Understanding Self and Others

This assignment focuses on self-reflection and development, analyzing core skills like public speaking, time management, teamwork, and attention. It includes a reflective journal entry and an action plan to improve identified weaknesses and leverage strengths for professional growth.

Understanding self and
others

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................3
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMAT..........................................................................................3
Action Plan.............................................................................................................................................7
Reference ..............................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Understanding yourself self and other means to know about the strength and
weaknesses of themselves as well as other people's. It will also help to get information about
fear and passions, dreams, desires and preferences of ourself. Thus, to know about all these
points people can developed their future or present career plans perfectly. In this report it will
discuss the core skills of own self and also explain the other skills which is necessary to get
developed in professional or personal life's.
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMAT
What is the core skill?
Public speaking skill is very important in personal and professional life's. It gets changes
the whole environment of business functions and also build strong relationship between
the managers or its employees (Chollet, and et.al., 2015). Public speaking refers
exchanging informations by writing, speaking or use some other sources like symbols etc.
Thus, to send or receive details about work, based on effective communication which
increase business growth and profitability margin in market. Good interaction has many
benefits it increases people interest in work performances. Verbal, Non-verbal,
Visualization and written all are the categories of communication. It is the best technique
which is used to expressed ideas and thoughts effectively in anywhere or every place. In
other words it is a connecting way between people or staff members. Communication is
not only based on exchanging news, feeling, information but also share or create meaning.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
Public speaking skill is essential for increasing business benefits or to developed own self
knowledge or behaviour more than now. It is also very important to build good relation
with other people and co-workers in work area. Thus, according to the concept of
communication it will help in receiving or sending information or transfer messages from
one place to another. I have to select these skills because I need to understand my self
better than now. It will help me to know about the strength and weaknesses and also help
to improve my threats which might be I have in my personal or professional life.
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 have an effective speaking skill in public which I have to release when my mentors told
me about it while I am interacting with them. They give me feedback about the proper
way of communication which I usually used to interact with my employees in workplace.
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?
I have communication skill in my self which I have to realise telling by my co- worker's

or other people in work place. But on the other side Manager said that I am not as perfect
as the other people in communicating activity with employees or other staff members.
There is no match between my and manager thoughts about this skill.
How will this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Public speaking skill help me in making decision for future or present plans. In my
personal or professional life's effective communication is very important. Thus, in work
place with this skill I can connect with my employees perfectly or share my ideas or
thoughts with them. This will build our relationship stronger and powerful which help me
to face competitive environment in business world. Through having good interaction with
staff members help me to make any decision about business productivity and strategies
which increase our company profitability.
What is the core skill?
Time management skill is the process of preparation or plan something on time. It
controls the time which spent of special activities or other (Bolden, 2016.). Time
management is very important for business growth and also for people development
process. Setting goals or focused on aim which increase profitability and growth of
company. It will also help to understand the importance of time and how to use it on
personal or professional activities. It is not difficult in applying on work places.
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 skill is very important to manage the over all activity of person life.
Thus, to know about this skill person, can operate its daily routine activities on time. I
choose time management skill for my self to control my extra effort in some specific
activities which take unnecessary time. According to the Pickle Jar Theory of time
management, it will explain the way which help me to reach the goal of my life by
managing time. Thus, for related with this concept I can improve my self confidence
better than the other people.
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 do not have time management skill because my co workers will tell me about it. They
feel that I have lack of this skill which impact on my work performances lower than now.
On the other side my co workers have this ability which increase its performances better
than me. I also realise this at the time when I can not complete my task in competitive
environment.

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?
I feel that I don't have time management skill in my life because I can not manage my
performances in work place perfectly. My co-workers also say observe that this time-
management will be missing in my professional as well as personal life. My and my
colleagues thoughts are match with about this activity.
How will this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Time management skill is effective way to manage my daily life activities. This will help
me to win my goals or to make future plans according on time. In my work place if I can
manage my work on time I can make plans or strategies for future or present which
developed my skills more and also increase the benefits of company where I am working
in it. Thus, for my personal life it will help me to control the unnecessary wasting time
which I have to spend in completing in it.

