PERSONAL LEADERSHIP

•  Sixty-two percent of organizations surveyed mentioned that their leadership development programs start with an assessment of the leader's strengths and weaknesses.
•  Self-awareness has been identified as a key crucial skill of a leader.
• Based on a study, self-awareness heavily influences critical business success metrics.
• As per a study of Korn/Ferry International, it was discovered that firms with good financial standing usually have employees with a high degree of self-awareness.
• According to a study by the Hay Group Research team, 19% of women leaders demonstrated self-awareness.
• Meanwhile, only 4% of male executives manifested self-awareness.
• A survey of over 1,000 leaders revealed that leaders with higher ranks tend to demonstrate stronger self-awareness compared to lower-ranked leaders.

•  Vincent Siciliano, the CEO of New Resource Bank, personally experienced the pitfalls of not being self-aware.
• Despite the strong business results he delivered, an employee surveyed revealed that his organization manifested low morale and dissatisfaction with the executives of the company.
• Mr. Siciliano was surprised by the survey results.
• He initially reacted negatively but found the resolve to evaluate himself on how he can improve his leadership skills.
• He then identified what it really takes to be a leader and took steps to rectify his image.
• After his transformation, the bank's employee survey scores improved.