues considered him negative and difficult. He was stunned; he thought of himself as analytical and thorough and assumed everyone understood that he pushed back in order to get to the best answer. He was also unaware that he had a habit of grimacing while processing information, which looked to others like annoyance.

My client was suffering from what psychologists call ...

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ISBN: 9781633696624