You're Probably Not as Self-Aware as You Think
Here's a number that should stop you: 95% of people believe they're self-aware. According to organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich's research in Insight, only 12–15% actually are.
Sit with that for a second.
Now notice what just happened in your mind. There's a good chance you quietly placed yourself in the 12–15%. Most leaders do. High-achievers especially. You've done the work. You've read the books. You’ve received 360 feedback. You know yourself.
And that assumption — that quiet, automatic certainty — is exactly where the blind spot lives.
Self-awareness isn't a trait. It's a practice.
And more importantly — it has layers. You’re likely tapping into one of those layers, maybe two, but given the statistic of 12-15% are actually self aware, is worth asking yourself – which layers am I working?
It’s not about being bad or flawed, it’s just incomplete. And when you're leading people, making decisions, and building culture from an incomplete picture of yourself, the gap has a cost-- to your team, your relationships, AND the leader you're actually trying to be.
So let's talk about the depth of self awareness so you can consider what layer, or layers, you may be missing.
