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Everyone thinks they are self-aware: for most of us that just means we know we can be a little difficult sometimes.

What you really need is activated self-awareness!

Activated self-awareness means that you not only understand yourself, and how your behaviours are going to impact others; but you also understand what to do to manage your less productive, reactive behaviours.

And that is solid gold.

If you have ever taken part in a 360 assessment or received specific feedback in a performance review or some other context, you will know something about ‘how others may perceive you’. The problem is that a 360 cannot tell you why people see you that way, and how you could manage yourself differently.

We all have perspectives that impact how we see ourselves and how we see others. Your Birkman.me package will provide you with a useful understanding of the range of human perspective on a number of dimensions, and will show you where your perspective lies in relation to a large sample of others in the population. This information is priceless as you navigate relationships, different contexts and working cultures, and interactions with colleagues, managers and direct reports.

And you are not only going to learn about yourself: you will also have a framework to understand what can sometimes appear to be the rather ‘space alien’ behaviours, perspectives and expectations of others!

The Birkman Data is never judgmental and doesn’t attribute right and wrong to any score or scoring patterns. It focuses instead on helping you understand your uniqueness. You can then ask - where does this behaviour or perspective serve me well and where does it hamper, or even trip me up?

When you arrive at a career crossroads, it is useful to be open to recognising your biases or blind spots, and to expand your understanding of how these may impact your interactions with others. This can lead you into greater effectiveness and greater bandwidth for working with people in different ways.

This level of self-awareness is critical to managing yourself, managing others and avoiding what might de-rail you.

Your Birkman Certified Professional will guide you through this journey of self-discovery as you engage with your Birkman.me Career Crossroads package!