Hello KSKOers
Welcome to today’s Knowing Self-Aware Leadership minimalistical!
The first nine Knowing Self-Aware Leadership blog articles of 2025 are exclusive extracts from my book, The Self-Awareness Superhighway, focused on the nine directions of the self-aware leadership compass. Here’s the very last minimalistical from my book, all about experience. You can read the full article here.
Looking forward to joining you on your learning journey!
Nia
Self-Aware Leadership Compass Dr Nia D Thomas EXPERIENCE
“I never lose. I either win or learn.” Nelson Mandela
Experience
The core concepts from the article are:
- Learning from experience is essential for leadership growth: Effective leadership is grounded in a willingness to reflect, adapt, and grow through lived, often challenging, experiences.
- Self-awareness and learning are inseparable in leadership: Truly impactful leaders continuously learn from their actions and feedback, using that insight to evolve and refine their approach.
- Adversity plays a key role in shaping leadership: Leading through difficulty, whether crisis, change, or conflict, strengthens leadership capabilities and builds long-term resilience.
- Every individual’s experience shapes their unique perspective: We each interpret the world differently, influenced by
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