1. Creating Self awareness
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2. Agenda Significance of understanding self Blockages
Dimensions of self awareness
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3. Understanding Self “Know thyself” Research evidences
Study findings – star performers and average performers comparison – emotional intelligence with self awareness is more effective than cognitive intelligence.
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4. Understanding Self Stressed…….
Always too much work, never able to relax
Need to spend too much time at work
Commitments – can’t get out of it.
Difficult to manage work and family life c
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5. Understanding Self
Self-awareness lies at the heart of the ability to master one-self
Developing self-control and clarifying priorities and goals help individual creates direction in their own lives
Managing time and stress make it possible for individuals to adapt to and organize surroundings
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6. Some Barriers
Perceptual blocks – Stereotyping, tunnel vision, single perspective, saturation.
Emotional blocks- Fear of mistakes, unwilling to take risks, immediate solutions, premature judgement.
Cultural blocks-Absence of fun, use of value judgment.
Environmental blocks- Institutional practices, lack of cooperation and trust
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7. Self Awareness Foundation of personal growth and success.
'keystone' of emotional competence.
Process of understanding of one’s own thoughts, beliefs motivations and recognize how they effect others.
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8. Self-awareness……… Individuals who have high self-awareness are:
able to conduct accurate self-appraisals,
self-confident,
perceive situations accurately, and
willing to take risks for what they believe to be right.
Managing Emotions
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9. Creating self-awareness
Self analysis
Feedback from others
Using discloser
Reflection past events
Critical incident
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10. Five Dimensions of Self Awareness
Emotional Intelligence
Core Self Evaluation
Values
Learning Style
Attitude toward Change
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11. Emotional intelligence
EI is the capacity for understanding one’s own feelings and the feelings of others, for motivating self, and for managing emotions effectively in relationships.
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12. Understanding………
It is essential in effective leadership and has a direct impact on work performance.
Research at the Center for Creative Leadership has shown that the primary cause of executive turnover was individual deficiency in the area of emotional competence.
Managing Emotions
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13. Contributors for managerial success
Cognitive intelligence (IQ) - 20%
Emotional intelligence (EQ) and others - 80%
IQ gets you hired, but EQ gets you promoted
Both combines to make you success!
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14. Four Basic clusters of EI
Self -
awareness
Social awareness
Self -
management
Relationship
management
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15. Manager with High EQ: are able to admit and learn from mistakes
can take criticism well
stay cool under pressure
are able to control emotions
can conduct thoughtful discussions
listen at least as much as talk
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16. Low EQ: often think others don’t get your point
feel that being ‘liked’ is over-rated
think people over-react to your comments or jokes
Usually, others are to blame for problems on your team
think you shouldn’t be expected to know how colleagues are feeling
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17. Core Self Evaluation
Self esteem: The extent to which people see themselves as capable, successful and worthy
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18. Values
Choose between alternatives, assumptions about the nature of reality
learned early, continue to develop
drive choices and behavior
differ based on culture and environment
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19. Two Types of Personal Values
Terminal
Comfortable life
Exciting life
World at peace
World of beauty
Equality
Family security
Instrumental
Ambitious
Capable
Cheerful
Clean
Courageous
Forgiving
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20. Learning Styles
Concrete experience – learn through personal involvement
Reflective observation – seek meaning through study
Abstract conceptualization – build theories using logic, ideas and concepts
Active experimentation – change situations and influence others to see what happens
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21. Attitude Towards Change
Two major dimensions
Locus of control
Tolerance of ambiguity
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22. Locus of Control
The extent to which a person believes they have power over their successes and/or failures in life.
Internal Locus of Control:
Believes his or her successes are due to factors within their own control.
Behavior is guided by his/her personal decisions and efforts.
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23. Locus of Control…….. External Locus of Control:
Believes his or her successes or failures are due to factors outside of their own control.
Behavior is guided by fate, luck, or other external circumstance.
Research suggest that successful manager or leaders have higher internal locus of control
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24. Tolerance of Ambiguity
Tolerance (or intolerance) of ambiguity influences one’s behavior and consequently leadership and decision-making style.
Studies have found that managers high on tolerance for ambiguity adjust and perform better, and influence positively at workplaces environments. 
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25. Dimensions of Tolerance of Ambiguity
Novelty – coping with new, unfamiliar situations
Complexity – using multiple, distinctive, or unrelated information
Insolubility – dealing with problems that are difficult to solve
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26. Managers with High Tolerance for Ambiguity...
more entrepreneurial in their actions
screen out less information in complex environment
choose specialties that are less structured
cope more effectively with role stress and conflict
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27. Self assessment Result
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28. The four questions aimed at verifying self awareness
Main strengths and weaknesses?
How would you describe your personality?
What’s your favorite web site and why?
What are your long term professional goal?
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29. Thank you
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