Self awareness audit and action planning
Time to get this blog active again.............
I'm always struck by how differently people view their skills and attitudes - some can clearly see their strengths but aren't as comfortable in highlighting areas for improvement, others see their 'faults' but undervalue the strengths they have. However, it would seem that it's a process that most find difficult. There are some good tools that you might try to help - I particularly like the My DNA and My Strengths tools from My World at Work, and both generate a report that is a great help.
NOTE: You will have to create an account to access the toolkit.
The second stage in carrying out your audit is to carry out a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis. There is a template for this on the student server.
The third common difficulty is then relating strengths and weaknesses to personal development goals. There is a template Action Plan on the student server, along with a guide to how to complete this. Remember that a goal will usually require more than one action to be taken and that actions should be SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, reliable and time-bound).
You should make sure that you will be able to provide some evidence of progress and achievement, sometimes this is easy eg copy of calendar showing your study schedule for a fortnight, but in other cases might be more of a problem.
For example, if you wished to become more assertive you might list actions such as 1) view the recommended materials on the student server, 2) research the topic on the internet - you will be able to provide tangible evidence for these. But will you be more assertive simply by reading about it? To do this you must put your knowledge into practice: 3) assert my rights to be heard by making sure my voice is heard in class discussions while keeping in mind the rights of others. Evidence for this last action can only be produced as a reflective account which you should put in your logbook.
Your logbook is therefore a very important document as it provides a range of evidence of progress and achievement in developing your skills in personal effectiveness. It will form part of your assessment portfolio and should be maintained on a regular (at least weekly) basis. It allows you to record various activities and actions but also to provide an evaluation on the effectiveness of your plan.
That's me for now......... please feel free to comment!
I'm always struck by how differently people view their skills and attitudes - some can clearly see their strengths but aren't as comfortable in highlighting areas for improvement, others see their 'faults' but undervalue the strengths they have. However, it would seem that it's a process that most find difficult. There are some good tools that you might try to help - I particularly like the My DNA and My Strengths tools from My World at Work, and both generate a report that is a great help.
NOTE: You will have to create an account to access the toolkit.
The second stage in carrying out your audit is to carry out a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis. There is a template for this on the student server.
The third common difficulty is then relating strengths and weaknesses to personal development goals. There is a template Action Plan on the student server, along with a guide to how to complete this. Remember that a goal will usually require more than one action to be taken and that actions should be SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, reliable and time-bound).
You should make sure that you will be able to provide some evidence of progress and achievement, sometimes this is easy eg copy of calendar showing your study schedule for a fortnight, but in other cases might be more of a problem.
For example, if you wished to become more assertive you might list actions such as 1) view the recommended materials on the student server, 2) research the topic on the internet - you will be able to provide tangible evidence for these. But will you be more assertive simply by reading about it? To do this you must put your knowledge into practice: 3) assert my rights to be heard by making sure my voice is heard in class discussions while keeping in mind the rights of others. Evidence for this last action can only be produced as a reflective account which you should put in your logbook.
Your logbook is therefore a very important document as it provides a range of evidence of progress and achievement in developing your skills in personal effectiveness. It will form part of your assessment portfolio and should be maintained on a regular (at least weekly) basis. It allows you to record various activities and actions but also to provide an evaluation on the effectiveness of your plan.
That's me for now......... please feel free to comment!
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