It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the next episode of the Leadership in the Age of AI podcast, where we will explore the fundamental leadership competency - self-awareness. This is where other critically important skills such as communication and building trust come from.

When metrics, business goals, and efficiency discussions dominate our meetings, self-awareness often takes a back seat. Perhaps because of a lack of time or an unwillingness to look inward.

But stop for a moment and think about the last time you felt frustrated during a team meeting. Did you ever think about where that emotion really came from? What exactly upset you? And most importantly, did your team sense what was going on with you, even though you tried to hide it behind a professional facade?

Ask yourself other honest questions, such as

Do I really understand why I react emotionally to constructive criticism?

Or why some team members immediately make me feel tense or resentful? Why am I reluctant to delegate tasks, or, on the contrary, why do I give up control so easily?

The truth is that most leaders dramatically overestimate their self-awareness. Research shows that while 95% of leaders believe they know themselves well, only 10-15% actually do. This gap costs companies millions in lost productivity and increased turnover.

As leaders, we are adept at analyzing the market, the competition, and team performance, but in our day-to-day lives we forget to look at the most powerful tool we have - our own minds and their unconscious patterns.

In today's episode, I will tell you how a deep understanding of your own thinking style directly affects your success and that of your team. I will show you how unconscious reactions and behaviors can undermine your authority, even if you have great talent and competence. I will share proven diagnostic tools and present five practical steps to help you develop true self-awareness.

Thanks for listening!

Learn how to use the latest research in artificial intelligence to be an effective leader and strengthen your leadership skills. Discover four thinking strategies (revision, backtracking, goal decomposition, and backward reasoning) that support leadership development at every stage of your career. All in the context of neuroscience discoveries that suggest a properly trained mind stays sharp for many years-even in an environment of technological change.

Unpopular opinion: your team doesn't need another “positive leader”

It needs someone REAL.

The modern world glorifies constant joy and positive thinking. Sadness, on the other hand, is often seen as a sign of weakness or lack of professionalism. But does this really mean that there is no right to more difficult emotions in the business world? Can sadness actually be a source of strength, reflection and authenticity?

In my latest article and podcast episode, I look at the role of sadness in leadership. I talk about why allowing yourself this emotion can:

👑 improve decision-making,

⚙️ improve analytical thinking,

🧠 increase memory,

🔍 increase the ability to remember details,

💙 and build confidence and strengthen relationships.

I also share personal experiences and research findings that show that sadness is not an obstacle, but part of the path to better understanding ourselves and others.