Residential Experience Reflection

This essay is a self-reflection of my residential learning experience during my postgraduation. It discusses areas such as leadership, teamwork, conflict, and time management.

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Residential experience reflection

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Residential experience reflection
This essay is self-reflection of my residential learning experience at the time of my post-
graduation time. I have considered differed areas for reflection such as leadership, teamwork,
and conflict and time management. The several personal development requirements were
addressed and evaluated according to theoretical support and use of appropriate tests such as
ESFP and The global EI test results. Identification of concerned areas will support me to find out
the potential areas of future development with enhancement. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI) is a measurement that believes to evaluate the psychological preferences in how an
individual observes the global and make judgements. Global EI test evaluates both emotional as
well as social competencies for well-rounded image of emotional intelligence and opportunities
of an individual for development.
This reflective essay describes the events where I have gained my experience in different areas.
After a critical assessment of each point, I have discussed the final conclusion on my part to
develop an understanding of my stand that demonstrated my areas of enhancement in long-term.
This essay is developed as per the received supervisor’s feedback after completion of residential
address. It has developed my own experience regarding such activity. Along with this, Gibbs
reflective model is critically analyzed by considering different elements such as descriptions,
feelings; evaluation, conclusion, and action all are interconnected in a cyclical way.
Throughout the events at fall barrow, I have developed my residential experience and gained my
learning about myself that I did not notice earlier from now. This event has boosted my both
personal and professional experience as well as real-world experiences. But, in this essay, I will

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only emphasize on personal experiences regarding the earlier mentioned field of concern. I will
also address my strength and weaknesses during the events.
Throughout the events at fall barrow, I gained an appreciation of myself that I did not notice
earlier. This event has boosted my both personal and professional experience. The first task
allowed me to present to the team my leadership skills in particular my strategy thoughts. The
task did not go well as my leadership skills were not up to the mark and I performed very badly.
According to my Myer Briggs test of personality, I scored low in sensing and feeling areas which
demonstrate my lack of awareness with others during this process. As noted by Bolman and Deal
(2017), ‘leadership is the competency of the company’s management in terms of creating sound
decision and encouraging others to perform effectively. In contrast to this, managers who
demonstrate the good leadership qualities can lead their teams for attaining the specified tasks.’
Reflecting on this event and the evidence it is clear I need to address my leadership approach.
The outcome was a lack of team coordination as well as lack of planning and communication
skills (Tannenbaum, and Schmidt, 2017). During the event, I have also participated in Web
Bridge task of day 1 where I have to arrange all resources in the right way. The outcome was a
lack of team coordination as well as lack of planning and communication skills (Tannenbaum,
and Schmidt, 2017). It indicates that my leadership skill is not up to the mark and very bad. From
the Myer Briggs test of personality, it is assessed that I scored low in sensing and feeling that are
cause of lack of planning (Sources: Appendix 1).

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However, during a business task on day 2, I have developed my leadership skills. On day 2 & 3
of residential experience, there was a high amount of smaller task for gathering the wedge and
sell them for accomplishing the total sale amount of 7500 GBP. During this task, I have improper
planning so that I have wasted more time. But, my team coordination was great so that I finished
this task effectively (Antonakis and Day, 2017).
On Day 2, it appears that my leadership skills allowed my team members to contribute more of
their efforts and plans were made for the following day. All the team participated and I felt all
members are contributed more efforts and made plans for the next day. And, the next day, all
team members have participated in this task and sale all wedges. Due to this, I got 7500 GBP and
the task was effectively completed. Thus, a situational leadership strategy is used by me for
completing this task (Priest and Gass, 2017). The global EI test results indicate that I got high
score in self-management that helps to meet this task (Sources: Appendix 2).
Team cohesion is necessary to encourage team members to concentrate and contribute their
efforts towards a team goal. The need for each team member to complement each other and
develop strength allows a team to effectively compete. Each factor is contributed to effectively
complete the whole task of the team. In opposed to this, it is stated that the team member should
complement to each other and the best complementary team would be recognized at the end of
the task (Häfner Stock and Oberst, 2015).
During the ‘Maze’ task, I was extremely pleased with myself as I addressed the correct path to
finish the task with all rules and regulations. However, after finishing this task, I received the

