We think we know ourselves. Do we?

Out of 78,000 Belbin profiles, only 17.7% showed a coherent match between self-view and colleague feedback. Most people believe they know themselves well. The data says otherwise — and that gap is where every serious team development project should start.

There are two Kinds of Self-Awareness

Organisational psychologist Tasha Eurich distinguishes between internal and external self-awareness. Internal self-awareness is understanding your own motivations, energy sources, stress responses, and preferred ways of contributing. External self-awareness is recognising how others experience your behaviour — where their view matches yours and where it does not.

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We think we know ourselves. Do we?

Out of 78,000 Belbin profiles, only 17.7% showed a coherent match between self-view and colleague feedback. Most people believe they know themselves well. The data says otherwise — and that gap is where every serious team development project should start.

There are two Kinds of Self-Awareness

Organisational psychologist Tasha Eurich distinguishes between internal and external self-awareness. Internal self-awareness is understanding your own motivations, energy sources, stress responses, and preferred ways of contributing. External self-awareness is recognising how others experience your behaviour — where their view matches yours and where it does not.

Interested? Read more at