Showing posts with label ask. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ask. Show all posts

Monday, June 22, 2026

Don't Guess How You Are Perceived

Most leaders spend a lot of time guessing how they are perceived. Some don't even care.

For example, I was on a pretty contentious Zoom call recently with two business women and when I got off, one of the women later said to me, "she's not self-aware," and sadly I knew exactly what she meant.

According to coaching and leadership guru Marshall Goldsmith, he says, "The truth is simple. You cannot read your own label. You are too close to the problem."

If you want to know what is written on your jar, you have to do the one thing that many leaders avoid doing:  Ask.

Goldsmith says that is the foundation for real growth.