Introduction
The twenty first century has become more demanding for managers in different areas of life such as professional career, communications and relationships. For instance, these businesses environments require them to manage in challenging situation and to respond adequately to new technology. Several studies advocate that successful managers have previously improved their self-awareness (McCarthy & Garavan, 2001). Therefore, for managers to run their business successfully, it is imperative to critically analyse if a deep self-awareness of managers will enable them to be successful and also if in being aware of them, a need to respond to change will follow, requiring them to seek continuously new knowledge or skills.
What is self-awareness? …show more content…
In other terms, continuous self-development addresses the way people should perform their strengths. Being aware of their strengths and weaknesses is a vital step in understanding what their current self-development needs actually are. It has been observed that managers who achieve success are merely more aware of them and subsequently pay attention to new knowledge and skills. Continuous self-development is like a commitment people should have to update their knowledge, to rectify the way they were thinking and also to refresh what they have forgotten. Hall (as cited in Petriglieri G, Wood, Petriglieri, 2011, p.430) states that “a major aspect of personal development is the process of becoming more aware of one’s …show more content…
For instance, feedbacks received from the residential weekend indicate that I possess a low level of assertiveness. Therefore, I should definitely develop my communication skills as this is an important ability for reaching managerial excellence. To be able to challenge effortlessly an unexpected situation, Stockdale and Sleeper (2012) suggested that we should be aware of how our behaviour is influenced by our thinking and feelings. This suggestion certifies that in becoming more aware of me, I will develop an understanding of my proper emotions; ways of managing negative emotions effectively and I will recognise that continuous self-development is a gateway to success. Moreover, I will be sufficiently equipped to manage stress every day in different work situations; I will seek ideas of others before making a final decision. Indeed, even a good coach who is somebody who can work with employees to give them some empowerment and help them with ideas to perform better, needs to be self-aware and share vision for the greatness of the
The twenty first century has become more demanding for managers in different areas of life such as professional career, communications and relationships. For instance, these businesses environments require them to manage in challenging situation and to respond adequately to new technology. Several studies advocate that successful managers have previously improved their self-awareness (McCarthy & Garavan, 2001). Therefore, for managers to run their business successfully, it is imperative to critically analyse if a deep self-awareness of managers will enable them to be successful and also if in being aware of them, a need to respond to change will follow, requiring them to seek continuously new knowledge or skills.
What is self-awareness? …show more content…
In other terms, continuous self-development addresses the way people should perform their strengths. Being aware of their strengths and weaknesses is a vital step in understanding what their current self-development needs actually are. It has been observed that managers who achieve success are merely more aware of them and subsequently pay attention to new knowledge and skills. Continuous self-development is like a commitment people should have to update their knowledge, to rectify the way they were thinking and also to refresh what they have forgotten. Hall (as cited in Petriglieri G, Wood, Petriglieri, 2011, p.430) states that “a major aspect of personal development is the process of becoming more aware of one’s …show more content…
For instance, feedbacks received from the residential weekend indicate that I possess a low level of assertiveness. Therefore, I should definitely develop my communication skills as this is an important ability for reaching managerial excellence. To be able to challenge effortlessly an unexpected situation, Stockdale and Sleeper (2012) suggested that we should be aware of how our behaviour is influenced by our thinking and feelings. This suggestion certifies that in becoming more aware of me, I will develop an understanding of my proper emotions; ways of managing negative emotions effectively and I will recognise that continuous self-development is a gateway to success. Moreover, I will be sufficiently equipped to manage stress every day in different work situations; I will seek ideas of others before making a final decision. Indeed, even a good coach who is somebody who can work with employees to give them some empowerment and help them with ideas to perform better, needs to be self-aware and share vision for the greatness of the