IN BRIEF: Human-centered leadership requires self-awareness, which can be difficult to teach. The Ladder of Inference provides a model for raising leaders self-awareness and has several additional practical applications. The Ladder of Inference supports leadership fitness by developing balance and flexibility. Contrary to popular belief, studies have shown that people do not always learn from experience, that expertise does not help people root out false information, and that seeing ourselves as highly experienced can keep us from doing our homework, seeking disconfirming evidence, and questioning our assumptions.[i] Boost Self-awareness with the Ladder of Inference A recent study by Harvard []The post The Ladder of Inference: Building Self-Awareness to Be A Better Human-Centered Leader appeared first on Harvard Business Publishing.