Self awareness

Meaning- Knowing one’s ownAttitudes- opinionFeelings- emotionMotives- purposeDesires- needs

Self awareness

Why self awareness?To know our strengths and limitationsTo reinforce the strengths To challenge the limitationsTo grow

Key areas of self awareness

Personality traits Personal values Habits Emotions Psychological needs

How to create self awareness?

Seeking feedback from others Taking self scoring tests Reflecting on one’s own feelings and

behaviours

Self Awareness

Self awareness helps people to use their Self awareness helps people to use their strengths effectively and to manage strengths effectively and to manage weaknesses by taking steps to remove weaknesses by taking steps to remove them. them.

With such awareness the concern for self-With such awareness the concern for self-development produces better results.development produces better results.

Self awareness is possible through self Self awareness is possible through self analysisanalysis

Self analysis

It involves asking our self following questions. It involves asking our self following questions. Do you like where you are and what you have Do you like where you are and what you have

become? become? Have you ever wished that your life was Have you ever wished that your life was

different? different? Can your relationship improve? Can your relationship improve? Are you producing the results that you want? Are you producing the results that you want?

Self analysis

Think for a moment and identify the areas you normally excel the areas you normally face difficulties Kind of people, events, and things you like the

most and those you dislike The people, events that bring you

happiness/sadness The nature and extent of openness you have with

others

Self analysis

The people you want to control and want to be controlled

The people you want to include and those you want to be included

The people you consider as significant and those you want them to consider as significant

Self analysis

Ask people who know you well about Your strengths Your limitations Your behaviours needing modifications The behaviours to be improved The behaviours to discontinued The behaviours to be learned.

Self Concept

The totality of a complex, organized, and dynamic system of learned beliefs, attitudes and opinions that each person holds to be true about his or her personal existence"

Self concept

It is my individual sense of how I perceive myself.

Self concept is the basis for self awareness. This is the foundation to opt for change. Matching what I want to be and what I

perceive myself creates positive self concept.

People with Strong and Weak self concept are characterized by Strong self concept Flexibility Courage Trust Initiative taking Confidence Positive thinking

Weak self concept Rigidity Fearfulness Suspicion Lack of initiative Lack of confidence Negative thinking

Components of self-concept

Physical aspect of self-concept relates to that which is concrete: what we look like, our gender, height, weight, kind of our cloth, car, home, etc.

Performance aspects of self concept, how we perform, accomplish, and grow.

Social self-concept describes how we relate to other people

Transpersonal self-concept describes how we relate to the supernatural or unknowns.

Coping with threats to self concept

I hold my position rigidly Do not listen to people Misinterpret what other people say Stop talking and begin withholding Feel that no one understands me Don’t want to negotiate Easily irritated Do not want to probe the causes

Self esteem

It is the feeling I have about my self concept. A subjective appraisal of himself as

intrinsically positive or negative to some degree

Example: I perceive I am an introvert and I feel proud of it.

Self esteem is based on your attitudes like Your value as a person The job you do Your achievements How you think others see you Your purpose in life Your place in the world Your potential for success Your strengths and weaknesses Your social status and how you relate to others Your independence or ability to stand on your own feet

High and low self esteem

High- feeling of worth, happy, good, confident, Courage results in motivation

and drive to excel

Low- feeling of

helplessness, lack of motivation, depressed, fear, meaninglessness

Steps of self esteem Self identity-identifying the self with the

inner self the innate qualities and not external skills and roles

Self appreciation Self worth Self respect Self acceptance Self belief

How can we have high self esteem?

Some suggestions Forgive yourself for your mistakes. Celebrate your strengths and achievements. We are so used to negative feedback that we are

more aware of our weaknesses. Set achievable targets and get regular feedback. Change the way you talk to yourself - stop putting

yourself down. Be sure that you are not judging yourself against

unreasonable standards. Beating yourself for your weaknesses is self-

defeating.

Realistic View of self esteem

Do not think of yourself more highly than you should (no superiority attitude).

Have a sober view of your strengths. Do not exaggerate your weaknesses and look

down on yourself. Do not excuse or rationalise your weaknesses. Have a realistic view of both strengths and

weaknesses

RoleRole

Role is the position one occupies in a social Role is the position one occupies in a social system, and is defined by the functions one system, and is defined by the functions one performs in response to the expectations of the performs in response to the expectations of the significant members of a social system, and significant members of a social system, and one’s own expectations from that position or one’s own expectations from that position or office.office.

