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EMPL4013 Pathway Project Assignment

   

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Running head: REFLECTIVE ACCOUNTReflective AccountName of the Student:Name of the University:Author’s Note:Date:

1REFLECTIVE ACCOUNTIntroductionThe presentation done by our team members Andreea, Patrick, Bulbul and Lina coveredthree topics. These are Sustainability and Globalization, Leadership and Entrepreneurship andCommunity participation. The three skills that I have developed from the commencement till theend of the project are Time Management, Delegation and Interpersonal Communication. DiscussionIdentification of personal skill setThe skill of time management adds value to an individual and development of this skillenables an individual to organize and plan the time which will be allotted to specific activities.There are many benefits associated with development of the skill of time management. Thesebenefits are increased level of productivity and higher level of efficiency, ability to complete theassigned task within deadline, lesser stress and achievement of a good professional reputation(Rapp et al. 2013).During the project I developed three skills associated with time management.These skills are prioritization, scheduling and execution. Members of our presentation teamdivided the responsibility of research on the presentation topic. We have prepared a to-do-listeveryday from the start till the end of the presentation. Process undertaken The to-do-list covered all the tasks that were required to be done on a particular day. Iapplied the ABC rank method to prioritize our task for the day. A implied the activities of thepresentation topic which was of high priority and was supposed to be done immediately. Bimplied the second-priority activities and C implied the low-priority tasks. I applied thescheduling technique for my tasks of the day. I divided each day into 5 parts like morning, noon,

2REFLECTIVE ACCOUNTafternoon, evening and dinner hour. Then I made a note of significant tasks of the day andassigned a block of time for each tasks. I also applied the execution technique for my prioritizedschedule. Along with my team members, I assigned a deadline for each topic of the presentation,broke down each topic of the presentation into smaller tasks and assigned a deadline for eachtask (Crane and Matten 2016). I also ensured to focus on one task at a time rather than multi-tasking. This method ensured that my research for each topic of the presentation was in-depthand adequate. I kept myself motivated by taking small breaks after completion of each task. Ihave gained several personal experiences while preparing and conducting our presentation. Ilearnt to collaborate with my team members and after the end of individual research on eachtopic we discussed about the results of our findings which enabled us to develop a holisticviewpoint towards each topic of the presentation which are Sustainability and GlobalCitizenship, Leadership and Entrepreneurship and Community Participation (Rapp et al. 2013).Amalgamation of skills and tools Interpersonal communication is a skill of paramount importance which I developedduring the commencement of this project. Researchers have depicted that open communicationmodel among team members increases the productivity and effectiveness of a team. The methodof interpersonal communication which proved to be highly effective for our team membersduring the commencement of the presentation are face-to-face group meeting and Skypesessions. In each group meeting, I got an opportunity to discuss about the learning outcome ofeach topic of my presentation. The team leader of our team, Andreea communicated effectivelyduring each group meeting (Crane and Matten 2016). Our presentation followed an action planand a roadmap. After completion of research on each topic of presentation, the key findings werediscussed among group members. We conducted secondary research for each topic of

3REFLECTIVE ACCOUNTpresentation from existing books, journals, social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter,magazines and company websites. The face-to-face team meetings helped us to clearlycommunicate with each other about the roles and responsibilities that each team member sharedto prepare the presentation. Our team leader Andrea reviewed whether each sub-topic of thepresentation was completed within the planned deadline. Interpersonal communication helped usto maintain transparency within our team member. Development of the skill of interpersonalcommunication also helped me to cultivate a positive outlook towards our project, acknowledgethe expertise of our team members, practice active listening and be empathetic towards our teammembers (Fussell and Kreuz 2014 ).The interpersonal communication skill which I have learntduring the presentation also helped me to understand the viewpoint of my team members aboutthe sub-topics of our presentation like environmental sustainability, sustainable projects in thesector of retail, leadership and entrepreneurship and the benefits of community participation. Learning processThe discussion about these topics with our team members enabled me to understand thepresent research that have been conducted on these topics and the current trends, issues andchallenges related to sustainability, globalization, leadership and entrepreneurship and that arefaced by industries and society. I also got an opportunity to discuss about the solutions of themost challenging problems related to this topic. Networking is focused around developing andmaintaining contacts with other people. I developed networking skill while working with myteam members on this presentation. I developed networking skills with team members and thesenior students of my educational institutions who worked on similar projects to draw externalinformation about the project topic. I enhanced my networking skills by asking meaningfulquestions to my seniors and team members and tried to interpret their answers effectively (Beck

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