A lack of self-awareness generally explains overconfidence, poor judgment and the inability to learn from mistakes, build teams or relate to others.

Self-awareness is the ability to recognize and understand your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors—and to see how they influence your decisions, relationships, and leadership style.

By understanding the power of self-awareness, leaders can consciously access their emotional brain, allowing them to make better decisions and prevent intense reactions.

What then, is an effective way to become a more self-aware leader? How I promote my own self-awareness For me, self-awareness means being attuned to my disposition to serve others.

The journey to becoming self-aware is like the song that never ends. Just like there is never an endpoint to learning and growing, there is never an endpoint to self-awareness.