#164: Don't Let Blind Spots Derail Your Leadership

<p>Blind spots are dangerous for leaders. </p> <p>It might be that you think people are perceiving you in one way, but actually they think something else about you entirely.</p> <p>Or perhaps you aren’t aware of your shortcomings, when other people can see them as plain as day.</p> <p>Whatever the case, ideally we want to reduce our blind spots so we don’t run into unexpected trouble.</p> <p>In this episode, I look at a useful model of self-awareness as well as some ways to try to reduce your blind spots, so you can lead better.</p> <div id="attachment_13970" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class= "wp-image-13970 size-medium perfmatters-lazy loaded" src= "https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johari-Window-e1640996118592-300x274.jpeg" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset= "https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johari-Window-e1640996118592-200x183.jpeg 200w, https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johari-Window-e1640996118592-300x274.jpeg 300w, https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johari-Window-e1640996118592-400x365.jpeg 400w, https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johari-Window-e1640996118592-600x548.jpeg 600w, https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johari-Window-e1640996118592-700x639.jpeg 700w, https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johari-Window-e1640996118592-768x702.jpeg 768w, https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johari-Window-e1640996118592-800x731.jpeg 800w, https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johari-Window-e1640996118592.jpeg 983w" alt="Johari Window" width="300" height="274" aria-describedby= "caption-attachment-13970" data-src= "https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johari-Window-e1640996118592-300x274.jpeg" data-srcset= "https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johari-Window-e1640996118592-200x183.jpeg 200w, https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/wp-content/uplo