Importance of Reflection in Personal and Professional Development

This article discusses the importance of reflection in personal and professional development. It explores the role of leadership and communication skills in workshops and the challenges faced in the process. The article also highlights the benefits of trait theory in developing leadership qualities.

UGB 260 Personal &
Professional
Development Module

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Reflection ....................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Reflection is the defined as change in direction of an individual and wave front at an
interface between two different media so that it return in to medium from which it originated.
The person have different perception who sees things from their point of perception and making
the decisions (Arnold and Boggs, 2019). In other words, serious thought or consideration that
states what people are thinking and how they make the improvements in their overall working
process. Personal and professional development means activities that be uses to describe self and
states strength which can help to bring improvement by overcoming the weakness. This report
mainly consider importance of skills and activities which can help in growth and development.
This assignment will help me to define my skill and weakness that noticed in different
workshops and how I overcome them. Moreover, uses of theories and model helps to make
improvement in level of skills that complete task and provide proper assistance.
MAIN BODY
Reflection
Personal reflection is the process which is uses by individuals for looking themselves in
to a mirror and describe what they see. This is the ways of assessing a person, their ways of
working and how they study. This is important for all to use the personal reflection that can help
to understand their skills and talent which they uses to complete the task and manages the
performance. Reflection helps to develop the skills and reviews their effectiveness instead of just
carry on doing things (Deveugele, 2015). While studying in University, I attended many
workshops which was part of study I noticed on my strength and weakness. Workshops were
organised and directed by me at the time of taking courses which helped me know in which
activities I am good and in which weak. Reflection is all about questioning, in a positive way that
tell why to do and what to do then decide a better action which can help to manage all task and
complete the workings. Leadership is the main quality which I observed in myself at the time of
handling various exercise where my tutors suggest me to be a leader of all member as I am able
to lead team, organise functions, welcome guest and managing all activities which is important
for all functions. I do have good communication skills, management skills, problem solving,
finishing work, resilience, deceive thinker, delegation and other traits which uses by me to
perform well and improve the development.
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While working for workshops I noticed my one quality that is leadership in which I
worked very effectively and proficiently that has increased my skills and talent to manage people
and get completion of work. Leadership is the process which uses by some people out of many to
lead their member and provide them right direction to work which can help to increases the self
performance. Leadership is important in each activity as number of people are working in a
group who needs personal direction and suggestions to bring changes and improve their own
performance (Preston, 2019) . At the time of exercising I used Trait theory that is related to
leadership which told me what are the my traits and how to complete assigned task in certain
period. In workshop I worked as a leader that helped to predict effective leadership
characteristics and traits from different perception which supported me to develop my self and
intelligence qualities that made me feel good and leader out of many members. For becoming a
leader there is needed to many qualities such as set the decision, share with people who has
involved in work, get their views, sharing of information, identify the problem and let get them
solution which can help to operate the further activities continuously and increased the
performance. This is important theory that is uses by analysing own skills and characteristics that
tells how to complete the work along with other people as they have different culture method of
working. But, in workshop activities I worked as a leader as have quality of leader which
increased my skills to managing people and analysing their performance that finish the work
effectively. By applying Trait leadership theory I analysed some key strength such as trait theory
is effective that depends on traits of my self which maximises the profitability, this can help to
solve the complex situation and acknowledge that people have great assets which is uses to
complete task, improve the working capabilities that can help to maintain high profitability.
As this quality I displayed in exercising the career development workshop where I was
responsible to handle all induction programme, providing information about courses which
provides by college, lecture of career programs, and managing the team members. This task was
challenging for me as to be a leader and organise this workshop properly that can influence
people towards their career and make decision to participate in college activities. At that time I
used my leadership quality by making strategies, exploration of career development programme,
proper communication and influencing people that helped me to complete the assigned task and
become successful. I noticed that my communication skills is very good where I spoke to every
member individually and told them what should they do by assigning them roles and
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responsibilities that make them comfortable and improve the working performance. This quality
helped to solve the problems and maintain a coordination between people of a group that make
successful workshop (Floris, Wiblen. and Anichenko, 2020).
It has been analysed that a leaders should have some specific attributes, good behaviour
and values that can help to exercise the programs and activities in good ways. In strength of
leadership my attributes are integrity, learning agility, communication, ability to delegate,
courage, empathy and respect which helped me to see the task and challenges in positive ways. I
give the preference to all member and task equally so that they feel good and take the right action
by completing task. Communication, learning and delegation is very important for leadership
quality that I had and give me suggestion to share the strategic plans with team members so that
their mutual consent will help to deliver better services. Giving thanks, respect and values
actually make a good leader that quality I have and make me different from other which also
influenced other members and encouraged them to work with me. While workshop I used this
attribute and values that lead to higher self esteem, satisfaction, reduced anxiety, depression and
better sleep by working properly. Moreover, my learning ability helped me to know what to do
and what don't do that explored my leadership qualities. With the help of such traits and
attributes I became a good leader and accept all changes effectively (MacLean and et. al., 2017).
Difficulties are the challenges which faces by individuals while working and get a best
solution if person have good quality and skills. At the time of exercised the workshop I faced
many difficulties which became challenge for me to complete task by overcoming the
challenges. The major difficulty was not having enough time to exercise workshops, self