The concept of role is vital for the integration of The concept of role is vital for the integration of the individual with the organization.the individual with the organization.

Importance of RoleImportance of Role

If the role does not allow the person to use his If the role does not allow the person to use his competence, and if he constantly feels frustrated competence, and if he constantly feels frustrated in the role, his effectiveness is likely to be low.in the role, his effectiveness is likely to be low.

The integration of a person and a role comes The integration of a person and a role comes about when the latter is able to fulfill the needs about when the latter is able to fulfill the needs of the individual, and when the individual in turn of the individual, and when the individual in turn is able to contribute to evolution of the roleis able to contribute to evolution of the role

Importance of RoleImportance of Role

The performance of a person working in an The performance of a person working in an organization depends on his own potential organization depends on his own potential effectiveness, technical competence, effectiveness, technical competence, experience, etc as well as on the design of the experience, etc as well as on the design of the role that he performs in the organization.role that he performs in the organization.

Unless a person has the requisite knowledge, Unless a person has the requisite knowledge, technical competence and skills required for the technical competence and skills required for the role, he can not be effective.role, he can not be effective.

Role efficacyRole efficacy

The effectiveness of a person’s role in an The effectiveness of a person’s role in an organization will depend upon his own organization will depend upon his own potential effectiveness, the potential potential effectiveness, the potential effectiveness of the role, and the effectiveness of the role, and the organizational climate.organizational climate.

The potential effectiveness can be termed The potential effectiveness can be termed as efficacy.as efficacy.

Role efficacyRole efficacy

Personal efficacy is the potential effectiveness of Personal efficacy is the potential effectiveness of a person in personal and interpersonal a person in personal and interpersonal situations.situations.

Role efficacy is the potential effectiveness of an Role efficacy is the potential effectiveness of an individual occupying a particular role in an individual occupying a particular role in an organization.organization.

Role efficacy can be seen as the psychological Role efficacy can be seen as the psychological factor underlying role effectiveness.factor underlying role effectiveness.

Aspects of role efficacyAspects of role efficacy

Role efficacy has several aspects.Role efficacy has several aspects. These aspects can be classified in to three These aspects can be classified in to three

dimensions.dimensions. 1.Role making1.Role making 2.Role centering2.Role centering 3.Role linking3.Role linking

Dimension 1: Role MakingDimension 1: Role Making

A]. Self-role integration: Every person has A]. Self-role integration: Every person has strength, experience, technical training, special strength, experience, technical training, special skills, and some unique contribution to make.skills, and some unique contribution to make.

When his role provides him with greater When his role provides him with greater opportunity for using such special strength, his opportunity for using such special strength, his role efficacy is likely to be higher. This is called role efficacy is likely to be higher. This is called self-role integration.self-role integration.

Thus the self, or the person, and the role get Thus the self, or the person, and the role get integrated through the possibility of a person’s integrated through the possibility of a person’s use of his special strength in the role.use of his special strength in the role.

Dimension 1: Role MakingDimension 1: Role Making

B]. Proactivity: A person who occupies role B]. Proactivity: A person who occupies role responds to the various expectations that people responds to the various expectations that people in the organization have from that role.in the organization have from that role.

Proactivity refers to taking the initiative rather Proactivity refers to taking the initiative rather than only responding to other’s expectations. It than only responding to other’s expectations. It contributes to efficacy.contributes to efficacy.

However, If a person likes to take the initiative However, If a person likes to take the initiative but has no opportunity to do so in his present but has no opportunity to do so in his present role in the organization, his efficacy will be low.role in the organization, his efficacy will be low.

Dimension 1: Role MakingDimension 1: Role Making

C]. Creativity: It is not only the initiative C]. Creativity: It is not only the initiative that is important for efficacy. An that is important for efficacy. An opportunity to be creative and try new and opportunity to be creative and try new and unconventional ways of solving problems unconventional ways of solving problems is equally important. is equally important.

If he feels that role does not allow any time If he feels that role does not allow any time or opportunity to be creative, efficacy is or opportunity to be creative, efficacy is bound to be lowbound to be low

Dimension 1: Role MakingDimension 1: Role Making

D] Confrontation: In general, people in an D] Confrontation: In general, people in an organization avoid problems or shift them organization avoid problems or shift them on to others, their role efficacy will be low.on to others, their role efficacy will be low.