What is the core skill?
Team working ability is the most important skill which every person have to apply in its
professional or personal behaviour. In another words motivate or support employees in
work place by leaders and managers will make an effective team (Jackson, Sibson, and
Riebe, 2014). People need to perform their work in collaborative environment that build
team stronger than other. It refers the ability which help to operate group or team
efficiently and smoothly. Thus, the skill to inspire and encourage other group members to
act better. Communication also influence or advise the team about their work.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
Team working skill is important for my self because of having this ability I can increase
my performance better than other groups. This will also increase the business profitability
and growth. Through effective communication I can build my team work performance
more powerful. I select this ability to decrease my weaknesses or empower my strength as
well as for my team members. Making decision, solving problems and issues in my life I
choose this skill for my self.
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 have lack of team working ability which I have to feel in my work place. Thus, at the
time when my team is not communicating perfectly with each other might be impact on
its performance as well as my professional activities. Team working ability is very
important for me to developed my career more successful or better than others.
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 co workers told me about the skill which I do not have in my behaviour that is lack of
team working ability. They told me that I can not perform my work in a group perfectly
which decrease my performance level lower than now. Thus, I also get agree on their
thought because I personally feel that this activity is miss in my work.
How will this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Team working skill help me in my present or future making plans. Through the ability of
group performance I can build my team more powerful which help me to face any
difficulty in business or in competitive environment in marketplace.

What is the core skill?
Attention and focus is the most important skill that every person should have in their life.
It was a brain activity which concentrate on work of professional or personal life's (Wulf,
and et.al., 2016). Thus, attention about the aim and focused on its achieving process
develop my knowledge more and more. It also increases the benefit for company where I
am working in it.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
Focus and attention skill is importance for developing my life or to improve my
performance in work area. I select this skill because it can help me complete my task and
achieve my personal goals and objective which I have to decided.
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)
According to my feeling and thought I can realise that I do not have focus and attention on
my task or goals. This will increase my poor performance level or decrease my concentrate
more than other people's.
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 peers told me about the lack of focused and attention ability in my self, which I do not
get agree on their thoughts because I can achieve my aims perfectly in my life or related
with my work.
How will this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Concentrate and attention about are very important for me. According to this I can make
my plans for future which is very helpful to developed my skills and knowledge more than
now. Focus help me to concentrate on my personal aim and also help me to achieve it as
soon as possible.
Action Plan
Strengths
Public speaking is the strength of my self. I can communicate with other people effectively.
This will improve or developed my skills, knowledge and behaviour better than others. Thus,
having this ability I can perform my task successful and also help my team members in their
work performances in work place.

Weaknesses
Time management, team working and focus and attention is my weaknesses which impact
negatively on my work performance. All these weaknesses decrease my ability or my team
members as well.
Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timely
Developmen
t Area 1
Time
management
I need to
improve my
time
management
skills for
increasing
my
performance
level in
work place.
I can measure
this ability
when I can
complete my
task on time
as well as also
help my other
members in
completing
their task.
I can
improve this
skill by
taking
advice of my
seniors.
Time
management
help me to
achieve my
goals
because
through
following
this function
I can
complete my
work.
To achieve
this skill it
takes around
20 days.
Developmen
t Area 2
Team
working
I need to
developed
my team
working
skill to give
build my
team more
powerful
than other
teams.
I can realise
this
knowledge
when I am
working in
team or group
effectively
without any
issues.
I can make
this ability
better than
now to take
advise by my
co-workers
and make
communicati
on with my
team
members.
Team
working
help to make
benefits for
company
and increase
profitability
or success.
It will take
around 15
days to
improve.
Developmen
t Area 3
Focus and
attention
This is the
most
important
skill which I
need to
improve just
of make my
life more
successful
and better.
This skill I
can measure
at the time
when I
achieve my
aim and goals
perfectly.
I can
develop this
point more
perfectly
through
concentrate
on my goals.
Focus and
concentrate
garb the best
opportunitie
s of life.
To get
improve this
skill I need 7
weeks.

Reference
Books and Journals
Bolden, R., 2016. Leadership, management and organisational development. In Gower
handbook of leadership and management development (pp. 143-158). Routledge.
Chollet, M., and et.al., 2015, September. Exploring feedback strategies to improve public
speaking: an interactive virtual audience framework. In Proceedings of the 2015
ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (pp.
1143-1154). ACM.
Jackson, D., Sibson, R. and Riebe, L., 2014. Undergraduate perceptions of the development
of team-working skills. Education+ Training. 56(1). pp.7-20.
Navalyal, G.U. and Gavas, R.D., 2014. A dynamic attention assessment and enhancement
tool using computer graphics. Human-centric Computing and Information
Sciences. 4(1). p.11.
Wulf, G., and et.al., 2016. External focus instructions reduce postural instability in
individuals with Parkinson disease. Physical therapy. 89(2). pp.162-168.