Reflective Journal about 4 Core Skills

This reflective journal discusses the importance of four core skills - management skill, communication skill, time management skill, and problem-solving skill. It explores the significance of these skills in career development and provides insights into their application in various situations. The journal also reflects on the current competence of the writer in each skill and identifies areas for improvement. Overall, it emphasizes the role of these skills in future career growth.

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ABOUT 4
CORE SKILLS

Executive Summary
The assignment has focused on the different type of core skills in which play important
role in the people. by using the skill, it has easily interacted with other people for sharing
own opinion or view point about particular subject. It has analysed about the own core
skill that applicable for career development and growth. Each and every skill has
different concepts which always supports in different terms to improve knowledge and
also building ability for handle any type of situation. Furthermore, it also determined the
different type of skills for improving the strength. However, it has summarised that how
different core skills useful in future development that supports to manage or control
critical business situation effectively and efficiently. It has evaluated to determine the
contradictions through current skill and how it can support in the overall personal
improvement.

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 1
What is the core skill to develop?
Management skill is based on ability that may include different things such as business
planning, delegation, time management (Lohmann and zur Muehlen, 2019). These are
considered as a top activity that performed with the help of management skill.
I mainly focused on the Management skill which is the core skill for developed effectively. I
make mistake along the different ways in organization. in this way, I needed to improve
management skill which increases long term success in the career growth and development.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
As per my experience, I found that Management skill is very important in terms of problem
solving so that needs for people to improve their own management skill otherwise it directly
affects on the performance and efficiency (Pambreni and et.al., 2019). In this way, I have
selected the management skill which useful for easily handle business planning in proper
manner. For Example- In effective management skill build confidence and dedication towards
the objectives where manager has performed their specific task with proper manner because
of their management skill. According to management contingency theory, I easily identify the
business factors which influence organizational activities in terms of development and growth.
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,
plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to answer this
question)
I analysed that overall competency based on the knowledge and skills of management which
help for improving own abilities towards the business management. In this way, I always try to
do self-evaluation for identifying strength and weakness (Feng and Valero, 2019). I choose
the different medium to assess own competences such as feedback from tutors, self-
assessment finding and examine own feeling, behaviour towards situation. This will help for
me to identify the area where it required for improvement.
As per my experience, I examine the own capabilities where tutors easily understand my own
thoughts, behaviours and feelings towards communication skill. In this way, I easily analyse

my own strength and weakness in context of management skill.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
In above analysis, I found the allowable weakness in terms of coordination that may be
required to improve management skill which help for me to develop capabilities. Sometimes,
lack of management skill affecting on the performance and efficiency in job task.
I also analysed that There are different types of toolkits which are reliable in term of
management skill which useful for increasing own performance in task management (Nair,
Kaushik and Dhoot, 2019). It may involve browser tools to keep record information and data
in proper manner. I have used the tool kits which support to identify the proper results and
outcome.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
As per experience, I have analysed that management skill play important role in future
development because it helps for developing ability and capability of managing overall
business operations (Okay, Somerville and Scholario, 2019). I acquire all knowledge to
understand the demand of business in terms of development that’s why, as per own view
point, it is becoming important for improving management skill in future growth and
development. I have understood that it also supports to open various type of career related
opportunities.

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 2
What is the core skill to develop?
Communication skill is an ability that must use when receiving and giving different kind of
information. It mainly involves speaking, empathising, observing and listening (Mawalim and
et.al., 2019).
My core skill is Communication skill which always providing the support for interacting with
one person to another. communication skill always supports for met to communicate with
other person in both verbal and no-verbal cues. I believed that it helps for exchanging or
sharing important data which require for me to improve own communication skill. After
sometimes, I realised that communication skill needed to develop in own life because it is
very important to develop own confidence level. I always focused on the communication skill
which are core part of my expression that shows through skill to other people.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
As per opinion, communication skill is very important in any aspects where it help for me to
build professional career, which useful for gathering social information. I believed that it
heavily applicable on information sharing which are needed to be good communication skill
(House, Livingston and Summers, 2019). I have selected communication skill because it can
perform specific role in my day to day life. For Example- in organization, it significantly helps
for manager to coordinate with staff members for business planning, controlling, organizing
entire enterprise activities. In this way, I concern about to improve communication skill which
help for building professional career in order to gain growth. Communication skill help to
perform the jobs and handle business responsibilities effectively and efficiently.
I was adopted the development communication theory which providing the facts behind the
communication skill. It always supports for me to perform different role in positively where it
will reduce the political, economic and social.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,
plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to answer this
question)
As per current compete, communication skill is an approach that can handle any of critical
situation which always inspired for me to understand specific role and responsibilities in
effective manner. Time to time, I can do self-evaluation where communication skill for me to
improve my own concepts. Furthermore, I also compete with own communication skill through
different medium. It involves taking feedback from tutors, self-assessment finding and

examine own feeling, behaviour towards situation. I could analyse that these are different
source to measure own capabilities and abilities in proper manner (Setyadin and et.al., 2019).
As per my experience, I examine the own capabilities where tutors easily understand my own
thoughts, behaviours and feelings towards communication skill. In this way, I easily analyse
my own strength and weakness in context of communication. Furthermore, I including
different tool kit that help for communicating with someone else like email.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
In above analysis, I found the weakness of building a good relationship with other people. I
did not say that I have a lack of communication skill but somethings missing in my behaviour
which are directly affects on the attitude (Akbar, Supramono and Putra, 2019). In many times,
it affected on my daily life where my manager also misinterprets the situation and condition so
I face many problems in organization. On the other hand, I see myself as nervousness those
who are not properly handle the critical situation.
Apart from that I have used the tool kits for exchanging information from one device to
another. It become easier for me to send message in written mode which providing me
accurate results and outcomes. I could understand that it reliable for managing and controlling
overall business situation by using tool kit.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
The communication skill can help for me in future to develop career in professional
enhancement which being able to increase own capabilities and abilities (MOHAMMADI and
et.al., 2019). It becoming easy for me to interact with managers and other staff member
regarding business development. I will do the job in properly to perform different activities
such as discuss problem with colleagues, conduct meeting, achieve co-operations. I needed
to develop the communication skill and initiative towards the long-term success in
organization.

