<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Leaders focusing on self-awareness can inspire trust, build strong teams and achieve results.Self-awareness is crucial for understanding how behaviors affect others and avoiding team frustrations.Real self-awareness isn't static; even experienced leaders have blind spots impacting teams.Leaders with self-awareness show authenticity, seek feedback, and create a culture of psychological safety.Lack of self-awareness leads to blaming, disengagement, resistance to feedback, and poor results.