Personality
Introduction * * This assignment outlines some of the key findings and managerial implications of the Author’s Self, based on the Pearson, Prentice Hall Self-Assessment question bank. The selected question areas are grouped under three main categories of ““About Me”, “Working with Others”, and “Life in Organizations”. Firstly the assignment gives and opening to what self- assessment is. Second it dives deep to discuss the three areas mentioned above in detail. The assignment is given life by charts and figures created by the author to showcase the scores obtained in the self-assessment library. Lastly a two page description is given on what steps needs to be taken in order to arrive at the desirable state, followed by a conclusion which wraps up the discussion. *
Self-Assessment
It is said that a person’s perception of his abilities have consequences for his actions. If Shakespeare had a low self-belief, nobody would have come to know Macbeth. According to Ehrlinger and Dunning, as cited by Martinez and Swank (2003) one possible reason why women avoid career in science is that they underestimate their scientific reasoning ability.
What is Self – Assessment?
Self-Assessment acts as a powerful mechanism which allows an individual to look at their own performance, form conclusions about performance levels and act on those to create a development plan. Before any individual or organization try to develop a plan for performance improvement, it is first critical to draw a picture of the current performance. A self-evaluation can be used on its own to identify opportunities for improvement, or can be combined with the feedback of others to create a more rounded view of performance (Braskamp & Ory, 1994; Atwater, 1998).
Why Use Self-Assessment? * Knowing yourself play a pivotal role in both personal and professional lives * Self- Assessment makes the evaluator take responsibility for own performance * There is increased level of
Self-Assessment
It is said that a person’s perception of his abilities have consequences for his actions. If Shakespeare had a low self-belief, nobody would have come to know Macbeth. According to Ehrlinger and Dunning, as cited by Martinez and Swank (2003) one possible reason why women avoid career in science is that they underestimate their scientific reasoning ability.
What is Self – Assessment?
Self-Assessment acts as a powerful mechanism which allows an individual to look at their own performance, form conclusions about performance levels and act on those to create a development plan. Before any individual or organization try to develop a plan for performance improvement, it is first critical to draw a picture of the current performance. A self-evaluation can be used on its own to identify opportunities for improvement, or can be combined with the feedback of others to create a more rounded view of performance (Braskamp & Ory, 1994; Atwater, 1998).
Why Use Self-Assessment? * Knowing yourself play a pivotal role in both personal and professional lives * Self- Assessment makes the evaluator take responsibility for own performance * There is increased level of
References: ISFJ Personality Type. ( 2012). Retrieved from http://www.celebritytypes.com | Martinez, S Robbins, P., Judge, A., Vohra. (2011).Organizational Behavior. Pearson Education, Inc.,publishing as Prentice Hall. | The Nurturer Wilson, P. F., Pearson, R. D. (1995). Performance-based assessments: External, internal, and self-assessment tools for total quality management. Milwaukee, WI: ASQC Quality Press. | |