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View video – ClarkMorgan Insights: Jamie Dixon: Perception Makes You a Better Leader. [5:45 min.] Dixon discusses the concept of perceptual positioning in terms of personal, role-taking, and objective points of view. After watching this video, recall workplace or learning scenarios where you observed one or more of these perceptual positions in action. What does each position suggest about self-understanding and self-concept?

Perception Makes You a Better Leader

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View video – Audiopedia: Pygmalion Effect. [11:39 min.] The Pygmalion effect is an example of self-fulfilling prophecy, an important concept to understand because of the powerful influence it can have on how you present yourself to others. Its effect in the workplace is discussed at 8:37–9:15 min.

Pygmalion Effect

Task

After viewing these videos, revisit the personal inventory, and in-group, out-group exploration in the Chapter 3 exercises. Did any information in these videos, surprise, trouble, or help you understand yourself better? What self-fulfilling prophecies, if any, may be influencing the way you view and communicate with others?