Personal Skill Audit and Gibbs Reflective Cycle in Business Practice

This report provides a personal skill audit, a self-assessment tool designed to identify an individual's strengths and weaknesses in a business context. The report details the audit process, which assesses skills such as time management, communication (verbal and non-verbal), team working, interpersonal skills, problem-solving, and numeracy. The student utilized the Gibbs reflective cycle to analyze their experiences and insights gained from the skill audit. The reflection phase involves a description of the process, the feelings experienced, an evaluation of the process, an analysis of the findings, and a conclusion with an action plan for skill development. The report highlights specific strengths, such as effective communication and problem-solving abilities, while also identifying areas needing improvement, such as time management and team management skills. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of continuous skill development and outlines an action plan to enhance skills through further learning and practical application.

Business practice explored

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Personal skill audit......................................................................................................................1
Gibbs Reflective cycle:-..............................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
It is very important to analyse own strength and weaknesses with the help of personal
skill audit. Report will include personal skill audit of an individual and with the help of Gibbs
reflexive model, own experience with respect to skill audit is been analysed(Husebø, O'Regan
and Nestel, 2015)
Personal skill audit
Personal skill audit helps the individual to identify its own strength and weaknesses that
they can consider in order to work effectively in business environment(Henczel, 2017).
Time and self management NO NOT SURE YES
I also compete my task on time to meet the deadlines
I always arrive on time for the business meetings
I never waste time and avoid it while working to
complete my tasks
I have understanding from where to take help for
completing difficult tasks
I keep a diary to note the date and time of different
meetings and business activities
Communication skills (Verbal) NO NOT SURE YES
I never hesitate to present my own idea in front of team
I actively listen and then respond at a situation
I also contribute my ideas in business meetings
I easily explain new concepts to my subordinates
I feel confidence while giving presentation
Communication skills (Non-Verbal) NO NOT SURE YES
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I write my report with respect to business project
effectively
I am always confident with my grammar and
punctuations
I know correct format to write business reports,
applications etc.
Team working skills NO NOT SURE YES
I always listen to each and every team members ideas
I easily resolve conflicts that arise in my team during
the assigned tasks
I easily influence my team members by interacting
effectively and by explaining my deep thoughts
I always ask feedback of my team members and then
mutually come to a decision
Interpersonal skills NO NOT SURE YES
I never depend on other staff members for finishing my
tasks
I have patience and never lose my temper while
working in pressure
The always take my responsibility seriously
I am flexible in my work
Problem solving skills NO NOT SURE YES
I easily solve business problems by identifying the
major causes
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I always have different alternatives to solve the business
problems
I break a complex tasks into sub tasks and then solve
them individually
I work productively with other team members to solve
the business related problems
I know different methods to solve a specific business
problem
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Numeracy skills NO NOT SURE YES
I am confident with my numerical and statistical skills
that are required in various business activities
I easily interpret different information that is
represented in the form of graphs, charts and diagrams
Information and Communication skills(ICT) NO NOT SURE YES
I easily manage my emails and reply quickly to my
senior managers
I easily manage my data and queries with the helps of
Excel and SQL
I have ability to use all the gadgets in an effective
manner
Gibbs Reflective cycle:-
Description:-
In order to identify my skills and different strengths and weaknesses, I conducted
personal skill audit that helped me out to have clear understanding about my strength and
weaknesses related to these skills. This skill audit helps an individual to identify the skills in
which they are lacking behind and helps in keeping the career on right track by effectively
identifying and then managing the same. I not only analysed individually but also took help of
my team members as they work with me and know my weak points. Accordingly, I judged my
skills and capabilities. The skill audit helped me in improving my skills and knowledge by
identifying the respective gaps that were coming by rating myself on a scale.
Feelings:-
During the skill audit I realised that there are many things that previously I was not
having concern for and really need to work on these skills in order to have effective career
growth. It made me think what are my strengths and weaknesses in order to scale my different
skills and come to a result. I was quite exited to known my different skills as I was not sure for
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many of them. After the skill audit I felt that my perception was quite different from the obtained
result. It was necessary my career to change that perception and work effectively for
improvement in the respective skills so that I can have my career in right direction. Previously I
thought I am good in my Time management skills, but now I realised that sometime I don not
arrive on time for the business meetings and some time waste my crucial time that is also part of
time management skills. I really need to keep a diary to note my different meetings so that I can
work effectively in my near future tasks. The skill audit influenced many other staff members
also so that they can scale their respective skills.
Evaluation:-
The best thing that I liked about this skill audit was that it was interesting and was not
boring at all. I enjoyed while pursuing the skill audit and analysed many new things about
myself. This skill audit helped me in listing my weaknesses so that I can overcome them and
work effectively for me and my organisation. It is not a tough task and it is not taking that much
time as I complete the audit without wasting extra time. I scaled my skills and analysed it so that
I can come to a particular decision and take action accordingly. There were many other people
that were involved in my skill audit as I took advise with respect to different skills that they
actually exist in me or I only perceived them. My bad experience related to this skill audit was
that somehow I got demotivate as previously I was very confident with respect to my skills.
From the skill audit I realised that in really need to work on my time management, Interpersonal
and team working skills. There are some points related to other skill that I really need to work on
and improve the same.
Analysis:-
After pursuing the skill audit, I analysed that there are some strengths that I have and
need to enhanced them time to time in order to have bright career ahead. My strength related to
different skills is that I am having good time management skills as I always compete my task on
time to meet the deadlines and have understanding from where to take help for completing
difficult tasks. I also have effective communication skills as I never hesitate to present my own
idea in front of my team members and always contribute my ideas in business meetings. I am
always giving presentation with confidence. I also have team working skills as I always ask
feedback of my team members and then mutually come to the respective business decisions. My
interpersonal skills are also my strength as I always take my responsibility seriously. When it
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comes to my problems solving skills, I easily solve business problems by identifying the major
causes. I am also confident with my numerical and statistical skills that are required in various
business activities and have ability to use all the respective gadgets in an effective manner.
However, I also realized that there are many weak points with respect to these skills that I really
have to work on. I analysed that I am not able to explain new concepts to my subordinates and
really have to work on it. Some time I lack behind in my grammar and punctuations that affect s
my non-verbal communication. Somehow I lack behind in team management skill as many times
I am not able to influence my team members by interacting effectively with them. I also not
flexible in my work and face problem in solving some specific business problem. I really need to
work on these weaknesses.
Conclusion:-
From this skill audit, I find out my respective strength and weaknesses related to different
skills and that helped me positively as I will work effectively in improving the same. The skill
audit helped me out in improving my skills and knowledge and provided me different workplace
plans so that I am a great career ahead. I near future this skill audit will help me out as I will
work on my weaknesses and will take care that in future team activities I overcome these
weakness and actively participate with my team members. I really need to develop my time
management, team management, interpersonal skills and also problem solving skills.
Action plan:-
In order to work effectively in future business activities, I will work hard to enhance my
skill by reading new things and will learn the use of Excel and SQL in effective manner in order
to develop my ICT skills. Will work effectively with my team members and will interact
effectively with them by listening to each and every team members ideas. By working on my
weaknesses I will be able to enhance my skills and work more effectively for my organisation.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it is been concluded that with the help of personal skill audit one
can easily identify its strength and weaknesses and can work effectively in order to enhance
them.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Henczel, S., 2017. Information audit and impact assessment. In The Emerald Handbook of
Modern Information Management (pp. 271-288). Emerald Publishing Limited.
Husebø, S.E., O'Regan, S. and Nestel, D., 2015. Reflective practice and its role in simulation.
Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 11(8). pp.368-375.
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