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Leader, Know Thyself
Mar 8, 2021
More than 2,000 years ago, Greek philosophers, including Socrates and Plato, were among the first to say “know thyself” as an encouragement to be self-aware. Since then, innumerable philosophers, thinkers and teachers have used this maxim as a catalyst to inspire people to understand themselves before they try to understand others.
I began to understand the importance and benefits of self-awareness as a 22-year-old CPA working at the world’s largest accounting firm, Coopers & Lybrand. The managing partner of the office had us all take an assessment called The Predictive Index. Afterward, the managing partner sat with me and went through my results. They not only helped me understand why I thought and acted the way I did, but they also presented me with clear opportunities to use my strengths and internal wiring at the accounting firm and in my personal life.