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Who am I - 20 Experts in work

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Immanuel Kant wrote that self knowledge is to know one's heart and understand the motives behind one's actions. Experts in work answer the question: who am I at work. Experts are personified figures driven by motives, ways of thinking and attitudes with characteristic ways of acting, planning, solving problems and viewing the world and oneself. They guide both the young and old, staff and leaders toward educational and information environments, occupations and jobs where one can feel satisfaction and give one's best contribution. IN CONSTRUCTION

20 Experts in work


Answer to the question who I am IN ACTION becomes clarified by examining experts such as Quality vs. Results seekers, Action vs. Thought leaders, Socializers, Advisors of others, Listeners to others and Followers of one's own path. Answer to the question who I am IN PLANNING and problem solving becomes elucidated by examining the corresponding experts, Fact-based individuals vs. Idea generators, viewers of the Practical vs. the Complex picture and Cautious vs. Quick implementers. The satisfying WORK ENVIRONMENT for oneself becomes elucidated by examining proponents of Order vs. Variety. Expertise in success expectancies is represented by both Realists and Optimists. From the experts, choose those most characteristic of yourself with this Pdf document.

Self awareness for organizations


Self-awareness brings also significant value to organizations. The consultant company Korn & Ferry (2015) mapped out the "blind spots" among nearly 7000 professionals in 486 listed companies, comparing them to the company's stock value. Blind spots were defined as gaps between the professionals' self-reports on their core competencies and reports given by their co-workers. The companies with highest rate of return showed significantly less blind spots among their professionals. According to a blog published in Harvard Business Review in 2018, self-awareness helps leaders more than an MBA (HBR 2018). An article by Rubens and colleagues (2018) instructs in implementing self-awareness training in MBA programs.

Korn & Ferry on Self-awareness (2015). https://www.kornferry.com/press/korn-ferry-institute-study-shows-link-between-self-awareness-and-company-financial-performance.
HBR on Self-awareness (2018). https://hbr.org/2018/01/self-awareness-can-help-leaders-more-than-an-mba-can.
Rubens, A., Schoenfeld, G.A., Schaffer, B.S. & Leah, J.S. (2018). Self-awareness and leadership: Developing an individual strategic professional development plan in an MBA leadership course. The International Journal of Management Education. 16, 1-13.

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