1. UNIT V DEVELOPING THE WINNING EDGE

2. DEFINITION According to Stewart, “ Self development is defined as individuals improving their knowledge, skills and abilities through their own self directed efforts” According to Pedler,Bourgoyme and Boydell, “ Self development is defined as personal development, with the manager (or employee) taking primary responsibility for her or his own learning and for choosing the means to achieve this”

3. O BJECTIVES FOR SELF DEVELOPMENT Objectives of Self development are as follows: 1) To develop oneself as complete and harmonious being with balanced and judicious care to all dimensions of human personality 2) To develop the ability to work among people with greater cooperation,consideration, and compassion but at the same time being rational so that undeserving elements do not take undue advantage 3) To develop oneself not as employee offering services with serve attitude but as dynamic and enterprising leader with clear vision. 4) To develop fully both hemispheres of brain left and right 5) To learn how to learn and develop professional skill to the fullest possible extent

4. O BJECTIVES FOR SELF DEVELOPMENT 6) To cultivate profound human values based upon eternal wisdom of different cultures creeds an communities 7) To be more affair,alert and attentive so that what so ever act is performed, It is performed totally, mindfully and with the spirit of enrichment and elevation. 8) To develop a positive and optimistic outlook 9) To cultivate good habits those are helpful in saving of time, money, energy and emotions.

5. PRINCIPLES OF SELF DEVELOPMENT The ideas of self development are relevant to managerial success. Many managers has profited from learning about themselves. The key principles are: 1) People are responsible for their own learning 2) People learn best when the new competence 3) People gain self insight from hearing of the frank views of others 4) Learning is more likely to be effective if it is directly experienced rather than observed second hand 5) People need opportunities for personal achievement and creativity through out their lives, 6) More choices exist than people generally recognize 7) Emotions and feelings are important part of individual 8) Relationships with others can often be dependent beyond

6. PRINCIPLES OF SELF DEVELOPMENT one expectation and 9) People must learn to experience their own individuality

7. Stages of Self- Development Personal Audit Setting Self- Development Objectives Identifying Development Needs Constructing the Development Plan

8. STAGES OF SELF DEVELOPMENT Stages involved in self development are as follows: 1)Personal audit: Undertake an audit of various now, in terms of what we can do now 2) Setting self development objectives: Setting aims and objectives in terms of what he wants to achieve. This will be both work related and personal goals 3) Identifying and development needs: Identifying the knowledge and skills that he will need to achieve his goals 4) Constructing Development Plan; Analysing the information that has been revealed in personal audit and identifying development objectives identifying the gaps. The gaps will form the basis of his developmental plan. His personal growth plan will motivate him to carry out his development, provide a tool to monitor, and evaluate his achievements, and provide a schedule to work to.

9. M ODEL OF SELF DEVELOPMENT A technique that is widely practiced to enhance self development is johari window. It was developed by “Joseph Luft” amd “Harrington ”. 1)The Open Self: The information that you know about yourself and that others also know. The obvious things, e.g. race, name, height, weight, etc. Things you tell others when you introduce yourself. All the info. you want others to know 2)The Blind Self: Information that others know about you, but you don’t know about yourself. Examples: “You’re a good listener!” “You snore.” You are really charismatic about things!” We may feel that we are not a good listener or talker, but our friends may feel differently

10. M ODEL OF SELF DEVELOPMENT 3)The Hidden Self Contains all that information that we don’t want others to know about us. Closet of feelings, insecurities, and not-so- great experiences,the private information 4) The Unknown Self: Information that you don’t know and others don’t know. Could be abilities and potentials that you have not discovered about yourself yet Example: You could be an amazing Public Relations Rep, or Guidance Counselor but you just wouldn’t know that yet.

11. M ODEL OF SELF DEVELOPMENT The purpose of using johari window in self development is to enlarge the open self and reduce the blind spots, the hidden self and encroach the unknown self

12. IMPORTANCE OF SELF DEVELOPMETN Importance of self development are as follows: 1) Inculcate Positive Thinking: The self evolved person with positive thinking can write creatively because authentic creativity needs our transcendence(going beyond the limits of ordinary experience) of negative emotions and identification with petty objects. Such transcendence, detachment and non identification are attained through self development 2) Helps to create Harmonious relationships: Self developed individual can get along with people harmoniously. The conflicts which take place in our daily life are more because of our inside conflicts, unconscious behavior and identification with narrow ends, The self developed people can feel harmony with others as they accept the unique existence and nature of every individual. They do not try to dominate others as

13. IMPORTANCE OF SELF DEVELOPMETN they are not dominated by this desire. They exercise power by remaining powerless and prove useful through their apparent uselessness. 3) Cultivate Trust: Self development paves the way towards synergistic cooperation. Communication in organization is ineffective because of lack of trust and cooperation among employees. Self development cultivates trust not in the person himself but also among the persons working around them. It also develops the sense of satisfaction by cooperating with others, which one feels as his instantaneous reward 4)Helps in Training and development: As more and more organization realize that their competitive edge depends on employees who are up to date,self development will become the dominant mode

14. IMPORTANCE OF SELF DEVELOPMETN for training. A person using self development however is more able to set up the development activities to suit her or himself. Trainers who have successfully used self development are better placed to use it with their trainees. It is often less expensive than formal development and can be used when you are ready, not just when the funds and facilities for conventional training are available.