Why self-understanding is your most valuable leadership asset

Aristotle taught that “knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” — leaders, and all of us, should take note.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Self-understanding is the foundation of life, and for effective leadership.

  
  

• External self-awareness describes how well we understand the ways others perceive us.

  
  

• It has been estimated that leaders who lack critical aspects of self-understanding are 6.2 times more likely to derail in their career.