Your blindspots and biases block your success and happiness. Here's how to navigate that.
Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM is an award-winning leadership expert, author and columnist, ranked among the top 50 management thinkers in the world. Her career began in the Royal Australian Air Force and includes roles as CEO of a global consultancy and Acting Chair of the ABC. She holds a PhD in leadership and culture, writes the popular 'Got a Minute?' column in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and is a Member of the Order of Australia.
In this episode we talk about:
- The concept of blindspotting – what it is and how to do it
- The power of intellectual humility and how to practice it
- The difference between seekers and knowers – and when each mindset is useful
- The three major thinking traps
- How to disentangle ego from identity, manage defensiveness, and turn feedback into growth
- The role of curiosity in finding truth, building psychological safety, and leading more effectively
- How to "read the room" in workplaces, relationships, and global contexts
- The key to good leadership
- The importance of modeling uncertainty as a leader
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