Self-Assessment Tools for Personal Development and Improvement

Running head: MARKETING AND STRATEGY
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Introduction
This paper is based on self reflection strategy by performing self assessment tasks to get to know
about individual weakness strengths and personal performance to improve productivity. It is a
procedure where individuals evaluate and reflect on their quality of work, learning and assess to
the degree in which they can reflect stated goals, identify their weakness and strengths and
amend accordingly. Herrmann brain dominance instrument, self leadership and individual
decision making are some of the tools for self-assessment tasks that are helpful especially in a
workplace. It identifies the areas of improvement, discrepancies and obligation to career.
Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI)
According to the analysis approach of Herrmann’s whole brain model, it has been resulted into
that my preferences fall in a balanced way in all the four columns (de Jager and du Toit 2016).
The model has four dissimilar modes of thinking including analytical, sequential, interpersonal
and imaginative that helps an individual to identify his skill to lead others, his or her
performance, creativity and problem solving skills. The analytical part is based on facts and
logic, the sequential is based on integrating and synthesizing, interpersonal involves organized
and planned skills and imaginative includes emotional feelings and sensitivity. It is used to
determine the cognitive style of an individual for analyzing his learning and behaviour. It is used
to determine which style of my thinking is used to determine my decision making problem
solving skills in different kinds of situations. It is more useful in business organizations and help
in creative work discussion (De Boer et al. 2013). My thinking style is oriented in all four
quadrants of the model and has helped me to be creative and flexible and take quicker decisions

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than before. According to a recent finding, there emerges to be limited or no independent
evaluation of self report computation developed as organization training tools.
Reflection Strategy
As per the analysis, my thinking strategy is dispersed in all the four spheres of the brain and that
leads to focusing in all kinds of thinking rather than concentrating on one or two. It leads to
confusion in making decision in different circumstances. My learning strategy using Herrmann’s
model would be to improve my skills and expertise to react to a particular situation in my
workplace and achieve productivity and performance (Hughes, Hughes and Hodgkinson 2017).
To continue to facilitate continuous learning the foremost step would be to become a critic of my
own opinion and actions. After that I need to apply these into situations to develop my decision
making and problem solving skills in the organization. To work in a team and improve my
abilities to work in a team I need to be an active listener to reach success. When listening to the
other person, it is also important to analyze the valid points on what the argument is based on. It
is vital to listen to all other teammates and together take a decision in a non violent and
productive way. I will be able to approach to a situation with much more peaceful mindset and
quicker problem solving skills. It leads to everyone coming up with more open mind and meeting
the organizational goal.
Self-Leadership
According to the self leadership questionnaire, my top three dimensions of self leadership are
constructive through pattern strategies, behaviour focused strategies and natural reward strategies
(Steinbauer et al. 2014). The results were as expected as I tend to evaluate things on beliefs and
assumptions and I tend to talk to myself for better self assessment on situations in business