International Conference on Open and Innovative Education

Reflective Essay
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Stage 1
A workshop event was held in a reputed civil construction organization, to provide relevant
information to the subcontractors regarding construction building work (Goh & Chua, 2016). As
a cadet engineer in the same organization, I was held for organizing the workshop. Before the
workshop, I expected that I would not be able to deliver appropriate information to the
subcontractors. Whereas, the positive results after the event made me realized that I was
successful in providing adequate information.
Stage 2
Before organizing the workshop, I made an action plan on what measures to be taken to present
the workshop systematically. The subcontractors actively participated in the discussions made
throughout the workshop (Towey, Walker & Ng, 2018). During my experience, I was worried
about whether the workshop will prove to be a successful event or not. However, this feeling did
not create a negative impact on my actions. While conducting the workshop, I was not provided
with sufficient materials. By looking back on my emotions, I am happy that I conducted the
workshop successfully. This will affect my approach in the future as I will be more confident in
managing different workshops. Based on the circumstances, I believe that I could do much better
by gaining more confidence.
Stage 3
From the workshop, I learnt that it is necessary to use different leadership skills while
approaching others. It helped in strengthening the relationship with the subcontractors that will
help in the future to achieve the desired goals. The lessons gained from this experience can be
applied to other professional engineering situations like meetings and hiring employees for
construction work (Lattuca, Knight, Ro & Novoselich, 2017). It helped in understanding
organizational needs, along with the needs of subcontractors.
Stage 4
To enhance my performance in the future, I will make efficient use of Key Performance
Indicator tool that will help me to gain appropriate leadership skills with the guidance of senior
executives. It helps in measuring organizational needs and achieving success (Gainsburg, 2015).