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result that I have shown a lack of planning and communication. It appears that I did not fully
understand the task before starting and maybe as a team and as an individual, I should have taken
more time to understand and agree a way forward. The learning here is that planning and
communication are better as well as team and coordination can complete the task in an effective
manner.
But, I have focused on another task in the samedays such as sheep and shepherd. In this task, I
have to guide all sheep in a box by giving the correct signal. The outcome of this task is that
planning and communication are better as well as team coordination is great that lead the task in
an effective manner.
It indicates that I was proficient in practicing the best mode of communication and I also
emphasized on timely communication and developing planning before initiating the work as I am
able to get success in the future (Young, et. al., 2016). The EI test results shows that I scored
high in self-awareness and self-management that is cause of using effective planning (Sources:
Appendix 2). Due to extroversion personality, I have communicated effectively with my team
members (Sources: Appendix 1).
This quality is an effective attribute in me as well as I am good in collaborating and
complementing my team members in a holistic way. For enhancing my professional career, I
would think as per the perspective of my team members and should be empathetic with respect to
each team member. I would respect the cultural differences and value ethics (Muratori and
Rizzoni, 2016).

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During several tasks, it appears that I need to review my levels of communication. It was clear
that my team mates found me difficult to understand and my need to adopt a more collaborative
approach is required. In sheep and shepherd event, I have communicated effectively to my team
members that aid to complete the task on time.
As noted by Rahim (2017), communication plays a significant role in professionalism and
business. When, there is no clear communication between team members then, they can face
difficulty to attain the objectives and there would be chaos and chances of creating higher
conflicts. In contrast to this, it is evaluated that collaboration is what should be focused more
when performing in a team. There are higher probabilities of creating the conflicting condition
because of differences in views but keeping conflicts in aside the team should work as a whole.
At the time of my residential experiences, I was involved in the number cruncher task on day 1.
In this task, numbers are considered from 1 to 24 and the group of people should touch all the
number in the targeted time period. The outcome of this task was that I have time management
and good communication skills because I have completed this task in a targeted time period
(Dhingra, 2016). Due to having high perceiving skills, I was able to manage the time in task.
Along with this, due to relationship management skills, I have maintained good relation with my
team members that aid to meet the target on time (Sources: Appendix 2).
According to Casimiro et al. (2015), when work relationships are involved then an individual
would be more comfortable to work with complex work situations and would be capable to meet
target. In contrast to this, it is stated that boss can be both demanding and complex due to

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developing high work standards as there is need to maintain good relationship with team
members. Thus, I believe that addressing the best out of others is an approach to find the best in
me. I also supported to cultural differences and try to communicate social services and quality
work via my work.
On the 2nd day of business task (ball task), I have to buy all the required resources by using the
auction. After getting the required resources, I have to start the task and should complete it. The
outcome of this task was improper planning and wasted time during the task. But, due to
effective teamwork and team communication at a moment, I have completed this task
successfully. Hence, I should enhance time management skills so that time wastage can be
reduced and resources can be utilized on time and an effective manner (Kirillov, et. al., 2015).
Apart from all these concepts, I have considered different tests for the assessment of personal
behavior and critical assessment of my own requirement for personal development. The
dominant trait is assessed and evaluated hence I can attain the best outcome in the future. The
test conducted involves a Myers Briggs test of personality and the global EI test results. Each test
outcome is evaluated here to address the actual and final behavioral strategy (Salmon, Stanton,
and Jenkins, 2017). Therefore, it is quite clear that I am a good team performer but need to
develop self-skills to a higher extent.
Considering my interpersonal skills, I would like to consider the need for effective time
management and resource management. Adams Tenney and Pew (2017) stated that an effective
interpersonal skill is more beneficial for making communication with team members and gets

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team supports. It would be also beneficial for managing the resources on time. I have time
management concern that is clearly indicated in the number cruncher task of day 1. In opposed to
this, it is evaluated that a group can be formed in which member of group is essential to select
the successive is set of the amount for touching all given number in giving the required limit of
time. Teamwork is collaborative efforts made by the team for attaining the common goal and to
finish the task in the most efficient and effective manner.
The outcome of event indicates that I have a lack of time management skills and it is caused by
my poor interpersonal communication skills. I was not competent to effectively interact within
the team at the time of requirement. As a result, the task was not completed on time (Arasu, et.
al., 2016). I have pointed that in order to develop effective communicating interpersonal skills,
needs to participate more on teamwork and group activity. It would also increase my cohesion as
well as I will also use the right communication technique for the right reason and at the feasible
time.
Myer Briggs test of personality results indicate that I am ESFP Type. The percentage of my
extrovert is 41%, sensing is 25%, the feeling is 25% and perceiving is 34%. My extroversion and
perceiving qualities are my strength while my sensing and feeling are my weaknesses and that
should be improved (Sources: Appendix 1). According to Choi and Ha (2018), conflict is one of
the key causes of unhealthy working atmosphere. Conflict is serious arguments and
disagreements that can happen during the task. When two people are in conflict, then they have
had a serious disagreement and have not yet arrived at arguments. I will try to keep any conflict
between me and my team members to a minimum. In contrast to this, when considering the time

