Episode notes
Leadership Blind Spots — What You Don’t See Is Hurting Your Team.
We don’t know what we don’t know — and as leaders, our blind spots can quietly derail engagement, performance, and even retention. In this episode of Stop. Drop. & ROLE, Jen explores how to uncover and grow through leadership blind spots using the Stop. Drop. & ROLE method (Reflect, Observe, Listen, Evolve).
What you’ll learn in this episode:
👉 What leadership blind spots really are (and why they matter)
👉 Common blind spots that sabotage culture, performance, and communication
👉 How to use Stop. Drop. & ROLE to discover your own blind spots
👉 Why blind spots aren’t weaknesses, but invitations to grow
👉 Practical steps to reframe blind spots into leadership strengths
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 Intro — Blind spots as g ...
Keywords
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