Understanding Self & Others: A Reflective Journey on Core Skills for Personal Development

Understanding Self & Others

Contents
Executive summary.........................................................................................................................1
Reflective journal entry for Team Work.........................................................................................2
Reflective journal entry for time management................................................................................5
Reflective Journal entry for Giving and Receiving feedback..........................................................7
Reflective journal entry for Resilience............................................................................................9
Summary & action plan.................................................................................................................12
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

Executive summary
Self development is everybody’s mission because to cop up with the changing world with the
success it is really crucial to understand self as individual with internal and external quality and
skill development. Increased completion, globalisation, increases stress level demands the strong
personality who can face this adversity and become the successful. For the individual
development everybody needs or requires some skills or competencies that make him unique and
for that self assessment is must so here in this study it is given about those important skills which
are necessary for individual development with strengths and weakness assessment.
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Reflective journal entry for Team Work
What is the core skill to develop?
In team work, employees combine their individual skills to pursue their organisational &
individual goals. It includes helping, guiding, persuading and sharing openly with strong
willingness, showing an active participation, being flexible and showing strong commitment. It
is crucial part of business as it is necessary for colleagues for performing together and to try with
their best efforts in every circumstance (Eubanks, et.al, 2016).
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
Performing in a team is very important as companies are more likely for performing well when
their workforce work in efficient manner as team. An effective team working skill creates
synergy that is combined efforts and impacts apart from that it enhances organizational
performance in terms of production. As Belbin’s theory of team roles defines the role of team
that are very important and crucial for individual & organizational development.
According to this theory a team plays different roles such as;
 Shaper – it is the role of driving work forward and gets things done. This role gives clear
idea of the desired direction of travel.
 Implementer – this role is also to get things done and looks for ways for turning talk into
action and creates practical activity.
 Finisher – this role focuses on finishing tasks and finding the loose ends.
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