Blindspots are something we all have based on our past experiences, interactions with others, and the opinions and values we’ve formed over time. I remember learning early in my career about the Johari Window in a leadership seminar I attended. It’s a model designed to help us understand and improve communications through the recognition that we all are impacted by the things we don’t know. Human nature is such that each of us has biases and blind spots that we’re generally not aware of.
It’s important to be aware of our blind spots because they may cause us to fail to recognize opportunities, challenges, or risks that we might face. Our blind spots may be limiting our ability to establish strong relationships with clients, customers, employees, and others. And, our blind spots may limit our ability to achieve the level of success we would like to achieve both professionally and personally.
So, how can you identify what you can’t see? There are a number of things you can do to gain more vision into your own blind spots:
Above all, be alert to the potential for being closed-minded or failing to be open to others’ perspectives and points of view. We fail to learn anything when we surround ourselves with people who feel and think exactly as we do. Where we have the opportunity to learn is when we expose ourselves to different viewpoints and perspectives and are open to the valuable insights we can gain by being open-minded and continually alert to our blind spots.
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