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 3
What is the core skill to develop?
The core skill that is need to develop is Time management skill. This is defined as process
that aids to organising and planning that how to divide the time between the specific
activities. It is abide by range of skills, techniques that use to manage time effectively. This
will be helpful to develop and promote career advancement effectively. By developing skills
the desired objective can accomplished.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
Time management allows to accomplish the desired goals within the shorter period of time.
This leads to free time that aids to take the advantage of learning more opportunities. It is
one of the effective skill that aids to enhance effectiveness productivity and efficiencies. This
is defined as thinking skill that assist to children to prioritize the task and set the deadline to
each task to accurately judge the time for each task that needed to complete.
I have selected this skill because I feel that sometimes I am not good in managing the time
and to accomplish the task on timely manner. In order to manage the time more effectively, I
need to look over my skill and must take steps to develop it. Once, I had allotted project in
my university and I did not complete it within timely. So, I feel that I need to look over this
skill so that this cannot barricades my future growth.
In order to accomplish the result that based on growth I need to set the priorities as per the
task deadline. For effectively manage the time, the one theory could be use that is as Goal
setting theory that defines about the subsequent performance. It is defined as motivation
stated that has specific and challenging goals. It also gives appropriate feedback that
contribute to higher and better performance of task within the specific time frame.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,
plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to answer this
question).
I feel that I am not that much good in managing the time. Sometimes, I procrastinate about
the things and that delay my performance. At present, I am not good in managing the time.
This affects my overall growth and hampers the organisational performance.
In order to be effective I must take feedback from peers and tutor so I can identify about the
lacking areas. By identifying the lacking areas I can able to develop my skill and undertake
the performance effectively. I feel that this all thins needs to be done according so that better
results of the task can be produced.

Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
The other thinks that I am good at managing my time as per the task. Therefore, I allotted lot
of work to do my things effectively. Due to this, I got frustrated and it overall impacts my
performance. In order to overcome from it, I need to take the initiative that can help to carry
out the task more efficiently and effectively.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
This skill will be helpful for me in the future as this will make me feel capable for the task I
need to accomplish. Thus, time management skill assists me to build my career
advancement more effectively. With help of it, I can plan and organise the thing more
effectively. This will helps me to build more future advancement and will allow to undertake
future task more effectively. Time is crucial things that helps to manage the each thing more
effectively.
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 4
What is the core skill to develop?
The one of the core skill that I need to develop is the problem solving skill. It will help to deal
with complex situation more nicely. By use of problem solving skill the better and effective
result can be produced.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
Problem solving skill is more crucial term that helps to individual and organisation that
enables to control the working environment more effectively. It is defined as ability that is
essential in day to day activities. It is one of the effective skill as this helps to develop more
possible solutions and allows to take appropriate course of actions.
However, problem solving is one of crucial skill in the workplace and personal situation. This
is skill that is crucial at every stage of career. I have selected this skill as I know this will help

me to build my career advancement more appropriately. In order to deal with the problem
solving skill, the generative theory could be in use. This is theory that will help to discovery
and development new strategies to organise the things more effectively.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,
plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to answer this
question)
I can develop my competence with help of developing my problem solving skills. At present I
am not good in problem solving skill. This impacts my overall growth at time of working on my
core skills.
In order to accomplish it I can undertake self-assessment with use of taking feedback from
peers and tutor. By this way I can know about my lacking areas. This will help me to know
that where I am performing effective and where I am not. This things will assist me to
accomplish core objectives. With the use of undertaking the feedback the proper evaluation
on the skills can be made so that effective results can be generated.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
My colleagues do not see me at good level as per this skill. They thinks that I become
frustrated at the time of any problematic situation. Due to this, I would not become able to
provide proper solution to issues. This skill is effective as this aids to develop my core
strength. At the some level, I also feel that I am not good at managing the complex situations
effectively. I also feel that I need to look over it and carry out the things more effectively.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
This skill will help me in the future at the time of sort out the complex task in future. It can be
helpful to develop my core strength. By effectively managing the complex situation the desire
outcome can be accomplished. It will be helpful for the both individual and enterprise as this
provides the mechanism to deal with the things and figuring out the things that needs the

determining course of actions.
Summary and Action Plan:
 By analysing the personal strength and weakness the desire outcomes can be
accomplished. This can be helpful in undertaking the proper course of actions so that strength
and weakness can be identified more effectively.
Strengths:
 Good at managing team.
 Technological skills are also good.
Weaknesses:
 Problem solving skill
 Communication skill etc.
Personal Development Plan
Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timely
Development
plan
Problem
solving skill
It will be
measured
with use of
feedback.
Yes, these
are
attainable.
This will be
improved
with help of
tutor and
this allows to
conduct the
task more
appropriatel
y.
2 week
Development
Area 2
Communicat
ion skill
It will be
measured out
with help of
making
interaction
with
audience.
This will help
to develop
better career
advancemen
t.
It can be
improved
with help of
watching
videos,
online chats
etc.
3 week.

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Appendices

Copies of all your completed toolkits should be included here (an appendix
for each toolkit)