“More often, people who struggle with self-awareness have difficulty with metacognition—that is, the ability to reflect on ...

How well do you know yourself? If you're like most people, you're probably familiar with the basics: You like this, hate that, and have a knack for a certain skill. But what about your behaviors and ...

Working on self-awareness can help you realistically assess your strengths and weaknesses. Try to avoid blaming outside factors for negative outcomes. You can accept feedback and be open to ...

Despite a well-established science of identifying leaders and no shortage of reliable tools to assess leaders’ potential, ...

As a psychologist, I get asked about self-awareness all the time. Here’s the most important thing most people don’t understand about it: Self-awareness isn’t something you’re born into. It’s something ...

In every area of life — from business to dating to politics — the ability to assess someone’s level of self-awareness is crucial. Because without self-awareness, it’s unlikely that a person will have ...

When I run workshops and retreats, this is the most popular question students ask me: “Which activity should I focus on to enhance my personal transformation?” It makes sense; we all have a natural ...

Jakob Franzen is an executive coach, author, and public speaker who works with executives to find their authentic approach to leadership. Executives are bombarded by lists of skills they need to be ...

In the high-stakes world of executive decision-making, what we don’t see often matters more than what we do. Dr. Martin Dubin, clinical psychologist turned executive coach and author of Blindspotting, ...

Nurses have a lot of responsibility, including the assessment and care of patients. There are times when decisions are made without a doctor's supervision. Because people's lives are on the line, it ...

Source: Bert de Tilly, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Since the 1970s, scientists have employed the mirror test as an assay of self-awareness. If an animal or child ...