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INTERPERSONAL SKILLTOPIC : JOURNEY INTO SELF AWARENESS

SELF AWARENESS

Introduction : “There are three things very hard: Steel, a

diamond, and to know ones' self.”

What is self awareness ??? Self awareness is knowing: motivations preferences personality How these factors influence your: judgment Decisionsinteractions with other people .

BENEFITSUnderstanding

yourself in relation to

others. Developing &

implementing a sound self-

improvement program.

Setting appropriate life & career

goals.

Developing relationships with others.

Understanding the value of

diversity.

Managing others

effectively.

Increasing productivity.

HOW TO GAIN SELF AWARENESS ???

Self analysis

Self disclosur

e.

Diverse experienc

e.

Other’s Perceptio

n.

Self AnalysisBehavior

Personality

Attitudes

Perceptions.

BEHAVIOR :

Behavior is a way in which we

conduct ourselves-the way in which

we act.

Components Of Behavior.Motivation

Modes of thinking

Modes of acting

Modes of interacting

Personalityit describes stable set of

Formed by inheritance and social cultural factors

Tendencies

Characteristics

temperaments

Traits of personality Determines that How we interact or react to verious

situations

Describes an individual’s behavior

examples

sh

agreeableness shyness

Dominance

5 board factors extroversion• agreeableness

Emotional stability• Consciousness

Openness to experience

Extroversion AgreeablenessRepresent degree

Measure degree

or

•social

•antisocial

or

•active

•inactive

or

•talkative

•quiet

or

•friendly

•reserved

or

•Good natured

•moody

or

•flexible

•inflexible

EMOTIONSAL STABILTY

CONSCIEN TIOUSNESS

• consistent• inconsistentor

• Dependable• inconsistentor

Openness to experiencemeasure the degree People are interests in

broadening their horizons

learning new things

Going to new places

is a tendency to adjust our behavior relative to the

changing demands of social situations.

Self monitoring

ROLE OF SELF MONITORINGWe can

assess our own

behaviors & attitudesDiagnose

which elements we are satisfied

withDevelop plans for

addressing those aspects

we want to change.

TYPES OF SELF MONITORS

High Self Monitors: solely concerned with what other think

Low Self Monitors: who is less concerned with how other

people perceive them.

Your Self Monitoring Range.

• In an organizational setting, it is best to avoid the extremes.

• Always try to please everyone.

Attitude

• person feels about something – a person, a place, a situation or

an idea.

thoughts and predisposition to act

towards some object in the environment.

The emotions we choose to act on determine our

attitude

TYPES OF ATTITUDE POSITIVE ATTITUDE:

If someone has good feelings.

NEGATIVE ATTITUDE: If someone has bad

feelings.

SOURCES OF ATTITUDEParentsTeachersFriends

SocietyMass communication

ROLE OF ATTITUDEGood impact on professional and

personal relationships.

people influenced by our thoughts and feelings.

As managers, to recognize that our employees are affected by the attitude.

HOW TO BUILD POSITIVE ATTITUDE

Never compare yourself with others.

Keep your thought positive.

Make friends.

Set goals ad work hard to achieve them.

Smile-Keep a beautiful smile.

Perception:

means thinking

gather sensory information

and assign meaning to it

is person specific

e.g., two friends are facing the same situation but perception is different.

Perception is person specific

Reality: Input is same.

5 senses: Sensory Information.

Brain has already existing information.

Match or contrast the information.

Output is different.

5 Senses

Brain

Personal Point Of View

perception may not always be

consistent with reality.

Important to be in touch

with our perception and others’

too.

Our perceptions

are influenced by many factors

i.e.,

External factors

Internal factors

Internal FactorsNeeds

IntelligencePast

experiences and memoriesEmotions

ValuesAttitudes

Biases

External FactorsEnvironment

HeredityCulturePeers

Social normsTechnology

Affective events

Stored informat-ion

Current Perception

Factors Influencing Perception

StereotypingSelective Perception

ProjectionExpectations

Interest

Nothing is as it seems!

Stereotyping:Making

assumptions.

Based on general

judgments

demographic factors

convenient but faulty

don’t rely on a

stereotype

check your own

perceptions

Open mind and eyes

Selective perception:Interpreting information

discarding information

filter and absorb only those

information which we can handle

easily

Internet, news channels, cell

phones, e-mails, and fax machines

are sources of providing

information

Rather than tuning out

information with you disagree , is best to keep an

open mind.

Projection: Developed by Dr.

Sigmund Freud. A psychological

phenomenon. A defense mechanism.

DEFINITION:Ascribing to others one's

Attitudes. Characteristics Shortcomings.

Freudian projectionDr. Freud believed that

people used psychological projection to reduce their own stress or feelings of

guilt.

It denies unique ideas

It influence decision making.

It creates anxiety

ad distress

Effects of Projection:

EXAMPLE:Someone who lies or cheat might take the assumption

that’s everyone lie or cheat.

EXPECTATION:Forming a opinion about how:

Situation develop

Person act.

Think.

feel.

EFFECTS OF EXPECTATION:

we tend to have a harder time

making  perception.

help us organize and interpret

novel information in

our environment.

Understanding Expectation:

We can able to

approach situation

Form our own

opinions

Keep In view

actual experien

ce

EXAMPLEWhile proof-reading paper

read it backwards .

INTEREST:

Likeable

Appealing

Joyful

Meaningful to us.

Base on activities which are:

Go Beyond What Interest you?

Will broaden oneself.

Understands other’s thinking

Will be able to compete

Will help us to e good manager

EXAMPLE:While buying a new house

we see a sign board In front of houses that previously

would have gone unnoticed

ATTRIBUTION THEORYHeider (1958) was the first to

propose a psychological

theory of attribution.

how individuals interpret events

and how this relates to their thinking and

behavior. It examines what

information is gathered and

how it is combined to form a causal

judgment

TYPES OF ATTRIBUTIONINTERAL ATTRIBUTION:The behavior of others we look for such as personality traits. 

EXTERNAL ATTRIBUTION: When we try to explain our own behavior .Such as situational or environment.

Other’s perceptionsHow other’s

view us.

Social mirror.

People adopt a view of ourselves based on other people’s view.

The social mirror can be wrong or only

partially correct.

If the statement is not a reflection of reality, then work hard to

dispel this image of you in your own mind.

The social mirror is

designed to help you learn about yourself.

Self disclosureIt is a key factor in improving our self

awareness.

Sharing your thoughts, ideas and feelings with

others.

Through verbalizing our perception, we verify our own beliefs, affirm our self concept

and validate data received from an objective resource.

People can listen to your concerns and give you

feedback.

Diverse Experience

Acquiring multiple experiences in diverse

situations and with diverse others.

Work experience are ways to broaden our

experience base.

As we encounter new situation, we use skills and

acquire new ones, meet people and develop

friendships and learn first hand about things we might

have only read about.

Being open to new experiences broadens our

horizons.