Portfolio Reflections

PORTFOLIO
REFLECTIONS

Table of Contents
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Meaning of Work and Global Experience..............................................................................1
Communication in the Workplace..........................................................................................1
Communication (Part 2).........................................................................................................2
Employability Skills and Cultural Diversity..........................................................................2
Employability skills and cultural diversity (Part 2)................................................................2
Employability skills and cultural diversity (Part 3)................................................................3
Technology and Professional Practice....................................................................................3
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................4

MAIN BODY
Meaning of Work and Global Experience
Session 1 saw an appropriate insight over managing work in organisations globally. Due
to immense inclination towards globalisation, different approaches have come into play with
regards to managing the human resources appropriately. Since the scope of such management is
high, it holds significant value (Domac and et. al., 2015). This also facilitated my learning in two
distinct ways. The first aspect is how best to identify and manage workforce requirements. In this
week, several explanations related to HR planning, forecasting and determination of labour
surplus or shortages gave me quite an appropriate insight onto this week's learning. Secondly,
growth international business and its explanation in relation to influencing human resources also
enhanced my learning in managing the workforce. Moreover, some of these learnings could
actually be implemented in the future. For example, certain dynamic approaches in relation to
HRM would be quite effective for me to understand, analyse and practice as part of my duty. In
addition to this, from my experience this week, I would like to change my attitude towards
adopting standard approaches in terms of HR functions, moreover, career development activities
would also be undertaken by me to ensure effectiveness in future.
Communication in the Workplace
In the Session 3, business communication was the centre point of learning. It holds
utmost importance as it has a consistent and daily application academically and professionally. In
addition, to understand the value better, there have been various significant learning which has
been given importance (Chambers and Dimson, 2016). For example, the categories, networks
and use of communication for problem solving had been contributing towards understanding the
importance of communicating in a business context. Another factor on which the learning of this
week was subjected was related to corporate social responsibility. The explanation of the same
using the case study of Apple, Inc., was highly contributing in enhancing the scope of success. In
addition, learnings related to communication skills have also been effective in this week.
Moreover, there are several learning aspects that could be used in the future, for example uses of
Email and professional writing. Moreover, as far as the future is concerned, this week's learning
has been important for inclusion of several changes such as adoption of training programmes for
enhancing my written communication skills.
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