Business Creativity Module: A Reflective Essay on Skill Enhancement

This essay provides a reflective account of module activities related to business creativity, focusing on the impact of teamwork, lectures, and workshops on personal development. It highlights the importance of habit formation, creativity skills, problem-solving, leadership, influencing, and organizational skills. The essay emphasizes the role of these areas in enhancing both personal and professional growth, referencing various books and journals to support the reflections and proposed development strategies. The author reflects on their role within a team, focusing on researching and gathering information, and identifies areas for improvement to enhance their professional life.

Business Creativity
Reflective Essay

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There are many module activities which are undertaken by me when working in this
module which includes attending workshops, lectures and even the group work. Team work is an
important aspect when working as it helps in sharing the responsibilities and work. There were
many members in my group and each of member has its distinct role and responsibilities which
are undertaken by them. This helped in smooth working of the task by the whole team. He
effectiveness of the group was there was the presence of members who all contributed in an
effective manner and equally so that there is smooth working of all. Next module activity is
attending the lecture wherein I got to know the knowledge of all the topics. Lectures help in
gaining the best knowledge as there is presence of deep information which are made understood
by the lecturers. Another module activity which I attended is workshops which helped in taking
the theoretical as well as practical knowledge of the topic. Workshops are the great way of
making the topics clear as it helped me in gaining the knowledge by way of practical examples.
Workshops involve the group of 10-20 people who come together in order to share the common
problem or interest. Hence, all these activities helped me in my personal development as I was
able to gain the knowledge of the topic by way of different means such as lectures, workshops
and team work. Working in the groups and teams helped me in enhancing my productivity as I
was able to learn from others and make my issues solve by the effort of all. The decisions taken
by us were taken by mutual consent and trust. My role in the team was to research on the topic
and gather the information which are relevant and useful. This role helps me to gain more deep
knowledge about the topic. Hence, working in the team works best as I was able to share my
work and responsibilities among all.
There are many areas on which I need to make improvement and develop some skills and
knowledge which can help me to explore my professional life. The skills and knowledge help me
in my personal and professional life so that I can develop my career. The first area of my
development is the habit forming wherein it is important for me to develop the habits so that I
can make regular use of it. For instance, I will develop the habit of working on the time by
managing all my activities against the deadline so that I can manage my time. For the purpose of
developing the habit, I will require the context cue, a behavioural repetition as well as the
rewarding myself so that I can form the habit. Next area of development for me is creativity
skills as it is very important trait which must be present in every individual. This skill helps in

making the distinction so that I can stand apart from other people in this competitive world. I will
develop this creativity skill by learning discipline in me and mastering the way of the thinking so
that creative ideas can be flourished in my mind. This skill will help in my personal development
as I will be able to bring creative ideas so that I can enhance my creativity. Another area of
development for me is the problem solving skill which will help in my personal development.
Problem solving skills are the crucial area for the development as it will help in solving the
complex problems which comes in everyday life. The problems are the part of everyday business
and this skill will help me in my personal development as by developing this skill, I will be able
to resolve the problems in short span of time and with creative ideas.
Next is leadership skill which is one of the important aspect of the personal and
professional development as it will help me in my leading the team. Whenever the team is
formed, it is important that the good leadership trait is present in me so that I can lead the time in
an effective manner. The leadership skill can be developed by me by taking the management and
leadership knowledge so that I can stand part from others. I will also develop this skill by
continuously motivating the team members and also listening to all effectively so that they can
listen to me and and work under my guidance and direction. This skill will help me in my
personal development as it is essential in today's time of competitive world. Other is influencing
skill which involves convincing power in order to convince people. This skill includes the active
listening skill, credibility, trust and rapport, etc. so that the combination of all can help me in my
personal development. For instance, this skill can help me when I need to move ahead in
marketing field as it requires influencing others to make the purchase. Last but not the least, next
skill is organization skill which is also important for me in my personal development as it helps
in organizing and managing the work. It will bring discipline in me as I will be able to manage
my activities and work on time so that I can personally and professionally develop. Hence, all
these areas of development will contribute in my personal development so that I can grow in my
personal and professional life.

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