224: The Impact and Science of Self-Awareness

The AC Podcast

This week, we dive deep into the transformative concept of self-awareness and explore its profound impact on personal growth, leadership, and coaching.

Join our host, Claudia Day, as she sits down with coach and academic, Julia Carden. Julia shares her journey from leadership in the Royal Navy to her research and deep reflective exploration into self-awareness for coaches and leaders.

Julia explains what self-awareness really is, it’s different components and why it’s such a complex and dynamic construct. She highlights the benefits for coaches and leaders both in their personal and professional lives and give practical strategies to develop and deepen your self-awareness. Julia describes the roles and risks of insight tools and defines the difference between self-awareness, self-consciousness, and self-knowledge. Together, they unravel the complexities of self-awareness and provide practical takeaways for coaches, leaders, and anyone on a path of self-discovery. This episode is packed with actionable insights and thought-provoking discussion.

“What was really enhancing how I showed up as a coach was the work I was doing on myself and the development of self-awareness.”

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