Keep an open mind. When you can regulate your own emotional world, you can be attuned to others' emotions. ...
Be mindful of your strengths and weaknesses. ...
Stay focused. ...
Set boundaries. ...
Know your emotional triggers. ...
Embrace your intuition. ...
Practice self-discipline.
Here are eight tactics that can help you become more socially aware and, ultimately, a better leader.
Understand what it means to listen. ...
Repeat what was said. ...
Pay attention to tone of voice. ...
Watch facial expressions and body language. ...
Keep a finger on the pulse of the office. ...
Notice the details. ...
Avoid the drive-by.
Self-awareness skills, as the term indicates, refer to one's ability to be aware of or to recognize his emotions, behaviors, beliefs, motivations and other characteristics such as strengths and weaknesses, such that it enables him to identify and understand himself as a separate entity.
