Introduction

We will first focus on intrapersonal effectiveness.  We will use several tools to help us learn more about ourselves so we can determine what skills we have and what we still need. If you have a high degree of self-awareness, you can capitalize on your strengths and develop plans for improving or compensating for your limitations.  Personal and professional relationships can be improved through self-disclosure and trust skills, and healthy relationships will foster organization success.  By developing an understanding of ourselves and others, we can increase our personal and professional success and satisfaction.

Learning Objectives

This lesson begins the process of self-awareness, which helps create better leaders.  Upon completion of assigned readings, activities, and this lesson, you will know:

• your strengths, personality, attitudes, and behaviors.
• your classmates and their strengths, personalities, attitudes, and behaviors.

Lesson Readings & Activities

By the end of this lesson, make sure you have completed the readings and activities found in the Lesson 1 Course Schedule.