conscious about how I look, lack of written skills, fear from past experience and not support
from my family that might be reduce my performance and could weak my leadership quality. In
workshop I noticed that task handled by my tutor to me at the less time where I was confused
what to do and how to encourage people for participating in programs. As I was weak in written
skills and fear from past experience which made me upset towards working. Moreover, when I
told to my family regarding this workshop they did not support me due to health issue and lack
of time as they know that I will start to take stress. These all challenges I faced in working that
may provide negative results. If I talk about my experience about this, then it was little because
before this I was busy in study and rarely participate in activities that created a challenging point
to manage all workshop and organise them effectively. At that moment I got energetic because of
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using trait leadership theory which became a fruitful for me as it introduced my qualities and
abilities to accept all challenges easily and complete the working on time (Sousa and Rocha,
2019).
Trait theory have shown what are the qualities I have and how to overcome from
difficulties. With the help of leadership quality, time management, problem solving, influencing
and gratitude skills I accepted challenges. For solving the time management difficulty I squeeze
short walks through out the day, get up earlier and revamp the rituals help to work properly. To
solve self conscious problem I started to sport my self by standing in front of mirror and focus on
future which give the solution of facing people. And the last difficulty that was face by me not
getting family support in my efforts for this I make understand in polite ways and slowly about
workshop and its benefits as how these all will help me develop my skills and make a good
bright future so they supported me to complete task by managing all activities. From the
discussion it has defined that trait theory is beneficial for every individual as it identify the
difficulties and get solution of overcoming which increases the self development and maintain
high performance. This theory build premise that leaders are distinctive, boast a research century
for confirming and managing all task. This can help to operate the workshop and became a
successful leader at the workplace (Kurtz, Draper and Silverman, 2017).
Communication skills is important for every individual which is uses by people to share
the information and get different view points that can help to complete the task by delegating
work between member and finish the work. Every person should have this quality and skills so
they can solve their problems and task by sharing with people that provide new suggestions to
accepting difficulties and manage the all workings. Professional and person communication is
useful that be uses by people at different workplace according to situation for getting support and
finishing the work. I observed that there was some contradiction evident from experience that
was not to share problems with anyone, saying no for new task etc. While working in workshop I
stated to share or communicate with all team member and get their new views which helped me
to solve the problems and complete the assigned work. This can be understand by an example
my strength was communication skills and leadership where I created new ideas for running the
workshop with the help of all team members that will attracts the candidates and participants and
showing their interest too. Once I really get depressed from difficulties where I felt that now this
workshop will not be success due to lack of coordination and communication between team
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member but my leadership skills and positive thinking helped me to overcome all the problem
and manage the working effectively. This skills supported me to organize all functions and lead
the team so that they can perform their activities effectively and maintain the good performance
(Moss, 2017) .
A professional person should have ability and quality to understand the goals and make
planning accordingly which can help to complete the task and become a good leader. At
workplace I felt that there are certain context where I communicate less than others as my tutors
and seniors who have more knowledge than me and also they have experience to work
continuously by facing the difficulties and improve the workings. This feeling some time make
me uncomfortable and unconscious about my action that states I am not able to handle the
situation. But having leadership skills and learning attribute solve my all problems and give me
suggestions to complete the working properly. This can help to improve the working condition
and maintain the good performance at workplace (Siddiq, Scherer and Tondeur, 2016).
Leadership is the best quality for all who wants to get success and accept the challenges
which can help to provide innovative ideas and implement at workplace which complete the
working and improve the business performance. For example, leader is a person who has number
of followers and understand the goals of organisation then started to work collectively in order to
attain the common goals that make a success point. I played a role of leader in various
workshops that make energetic people and allocate their roles in between team member in which
they are expert and getting the work done timely. While working in workshop I get benefits of
leadership quality that are improve the production of workforce, improve ability to succeed
under pressure, increase emotional intelligence and improving charisma and seriousness in
business operations. All activities was important for me in workshop which was completed with
the help of leadership and proper communication skills that increased awareness of diversity of
team member and bring creativeness that influence people and become a successful. The person
should be analysis the abilities of team member and then allocate the work so they can organise
and manage the working and improve the performance. This quality will help to more as to set a
business and become a good leader at anywhere where I can grow my skills and abilities of
working. This skills will help me to solve the problems of mine and other people as I am able to
handle the difficulties. Moreover, leadership skills will help me to remain positive in all situation
and work with specialisation that make easier and work finisher (Riley, 2015).
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For developing the leadership quality and communication skills more I need to do efforts
such as practice discipline that will help to meeting deadline, keeping appointment, and ending
meeting on time. Take on more projects, learn to follow, developing situational awareness and
inspire others which helped to improve working by accepting challenges effectively and would
manage the all functions. All skills are going to develop my skills and improve knowledge so
weakness will start to overcome and also make me able to communicate with others effectively.
Therefore, leadership is best quality which I noticed in myself while going through workshop
and made me a successful leader.
CONCLUSION
From the above reflection it can be concluded that to showing skills and abilities of an
individual is reflect that states how such people is behaviour and thinking. As I found that my
leadership quality was so good which helped me to solve all difficulties and organise the
workshop efficiently by taking all responsibilities. If there is lack of communication then should
be attend seminars, debate competition and start to talk by itself which can help to develop the
skill and give ideas to complete the work.
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