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Leadership Blindspots
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Leadership Blindspots

How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome the Weaknesses That Matter

Robert Bruce Shaw
Jossey-Bass, 2014

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To inspire their followers, leaders demonstrate confidence in their abilities and decisions while keeping an open mind, remaining willing to change their thinking and guarding against mental “blindspots” that lead them astray. This is challenging, because most people don’t know they even have blindspots. In this knowledgeable, useful manual, management consultant Robert Bruce Shaw explains leadership blindspots and their causes. He tells you how to find and manage your blindspots. The book’s appendix includes a useful “Leadership Blindspot Survey,” also available online. With thanks for that, plus Shaw’s helpful diagrams, charts, lists and feedback worksheet, getAbstract recommends his insightful diagnoses and practical prescriptions to leaders at every level.

Take-Aways

  • A “blindspot” is “an unrecognized weakness or threat that has the potential to undermine a leader’s success.” Blindspots can sabotage any leader.
  • Blindspots especially affect people who are unaware that they are unaware.
  • Blindspots stem from overconfidence, inexperience, too much information, emotional thinking, cognitive dissonance, poor incentives and “hierarchical distortions.”

About the Author

Management consultant Robert Bruce Shaw specializes in leadership performance. His books include Trust in the Balance, Discontinuous Change and Organizational Architecture.

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    R. K. 2 years ago
    Great session and its very useful for every one
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    K. S. 3 years ago
    Nice session it is very useful and motivator
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    S. K. 7 years ago
    Great starting point, but survey does not give much insights on your real blind spots (only self-assessment where YOU think your blind spot AREAS are).