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management, it is addressed that I am poor in managing the time and need to enhance it to the
earliest.
As per the view of Chatterji Arlosoroff and Guha (2017), time management is the procedure to
make plan and control how much time to spend in spending on particular practices. I believe that
good time management permits team members for completing more tasks on a shorter time
period, declining the amount of stress and leads for career success.
From the interpretation of all events, I can say that I am somewhat unwilling to project myself in
conspicuous means and people misinterpreted this as a threat within me as well as fail for
recognizing my actual inner strength. It is evaluated that only known individual can understand
me well and they can only comprehend my personality and my truth. When I take a task, I finish
it methodically and then stop. Afterward, I considered the success or failure of the task. This
supports toteamwork and mutual support attitude. I feel more secure with my team members and
feel less secure to work when prime accountability is given to me. My higher extent of stress
level and low confidence led to ineffective management of anger (Stanton, and Baber, 2017).
The global EI test results show my emotions related to self-awareness, self-management, and
social-awareness and relationship management. I got 7 out of 10 score in self-awareness, got7
out of 10 score in self-management, obtained 6 out of 10 score in social awareness and 6 out of
10 score in relationship management (Sources: Appendix 2). The conflicting situational crisis
has declined because I have maintained my emotional stability and situational leadership trait.
This helped me to lead the team in a better way and enhanced my team management skills.

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I have a dominant trait that sometimes creates a conflict situation. In opposed to this, due to
situational leadership strategy, I was able to get team support and significant backing with my
team members. Thus, my transformed leadership approach has supported me to get favorable
feedback from team and supervisor and its result in enhanced behavior and skills of myself
(Western, 2019). I has regularly made efforts to learn the reality and have accepted my weakness
and thus have made efforts for controlling my emotions. In the next task of the event, I have
controlled my emotions and I have made efforts for avoiding the conflicting condition to the
extent possible and have also increased support of my team members as compared to previous
task experience.
From the event, it is well reflected to my task performance as my individual consideration is
clear and I got angry with stressed out and started to shout on my team members. There is a
concern to maintain the inner emotions with the outcome of professional life. It generates a lot of
complexities in professional development. I have also transformed my leadership from liberal
style to situational style and have been flourishing in my present work roles as compared to the
previous failure (Chuang, Jackson, and Jiang, 2016).
Through the personality test, it is analysed that I am extroverted and perceiving feeling. Through
the global EI test results, it is stated that got high score in self-awareness and self-management
(Sources: Appendix 2). My professional and personal life balance is low and I complete tasks
from my heart and at times, I face complexities while people take benefit of my emotional
feeling. In contrast to this, I should more focus on the professional area as well as the need for
developing a personal partnership with an individual who will be more influential. Hence,

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probability of misinterpretation by other people can reduce as well as social work atmospheres
and emotional factors can become more valuable (Scholl, 2018). I have sometimes difficult to
comprehend my allocated roles as it could be considered as my weakness. There is a need to
develop a clear understanding regarding personal thought of mine.
As per the above discussion, it can be concluded that this reflective essay focuses on personality
development areas. It also recommends that I am good while performing in a team due to
effective leadership skills, people managing competencies, well communication with the team,
high level of confidence, and supports the decision of each team members. There is needed to
make improvement in a different aspect from previous times. The residence experience is
beneficial to enhance my competencies and understand my leadership, team management skills
and also enhanced strengthen my personality at a higher extent.
I have gained my knowledge that I am not an innovator and nor a competency to generate ideas
about an individual. Hence, I need to compliment myself with this weakness and addressed a
team that has all the complementary skills that I have inadequacy. It would support in my own
performance extent to enhance significantly. I have become more focused with respect to reality
and have clearly comprehended the significance of situation decision making with time
management at the workplace. It can be also summarised that this residential experience has
more turning point of my life in both professional and personal level.

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Appendices:
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2