Susan DrummCEO Advisor & Executive Coach | Leadership Change Agent

Think You’re Self-Aware? Statistically, You’re Not #shorts

24 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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A brief spoken-piece by Susan Drumm arguing that most people overestimate their self-awareness (citing research that only ~10–15% are truly self-aware). She urges leaders to seek candid feedback from trusted others to understand how they’re perceived and to listen openly without defensiveness as the path to real growth.

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Think you're self aware. Statistically, you're probably not. Research says only about 10 to 15% of people are actually self aware, but somehow everyone thinks that they're in this elite group. It's like the leadership version of I'm a great driver. Here's the thing. We confuse thinking about ourselves with actually knowing how we land with other people. And your good intentions don't always translate. And here's the spoiler alert. You don't get to be the judge of that. That's why real growth starts with feedback from the people who experience experience you in action. Ask someone you trust, what's it like to be led by me? And then when they answer, just breathe. No facial twitch. No defensive TED talk. Just listen.