Leadership Blindspots, Robert B. Shaw
Leadership Blindspots, Robert B. Shaw
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Leadership Blindspots
How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome the Weaknesses That Matter

Author: Robert B. Shaw

Narrator: Gabriel Vaughan

Unabridged: 8 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 07/09/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Every leader has a blindspot--an area in which he/she fails to see or respond to threats or weaknesses.  These blindspots arise for a number of reasons--cognitive overload, the over-confidence that can come with success, and the deference of others to those in positions of authority.  This book provides: a framework to understand risks posed by blindspots from a leadership perspective the four types of blinspots that are most important for leaders to be aware of a self-assessment and a team survey to help leaders in identifying/recognizing their blindspots corrective actions leaders can take to mitigate the resulting risks

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on April 20, 2014

BOOK REVIEW: 'Leadership Blindspots': Management Consultant Shows How Executives Can Identify, Overcome Weaknesses That Matter REVIEWED BY DAVID M. KINCHEN "Any business today that embraces the status quo as an operating principle is going to be on a death march." -- Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks......more

Goodreads review by Dan on March 03, 2024

Ok book, lots of tidbits and anecdotes. Could have been the audio version but didn’t feel overall to be all that revolutionary, used similar real life examples over and over. Could have been quite a bit shorter.......more

Goodreads review by Marlene on March 10, 2024

You always need multiple viewpoints.......more

Goodreads review by Soundview on December 22, 2016

Leadership Blindspots: How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome the Weaknesses That Matter by Robert Bruce Shaw was chosen by Soundview Executive Book Summaries as one of the Top 30 Business Books of 2015. THE SOUNDVIEW OVERVIEW: Good leaders become great by skillfully managing their own vulnerabi......more