Self Assessment

Everyday we ask ourselves, “Did I make the right decision?” Whether it is in regards to family, friends or co-workers we constantly do self assessments. Self-assessment is defined as a process through which individuals gain knowledge about themselves. This includes information about their likes and dislikes as well as their reactions to specific situations. By knowing more about themselves, individuals can be able to determine the work situations and occupations that are most appropriate for them. There are several lessons that can be learnt from self-assessment in relation to individual decision making. This research paper will examine reveal the lesions learned from self assessment. We will observe of the influence of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) as a guiding force in setting ethical standards in the healthcare industry. This will lead us to discuss how our individual ethics influence our decision making. Lastly, a formulated strategy on enhancing future decision-making will be explained. Self-assessments of an individual’s abilities have proved to play a fundamental role in career-based decision making. Self-assessments also serve as a deep-seated information source which provides a basis for decision-making. A good example is the Jungian Personality Self-Assessment which was developed from the theories of personality types by Carl Jung (Sedgwick, 2008). This type of self-assessment was initially created with the aim of helping women in the course of the Second World War in order to give them a chance to enter the workforce. There was a marked success in the Jungian Personality Self-Assessment which was eventually published in the year 1962 (Zunker, 2005).
Self-assessments enable participants to have knowledge of their personality types. This in turn helps individuals to determine whether they suit in specific relationships, jobs, learning styles, educational pursuits and means of personal growth. The Western Nevada College noted

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