Understanding Self and Others

This reflective journal examines the importance of self-awareness and personal development, focusing on key skills like time management, teamwork, conflict resolution, and feedback. It analyzes the author's strengths and weaknesses in each area and includes action plans for improvement, utilizing SMART goals to achieve desired outcomes.

UNDERSTANDING SELF
AND OTHERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNDERSTANDING SELF AND OTHERS...................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL..............................................................................................................3
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 1................................................................3
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 2................................................................4
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 3................................................................6
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 4................................................................8
SUMMARY AND ACTION PLAN:.............................................................................................10
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Self-awareness is crucial process as it helpful in developing better understanding and it
also provides clear perception of own personality, thoughts, belief, attitude and emotions
(Keville and et.al., 2017). It is essential to develop understanding about self and other and it is
social cognition activity. The one of the main objective in this is to evaluate the strength and
weakness of an individual. In addition to this, report will be inclusive of core skills these are
team working, time management, conflict resolution and Giving and receiving feedback. In this,
action plan is need to construct so that effective steps in terms to increase strength and overcome
weaknesses.
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 1
What skill is to be developed?
In this, I am focussing over time management skills as it is helpful in organizing and
planning specific business activities before completion. The effective time management
skills will be helpful to achieve the smart result. Failing to manage the time will cause delay
in result. Negotiating the time will be helpful in completion of things in proper manner. In
addition to this, time management skill is assistive in manner to managing the overall
productivity so that desire task can be achieved.
Why skills are essential and how did I select to reflect on?
Time management is crucial as it is helpful in accomplishing more than one task in shorter
period of time. It is helpful approach in taking the advantage of learning and opportunities,
lowering the stress and helps in maintaining focus on other tasks which leads to have success
(Keville and et.al., 2017). Being productive is one of the effective and efficient goal of time
management approach.
I have selected this skill to perform the task appropriately so that desire result can be
achieved. I have chosen this skill as it is beneficial for me to schedule task and perform each
activities effectively.
The one of effective time management theory under this is Maslow's theory. It is assistive in
focussing over needs, differentiating them and setting the time limits so that one can do other
important tasks.

Reflection on current competence regarding skill and how to access to it? The one of
lacking area of mine is I am not able to manage more than one task and this is one of my
major lacking point which stops me to accomplish desire result. I need to develop my time
management skill as it is essential to produce result on timely manner so that I can get
success in life.
In order to make proper evaluation it I have taken the feedback from my peers and tutors so
that I can make the better evaluation among the things. This will be beneficial aspect for me
to achieve the desire result. With help of taking the feedback, advantages and disadvantages
can be known and effective measures will be taken to overcome it.
Identify the Contradiction from the analysis given above? Determine the match
between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
Yes, others says I use to do my work in slow manner but my main motive is that I want to
accomplish each activity in authentic way so I use to put more time in one task. With help of
effective time management theory, I need to provide quality result. I also thinks sometimes
that in work load its becomes difficult for me to manage the time in order to cope up with it I
am taking initiatives so that I can handle the things easily.
How skills will be assistive in future and define it with use of references?
The time management ability has precise beneficial aspect. It will be helpful for me in future
as I will conduct my work as to prioritise the task so that better and effective result can be
achieved. With help of setting the deadlines, I can able to prioritise the task and can manage
more than one task in one time by prioritising it. Thus, time management is not about
managing the time we have but it’s about managing the activities and behaviour to make the
most productive use of time which allotted for specific task (Dale Marshall, 2014.).
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 2What skill is to be developed?
In this, another crucial aspect about this is team working, it is collaborative effort of the team
and it works as to achieve the common goal or to accomplish the task in most effective and
efficient way (Petronio, 2017). In addition to this, it can be said that the team comprises of
group of people. With help of having development in this approach I can able to perform my
activities in team manner.

`Why skills are essential and how did I select to reflect on ?
In this, team working is essentials to achieve common goal, it works as to support each other
to combine individual strength so that performance can be enhanced. Under this, it can be
said that the combined teamwork creates the synergy and works as to enhance performance
of an enterprise.
I have chosen this skill so that I can able to perform in group. This will be helpful for me to
make me understand that how to keep interaction with the others and produce things
effectively. It has the ability to collaborate and performs the task as faster as possible.
In this, it can be said that the Tuckman's teamwork theory reflect the effective link between
the group relationships and task focused. In order to make the team building effective it is
essential to make understand four stages which ash covered under this as are forming,
storming, norming and performing. This four are the stage which helps to develop team
relationship and assists to achieve maximum productivity.
Reflection on current competence regarding skill and how to access to it? Presently, I
am working as team member and I am putting my 100% in producing good results.
Sometimes, my efforts go nil so I thought to take feedback from peers and tutors, so that
better result can be achieved. At the time of taking feedback I came to know that my
interaction with group member is not that much effective due to which my performance is
not countable. I also got to know that I need to make communication in better manner so that
process of communication can be handled effectively. and it will be helpful for me to achieve
the desire task. Under this, it can be said that better and effective communication will be
essential in terms to perform things impelling mode.
Identify the Contradiction from the analysis given above? Determine the match
between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
Yes, in my point of view I am able to handle team working but my peers says that I am not
that much effective in making interaction due to which my work get affected. In order to deal
with it I have started making better communication so that I can able to overcome my
weakness. In this way, I need to put better focus over my result and the way I make
communication with my co-workers and this is assistive to achieve the desire result. Under
this, it can be said that timely dealing with the task will be core and beneficial aspect of
making improvements. In addition to this, it can be said that better interactions and

