Chad SilversteinBuilt To Lead · Entrepreneur , Advisor, & Thought Leader

Self-Awareness Isn’t Enough

Name: Self-Awareness Isn’t Enough
Uploaded: 2025-10-31T11:02:03+00:00
Duration: 1 min 4 s
Channel: Chad Silverstein
Description: Chad Silverstein says leaders need to understand the people around them, not just themselves. Know their triggers, motivations, and timing. The four…

31 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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Chad Silverstein says leaders need to understand the people around them, not just themselves. Know their triggers, motivations, and timing. The four influence behaviors that matter: model the way, tell the truth, challenge appropriately, and stay curious.

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Find those times to stop working on yourself. You have to. We talk about the inner work in Built to Lead because it all starts with the inner work, but you don't live on this world by yourself, and you have to be able to study other people in your life so that you know what triggers them, you know what moves them, you know what will light them up if needed. Maybe this is at home, maybe it's at work, it's in your community, but there is, there is something to be said about leaders who are aware of the other people in their lives, and they know when timing-wise to be working on themselves and then also to be studying other people so they can help other people who are trying to grow. And for Built to Lead high performers who are really focused on the inner work, it really kind of turns things inward, which is where we have to start for sure. But there also is something to be said because you're leading other people, trying to influence them. And the best number one way, sure, model the way. Second is you got to know how to tell the truth. And third, you got to be able to challenge and also curious and know when to be either one of those.