{"id":21497,"date":"2021-01-02T02:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T06:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=21497"},"modified":"2021-01-11T18:50:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T22:50:45","slug":"leadership-blind-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/leadership-blind-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Blind Spots: Find Them and Manage Better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are leadership blind spots? How do these prevent you from being the best manager for your organization?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leadership blind spots are your problem areas that you&#8217;re unaware of. Because you don&#8217;t know they exist, they&#8217;re hard to discover and improve on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about leadership blind spots and how to fix them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Finding Your <\/strong>Leadership <strong>Blind Spots<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone has leadership blind spots, or problematic areas they\u2019re unaware of. <strong>Discovering these issues isn\u2019t easy because these trouble areas exist outside of your current perspective. <\/strong>For example, if you\u2019re in upper management at a manufacturing facility, you may not know about issues on the production line if you&#8217;re not seeing them for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These blind spots can lead to unexpected meltdowns or poor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/methods-of-decision-making-crucial-conversations\/\">decision-making<\/a>.<strong> To avoid potential disaster, raise your awareness and constantly search for the \u201chidden\u201d problems in your organization.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re in a position of power, people tend to tell you what you want to hear.<strong> This deferential treatment can skew your perspective in dangerous ways. <\/strong>For example, a high-ranking executive may believe that employee morale is high because, whenever <em>she<\/em> sees her employees, they seem happy and hard at work. However, she\u2019s unaware that this high morale is an illusion. Her employees are actually unhappy with their work environment, but they don\u2019t want to upset the \u201cboss.\u201d Employee frustration may continue to fester until, suddenly, people begin quitting \u201cunexpectedly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There are three factors that lead to leadership blind spots:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Employees are on their best behavior around people in power.<\/strong> You can\u2019t always rely on your managers or employees to be honest with you about brewing issues. Even when you ask for candidness, team members may withhold information at the risk of looking incompetent.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Hierarchy can create a false sense of importance. <\/strong>While hierarchy in a company can be beneficial, it can also lead to people attributing value to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/job-titles\/\">job titles<\/a>. For example, a middle manager may treat an executive with the utmost respect because that person is \u201cimportant\u201d while they treat their employees terribly because those people <em>aren\u2019t <\/em>\u201cimportant.\u201d This can lead to false information being passed up the chain of command while mistreatment goes unreported. As a leader, this makes it challenging to know if an employee is actually doing good work, or if they\u2019re just saying what you want to hear.<\/li><li><strong>Complex and large organizations have a lot of moving parts. <\/strong>Different departments deal with a series of daily routines and responsibilities. Because of this, every team member has a different perspective based on their limited view of the company. Even executive members who are supposed to oversee multiple departments don\u2019t have a clear perspective on every moving piece of an organization. Therefore, when decisions are made without first consulting others, they\u2019re made with an incomplete picture of the status of the company.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now that you know what leads to <strong>leadership blind spots<\/strong>, consider the following tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Don\u2019t always believe the hype.<\/strong> While it may feel nice to have people defer to you, ensure that the information you\u2019re receiving is as accurate as possible. Don\u2019t allow yourself to get complacent because it boosts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-ego\/\">your ego<\/a>.<\/li><li><strong>Encourage a vocal and candid workforce.<\/strong> When people feel comfortable speaking up, it\u2019s more likely you\u2019re going to hear the truth about brewing issues.<\/li><li><strong>View differing opinions as complementary, not competitive.<\/strong> The best way to solve problems within a complex organization is to take a wide range of views into consideration. People within departments will have a stronger sense of the issues and problems facing that department than you do, and valuing their perspective will help you avoid overlooking crucial issues you may be unaware of.<\/li><li><strong>Accept that you\u2019ll never know everything. <\/strong>It\u2019s nearly impossible to know every facet of your company. Once you accept that you\u2019ll never know everything, it\u2019s easier to put your ego aside and listen to the perspectives of others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hindsight Isn\u2019t 20\/20<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When someone claims \u201chindsight is 20\/20,\u201d they\u2019re implying that you can understand a decision after the fact because you\u2019ve experienced the results and consequences of that decision. However, it\u2019s a skewed concept. In reality, <strong>your personal viewpoint distorts your version of reality and ignores other factors that may have impacted the result.&nbsp;<\/strong>So, you may still have leadership blind spots even with the benefit of hindsight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if a young child burns their hand on a pot while it\u2019s on the stove, they likely won\u2019t touch it again. However, they won\u2019t necessarily know the difference between the pot being on the stovetop and the pot being in the cabinet. 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