The document discusses the importance of having an open attitude to receiving feedback in order to improve oneself and one's leadership. It notes that the attitudes of leadership are reflected in the experiences of those they lead. The first step to improving one's attitude is seeing oneself clearly, including one's blind spots. It encourages opening one's eyes, ears and heart to both positive feedback and constructive criticism from others to broaden our self-awareness beyond just our outward appearance or "arena". Receiving feedback, even when uncomfortable, can help us adjust to reality.

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You ‘Teach’ Your Attitude
As part of my research paper I looked at counselors in
training learning experiences.
“The attitude of the leadership team was reflected in the
experiences of the learners.”
Therefore, the stronger you are as a team, and the better
your attitudes as individuals, the better learning and
caring environment you will have for your little people.
Your own attitude is difficult to see and even more
difficult to truly change.
The first step is to see, so let us investigate.
Johari Window
1. Draw in the box labels. (Arena, known to others etc)
2. Move the two lines on the inside to best represent
your view of you. (Big facade, small blindspot..etc)
3. Tell the person next to you why you put them there.
Notes:
“It’s impossible to
fight an invisible army!”

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We are all blind to a degree.
Who likes receiving feedback? Being told when you are
doing well? How about being told when you are not
doing well? It’s an acquired taste, but one well worth
acquiring. Do you like coffee? Beer? Unlike those
things, acquiring a taste for corrective feedback is really
good for you, and for the people around you.
Q. The idea of feedback triggers a
feeling of ________________
Q. Feedback reminds me of ___________________.
Stay open to new information about yourself. The only
way to broaden your ‘arena’ is to become open to
receive feedback, even when it’s uncomfortable. Have
your eyes, ears, and hearts open to both positive
feedback and correction.
Q.What’s your 1st
impression of me?
(Note: You will know something about me that I don’t
know about me – even if you hardly know me.)
Q. Tell the person on your right your first impression of
them. How you felt about them when you first saw
them or something you noticed.
(Note: Half of that will be ‘projection’ but perhaps
some of it will reveal a blind spot.)
2. Clearing the Cobwebs.
3. Thinking about thinking.
Recommended Recourses:
School of Living Wisdom
Counselling
Telling Yourself the Truth – William Backus
Boundaries - Cloud and Townsend
Boundaries Face to Face – Town and Cloudsend
Strength Finders
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Notes:Notes:Notes:Notes:
“You can’t break the laws of life,
they break you. Instead of letting it
break you, take the feedback &
adjust to reality.”

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