Evaluation
You tend to think you are better at things than you actually are.
This is called the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
Conversely, the better you are at something correlates with a lower self-evaluation of the skill.
When you do not know what you do not know, self-evaluation is unreliable.
Similarly, self-evaluation when you are aware of what you know, how much you have learned, and how much there may still be to learn, is also unreliable.
Self-evaluation is not useless; but the Dunning-Kruger Effect is a reminder that you think you are better at it than you are.
As a leader, your job is to minimize the affect of this effect.
That may be through coaching, mentoring, feedback, or teaching.
Clarity around current ability and future growth drives long-term performance.
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