Self assessment

Frank McNeilly

&

Carl Whitaker

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Objectives

• Understand the importance of self-assessment in maximizing your leadership potential.

• View self-assessment as a valuable avenue for receiving feedback.

• Build your own tools for self-assessment in Scouting and other leadership situations.

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Assessments Gauges

* Performance* Progress

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AssessmentsHelp us See

The Past, Present and Future

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Assessments

• Patrol morale and productivity

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Assessments

• Patrol morale and productivity

• Team development

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Assessments

• What assessments have “you” done since starting this course?

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Assessments

• Daily patrol assessment

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Assessments

• Daily patrol assessment

• Troop Assessment

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Assessments

• Daily patrol assessment

• Troop Assessment

• Patrol project

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Assessments

• Daily patrol assessment

• Troop Assessment

• Patrol project

• Overall Wood Badge Course

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We Assess Ourselves Everyday

*We measure ourselves against:

* Other People * Other Teams

* Other Companies* Social Standard

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Self Assessment

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Why do we need Self-Assessments?

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15We have Limitations to Listening to ourselves

Meow….Roar

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We see things from our Perspective

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We see things from our Background and History

So, how did I do?

Dude – YOU ROCK!

We see things the way we want them rather than the way they are

BEST

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So, how did I do?

You scarred them for life!

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A much more complete picture come through receiving feedback fro others

•We have Limitations to Listening to ourselves

•We see things from our Perspective

•We see things from our Background and History

• We see things the way we want them rather than the way they are

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How do we change?

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Feedback

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Tips for Giving Feedback

• Is it helpful?

• Do others want it?

• Can it change a behavior?

• Is it specific?

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Tips for Giving Feedback

• Does it describe a behavior?

• How does it impact you?

• Does it contain an “I” statement?

• Did the recipient understand you?

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You can give caring feedback without a good technique, but the slickest

technique in the world will not hide a lack of caring.

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Tips for Receiving Feedback

Seek

out

feed

back

Listen carefully, actively, empathetically

Notice how you feel

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Feedback

Empowers Us 27

Consider feedback to be a gift, it truly is.

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How do we get unbiased feedback?

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Sometimes, you have to ask for your gift.

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One way we can get effective feedback is by

developing and using a360 Degree Assessment

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What is a 360-Degree Assessment ?

• A more formal feedback method

• Stakeholders – interested parties Who are we asking for gifts from?

• Approaches

• Steps

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360-Degree Assessment

A more formal assessment

• Improved feedback from more sources

• Directed assessment

• Continuous performance improvement

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360-Degree Assessment

• Stakeholders – interested parties Who are we asking for gifts from?

• Feedback comes from all directions

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Everyday Stakeholders

Staff

SupervisorsCo-workers

Scouting

Family

Friends

Youth

Clients

You

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Scouting Stakeholders

CouncilCharter Org.

Scouts

District

UnitCommittee

Parents

Commissioner

Community

You

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Steps for Developing and Using a 360 Degree Assessment

• What do you want to know?

• Find a facilitator

• Develop an assessment survey

• Identify Stakeholders

• Discuss results with facilitator

• Commit to improvement

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What Do You Want to Know?

• How do you want to improve?• What do you want to know about your

performance?• Is it “SMART”

Steps for Developing and Using a 360 Degree Assessment

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Find a Facilitator

• Qualities of a good facilitator• Neutral• Familiar with 360-degree process

Steps for Developing and Using a 360 Degree Assessment

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Identify Stakeholders

• Pick 5-10 stakeholders• Various backgrounds

• Assurance of privacy to stakeholders

• Returning the survey by mail

Steps for Developing and Using a 360 Degree Assessment

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Develop an Assessment Survey

• Survey should cover goals to be assessed

• Appropriateness

• SMART

Steps for Developing and Using a 360 Degree Assessment

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Develop an Assessment SurveyAnswers to questions can be:

• Start• Stop• Continue

• Green Light – keep going• Yellow Light – could be better• Red Light – serious concerns

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• Way to go, or

• Ways to grow

Develop an Assessment SurveyEncourage stakeholders to add any comments or suggestions they feel would be helpful.

Steps for Developing and Using a 360 Degree Assessment

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Discuss Results with Facilitator

• Have facilitator compile results

• Meet!

• Discuss Avenues for change

Steps for Developing and Using a 360 Degree Assessment

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Commit to Improvement

• Make adjustments as needed

• Re-assessment is key!

Steps for Developing and Using a 360 Degree Assessment

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Steps for Developing and Using a 360 Degree Assessment

Review

• What do you want to know?

• Find a facilitator

• Develop an assessment survey

• Identify Stakeholders

• Discuss results with facilitator

• Commit to improvement46

Review360-Degree Assessment

• A more formal feedback method

• Stakeholders – interested parties Who are we asking for gifts from?

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Self Assessment A Tool for Leading Change

• Often leads to Positive Changes

• Teach others the importance of assessments.

• Self-assessment helps each of us to realize our full potential as a leader. 48

Quiz

• What is Feedback?

• Answer – A gift

• On what pages in your handbook can you find Self Assessment?

• Answer - 78 and 79

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Go Get Your Gift!

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