From the course: Becoming an Impactful and Influential Leader
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Encourage feedback from trusted allies
From the course: Becoming an Impactful and Influential Leader
Encourage feedback from trusted allies
- [Interviewer] When it comes to the living more in accordance with your values, what are some of the key action steps associated with identifying some of the shortcomings and showing them up? - [Interviewee] The first thing is being more self-aware. Oftentimes, the thing that we probably should work on, the people around us see it more clearly than we do. So I like to think of this idea that I've never seen the back of my head. - [Interviewer] Right, even after a haircut with a mirror in the barber, it's not as good. - [Interviewee] Yeah, it's a reflection, it's not the real thing. And, in fact, if you think about that, I've never seen my face. All we see is a reflection of our face. So that metaphor tells us that we don't even know what we look like, which is a big part of who we are, without the use of something outside of us. And in the same way, you don't know how you show up at work, whether you're a…
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Identify and address your blind spots2m 2s
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Character and expertise build influence4m 17s
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Encourage feedback from trusted allies4m 9s
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Dedicate time to working on you4m 15s
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Be the student in the room1m 35s
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Work toward a shared interest1m 33s
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Guarantee follow-through with questions1m 54s
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Understand your team’s wants, perceptions, and behaviors1m 6s
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