Self-Awareness – the success factor in today’s digital work environment
Self-awareness fosters your success!
In today’s digital age projects, team and client meetings take place in the virtual environment. Despite the importance of technologies, the focus remains on humans, i.e. the people behind the computers. Thus managers and team leaders have to rely on their social and emotional competencies to strengthen relatonships, engagement and motivation of thier teams in the virtual world. People tend to react differently to information and take individual decisions about their actions. Thus it applies: The better the self-consciousness, the higher the awareness in interpersonal skills.
- What makes me unique and how can I further develop myself? Successful leaders know their qualities, competencies, behavioural patterns and development areas. Especially in the digital age, where managers manage virtual relationships, create motivation and trust, it is essential to regularly reflect and develop their own behavior and its effects. Self-awareness is the starting point to conscious development of potentials into ready-to-use competencies and thus personal growth.
- How do I differentiate from others and where are my conflict trigger points? Where people work with people, there may always happen misunderstandings that require a solution. In everyday life we tend to relate from our standpoint to others. Interpretations and evaluations based on previous experience let us react to the current situation. Clarity about our own conflict triggers and our impact on others enables a rapid solution to be found in the event of complications in work. This applies for leaders as well as team members.
- How do I organise my life and respond to stress? In the digital age, stress, pressure and work/life balance remains areas of attention. Smartphones enable 24-hour availability. Digital technologies speed up the processes of projects and create high pressure on productivity. In order to remain successful in the long term, it is essential to make oneself aware of how to deal with stress and pressure, and to actively manage it.
Personality is shown in individual behaviours, patterns and preferences, such as how we speak, react and take decisions. Self-awareness and the knowledge of your own personality is a core competency for leaders and managers. With the help of feedback and self-reflection you will gain deeper insights. 360° feedback from employees and colleagues or managers serves as additional support.
Self-awareness strengthens your management and leadership competencies. With the knowledge of your strengths and learning areas you will sucessfully manage your growth and position yourself in this digital age. I am happy to personally accompany you in coaching to illuminate your personal skills.
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