Self-reviews
- 1. Self-Reviews
- 2. Mihai B樽rsan Level 2 from Iai, Romania 4 GPs under the belt so far Managing a team of 6 people at work Tracing Ezio's footsteps "da Firenze a Venezia"
- 3. Agenda 1.The Five Ws of Self-Reviews 2.Writing Effective Self-Reviews 3.Exercise 4.Quick Tips Goal: To get you started on your first self-review.
- 4. Exercise Prep Think back to a goal you set yourself for 2016. Write it down at the top of your notebook.
- 5. The Five Ws of Self-Reviews
- 6. "Self-reviews are a written form of self assessment, much like the review is a written form of feedback."
- 7. Why self-assessment leads to self-development helps determine or remember details about your evolution over time may be required by promotion processes (Why right now?) practice makes perfect
- 8. Who Depending on the context for yourself (self-reflection and growth) your regional coordinator, or your manager a committee for L3 or job promotion
- 9. What Depends on the audience, but always: achievements (usually tied to goals) strengths areas for improvement
- 10. When periodically (usually yearly) upon accomplishing a goal after completing a project or having participated in an event
- 11. Where Choose a place where: you can think by yourself (avoid distractions) you don't feel self-conscious Eg. On the plane, flying back from a GP.
- 13. Steps to effective self-reviews self-assessment (gather information) reasoning (make sense of the information) follow-up (act on the information)
- 14. Collecting and making sense of data sources from personal experiences from feedback from measurable data make connections ask for advice
- 15. Elements of an effective self-review achievements and strengths misses and areas of improvement conclusions new/updated goals
- 16. keep it complete yet concise be proud yet honest make it easy to read Don't overdo it
- 17. How to get started follow the steps one by one (don't try to write it all at once) start broad (list all the goals) then dive deep (link data to goals and evaluate)
- 18. Exercises
- 19. Exercise Get into groups of 3 and do the following: 10 min Write a review of your progress based on the goal selected at the beginning 1 min Read a review of another in the group 3 min 3 In turn, discuss each of the reviews What was written well? What could be improved in the assessment?
- 20. Exercise 10 min Write a review of your progress based on the goal selected at the beginning
- 21. Exercise 1 min Read a review of another in the group
- 22. Exercise 3 min Discuss the first review (1 of 3) What was written well? What could be improved in the assessment?
- 23. Exercise 3 min Discuss the second review (2 of 3) What was written well? What could be improved in the assessment?
- 24. Exercise 3 min Discuss the third review (3 of 3) What was written well? What could be improved in the assessment?
- 25. Quick Tips for Effective Self-Reviews
- 26. The Steps of Writing Self-Reviews 1.Assess yourself 2.Question yourself 3.Improve yourself
- 27. Quick-Start Your Self-Review 1.List all of your goals 2.Write down achievements and misses for each of them 3.Write down the strengths and areas for improvement you exhibited 4.Update your goals or create new ones
- 28. Thank you! The End. Questions?
Editor's Notes
- #3: #1: Thank you for joining us in our beautiful country! Hope you're having a good time so far! #2: Hoping to at least double in experience this year! #3: That's kind of why I'm talking about self-reviews :) also because it's a hot topic for judges who want to become L3 better start early! and an excellent tool for growth for any person #4: Please excuse my babbling, if it comes up :)
- #4: ALSO: There are Quick Tips at the end! ALSO: We'll have 5 minutes for questions at the end.
- #5: it doesn't matter whether you've achieved it or not. it can be something related to judging or not, but make sure it's something you're comfortable with
- #6: Interaction point: What is a self-review?
- #8: 揃 It's an important step in self-development (self-assessment) 揃 Will help you or others determine or remember important details about your evolution 揃 It may be required in some processes (such as yearly performance review at work, or as an L3 judge) 揃 Practice makes perfect.
- #9: More specifically "for who" or "who cares". Depending on the context, your self-review may be intended for: 揃 yourself (for reflection, assessment and growth) 揃 your RC or manager 揃 a committee for L3 or job promotion
- #10: 揃 Achievements - usually tied to goals 揃 Strengths 揃 Areas for improvement
- #11: 揃 Periodically, as you review your goals (usually yearly, but could also happen quarterly if it suits; warning: reviewing too often might not give you enough time actually make tangible process) 揃 Upon accomplishing goal 揃 After completing a project or having participated in an event
- #12: This may seem like a silly question, but the environment is actually important when writing. 揃 Choose a place where you can think by yourself. It's important to avoid distractions. (Wear headphones with white noise, if in a crowded place.) 揃 Be in an environment where you don't feel self-conscious. (If you're paranoid about someone watching over your shoulder, you might be less inclined to be 100% truthful.) 揃 If flying back alone after an event, on the plane might be a good time.
- #13: Interaction point: What makes a Self-Review effective?
- #14: Joel Krebs's article L3 Qualities Self-Evaluation: Assess yourself Question yourself Improve yourself Setting effective goals (SMART) can make the subject of a presentation on its own, so maybe we'll leave that for later.
- #15: #1: the order can be important - especially in how you process the feedback #2: Tools such as the Myers-Briggs Test and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter can help individuals understand the strengths and weaknesses of their personality type. In addition, such tests can help identify the personality traits of people who will likely work well together. Additional research can suggest ways to compensate for weaknesses, or help you understand the quirks of personality types unlike your own. #3: from a mentor, for example
- #16: Depending on the intended audience and purpose of the self-review, you may need to focus on specific things It's always a good idea to balance strengths and areas for improvement. Doing so shows maturity is self-assessment. Focusing on strengths and ignoring areas for improvement will diminish trust of the reader (when the review is intended for someone else) or will hinder your progress towards your goal (through self-delusion, when you write for yourself). "writing an entirely positive self-review is a very easy way to display a deficiency in this quality." (The other way around), will paint a negative picture about who you are or will set you up for giving up. "we are often most critical of ourselves"
- #17: #1: Writing too much will make people put off reading it. Or they may read it, but hate the experience #2: Writing a self-defeating review doesn't help neither your morale, nor the that of the person reading it #3: (Thanks, George!) "Death by wall of text" is a serious matter.
- #20: #3: Make sure you give feedback on the written review itself and not on the goal. :) It's easy to fall into that trap.
- #21: achievements and strengths misses and areas of improvement conclusions new/updated goals
- #26: While many of you might still be a long way off from your L3 Self-Review, I hope you've got the right tools and mindset to write your first.