ASSIGNMENT ON MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

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Reflection on summer fieldwork experience in Tom Flower Cricket Coaching
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Table of contents
Job description...........................................................................................................................2
Skills.......................................................................................................................................2
Communication......................................................................................................................2
Design thinking......................................................................................................................3
Decision making.....................................................................................................................3
Overcoming the challenges....................................................................................................3
Information technology..........................................................................................................4
Critical reflection on the skills gained...................................................................................4
Knowledge gained......................................................................................................................5
Organizational structure.............................................................................................................9
Conclusion................................................................................................................................11
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................13

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Job description
For reflecting on the fieldwork experience in Tom Flower Cricket Coaching, my
primary roles and responsibility was attending meetings in the schools and clubs. After
attending the meeting, I was entrusted with the responsibility to review the business plans.
Attending the meetings helped me to learn the basics of cricket for playing it in an efficient
and effect manner. Affirming with the arguments of Cushion (2018), I can say that
motivation and encouragement from the trainers and supervisors helped me to evaluate the
feasibility of the plans in accordance to the current scenario of my performance. Indulging in
meetings with the directors and managers assisted me to propose new business ideas for
organizing new events.
I was also responsible for conducting sessions for enhancing the awareness about
polishing the skills, abilities and competencies. I was also to ensure whether these sessions
are properly delivered to the candidates according to the identified and the specified
requirements. For this, I evaluated the plans and schedules daily, after which I reported the
findings to the senior managers. I also looked after the curriculum, which was prepared for
organization of the sports events.
One of my other duties was accounted as the simplification of Rotas, where my main
focus was to add clarity into the roles and responsibilities of the personnel. Within my duties,
I was also to maintain books and registers for keeping track of the events and plans proposed.
Skills
Being a part of summer fieldwork experience in Tom Flower Cricket Coaching, I got
to learn many skills, which polished my experience. These skills are as follows:
Communication
I learned the ways and means of developing communication with the clients and the
customers. Diversity in language training prevailed in this context in the form of face to face

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and public speaking. I think lectures and seminars acted as a platform for us to transmit the
ideas, thoughts and plans into actions. We were provided with training on presentation,
narration, storytelling among others.
Design thinking
In the coaching, the trainers and supervisors taught us to think out of the box. I
practiced wide ranging exercises, which helped me to convert the ideas into actions. I was
engaged in reflecting on every day’s performance, which acted as an agent for detecting the
alternatives, which would have acted assistance in synthesizing the propositions for reaching
to the conclusion. Affirming to the arguments of Cushion, Christopher and Mark (2016), I
used the tool of problem solving and decision making matrix. These tools enhanced my
awareness about the issues within my understanding and the relevant solutions. This insight
was helpful in terms of mapping the scope and arena of the alternatives, which can be applied
to the understanding. In this case, I can mention of the practical tests comprehension, logical
reasoning, aptitude and others, which helped me to assess my capability regarding the
application of the learnt skills. I felt that various exercises and experiments enhanced my
thinking skills and judgemental capabilities, which I think helped in enhancing creativity and
innovation.
Decision making
One of the other skills, which I gained from summer fieldwork experience in Tom
Flower Cricket Coaching is decision making. In this, I was taught adaptability skills through
exposure to different situations. I felt that use of different training methods for different
candidates proved effective in terms of catering to their specific skill requirements,
capabilities and competencies. Hiring professional clients seemed to be beneficial for gaining
awareness about the latest standards and protocols of cricket coaching. I think that sessions
with these experts proved effective for reducing the knowledge gaps and communication
gaps.