Core Concepts: The Self-Aware Leadership Compass #1 - CARE
Knowing Self-Aware Leadership Minimalistical
Hello KSKOers
Welcome to 2025! The first nine Knowing Self-Aware Leadership blog articles of 2025 will be exclusive extracts from my book, The Self-Awareness Superhighway, about the nine directions of the self-aware leadership compass. Here’s the first minimalistical from the first blog article all about care. You can read the full blog here.
Scroll to the end and I’ll share a secret with you too! 🤫
Looking forward to joining you on your learning journey in 2025!
“Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.”
Simon Sinek
The nine core concepts from the article are:
Care is Foundational: Effective leadership starts with genuine care for yourself and the people around you.
Empathy Builds Understanding: Developing empathy is crucial to connecting with other people and leading with compassion.
Respect Underpins Trust: Consistently showing respect fosters trust, credibility, and strong relationships.
Kindness Strengthens Teams: Kindness creates a supportive and collaborative environment where people thrive.
Honest Conversations Matter: Addressing difficult issues with care and respect strengthens leadership integrity.
Wellbeing Sets the Example: Leaders need to model self-care and promote a healthy work-life balance for their teams.
Encourage Open Communication: Building a culture of transparency and dialogue helps teams feel supported and heard.
Balance Policies with People: Relational leadership ensures fairness whilst valuing individual needs and contributions.
Organisations Reflect Care: Organisations need to mirror the care they show to customers in their treatment of employees.
The Last Word
Care is the first direction of the self-aware leadership compass. By embracing empathy, respect, kindness, and honest communication, leaders create environments where people feel valued and supported. Prioritising well-being and fostering open dialogue strengthens teams and organisations. Leadership begins with care, and when leaders model it authentically and with integrity, they inspire others to do the same.
Sssssh! I have a secret to tell you!
In 2025, I’ll be writing my second book! It will focus exclusively on the nine direction of my Self-Aware Leadership Compass.
It’ll focus on each direction and their ‘sub-directions’. Just link a normal 'directional compass’, has north, east, south east, north west, east by south east, west by north west and so on, the same it true for the self-aware leadership compass!
When we think about care - kindness, respect and empathy are all relevant. When we think about authenticity, courage and honesty are inextricably linked.
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to keep me motivated and on track! I can’t wait to head out on this journey with you!
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Nia is an expert leader who talks the talk and walks the walk. She is an academically awarded thought leader in self-aware leadership and practices self-aware leadership every single day in her role as a Director in a Children’s Charity.
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Harvard Reference: Thomas, N.D., 2024. The Self-Awareness Superhighway: Charting Your Leadership Journey. Knowing Self Knowing Others.
I love it! Thank you!
This is very insightful and helpful. So many strong points. My personal favorites (3,4,8 & 9).