In Leadership Blindspots, Robert Bruce Shaw explores the ways in which leaders can become negatively impacted by their weaknesses. A blindspot is an unrecognized weakness that could negatively impact a leader’s success. This is different than black swan events, which are completely unpredictable or situational blindness which occurs when it is nearly impossible to see a weakness due to the environment. Blindspots impact all levels of a company, including the leader, the team, and the overall organization. The cost of ignoring blindspots can be very high, causing impacts on multiple levels.
