Ep 50: Seeing through the Hidden Blindspots of Leadership with Cyrus Aram

About this episode

In this episode, Lee Scott and Cyrus Aram discuss the hidden blind spots of leadership and share practical tips for addressing them.

In this milestone 50th episode of the Unleashing Leaders podcast, host Lee Scott and guest Cyrus Aram shine a light on hidden blind spots of leadership. They discuss Cyrus's unique international experiences and early career challenges that revealed patterns in blind spots. Through stories of massive and micro scale changes, Cyrus shares how he learned how there are always blindspots and how to spot and reveal them, generally before the bite you. He then offers practical tips on a few blind spot antidotes: keeping culture front and center, navigating conflict resolution frameworks, leading customer-centric process changes, and balancing strategic and operational thinking. Cyrus emphasizes the need for both mentors and champions in one's career and shares valuable insights on how to find and access their wisdom effectively. Takeaways: Spotting the hidden cultural canaries that can derail mega changes (Bagel lady) Recognize and address team conflict with ABC (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence) Overcoming internal bias by improving processes from the outside-in (Customer-centric) Differentiate and leverage both Mentors and Champions Picking up the cues when to be Strategic vs…

People in this episode

Host: Lee Scott

Guest: Cyrus Aram

Topics covered

• leadership
• blind spots
• conflict resolution
• customer-centric processes
• mentorship
• strategic thinking

Keywords

• leadership blind spots
• conflict resolution
• mentorship
• customer-centric
• strategic thinking
• organizational culture
• micro-expressions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UC Davis Graduate School of Management, Unleashing Leaders

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