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COMPOSING THE REFLECTED BEST-SELFPORTRAIT: building PATHWAYS FORBECOMING extraordinary IN WORKORGANIZATIONSLAURA MORGAN ROBERTSHarvard Business SchoolJANE E. DUTTONGRETCHEN M. SPREITZEREMILY D. HEAPHYROBERT E. QUINNThe University of Michigan Business SchoolWe present a theory of how individuals compose their REFLECTED BEST-SELF portrait ,which we define as a changing self -knowledge structure about who one is at one sbest. We posit that people compose their REFLECTED BEST-SELF portrait through socialexperiences that draw on intrapsychic and interpersonal resources. By weaving to-gether microlevel theories of personal change and macrolevel theories of humanresource development, our theory reveals an important means by which work orga-nizations affect people s capacity to realize their extraordinary does not necessarily meanobtaining a position of honor or glory or even ofbecoming successful in other people s eyes.

composing the reflected best-self portrait: building pathways for becoming extraordinary in work organizations laura morgan roberts harvard business school

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