Reflective Report: Podcasting Assignment and Leadership Skills

This reflective report analyzes a podcasting assignment undertaken by a group of students, focusing on the development of leadership and teamwork skills. The report details the student's experience as a team leader, highlighting the application of various leadership theories, such as contingency leadership and democratic leadership, to facilitate task completion and achieve project goals. It discusses the importance of organizational structure, particularly for international business expansion and risk management. The report also explores the challenges faced, including conflicting opinions, religious differences, and varying levels of team member engagement, and the strategies employed to overcome these obstacles. The student reflects on the use of technology, innovation, and the importance of time management in podcast creation, emphasizing the role of pre-planning and the utilization of media tools. The assignment's aim was to create a podcast script. The report concludes with insights into lifelong learning, effective decision-making, and the value of understanding different viewpoints to achieve successful outcomes. The student also provides references to support the analysis and findings.

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REFLECTIVE REPORT
Podcasting assignment has been given to me and four other students of same class.
Working in team has helped me and my squad members to pull out the outcomes and resolving
issues which has been made by us while conducting research in order to finishing the
assignments right on time. With the help of discussed project it has been learned by me that firm
can attain goals and objectives in much more effective ways if they will get to know about
cultures of different places. Along with this, I have got to know about various hypothesis which
has helped me in practical learnings by which both personal and professional skills has been
developed in an appropriate manner. Away from this, it has been analysed by me that personal
learning can be done by using many sort of researches which has helped in achieving their
degrees.
As a leader of team while performing tasks like gathering information from doing
researches and from internet. It has been enlightened in front of me that how contingency
leadership hypothesis can help an organisation to pull out to understand the organisational
structure in various appropriate sense. Away from this, it has been located by me that there are
ample number of theories and styles of leadership that may aid firm in making determinations in
order to create favourable conditions. Autocratic theory, trait theory, great man theory,
democratic theory of leadership and so on are some hypothesis that can be used by leaders so
that to attain all the desired goals and objective in short period of time of firm (Forbes, 2015). It
is must for HR company to realize organisational structure while expanding its business at
international level so that risks management can be done in order to resolve all the issues that
may create losses for organisation (Dooly, 2017). While going through this assignment I have
used most effective theory which has helped me in assigning tasks to my team mates so that
report can be finished in shorter period of time. With the help of this, I saw that team members
worked with full of efficiency. Along side this, I have used democratic style which can be stated
an approach that is being used by supervisors in most of firms has helped me in getting
suggestions from my team mates. With their suggestions I have received huge help in order to
reach to favourable outcomes. Main purpose of using this approach is to motivate team mates
and to bring positive environment while preparing the results of tasks which has been given by
superiors of mine (Tindall, 2012).
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On the other side, I can say that while doing an assignments it is must for team mates to
give their best so that favourable outcomes can be observed. I saw that innovation, use of
technology, creativity and talents of squad members can help in various ways like working with
smartness, usage of resources in most optimised manner. Along with this, I have examined that
suggesting each other while performing tasks can share a good bond that can aid in making
effective decisions. While considering all the activities and performing tasks we have faced
various issues that are related opinions which has been given by other team members.
Confusions, disagreements has created problem where it took time while performing tasks.
Religion of other team members and their way of thinking had also became a sort of barrier
which wasted time and money as well. Attributes of mates and less effective leadership styles
has created issues while coming to a conclusion which delayed the process of submitting the
assignment. Along side this, it has been examined by me that while performing the task some of
squad members did not took interest as topic was not up-to their expectations which has not been
given by them. Podcast script is something what I think most of people do not know about it.
Which has happened at the same time while performing the tasks therefore, it became difficult
while asking questions from people (respondents) in order to pull out information at workplace.
Therefore, assignment which has been prepared is the best outcome after facing various
issues and confusions (Pérez, J., 2012). After finishing it I have analysed that some of elements
under this task are in unorganized manner that have created problem and delayed the submission
process of it. Along side this, I saw that targets had been attained through me by bringing
effective solutions to issues which came up across while going through the assignment.
Balancing defects and strengths are vital for tracking and controlling entire assignment whether
it is of company or podcast report creation.
On the other side, assignment has directly focused on setting up the script for podcast
report which has been done in order to better learning can be done. Me and my team mates have
used various tools, techniques and technologies in order to pull out best outcome of given tasks.
Preplanning has also been done by me and other squad members so that benefits can be gained
right on time. Along side this, I have examined time management is must while performing the
task with the the help of this, goals can be attained or achieved right on time. Podcasting is a
process through which information can be given to listeners and viewers which is related to
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business and other things. But, I saw that organisational behaviour depends on customers
purpose.
Apart from usage of different theories while conducting research, I have used various
techniques whose characteristics were similar to my aims in order to complete the assignment
right on time. Other things that I have learnt while administrating the assignment has helped me
in taking effective decisions if I'll get the same report to prepare. With the help of this, I can pull
out the result in shorter period of time. Me and my team members has also understood the
authors viewpoint which will aid us in future aspects. Life-long learning is being done while
completing all the tasks that are related to this assignment.
Media tools has also been utilised by me and my team members in an appropriate way
while investigating in order to prepare script of podcasting. For an example: itunes can be
considered as a part of podcast where listeners can use it in order to learn about something (Most
popular iTunes podcast categories worldwide in 2015, by number of active podcasts, 2016). I
have also utilised all the factors which has helped me in preparing the assignment right on time.
Me and my members have understood in a proper manner that what is podcast and why it is
needed to be prepare by utilising various technologies. Away from this, it is must for teams while
doing research to select theory in an appropriate way so that proper outcome can be pulled about
with proper utilisation of relevant data which is being gathered through investigation.
Therefore, it is important for an organiser to select appropriate and relevant resources
through which assigned assessment can be finished in given time of period by seniors.
Information which is being shown under this report has been taken from various authors view
point that has helped in different ways when me and my team mates got confused while
preparing it. Every single squad member has given various thoughts and information which is
helping them in hitting their targets in much effective and appropriate way. While developing the
project it has been examined by me and team mates about our own strengths and weakness where
we took some initiatives in order to overcome all weak points. Along with this, group's equal
participation has helped them in gaining appropriate knowledge and skills.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Forbes, D., 2015. Beyond lecture capture: Student-generated podcasts in teacher education.
Waikato Journal of Education. 20(3).
Dooly, M., 2017. A Mediated Discourse Analysis (MDA) Approach to Multimodal Data.
Research-publishing. Net.
Tindall, D. A., 2012. Designing recorded voice reflection as a pedagogical strategy. Using social
media effectively in the classroom: Blogs, wikis, twitter, and more, pp.47-61.
Pérez, J., 2012. Podcasting in Spain: A new business model or a reflection of traditional radio?.
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media. 10(1). pp.23-34.
Online
Most popular iTunes podcast categories worldwide in 2015, by number of active podcasts. 2016.
[Online]. Available through: <https://www.statista.com/statistics/613829/popular-
podcast-categories>
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