Self Awareness and Self

Assessment
 The Self Concepts
• Personality:
It is defined as the sum total of ways in which an individual
interacts with people and reacts to situations

• Self:
It refers to the personality of an individual as viewed by that
person himself/herself

• Self Concept:
It refers to the efforts made by an individual to understand his/her
own self
 The Self Concepts

• Self esteem:

It is the degree of liking an individual has for himself/herself.

Self-esteem stems from how you think and feel about yourself.
It is how you value your abilities and skills.
When you feel like you aren’t doing up to standards, you might
have problems with your self-esteem.
 Do’s of improving self esteem

• Engage in positive self talk

• Remember what you like about yourself

• Talk with others about your good qualities

• Focus on your achievements

• Plan for your future

 Don’ts of improving self esteem

Don’t

• Try to imitate someone else

• Think negatively about yourself

• Neglect yourself

• Let setbacks get the best of you

 Benefits of Good Self esteem

With good self esteem, you can:

• Take on responsibility

• Take pride in accomplishments

• Approach challenges positively and with enthusiasm

• Are not afraid to show a broad range of emotions

• Feel qualified to influence others

• Tolerate frustration, challenges and setbacks in life

 The Self Concepts
• Self monitoring:
Self-monitoring is a personality trait that involves the ability to monitor and
regulate self-presentations, emotions, and behaviours in response to social
environments and situations.

• Self actualization:
It is the process of growing to reach your greatest potential. Self-
actualization is the complete realization of one's potential, and the full
development of one's abilities and appreciation for life. This concept is at
the top of the Maslow hierarchy of needs, so every human being may not
reach it.

• Self respect:
It is a feeling of confidence and pride in your own ability and worth. Self-
respect is a component of self-esteem and it has to do with the positive
values you attribute to yourself such as honesty, confidence, humility, and
having dignity and integrity.
 Self Efficacy

• Self efficacy refers to a person’s perception of his ability to

cope with different situations as they arise. It is measured
by:
 Level: It refers to the number of tasks a person can
effectively perform

 Strength: It refers to how firmly a person believes he/she

is capable of performing a task

 Generality: It refers to the extent to which the self-

efficacy expectations of an individual can be generalized
instead of varying from situation to situation
 Self Awareness

• It refers to the conscious knowledge of your likes and dislikes,

beliefs and aspirations, core values and passion, attitudes,
strengths and shortcomings, what type of person you are, etc

• If you know yourself, you can live for your own interests,
dreams and aspirations rather than living life for others

• You may be able to achieve this completeness of

understanding over the years
 Importance of Self Awareness
• To know your feelings and emotions

• To understand your real intentions

• To develop your own identity

• To adapt to situations

• To project your positive personality

• To experience a more conscious and successful life

 Self Analysis
• It refers to examine minutely your thoughts and actions so as to be
more cautious in dealing with others

• It involves probing/researching into your own personality traits

• Self analysis will lead to self assessment

• It points out to you the areas of your personality that need more
attention

• You can assess many aspects of personality like confidence,

attitude towards criticism, communicative competence, ability to
manage yourself in various situations, cordiality, team playing,
ability, values, etc
Importance of self awareness and self analysis

• To know your feelings and emotions

• To know your values

• To gauge your abilities

• To understand the degree of likes and dislikes

• To choose the right career path

• To improve your chances of success

• To exhibit excellence in your chosen field

 Self image

It is the mental picture of who you are and made up of variables

such as:
• Physical appearance
• Athletic ability
• Sense of humor
• Special talents
• Morals and ethics
• Aptitudes
• Values and beliefs
 Self image
Values and
Beliefs

Physical Sense of
appearance humor

Self
Morals and Image Athletic
ethics ability

Special
Aptitudes
talents
 Self Development Plan

• Build self confidence

• Visualize your future

• Set goals

• Develop action plans

• Be accountable
 Personal SWOT Analysis
• SWOT stands for: Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat. A
SWOT analysis guides you to identify your strengths and
weaknesses (S-W), as well as broader opportunities and threats

• A SWOT analysis is a tried-and-true method that can also help

people become the best versions of themselves

• While most professionals look at their strengths and weaknesses,

a SWOT analysis takes things a step further by forcing people to
think about the external factors that bear heavily on the health and
direction of their careers

• Looking at the quadrants together can be a creative way to think

about where you are in your career and the directions you could
take
 Strengths (don’t be modest)

• How do your education, skills, talents certifications, and

connections set you apart from your peers?

• What would your boss or coworkers say are your strengths?

• What values or ethics do you have that your peers often lack?

• What achievements are you most proud of?

 Weaknesses (be honest)

• Where are your education, training, or skills lacking?

• What would your boss or coworkers say are your weaknesses?

• What are your negative work habits and personality traits?

• What do you avoid because you lack confidence?

 Opportunities
• What good opportunities are waiting for you ?

• What trends could you take advantage of ?

• How can you turn your strengths into opportunities?

 Threats
• What obstacles do you currently face in your career?

• Who is your competition?

• Will new technology or certifications demands slow your

progress?

• How is your job or industry changing in ways that could affect

your advancement?

• Could any of your weakness lead to threats?

 Tell me your strengths
• Strengths are your USPs

• Start off with strengths

• Identify your skills set

• Give an example from experience, which may or may not be work

related
Ex- I had major part in coordinating numerous management meets
I am good at organizing capabilities

I have an eye for detail

• One should not be shy at projecting the strengths in an assertive

manner but not in aggressive or arrogant manner
 Tell me your weaknesses

• Weaknesses are those attributes which have major negative effects on

your professional life

• Never say “ I don’t have any weakness”. The result may be disastrous

• Spell out weaknesses almost like one of your strengths

• The plan to overcome the weakness should also be stated

Ex- I am now trying to address my problem of short temperedness by
meditation and I am already feeling the positive effects

• One should not state the weakness just for the sake of doing so and
should not be trivial
 Johari Window
The Johari Window model is a simple and useful tool
for illustrating and improving self-awareness, and
mutual understanding between individuals within a
group.
This model can also be used to assess and improve a
group's relationship with other groups.
This model is particularly useful in team development.
Joe Luft and Harry Ingham developed Johari Window
model and called the model as 'Johari' after
combining their first names, Joe and Harry.
Johari Window
 What are the Four Regions of the Johari Window
Model?
• What is known by the person about him/herself and
is also known by others - open area, open self, free
area, free self, or 'the arena'
• What is unknown by the person about him/herself
but which others know - blind area, blind self, or
'blindspot'
• What the person knows about him/herself that others
do not know - hidden area, hidden self, avoided area,
avoided self or 'facade'
• What is unknown by the person about him/herself
and is also unknown by others - unknown area or
 Example

‘A’ got a job in an organization.

His co-workers knew a little about him and in
this context the unknown and hidden areas will
be larger and the open area will be small.
As the others don’t know much about him the
blind spot also will be smaller and the model
will be shown as:
‘A’ spent most of his free time sketching in the office
which was his preferred pastime and his co-workers
found him very shy and elusive.
With that evaluation he got the idea how he was and
tried to be more talkative and interacted more with
other co-workers.
This helped him to increase his open area and thus
making the hidden and unknown areas smaller. Like
below:
 Why is the Johari Window Important in the
Workplace?
• Understand your own emotions and be aware of
reasoning with them to control your actions;
• Understand how the people around you feel;
• Realize the behaviour relationships of your work
team and understand the path of actions to
improve convivial situations;
• Influence People;
• Stand out and become an inspiring leader capable
of motivating and enhancing the work of an entire
team.