CONTENTS
SECTION 1: WHY BLINDSPOTS MATTER
CHAPTER 1: THE DANGERS AND REWARDS OF BEING BLIND
CHAPTER 2: HOW TO SPOT BLINDSPOTS IN YOURSELF AND OTHERS
CHAPTER 3: THE COMMON BLINDSPOTS HOLDING LEADERS BACK
CHAPTER 4: WHY BLINDSPOTS ARE AN EVER-PRESENT CHALLENGE
SECTION 2: HOW TO SURFACE AND OVERCOME BLINDSPOTS
CHAPTER 5: SEE IT FOR YOURSELF: CUSTOMERS, COLLEAGUES, AND OUTSIDERS
CHAPTER 6: SEEK OUT THAT WHICH DISCONFIRMS WHAT YOU BELIEVE
CHAPTER 7: DEVELOP PERIPHERAL VISION AND SEE WHAT OTHERS MISS
CHAPTER 8: BUILD A NETWORK OF TRUSTED ADVISORS IN CRITICAL AREAS
CHAPTER 9: PROMOTE PRODUCTIVE TEAM FIGHTS ON THE VITAL FEW PRIORITIES
SECTION 3: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
RESOURCE B: LEADERSHIP BLINDSPOT SURVEY: SELF-ASSESSMENT
RESOURCE C: COMMON LEADERSHIP BLINDSPOTS: FEEDBACK WORKSHEET
RESOURCE D: READINGS ON LEADERSHIP BLINDSPOTS
The Leadership Blindspots Self-Assessment Survey is available online at www.wiley.com/go/leadershipblindspots
The Blindspot survey will contain five questions in each of four potential blindspot areas (self, team, organization and markets) along with an additional five general questions. The result will be a 25 question survey with four subcategories. Questions will be rated on a five point scale with a worksheet to tabulate results (indicating the likelihood of leadership blindspots in particular areas and overall). Higher scores indicate the possibility of blindspots (unless the question is reverse coded).