communication will be helpful in order to organise each thing specifically.
How skills will be assistive in future and define it with use of references?
The team-work will be helpful for me in the future, as it provides assistance to corporate with
other and it is key to getting ahead in life. In addition to this, it can be said that teamwork is
the ability to collaborate and accomplish task so that faster result can be achieved. With help
of it task can be done fast with proper management and people come together under this to
get something done appropriately (Richard Stephenson, 2013).
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 3

What skill is to be developed?
In this, the skill is need to be developed is as conflict resolution and it is about the ways
and methods which helps to facilitate the peaceful end of conflict situation. Thus, conflicts
is need to be addressed properly so that better outcome cane be achieved (Petronio, 2017).
In this way, dispute in relation to work affects the overall working of an enterprise. It is
need to overcome as it is crucial aspect in terms to dealing with conflict situation.
`Why skills are essential and how did I select to reflect on?
If we are working anywhere than it is normal to face minor conflicts every day, it is need to
get sorted so that working place do not get much hampered. Under this, disagreement in
relation to work may be personal, financial, political and emotional. At the time when
dispute arises, the effective and better course of action is need to be taken so that one
effective negotiation will be taken and performance can be handled easily.
Reflection on current competence regarding skill and how to access to it? I will say
that mainly conflict situation arises due to imbalanced situation among individuals. Being
the group member sometimes I use to get panic and disagree with situation exists surrounds
me. To assess my competency, I went through feedback from peers and in which I have
evaluated that it is happens due to my interest needs, conflicts, goals and values interferes
with one another. Thus, it is essential to understand the various conflict situation so that I
can able to manage the things accordingly. I came to know that in typical condition I lose
my tamper due to which my whole performance gets affected. Therefore, with help of
conflicts management strategies suggested by my peers to go through process as
accommodating the errors, avoiding the negative issues, collaborating with co- workers,
compromising and competing in the business environment will process business activities
effectively. .
Identify the Contradiction from the analysis given above? Determine the match
between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
At this level I was watching me as best team member who can easily cope up with the
conflicts but I was wrong. Sometimes, I get confuse and cannot be able to make proper
evaluation between what is wrong and what is right. I got to know about this loophole of
mine with help of my team leader and she assists me to develop my competence in regards
to deal with conflict situation. She told me to make healthy relationships, Morale and

commitment so that I can able to handle the things properly.
How skills will be assistive in future and define it with use of references?
It will be assistive in terms to managing and resolving conflicts in the positive way will be
beneficial in order to get desire result. It allows people to move and take better decision
and it is helpful in order to avoids problem at first. With help of developing the good
relationship with peers the lots of issues can be handled effectively (Shelley Frost, 2018).
This will help me to find the one better solution so that I can able to achieve the desire
result in timely mode. In order to get cope up with it, the effective training needs to provide
so that each thing can be managed And better result can be produced.
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 4What skill is to be developed?
The feedback skill is the approach which is need to be developed in enterprise and it is need
to be taken because employees and managers comes with different perception, learning,
practice and patience this are essential in order to make good performance and to have
corrective suggestions (Moore and et.al., 2018). In other words, it should be clear and
possible so that effective solution can be passed. In this way, receiving and giving feedback
is need to understand so that better quality can be maintained. Under this, giver is equally
on the defensive as they are not sure that feedback is received or not.
Why skills are essential and how did I select to reflect on?
It is an art of giving and taking the feedback so that better result can be achieved. It occurs
when an individual reacts to an action and behaviour. It is helpful in order to having
improvement in regards to adjust and improve current and future action and behaviour.
Under this, feedback and opportunities will be used and it is helpful in having improving the
performance of individuals. It allows to build and maintain communication with others.
I have selected this skill to reflect an d it is helpful for me to formulate better decision and
effective working relationships. I came to know that continue feedback is essential in order
to maintain and remain aligned to goals, create strategies, develop product and services.
This all are beneficial aspect in terms to process effective learning and evaluation is
effective technique in terms to have desired growth.

