Understandably, most leaders spend their time focusing on strategy, problem-solving, process, performance, and others. These are all critical to success, but what if the biggest game-changer isn’t external at all? Self-awareness is an often-overlooked leadership skill that determines whether you inspire trust, build strong teams, and achieve results or face the costly impact of team frustration, poor retention, ineffective performance management, and needless friction. We all think we know ourselves. But do we really? Leadership self-awareness isn’t about good intentions or taking one personality test—it’s about consistently understanding how your behavior affects others. If you’re reading this thinking, “I’ve done the