Personal Reflection Report: Communication, Teamwork, Leadership Skills

This report is a personal reflection on a T-shirt challenge, analyzing the challenges faced, skills developed, and benefits gained. It covers communication skills, teamwork, meeting skills and time management, presentation skills, and leadership. The report highlights the importance of these skills and includes an action plan for improvement in time management and preparation. The conclusion emphasizes the value of personal reflection in enhancing performance and emotional intelligence. References include various academic sources on the topics discussed. This assignment, contributed by a student, is available on Desklib, a platform providing study resources.

Personal Reflection

Contents
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................3
Challenges............................................................................................................................................3
Skills.....................................................................................................................................................3
Communication Skills.......................................................................................................................3
Teamwork..........................................................................................................................................3
Meeting skills and time management.................................................................................................3
Presentation skills..............................................................................................................................3
Leadership.........................................................................................................................................4
Benefits.................................................................................................................................................4
Action Plan...........................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Personal reflection can be defined as an opportunity wherein a person can reconsider
thoughts, events and feelings from a fresh and different perspective. This report includes a
personal reflection based on a T-shirt challenge, challenges and benefits associated with it. It
also explains about different skills like communication skills, teamwork, leadership,
presentation skills, time management etc.
Challenges
During the T-shirt challenge and working as part of a team I came across certain
challenges. Time management and lack of preparation were the challenges that affected our
team’s overall performance. This was because two members of our team did not complete the
assigned tasks on time.
Skills
Communication Skills
Communication skills are one of the most important skills because they help in
communicating important information effectively (Kurtz, Draper and Silverman, 2017).
During the T-shirt challenge, I learnt communication skills and their importance in today’s
world. It helped me in presenting my ideas appropriately, both verbally as well as in writing.
Teamwork
Teamwork creates an atmosphere that promotes friendship and cooperation among the
members of a team. During the T-shirt challenge, I got an opportunity to work as part of a
team that helped me in increasing my overall confidence, which I lacked earlier. The
complete challenge was divided into small and manageable tasks that were allocated among
all the members based on their skills and area of expertise.
Meeting skills and time management
Time management can be defined as process of organizing and planning of time
between different activities (What Is Time Management?, 2020). It posed as a challenge for
our team because few members did not manage their time due to which the submission got
delayed and the quality of the project also got affected.

Presentation skills
These are important skills as they help in delivering an engaging and informative
presentation so that the audience doesn’t lose interest (Van Emden and Becker, 2016). Some
members of the team have strong presentation skills, so when they spoke the audience
listened to them carefully without any distraction.
Leadership
The leader of our team had problem-solving skills, effective decision-making skills
etc. as a result of which he led our team in the most efficient way and made sure that
everyone in the team was clear about their respective tasks (Bedi, Alpaslan and Green, 2016).
Benefits
Working as part of a team on T-shirt challenge was beneficial for me in various ways
as I developed communication skills. Apart from this, I also learnt how to schedule and
manage my time in the most efficient way.
Action Plan
S. No. Skills Present
Proficiency
Target
Proficiency
Development
of skills
Time
Duration
1. Time
Management
7 10 In order to
improve this
skill, I will set
deadlines,
create schedules
and working
according to
them.
30 days
2. Preparation 8 9 I will avoid
procrastinating
things and ask
for help in case
I don’t
understand
anything.
10 days

CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that personal reflection helps an individual
in improving their overall performance as well as acquire new skills. It helps in strengthening
overall emotional intelligence as well as becoming more confident.

REFERENCES
Books & Journals
Bedi, A., Alpaslan, C.M. and Green, S., 2016. A meta-analytic review of ethical leadership
outcomes and moderators. Journal of Business Ethics. 139(3). pp.517-536.
Kurtz, S., Draper, J. and Silverman, J., 2017. Teaching and learning communication skills in
medicine. CRC press.
Van Emden, J. and Becker, L., 2016. Presentation skills for students. Macmillan International
Higher Education.
Online
What Is Time Management?. 2020. [Online]. Available through:<
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_00.htm>.