You've created a model of leadership that you teach and champion at the g s b. Can you provide us an over view of that model and highliht, the role communication plays in it? Surei'll focus primarily on the competencies in there an five competencies. The first is self awareness. So being aware tdrives us what our goals are, what motivates us. Also understanding our own strength and weaknesses. Second is prospective taking. That is understanding that our experience of the world isn't the world as it is. It's the world as we experience it, and others have a different experience.
“Effective is being able to achieve your goals, which is important, but there are plenty of people who achieve their goals that most of us would find unworthy. So the question what does it take to be a good leader requires you to reflect on the values that you hold dear.”
In this episode of *Think Fast, Talk Smart*, Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Organizational Behavior Brian Lowery sits down with lecturer and host Matt Abrahams to discuss the importance of self inquiry and an examination of one's own values in order to be effectively communicate and lead.
“Society is not designed, really, to evoke deep thought about the fault lines in the broader community," Lowery says. "That’s not something that is going to be presented to you. It’s something that you have to look for and pay attention to.”
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