How can new Business Services professionals become more self-aware as leaders?

2 Reflect regularly

The second step to becoming more self-aware is to reflect regularly on your actions, decisions, and outcomes. You can use various techniques and tools to facilitate your reflection process, such as journaling, meditation, coaching, or mentoring. The aim of reflection is to help you gain insights into your behavior, emotions, and impact on others. It also helps you recognize your patterns, triggers, biases, and blind spots. By reflecting regularly, you can learn from your experiences and make better choices in the future.

4 Experiment and learn

The fourth step to becoming more self-aware is to experiment and learn from your actions. You can try new approaches, strategies, or techniques to solve problems, deliver services, or communicate with others. You can also take on new projects, roles, or responsibilities that challenge you and stretch your skills. The key is to be open-minded, curious, and willing to learn from your successes and failures. By experimenting and learning, you can expand your repertoire, enhance your creativity, and increase your confidence as a leader.

5 Apply and improve

The fifth step to becoming more self-aware is to apply and improve your leadership skills based on your self-awareness. You can use your self-awareness to set realistic and meaningful goals, plan your actions, monitor your progress, and evaluate your results. You can also use it to improve your communication, collaboration, and influence with others. You can tailor your style, tone, and message to suit different audiences, situations, and objectives. You can also leverage your strengths, address your weaknesses, and capitalize on your opportunities as a leader.

6 Review and repeat

The sixth and final step to becoming more self-aware is to review and repeat the previous steps periodically. Self-awareness is not a one-time event, but a continuous process that requires ongoing practice and refinement. You can review your self-awareness level and progress at regular intervals, such as monthly, quarterly, or annually. You can also repeat the steps of assessment, reflection, feedback, experimentation, and application whenever you face a new challenge, opportunity, or change. By reviewing and repeating, you can ensure that your self-awareness remains relevant, accurate, and effective as a leader.

7 Here’s what else to consider

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