Self-awareness report Name Institution.

Self-awareness report
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Institution

Executive Summary
The essay focused at developing a self-awareness report a self-awareness report through
the determination of personality, values, motives, leadership, planning, power, decision making
and politics. The Personality traits as outlined in the Big Five personality model include
extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness and neuroticism. My personality is
extraversion. My most important values include honesty, trust, creativity, competitiveness,
equality, integrity and harmony, respect and loyalty. My key motivators include constant
progress, goals, objectives, targets, the eagerness of learning new things, leading a group of the
team to success and coming up with creative ideas to improve the existing processes. My
emotional intelligence abilities can be described by four categories consisting of relationship
management, self-management, social awareness and self-awareness. My desire for results and
recognition, influence and advancement, work-life balance and instinct boosts my inspiration to
be a servant or a transformational leader. My approach to politics and power is very high and
positive. Understanding of theories of decision making and problem-solving skills will assist me
in proving to employers that am capable of handling diverse problems that occur in an
organization The report concludes that self-awareness is essential in enhancing the personal and
professional development of an individual.

Table of Contents
Executive Summary.......................................................................................................... 2
1.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 4
2.0 Self-awareness....................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Personality............................................................................................................ 5
2.1.1 Definition of personality and its importance..................................................................5
2.1.2 Types of personality............................................................................................... 5
2.2.3 Reflection on my personality type..............................................................................6
2.2 Values and Motivators............................................................................................. 7
2.2.1 my values............................................................................................................ 7
2.2.2 My motivators...................................................................................................... 7
2.3 Emotional intelligence............................................................................................. 8
2.3.1 Definition of emotional intelligence and its importance....................................................8
2.3.2Reflection on emotional intelligence............................................................................8
2.3.3Self and social awareness......................................................................................... 8
2.4 Leadership............................................................................................................ 9
2.4.1 Definition of leadership and its importance...................................................................9
2.4.1Reflection on my leadership style............................................................................... 9
2.5 Power and Politics................................................................................................ 10
2.5.1 Definition of power and politics............................................................................... 10
2.5.2 Reflection on how I approach power and politics.........................................................10
3.0 Decision making and planning.................................................................................11
3.0.1 Theories of decision making...................................................................................11
3.0.2 Factors important in my graduate position or internship.................................................12
4.0 Conclusion.............................................................................................................. 12
5.0 References.............................................................................................................. 13
1.0 Introduction

The current flooded job market requires graduates to be aware of their skills and abilities in
order for them to excel in diverse career paths. One way of recognizing the abilities, skills,
experiences and areas of improvement is by conducting a self-assessment report or career action
plan. In the modern world, it is difficult for people to find time to conduct self-assessments and
find out their personalities, weaknesses, strengths, values and habits. Self-awareness is the first
building block of emotional intelligence (Silvia and Phillips (2013 p.114). In his research “Self-
recognition, theory-of-mind, and self-awareness”, Morin (2011 p.367) defined self-awareness as
an ability of individuals recognizing their individual emotions and how they affects other people.
Generally, self-awareness includes being aware of individual behavior, traits and feelings.
Without effective awareness of understanding emotions, it is difficult to shift to other emotional
competencies’ such as team leadership, social awareness or even self-management. Therefore,
the paper seeks to examine self-awareness by analyzing personalities, values, motives,
leadership, planning, power, decision making and politics.
2.0 Self-awareness
Self-awareness is the first step of maximizing management skills and experiences and it
plays a crucial role toward the improvement of judgments and further helps individuals to
identify available opportunities for personal development and career growth (personal
development) (Richards, Campenni and Muse-Burke, 2010 p.247). Self-awareness is essential in
skills development which is achieved through improvements of the assessed gaps between
desired future situation and current situation. Furthermore, self-awareness helps in the
determination of strengths, weakness, threats and opportunities that surround an individual. For
example, if an individual realizes he or she is good at decision making but poor in detail-
oriented, self-awareness can help him or her to consult co-workers that are more-detail oriented.