Self-Reviews

Mihai BîrsanLevel 2 from Iași, Romania

4 GPs under the belt so far

Managing a team of 6 people at work

Tracing Ezio's footsteps"da Firenze a Venezia"

Agenda1.The Five Ws of Self-Reviews❛ ❜2.Writing Effective Self-Reviews

3.Exercise

4.Quick Tips

Goal: To get you started on your first self-review.

Exercise Prep

Think back to a goal you set yourself for 2016.

Write it down at the top of your notebook.

The Five Ws of Self-Reviews❛ ❜

"Self-reviews are a written form of self assessment, much like the review is a written form of feedback."

Why●self-assessment leads to self-development●helps determine or remember details about

your evolution over time●may be required by promotion processes●(Why right now?) practice makes perfect

WhoDepending on the context●for yourself (self-reflection and growth)●your regional coordinator, or your manager●a committee for L3 or job promotion

WhatDepends on the audience, but always:●achievements (usually tied to goals)●strengths●areas for improvement

When●periodically (usually yearly)●upon accomplishing a goal●after completing a project or having

participated in an event

WhereChoose a place where:●you can think by yourself (avoid distractions)●you don't feel self-conscious

Eg. On the plane, flying back from a GP.

Writing Effective Self-Reviews

Steps to effective self-reviewsself-assessment (gather information)reasoning (make sense of the information)follow-up (act on the information)

Collecting and making sense of data sources

from personal experiences

from feedback

from measurable data

make connectionsask for advice

Elements of an effective self-reviewachievements and strengthsmisses and areas of improvementconclusionsnew/updated goals

●keep it complete yet concise●be proud yet honest●make it easy to read

Don't overdo it

How to get startedfollow the steps one by one

(don't try to write it all at once)start broad (list all the goals)then dive deep

(link data to goals and evaluate)

Exercises

ExerciseGet into groups of 3 and do the following:   🕔 10 min  Write a review of your progress based on the goal selected at the beginning   🕐 1 min  Read a review of another in the group   🕒 3 min ×3 In turn, discuss each of the reviews

○What was written well?○What could be improved in the assessment?

Exercise

   🕔 10 min  Write a review of your progress based on the goal selected at the beginning

Exercise

   🕐 1 min  Read a review of another in the group

Exercise

   🕒 3 min  Discuss the first review (1 of 3)○What was written well?○What could be improved in the assessment?

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   🕒 3 min  Discuss the second review (2 of 3)○What was written well?○What could be improved in the assessment?

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   🕒 3 min  Discuss the third review (3 of 3)○What was written well?○What could be improved in the assessment?

Quick Tips forEffective Self-Reviews

The Steps of Writing Self-Reviews1.Assess yourself

2.Question yourself

3.Improve yourself

Quick-Start Your Self-Review1.List all of your goals

2.Write down achievements and misses for each of them

3.Write down the strengths and areas for improvement you exhibited

4.Update your goals or create new ones

Thank you!The End. Questions?