How Self Aware Are You?

In order for one to reflect on their self and examine how self aware they are, one must be able to criticize and ponder upon their characteristics and ideas. Self awareness is an important aspect that plays a major role is building one’s persona by pushing for growth and betterment. Once you are able to criticize yourself and work towards bettering flaws in yourself, you gage a better understanding of yourself as an individual and are able to make conscious decisions to improve. Therefore by default, being self aware is a valuable skill in positions requiring leadership such as entrepreneurship, manager etc. By being self aware, people in these positions can understand the impact of their decision and further improve in their occupational field.

Peter Drucker’s article, Managing Oneself, caused me to be introspective and critical of myself through answering questions pertaining to subjects such as my strengths, my way of work, my values, my identity and lastly what I can contribute. To begin, my major strengths include confidence and effective communication. In order to be a good manager, one must be able to delegate and supervise a large number of people. This requires a big focus on communication; as an individual, I am able to effectively communicate and listen to ideas which further empowers employees and has a positive impact on the business. Moreover being a manager, requires one to make several business decisions which requires confidence and a strong belief in yourself. As an individual, I am able to portray confidence which reassures my employees and makes me a good leader. Moving on, my way of working focusses on hard work and efficiency. When given a task, I believe in producing the best possible result with the fewest resources and time. I believe this mentality is important when working in a business setting however I do not believe in compromising quality for time or resources.

Furthermore, Peter questions what values I possess. Values include important ideals and beliefs that showcase what I feel is right and wrong, and heavily influence and guide both my attitude and actions in any circumstance I am presented with. Integrity is an important value of mine that I stand by. I truly believe being honest makes an individual trustworthy and therefore results in better working relationships. Additionally, I also believe that commitment also plays a big role in my life and leads me to produce quality work. The next question examines where I belong. I have no doubt that I belong in a social, fast paced setting. This is because I work best in this environment, the fast paced environment motivates me to reach my maximum potential, ultimately leading me to achieve goals I have set for myself and find myself striving for. In a managers perspective, I also feel that a sense of belonging for my employees is very important in regards to creating a happy work environment. A happy work environment also includes cooperation as a whole. When we all work together, employees feel encouraged by one another and enjoy the environment they are in which results in better business for a company. Lastly my contribution includes hard work,time, dedication and loyalty to the company. As a manager, it is important to support your company in every way possible. Ultimately hard work yields the best results and I would hope to be there for my employees and work with passion and dedication to ensure a bright future for my business.