Reflection on current competence regarding skill and how to access to it? As
accordance with my point of view, I am good in both giving and receiving the feedback. I
have analysed that I am capable enough to take the better decision and judgements. This
helps me to evaluate that effective learning will be effective approach in order to
accomplishing the goals and objectives.
I thought to take feedback from peers so that I can better evaluate myself. In this process I
came to know that I am better at receiving positive feedback but not negative once. It is my
loophole that I am not accepting my mistakes due to which I am not capable to manage the
issues which is barricading my future growth.
The feedback is need to be taken seriously so that there can be better evaluation and with
help of it elimination in the errors can be done properly. This is one of effective way in
order to make the better decision.
Identify the Contradiction from the analysis given above? Determine the match
between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
Yes, the main contradiction under this is that I refuse to take negative feedback for me. This
cause me to repeat my mistake and stop me to have positive changes. It is need to get cope
up so I can able to address the things effectively. To have both negative and positive
feedback will work as to be core essential in terms to perform the things in better and
effective manner. Generally, it can be seen that feedback is essential in terms to highlighting
the strength and weakness about the person. In this way, I takes initiative to improve the
way I was receiving the feedback so that I can do each thing effectively. This will be helpful
for me to develop my perception and I can also work upon my mistakes by taking the
negative ones in right approach.
How skills will be assistive in future and define it with use of references? This is one of
crucial aspect with regard to identify strength and weakness, with help of which better result
can be generated. There are number of creative way and this will help you to develop the
core aspect among the individual. With help of giving and accepting the mistake will be
beneficial in order to perform the task appropriately.

SUMMARY AND ACTION PLAN:
Introduction- The personal strength and weakness is need to be determined so that proper
activities plan can be constructed. With help of it, having the proper evaluation the desire task
can be achieved (Gol-Guven, 2017). It is one of strength with help of which better task can be
allotted and objectives can be accomplished. In this, weakness can be evaluated and number of
initiative can be taken in order to do the things effectively.
 Consider why it is important- It is essential to consider so that better steps can be taken
and productive results can be generated. In order to find out the strength and weakness of
individuals, it is essential to conduct the SWOT analysis so that better outcomes can be
achieved.
Strengths:
 I am good in making the better communication with colleagues this will facilitates me to
have information and conduct the all activities in timely manner.
 The one of effective way is to deal with the problem is that the better solution are need to
be passed so that each activity can be done effectively.
 I keep positive attitude in terms to take feedback so that I can able to eliminate the
mistakes.
Weaknesses:
 I am not good in making verbal communication, I get hesitates at the time of passing
order and makes the proper planning about different activities.
 At the time of peak load, I use to get panic and confuse and this affect the surroundings
and total productivity of mine goes nil. This are the better approach in doing the things
effectively so that proper result can be achieved (DiazGranados and et.al., 2017).
 The major issue of mine is that I cannot able to perform the work in the team and this is
causing the major conflicts and the all working due to this getting affected. Team
working is the core aspect in terms to managing and handling the things effectively.
Personal Development Plan
Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timely
Developm I will measure I will work The better 3 weeks

ent Area 1
Team
working
Under this, I
need to
understand
the
beneficial
aspect of
working in
team, this
will be
helpful for
me to carry
out the
things
appropriatel
y.
this in timely
manner by
taking the
feedback
from team
member and
this will be
helpful for me
to develop the
depth insight
about it
(Abbott and
et.al., 2017).
on it at the
time of
assigned
authority and
responsibilit
y.
communicati
on and
making
healthy
relationship
with group
member
help me to
carry out the
things
effectively.
Developm
ent Area 2
Communi
cation
The
communicati
on will be
helpful for
me to pass
the
information
in the timely
manner so
that I can
prioritise the
task
effectively.
It will be
measure by
me in timely
manner so
that I can able
to evaluate
the things in
effectively.
I will work
on it so that I
can able to
make the
proper
communicati
on.
The better
and
proficient
communicati
on will work
as to have
improvised
relationship.
2 weeks.
Developme
nt area 3
The time
management
is process in
It will be
measured by
me by giving
I will make
efforts to
improvise it
The handling
of thing on
timely
3 weeks

Time
managemen
t
which each
activity is
need to get
done at
specific
deadline so
that proper
outcome can
be achieved.
proper time to
each task so
that result can
be achieved on
timely manner.
so that things
can be
achieved
timely.
manner will
be assistive as
to carrying
things
effectively.
In order to get overcome with these weaknesses, I have put my consideration over SMART
technique. This will be assistive for me to better monitoring the activities. Thus, team-working,
time management and communication is need to be improvised so that I can able to get success
and better results can be achieved. This three are the main element which are very crucial aspect
to achieve future oriented goals.

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