The Blindspot Effect
Blinspot three:
The Blindspot Effect.
Why smart leaders miss what matters most.
Success creates patterns. Over time, those patterns become assumptions and assumptions become blindspots. The biggest leaderships risks are rarely obvious. They live in assumptions, habits, emotional reactions and invisible patterns that intelligent people stop questioning over time. This talk combines behaviour neuroscience, psychology and real-world leadership insight to reveal why smart people miss critical signals; and gives leaders a practical framework for improving judgement, reducing costly errors and strengthening strategic thinking in complex environments. Learn to see what others overlook.
“What you cannot see is often what shapes everything”
Key takeaways:
- Understand how expertise can create leadership blindspots.
- Recognise the hidden behavioural impact of leadership.
- Gain practical tools to reduce blindspots, encourage intelligent challenge and increase agility in changing environments.
Trusted expertise
Dr Lynda Shaw combines decades of experience in business with rigorous scientific insight. Plus, a great sense of humour.
She is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, and Fellow of the Professional Speaking Association, and has been featured as an expert in hundreds of publications, media outlets, radio and TV.
Clients value her ability to translate complex brain science into ideas that are clear, practical and immediately useful.
Dr Lynda Shaw has worked with major organisations including:
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