Q1. Understanding human behavior is critical to organizations – discuss the benefits of self evaluation/self assessment as it relates to leaders today.

Understanding human behavior is critical to managers at all levels inside any

organization. Individual managers within the organization can especially benefit

from conducting self-evaluations. It is essential for managers to be self -ware and

understand how their own behavior and personality can give them a better

perspective while working with others. Being self-aware allows one to recognize

and improve their strengths and weaknesses in order to maximize their leadership

potential.

In Organizational Behavior, Robins & Judge (13th Edition) tell us that organizational

behavior is the knowledge gained about individuals, groups and the effect of

structure on behavior in order to make organizations work more effectively. A

major goal for any organization should be to work more effectively and to

continuously make improvements, this is summarized by the Japanese Philosophy of

Kaizen. For an organization to strive to continuously improve the leadership and

management must adapt and learn. There are many ways in which a manager can

strive to improve and one of those is through self-evaluation.

What is a self-assessment or evaluation? Daniel Goleman (2000. Page 80) tells us

that an accurate self-assessment is a “realistic evaluation of your strengths and

limitations” . A manager conducting a self-evaluation can evaluate and assess many

aspects of themselves and their professional performance over a specific period of

time. They could look to assess their goals/targets, competencies and their behavior.

It can also encourage them to become mindful of areas where they need to develop

or improve.

There are several ways in which