When push comes to shove and you are in the heat of a situation or faced with honest feedback from a colleague or friend, how does your true self react? Asking yourself this question and answering honestly right now will shape your authenticity. Will you listen and take the feedback seriously? Will you act on it? Will you learn from it and say thank you with sincere gratitude? Or will you make excuses and judge the feedback as right or wrong?
Many leaders see organizational problems as easier to deal with by coping rather than resolving them. The same can be said of leaders coping with individual issues. The key to progress here is knowing the difference between personality and behavior as they are miles apart in meaning.
You choose to behave one way or another while your personality is a trait within. Your self-exam here is the key to helping you make the right behavior choice and recognize poor habits. Keep in mind that if you choose not to act on feedback, you’re less likely to grow as a leader.
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