3 Things1

Leaders Need
to Know About
Themselves
One of the keys to becoming a better
leader is developing self-awareness. For
most of us, it’s our blind spots that hold us back, not the things we already know we need to improve on.
To help you identify yours, we’re sharing the checklist we use to look for our own blind spots and those
of the leaders we coach.
Your answers to the 31 questions below will trigger one of two outcomes: either you’ll become more aware of
leaning too much on something, or you’ll become consciously aware of things that affect you negatively, draining
your ability to perform. Once completed, you’ll have a clear picture of which tasks, people, things – even places – to
develop further and which to discourage in your day-to-day leadership.

1. What drives you crazy? 8. To what basic knowledge or skill do

you return when faced with a difficult
problem?
2. What makes you lazy?

9. What can’t you know enough about?

3. What gets you excited?

10. About what have you heard all you ever

What’s your preferred outgoing want to know?
4. communication style (how do you like
to convey information)?
11. What type of environment inspires you
creatively?
What’s your preferred incoming
5.
communication style (how do you like
to receive information)? 12. What type of environment drains you
creatively?

6. What type of people can’t you stand?

13. In what type of environment do you
most effectively complete tiresome
What type of people do you fall for work?
7.
too easily?

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14. In what type of environment do you 23. Do you have monthly and/or annual
least effectively complete tiresome ‘creative / tiresome’ time rhythms you
work? should be aware of?

15. When is the best time of day for you to 24. What do you believe your core skill to be?
undertake creative work?

25. What do you believe you bring most to

16. When is the worst time of day for you to your organization?
undertake creative work?

26. What do you take on that you should

17. When is the best time of day for you to leave to others?
undertake tiresome work?

27. What do you leave to others that you

18. When is the worst time of day for you to should be doing?
undertake tiresome work?

28. What usually convinces you of the truth

19. What is the best day of the week for you of an argument?
to undertake creative work?

29. What makes you stop listening to people?

20. What is the worst day of the week for
you to undertake creative work?
30. How do you act differently when you’re in
a group or team environment?
21. What is the best day of the week for you
to undertake tiresome work?
31. How do you act differently when you’re
with people you love?
22. What is the worst day of the week for
you to undertake tiresome work?

Now that you have this list, it’s time to act on it. Take the two questions that resonated most and identify 2-3
steps you can take for each to create positive change. Once implemented, return to this list and tackle two more.

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