The Insight Course Self Awareness: The Secret Ingredient of Extraordinary Leadership

We’ll start the lesson by hearing the remarkable story of a past client of mine named Steve. By becoming more self-aware, Steve changed his life as well as his relationships with his team, his boss, his company, and even his family.

We will also begin to dig into the rich concept of self-awareness. It’s an idea that is as old as humans ourselves. You’ll discover what “self-awareness unicorn” is and just how much they can teach us about improving our own self-awareness.

Let’s dive in, shall we?

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Introduction: Let's Get Started
Self Awareness: The Secret Ingredient of Extraordinary Leadership
Course Objectives and Overview
1 Topic
Course Completion Framework
Module One: Roadblocks and Building Blocks of Self-Awareness
1.1 The Anatomy of Self-Awareness
9 Topics
1.1.1 Think About Your Seven Pillars of Insight
1.1.2 Articulate Your Values
1.1.3 Explore Your Passions
1.1.4 Determine Your Aspirations
1.1.5 Find Your Fit
1.1.6 Define Your Patterns
1.1.7 Examine Your Reactions
1.1.8 Identify Your Impact
1.1.9 Seven Pillars of Insight Reflection
1.2. Internal and External Awareness
1 Topic
1.2.1 Discovering Your Archetype
1.3 Blindspots
2 Topics
1.3.1 Overcoming Blindspots
1.3.2 Becoming Braver but Wiser
1.4 The Cult of Self
3 Topics
1.4.1 Do You Belong to the Cult of Self?
1.4.2 Resisting the Cult of Self
1.4.3 Module Reflection
Module Two: Building Internal Self-Awareness
2.1 Why Thinking Isn’t Knowing
2 Topics
2.1.1 Your Need for Absolute Truth
2.1.2 What Not Why
2.2. Rumination, the Evil Twin of Introspection
2 Topics
2.2.1 Rumination Assessment
2.2.3 Rumination Busting Techniques
2.3. Journaling for Insight
1 Topic
2.3.1 Expressive Writing
2.4. Past, Present, and Future Self-Awareness
6 Topics
2.4.1 Reframing
2.4.2 Compare and Contrast
2.4.3 The Daily Check-in Worksheet
2.4.4 Your Life Story
2.4.5 The Miracle Question
2.4.6 Module Reflection
Module Three: Building External Self-Awareness
3.1 The Truth We Rarely Hear
3.2 The Ostrich Trinity: Why We Avoid Feedback
3.3 Three Strategies for Getting Helpful Feedback
2 Topics
3.3.1 The RIGHT Feedback
3.3.2 Your Own Dinner of Truth
3.4 Navigating Difficult or Surprising Feedback
3 Topics
3.4.1 Reflecting on Difficult or Surprising Feedback
3.4.2 Responding to Difficult or Surprising Feedback
3.4.3 Module Reflection
Module Four: How Self-Aware Leaders Build Self-Aware Teams
4.1. The Building Blocks of Self-Aware Teams
1 Topic
4.1.1 The Five Cornerstones of Collective Insight
4.2. Becoming a Leader Who Models the Way
1 Topic
4.2.2 The Leader Feedback Process
4.3. Creating the Safety and Expectation to Tell The Truth
1 Topic
4.3.1 Creating Team Norms
4.4. Building an Ongoing Process to Stay Self-Aware
3 Topics
4.4.1 The Team Candor Challenge
4.4.2 Team Self-Awareness Assessment
4.4.3 Module Reflection
Module Five: Working with People Who Aren’t Self-Aware
5.1 Understanding the Problem
5.2 The Lost Cause
5.3 The Aware Don’t Care
5.4 How to Help the Nudgeable
2 Topics
5.4.1 Determine Your Next Move
5.4.2 Module Reflection
Module Six: Conclusion
Module Six: Conclusion
2 Topics
6.1.1 Consolidate Your Learning
6.1.2 Seven-Day Insight Challenge
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