Know Yourself

Strong leadership demands awareness and acceptance of one's humanity, first and foremost.


Without accepting your strengths and weaknesses, you can never be authentic.


For instance, how do you respond to aberrant behavior? Worth knowing because in periods change, when groups are forming or storming - such behavior will be an expression of inner turmoil.


Furthermore, good leadership understands why such behavior is occurring and finds a way to allow inner turmoil to dissipate. Only then do human beings bond, trust established and exercise mutual respect. 


I suspect the reason most organizations only use 30% of their people's talent is because leaders have disengaged with what it means to be human.