What are leadership blind spots?

Leadership blind spots are the behaviours leaders don’t register in the moment because, under pressure, the brain defaults to fast, automatic processing.  This neurological response isn’t a flaw, but a normal feature of how every human mind works.​

Imagine you are driving a family route home. You’ve done it hundreds of times, so your brain runs on autopilot.  Then suddenly, a car swerves in front of you.  In that split second of pressure, your brain narrows its focus to one thing: avoid the collision.  You don’t notice the pedestrian on the corner, the street sign you just passed or the fact that your coffee spilled.  Your brain filters out anything that isn’t essential to the immediate threat.

That same thing happens in leadership.  When pressure arises caused by tight deadlines or high-stake decisions, your brain automatically narrows its field of view.  It prioritises speed and certainty over reflection and awareness.  You default to your strongest habits, even if those habits aren’t what the moment needs.  The brain is doing this for you, not to you therefore you don’t notice what you are missing.

What are the risks of not surfacing your blind spots?

Unchecked leadership blind spots lead to disengagement, avoidable attrition, and hidden profit loss through rework, escalation, and senior time absorbed into avoidable issues.  

In mid‑size and large firms, these effects quietly cost hundreds of thousands of pounds each year without ever appearing clearly on the P&L, therefore leaders should consider assessing their blind spots to protect their people, their performance, and the long‑term health of the organisation.

What will the blind spot assessment reveal?

This assessment does not evaluate leadership skill.

Instead it shows where well intended strengths now create unintended drag.

Specifically, it surfaces blind spots linked to:

• trust erosion
• performance risk
• financial risk 

You’ll know exactly where to adjust and where not to.​

Why now

Doing nothing allows blind spots to compound as client expectations rise and experienced solicitors become more selective.

The assessment is a low-risk, high-insight starting point giving partners a clear view of how their leadership is landing before friction turns into attrition, underperformance, or profit leakage.

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