Career Management Report: Challenges, Teamwork, and Self-Assessment

This report provides a detailed analysis of a student's experiences in career management, focusing on challenges encountered during teamwork and self-performance reviews. The student reflects on issues such as communication difficulties, lack of confidence in public speaking, and initial resistance to new ideas within a team setting. The report highlights the application of Tuckman's team working theory (forming, storming, norming, performing) to describe the student's journey in a team tasked with delivering an elevator pitch on employee retention strategies. The student identifies the importance of being approachable, incorporating team members' opinions, and developing communication skills. The report concludes with an assessment of the student's improved confidence, ability to connect with the audience, and the positive impact of teamwork on overcoming challenges. The report also references several academic sources to support the analysis.

Running head: CAREER MANAGEMENT
Professional career master management
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author’s Note:

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Challenges faced
Reaction towards ides
I faced some challenges while implementing my ideas. I realized that in the initial stages
others weren’t reacting positively to my ideas. They felt that I failed to take their opinions and
views before launching new ideas in the board meetings. I was working in a team o the
management department. My team was working for delivering an elevator pitch regarding
anew project in front of foreign delegates (Salas, Reyes and McDaniel 2018). The topic of
presentation was to how can managers reduce employee turnover. I understood that I need to
be much more approachable in nature so that all my team mates can get the chance to discuss
their views and their opinions with me.
Communication issues
There are also certain communication issues that I faced while carrying on with the team
work. I realized that I was afraid of speaking in the public front. I was working in a team of the
management department. My team was working for delivering an elevator pitch regarding
anew project in front of foreign delegates. I was not able to build a proper connect with the
audiences (Smith and Douglas 1993). I kept on delivering the presentation without adding any
personal touch or without involving the parents.
The elevator pitch was about the new ideas of retaining employees to reduce
employee turnover. I gave some new ideas like the usage of biometric devices, flexible shifts,
perks and incentives. These ideas would help the organization in keeping the employees happy
and the rate of resignations would fall.

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Self Performance Review
I felt very enthusiastic while working with a new team. This is because I have been able
to interact with so many people at the same time (Kiweewa et al 2018). However things were not
very easy at the beginning of the session. The tuck man’s team working theory has been used in
this aspect
Forming
This was the initial sessions where the entire team members did not have a good
connection. They felt that they are in a totally new kind of environment and all are busy in
finding out their positions for themselves. I was also very new to the team and did not know
what to do. I found it really tough to work in a new team. I could not understand the rules and the
regulations. I felt very lonely and helpless. I was also shy and hesitant I delivering the elevator
pitch. I thought that none of my suggestions will be getting executed as nobody will listen to me.
Execution of suggestions
The execution of the ideas could be done properly after I was successful in making a
proper connection with the listeners. I realized that I will be able to form a proper connection
with the audiences only after I develop a connection with the audiences by adding a personal
touch in the ideas being executed.
I saw that the team members and all the other members realized that my ideas were
really nice and could bring good results if executed. Thus the managers really were impressed
due to my ideas and they started appreciating them. The management realized that in order to
retain employees the first thing that they will execute is developing a flexible shift from 9 to 5.

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This approach would help the employees to strike a work life balance rather than witching over
to other options.
Storming
At this stage all the members started to see themselves as the members of the team. They
started interacting with one another and also shared their own ideas and beliefs (Holbrook 2010).
I saw that the team leader and the other teammates were trying to help me out. They made an
effort to come to me and see if I was having any problems. I think that this is a very good
experience of being part of a team (Hallowell 1999).
Experience in presenting the elevator pitch
My overall experience was good and knowledgeable. I was having some problems in the
initial times as I did not feel confident. I was feeling nervous as there were so many people
present among the audiences. I thought that no one would pay attention. However as I took up
my confidence and started delivering the presentation, I saw that it got a positive response. All
the members were participating and supporting my ideas. My team mates also helped me to
gather new ideas while communicating.

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Norming
At this stage, I realized that I am being able to form collaboration within my team. All the
members came together and started putting forward joint efforts in order to get the works done. I
realized that in order to manage and work in the team properly I have to form a connection
between all the team members. My suggestions and ideas were well accepted by the team
mates and they also executed the same. The team mates were happy as I took their decisions and
their views before making up the final pitch to be delivered at class. I realized that individual
support and cooperation is the major elements for team success.
Performing
This was the final stage where I had to deliver the elevator pitch. Though I was very
afraid in the beginning but I felt that I have to overcome this fear. Thus I gathered courage and I
knew that my team was acting as a huge support for me. This was a very good experience for
myself development. While I was delivering the elevator pitch to the class I felt that I was able to
connect with each member of my team and my class. This was really very helpful. Though I
faced some hurdles in the beginning I realized that I was eventually able to overcome them. The
other important experience that I had while delivering the elevator pitch was the cross
questioning round where there was a proper and thorough exchange of ideas between me and my
classmates.

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References
Hallowell, E.M., 1999. The human moment at work (pp. 1-8). Harvard Business Review.
Holbrook, J.R., 2010. Using Performative, Distributive, Integrative, and Transformative
Principles in Negotiation. LoY. L. REv., 56, p.359.
Salas, E., Reyes, D.L. and McDaniel, S.H., 2018. The science of teamwork: Progress, reflections,
and the road ahead. American Psychologist, 73(4), p.593.
Smith, J.R.K. and Douglas, K., 1993. The Discipline of Teams. Harvard Business Review,
pp.111-120.