The Neuroscience of Self-Awareness and How to Level Up This Soft Skill in the Workplace

Cognitive neuroscientist Stephen M. Fleming, author of Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness, recently suggested in his book that there has been some progress in understanding self-awareness. In his book, he refers to a part of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), the “association cortex,” which is well-developed in humans relative to other primates. It is these regions of the association cortex […]

Signs of Low Self-Awareness & How to Raise This Life Skill

CEO of an executive coaching firm, Dr. Kimberly Janson, recently told Forbes, “We often do not see ourselves how others experience us, both on the upside of our strengths and positive attributes and the downside regarding our deficiencies. When asked about ourselves, we will often say how much we know ourselves, ‘Believe me; I know myself […]