The tendency to confront problems and The tendency to confront problems and find relevant solutions contributes to find relevant solutions contributes to efficacy.efficacy.

Dimension 2-Role CenteringDimension 2-Role Centering

A]. Centrality: If a person feels that the role A]. Centrality: If a person feels that the role he occupies is central to the organization, he occupies is central to the organization, his role efficacy is likely to be high.his role efficacy is likely to be high.

If people feel that their roles are peripheral If people feel that their roles are peripheral ie. Not very important, their potential ie. Not very important, their potential effectiveness will be loweffectiveness will be low

2. Dimension 2-Role Centering2. Dimension 2-Role Centering

B]. Influence: The more influence a person B]. Influence: The more influence a person is able to exercise in his role, the higher its is able to exercise in his role, the higher its efficacy its efficacy is likely to be.efficacy its efficacy is likely to be.

C]. Personal growth: An important factor C]. Personal growth: An important factor which contributes to role efficacy is the which contributes to role efficacy is the perception that the role provides the perception that the role provides the individual with an opportunity to grow and individual with an opportunity to grow and developdevelop

Dimension 3: Role linkingDimension 3: Role linking

A]. Inter-role linkage: Linking one’s role A]. Inter-role linkage: Linking one’s role with other’s in the organization increases with other’s in the organization increases efficacy.efficacy.

If there is a joint effort to understand If there is a joint effort to understand problems, find solutions, etc, efficacy of problems, find solutions, etc, efficacy of the various roles involved is likely to be the various roles involved is likely to be high. But it depends on team working high. But it depends on team working skills.skills.

Dimension 3: Role linkingDimension 3: Role linking

B]. Helping relationship: If a person performing a B]. Helping relationship: If a person performing a particular role feels that he can get help from particular role feels that he can get help from some source in the organization when ever he some source in the organization when ever he need arises, he is likely higher role efficacy.need arises, he is likely higher role efficacy.

C]. Super ordination: A role may have linkages C]. Super ordination: A role may have linkages with systems, groups and entities beyond the with systems, groups and entities beyond the organization. When a person performing a organization. When a person performing a particular role feels that what he does is likely to particular role feels that what he does is likely to be of value to a larger group, his efficacy is likely be of value to a larger group, his efficacy is likely to be high.to be high.

JoHari Window

Known to self Not known to self

Known to others

OPEN- Known to me and known to others

BLIND- Known to others but Not known to me

Not known to others

HIDDEN- Known to Me but not known to others

UNKNOWN- Neither known to me nor known to others.

Minimum openness- Ineffective personalityOpen Blind

Hidden Dark

More openness- Effective personality Open Blind

Hidden Dark

How to widen the OPEN corner Open Seeking Feedback

Self Disclosure

Practice New Behaviours

Blind

Hidden Dark

Self efficacy

Advocated by Albert Bandura

Meaning Belief in one’s own

capability for accomplishment

It is a “Can do” attitude

What does Self Efficacy theory say?

Individuals who believe they can cause an event

Can have more active and self-determined life course.

Are not threatened by environment

Take adaptive action Withstand stress

sources

Performance attainments Psychological and emotional states Vicarious experience or modeling Social persuasion

Individuals with high and low self efficacy are High self efficacy Active Courageous Competent High self esteem Optimism High social integration High motivation More effort Longer persistence of goals Higher goals Great results

Low self efficacy Inactive Fearful Inefficient Low self-esteem Pessimism Isolation Low motivation Low effort Shorter persistence Lower goals Low results

Test your self efficacy (on a scale of 1(low) to 5 (high)

1) I can always manage to solve difficult problems if I try hard enough.

2) If someone opposes me, I can find means and ways to get what I want.

3) It is easy for me to stick to my aims and accomplish my goals.

4) I am confident that I could deal efficiently with unexpected events.

5) Thanks to my resourcefulness, I know how to handle unforeseen situations.

Self Efficacy

6) I can solve most problems if I invest the necessary effort.

7) I can remain calm when facing difficulties because I can rely on my coping abilities.

8) When I am confronted with a problem, I can usually find several solutions.

9) If I am in trouble, I can usually think of something to do.

10) No matter what comes my way, I'm usually able to handle it.