Most leadership breakdowns aren’t execution problems — they’re diagnosis problems. In this episode of How Leaders Think, Kenny Lange kicks off a three-part Inner Loop series by unpacking awareness, the foundational stage of real transformation.You’ll learn why leaders can’t change what they can’t see, how blind spots limit teams and organizations, and how awareness functions differently at the lead, grow, and scale stages of leadership. This episode is for leaders who want clarity before action and transformation that actually lasts.Listen on Other PlatformsApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-leaders-think-with-kenny-lange/id1434737807Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2wKtzb6KaF1vNlG9TsZkzhGoogle Podcasts:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2tlZXAtcmlzaW5nLXdpdGgta2VubnktbGFuZ2U=Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b13c5d64-50db-4626-9685-c356116ec54bYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@KennyLange/podcastsWebsite:https://howleadersthink.kennylange.com/00:00 - Leadership awareness & Inner Loop intro01:00 - Why awareness is the first step in leadership01:28 - Symptoms vs diagnosis in leadership failure02:00 - Naming reality without shame as a leader03:00 - Lead, grow, scale: three awareness levels03:16 - Leadership blind spots that limit growth04:00 - Kenny’s Enneagram 8 leadership blind spot05:00 - Leadership self-awareness tools explained07:00 - Team awareness in the growth stage08:00 - Why visionary teams struggle to execute09:20 - Diagnosing team wiring & misalignment11:00 - Organizational awareness & scaling stages13:00 - Whitewater leadership case study16:20 - Awareness before alignment (what’s next)Hashtags#HowLeadersThink #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveLeadership #OrganizationalGrowth