Servant Leadership response

This is the third of my late responses to Unit 1 activities !

I am responding to nocontest’s question – ” How do you practice increasing your awareness in situations where time is limited, and emotions may be higher than normal? ”

Here is a link to their blog.

I had earlier responded to this on the comments section of their post. I would like to elaborate my thoughts on this .

I agree that self awareness can sometimes take a back seat , especially when we are very invested in an issue. Sometimes our own emotions or past experiences might come in the way of being objective about an issue . I struggle with this too sometimes, though I wouldn’t put this on the top of the qualities that I think are most important to being a good leader. What I have found helpful sometimes is putting my in the other person’s shoes  .  Another strategy that I have found effective is just taking a pause – I call a ‘ time out ‘ and reflect . This helps in avoiding making any impulsive decisions or comments .  I do state here that I do not have any data or literature to support my arguments , these are anecdotal experiences.