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Laura Morgan Roberts1, Gretchen Spreitzer, Jane Dutton

  • 1Harvard Business School, Boston, USA. lroberts@hbs.edu

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Summary

The Reflected Best Self (RBS) exercise helps individuals leverage strengths by collecting positive feedback. This method reveals hidden talents, enhancing career potential and job satisfaction.

Area of Science:

  • Organizational Psychology
  • Human Resource Development

Background:

  • Traditional employee feedback often emphasizes weaknesses, leading to dread and underutilization of employee potential.
  • A focus on "opportunities for improvement" overshadows positive attributes, hindering overall performance.
  • Leveraging individual strengths is crucial for maximizing employee contributions and career growth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the Reflected Best Self (RBS) exercise as a tool for identifying and utilizing employee strengths.
  • To provide a method for counterbalancing negative feedback with a focus on individual talents.
  • To enhance career potential by understanding and building upon core competencies.

Main Methods:

  • Soliciting specific examples of strengths from personal and professional networks.

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  • Analyzing feedback for recurring themes to identify core strengths.
  • Synthesizing feedback into a self-portrait and redesigning job descriptions to align with identified strengths.

    • Main Results:

    • The RBS exercise facilitates the discovery of often-unrecognized individual strengths.
    • It provides a structured approach to gather and interpret positive, specific feedback.
    • Participants gain a clearer understanding of their peak performance capabilities.

    Conclusions:

    • The Reflected Best Self exercise is an effective strategy for personal and professional development.
    • By focusing on strengths, individuals can increase their career potential and job effectiveness.
    • Organizations can benefit from encouraging employees to utilize the RBS exercise to foster a strength-based culture.