The Visible Leader Podcast

What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It) with Dr Nia Thomas

Dr Nia Thomas is a thought leader in self-aware leadership and practices self-aware leadership every single day in her role as Director in a Children's Charity.

She has an allergic reaction when she hears the phrase 'you shouldn't care what anyone else thinks'.

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36 Minutes

We talked about the perils of heeding that advice and how to avoid going the other way and becoming a total people pleaser!

Topics we covered:

* How to become aware of your blind spots.

* The pros and cons of 360 feedback.

* The cautions around self-awareness. How to avoid overthinking every encounter you have with your team.

* How you can be an authentic leader whilst taking others’ opinions into account.

* How to judge when constructive feedback is useful or noise that should be disregarded.

* How can leaders navigate the fine line between caring about others’ thoughts and maintaining their authenticity?

Find out more about Dr Nia Thomas:

www.knowingselfknowingothers.co.uk/

And connect with her on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nia-d-thomas/

Get your free copy of my Leader’s Guide to Increasing Your Impact, Influence & Free Time here:

 www.visibly-different.co.uk/increasing-your-impact