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The power of introspection to become self-aware

The power of introspection to become self-aware

From the course: Using Emotions to Leverage and Accelerate Change: A Guide for Leaders

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The power of introspection to become self-aware

- Introspection is the close examination of one's own conscious thoughts and emotions. It's a powerful tool to build your emotional self-awareness and subsequently lead more effectively through change. Shortly after a business I led had been acquired by a new company, one of its senior leaders sat me down and told me he would no longer see value in keeping me in his organization in a couple years. That meeting was probably one of the most difficult and memorable experiences in my entire corporate career. I'd like to walk you through an introspection exercise that I did, shortly following that meeting, which proved incredibly effective at not only accelerating my personal growth and development during that time, but enabled me to become a more emotionally self-aware and effective leader. I grabbed a blank sheet of paper and created a chart, two columns wide and three rows down. The first column I labeled emotion, and the…

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