Expertise and opinions of authors published by ForbesBooks. Imprint operated under license. In my book, All Physicians Lead, and in my work as a leadership consultant, I use a “concentric circles” ...

Jakob Franzen is an executive coach, author, and public speaker who works with executives to find their authentic approach to leadership. Executives are bombarded by lists of skills they need to be ...

When we think of leadership qualities, we generally think of the ability to rally the troops, a clarity of vision, and the willingness to coax to the best work out of each team member. What we don’t ...

Let’s time travel for a moment back to say, the year 1100. We’re sitting at our wooden bench with our goose quill composing a list of traits we deem to be indisputably good in a friend, lover, ...

Self-awareness is the ability to understand your own thoughts, behaviors, and actions. You can cultivate it by practicing mindfulness meditation and asking for feedback from your circle. Improving ...

Have you ever left a meeting with your boss more confused than when you went in? Or perhaps you’ve been the one giving direction to a team member, to find out later they got it totally wrong. What ...

Self-awareness involves monitoring our stress, thoughts, emotions, and beliefs. It is important, because it’s a major mechanism influencing personal development. After spending the last year ...

Many people turn to therapy when they begin to realize that too much information might not be such a good thing, especially when it comes to the self. They say: “I don’t remember the last time I felt ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As an entrepreneur, two of the most important personality traits you must possess are self-reflection and self-awareness. Self-reflection ...

Self-awareness is the root system that quietly nourishes all other leadership skills. For small business leaders especially, where relationships are close and stakes are personal, self-awareness can ...

These self-conscious times have furnished us with a new fallacy. Call it the reflexivity trap. This is the implicit, and sometimes explicit, idea that professing awareness of a fault absolves you of ...