
The Illusion of Objectivity: What Leaders Must Learn to See
We like to believe we can be objective—especially about ourselves. Under the right conditions, with enough discipline, enough experience, enough intention… surely we can see ourselves clearly. That confidence rests on an illusion. Objectivity, in its pure form, is not something we access at will. Not about ourselves. Not about others. Not even about the systems we lead. We are shaped—continuously—by experience, identity, culture, context, and history. Every observation we make is filtered through




