Composing the reflected best self-portrait

This paper presents a theory of how individuals compose their reflected best self-portraits, which we define as a changing self-knowledge structure about who one is at one's best. By weaving together micro-level theories of personal change and macro-level theories of human resource development, our theory reveals an important means by which work organizations affect people's capacity to realize their potential. We posit that people compose their reflected best self-portraits through social exper...