Know Thyself: Build Self-Awareness with Your Workplace Insights
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by
Amy Thomas
Problem
Do you feel like you could communicate or collaborate better? Are you ever stuck, stressed, or unsure how to grow in your role? Without a clear understanding of your own strengths, preferences, and challenges, it’s hard to feel fulfilled, perform at your best, or build strong relationships with others.
Solution
Your Workplace Insights Report is a powerful tool for self-awareness. It provides personalized insights into your personality traits, work preferences, and potential blind spots. By understanding yourself better, you can make healthier choices, improve your productivity, and strengthen your relationships with teammates and leaders.
Steps to Action
- Review Your Workplace Insights Report
Spend time exploring the report’s key sections
Your Hidden Strengths and Growth Areas: Where might you struggle, and how can you proactively address these challenges?
Your Work Style: What motivates you? How do you prefer to communicate and collaborate?
- Reflect with Coach Bo
Use Coach Bo to dive deeper into your strengths and growth areas and develop actionable strategies.
You: “Bo, my report says I’m highly conscientious. How can I use this to be more effective at work?”
Coach Bo: “Your conscientiousness means you’re detail-oriented and dependable. You could use this strength to ensure your team meets deadlines and produces high-quality work. But be mindful not to get stuck in perfectionism—sometimes ‘good enough’ is all that’s needed!”
You: “What about my growth area of assertiveness? How do I improve that?”
Coach Bo: “Start small. For example, practice speaking up in one meeting each week. You could also rehearse key points beforehand to boost your confidence. Over time, you’ll feel more comfortable asserting yourself.”
Schedule time to check in with Coach Bo once a week, month, quarter, or whenever you feel stuck. Ask Bo how your personality might be impacting your work and relationships, and get tips for improving.
- Have a Personality-Based Check-In with Someone Else
Use your report as a conversation starter with a manager, peer, or mentor.
Example Questions for a Check-in
“Are there ways I could adjust my approach to communicate better with you or others?”
“What advice do you have for using my strengths to handle challenges more effectively?”
- Set Personal Goals for Growth
Use the report to create one or two personality focused challenges or goals.
Examples
For Growth Areas: “If I struggle with patience, I’ll practice staying calm during team discussions by pausing before responding.”
- Leverage Your Traits to Build Stronger Relationships
Use your insights to improve how you interact with others
As a Leader: Are you naturally task-focused or people-focused? How can you balance these priorities?
As a Teammate: Are you aware of how your strengths complement or conflict with others’ styles?
- Check In Regularly
Schedule time every few months to revisit your Workplace Insights Report and reflect on your progress.
Consider asking a manager, peer, or mentor for feedback on how they’ve seen you grow.
Use Coach Bo for support and recalibrate your goals as needed.
Pro Tips
- Chat with Coach Bo regularly (and return to these in your chat history) to talk about your reflections after reviewing your report and capture what stands out and what you’d like to work on.
- Set a recurring time with Bo on your Home Page and/or in your calendar.
- Share your strengths and preferences with your manager or team to build mutual understanding and trust.
- Chat with Bo about Personality Challenges and practice one new habit or behavior at a time—small, consistent actions lead to big changes over time.
Troubleshooting
Struggling to connect with the insights?
- Start by focusing on one strength and one growth area to avoid overwhelm.
- Ask Coach Bo for tailored suggestions to help you apply the insights in real-life situations.
Unclear about your next steps?
- Use the report to identify what motivates you most and align your next steps with those drivers.
- For example: If you’re motivated by achievement, set measurable goals to stay engaged.
What to Expect
By using the Workplace Insights Report to build your self-awareness, you will:
- Feel more confident and empowered by knowing your strengths and how to apply them.
- Build better relationships by understanding how your traits impact communication and collaboration.
- Find greater fulfilment by aligning your work and growth with what motivates and energizes you.
Over time, this self-awareness will help you be healthier, happier, and more productive—making you a stronger teammate, leader, or contributor in any role.
