Blind spots. We all have them, even if we don’t like to admit it. No matter whether you’re a mid-level or senior executive or a small or medium-size business owner, the most dangerous thing to your livelihood is not your co-worker or competitors, but rather it’s yourself. Your blind spots are what’s holding you back. These are the proverbial “what you don’t know you don’t know” sort of things.
How to Eliminate Your Blind Spots So They Don’t Ruin Your Career or Business
So how do you eliminate your blind spots. Quite simply… you have to embrace the truth. Seek it out. Listen to it, and then make the appropriate adjustments. Pivot if necessary. Be willing to change. Remember the definition of listening is the willingness to change your mind (and your actions) based upon what you hear.
So the next logical question, is how do you get the right feedback. Well if you’re an executive, ask for a 360ᵒ feedback evaluation. This type of evaluation will give you feedback from superiors, subordinates, co-workers, partners, vendors, suppliers, and especially your coach. What do you mean you don’t have a coach? Go get a coach! A coach will enable you to take this feedback and translate it into an impactful action plan. If you’re a business owner, you can do the same thing, but with one major addition; you need to actively seek feedback from your customers. And I don’t mean via social media alone. Yelp! is not a valid research methodology. Its feedback can be quite skewed. This is where a survey of your customers can provide real insights into your business. It can provide a wake-up call. And it can be something you act upon with confidence, especially when you seek customer feedback on a consistent basis, so you’re not mislead by a single snapshot in time.
If you’re not seeking this sort of feedback, then it is likely you have blind spots that could be damaging your career or business. What you don’t know you don’t know can indeed be deadly… catastrophic. If you are ready to listen to your key constituents. If you’re ready to hear the truth. If you can handle the truth. Contact us today so we can help. It’s what we do. Go to: tnlbusinesscoaching.com or bizferret.com
Call us today at 720-219-4303 or at scott@tnlbusinesscoaching.com or scott@bizferret.com.
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