Professional Practice: 12 Week Portfolio Tasks and Reflective Plan

This document presents a Professional Practice portfolio featuring three key tasks: a self-leadership questionnaire, a reflective commentary, and a personal development plan. The self-leadership questionnaire assesses various aspects of self-management and goal orientation. The reflective commentary discusses the insights gained from a session on leadership, highlighting the importance of understanding one's strengths and weaknesses. The personal development plan outlines steps to improve leadership skills, track project progress, and address personal assumptions, including strategies for seeking feedback, reading relevant materials, and self-reward. The plan emphasizes the application of these skills in the workplace to motivate team members and improve overall performance, ultimately contributing to professional development by enhancing decision-making and adaptability.

Professional Practice 12 Week Portfolio Tasks

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TASK 1: SELF-LEADERSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE.....................................................................2
TASK 2: REFLECTIVE COMMENTARY....................................................................................5
TASK 3: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN...........................................................................6
Step 1: Development needs.........................................................................................................6
Step 2:..........................................................................................................................................7
Step 3:..........................................................................................................................................7
Step 4:..........................................................................................................................................8
Step 5:..........................................................................................................................................8
Step 6:..........................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

TASK 1: SELF-LEADERSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE
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(1) I use my imagination to
picture myself performing
well on important tasks
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(2) I establish specific goals
for my own performance.
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(3) Sometimes I find I’m
talking to myself (out loud
or in my head) to help me
deal with difficult
problems I face.
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(4) When I do an assignment
especially well, I like to
treat myself to some thing
or activity I especially
enjoy.
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(5) I think about my own
beliefs and assumptions
whenever I encounter a
difficult situation.
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(6) I tend to get down on
myself in my mind when I
have performed poorly.
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(7) I make a point to keep
track of how well I’m
doing at work (school).
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(8) I focus my thinking on the
pleasant rather than the
unpleasant aspects of my
job (school) activities
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(9) I use written notes to
remind myself of what I
need to accomplish.
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(10) I visualize myself
successfully performing a
task before I do it.
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(11) I consciously have goals in
mind for my work efforts.
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(12) Sometimes I talk to myself
(out loud or in my head) to
work through difficult
situations.
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(13) When I do something well,
I reward myself with a
special event such as a
good dinner, movie,
shopping trip, etc.
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(14) I try to mentally evaluate
the accuracy of my own
beliefs about situations I
am having problems with.
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(15) I tend to be tough on
myself in my thinking
when I have not done well
on a task.
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(16) I usually am aware of how
well I’m doing as I
perform an activity.
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(17) I try to surround myself
with objects and people
that bring out my desirable
behaviours.
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(18) I use concrete reminders
(e.g., notes and lists) to
help me focus on things I
need to accomplish.
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(19) Sometimes I picture in my
mind a successful
performance before I
actually do a task.
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(20) I work toward specific
goals I have set for myself.
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(21) When I’m in difficult
situations I will sometimes
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talk to myself (out loud or
in my head) to help me get
through it.
(22) When I have successfully
completed a task, I often
reward myself with
something I like.
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(23) I openly articulate and
evaluate my own
assumptions when I have a
disagreement with
someone else.
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(24) I feel guilt when I perform
a task poorly.
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(25) I pay attention to how well
I’m doing in my work.
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(26) When I have a choice, I try
to do my work in ways
that I enjoy rather than just
trying to get it over with.
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(27) I purposefully visualize
myself overcoming the
challenges I face.
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(28) I think about the goals that
I intend to achieve in the
future.
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(29) I think about and evaluate
the beliefs and
assumptions I hold.
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(30) I sometimes openly
express displeasure with
myself when I have not
done well.
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(31) I keep track of my
progression projects I’m
working on.
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(32) I seek out activities in my
work that I enjoy doing.
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(33) I often mentally rehearse
the way I plan to deal with
a challenge before I
actually face the
challenge.
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(34) I write specific goals for
my own performance.
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(35) I find my own favourite
ways to get things done.
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TASK 2: REFLECTIVE COMMENTARY
From the today’s session, I find out that an individual should know about their own and
having a strong leadership will be beneficial for own grooming. The same has been learned from
today’s session where I am able to differentiate with my strength and weakness. Also, with the
help of self-leadership questionnaire, I am realized that which skills I need to be developed in
order to get better results (Beka and Kulinxha, 2021). Therefore, I can say that the most
interesting part in the session is to understand own strength and weakness so that future outcome
can be generated accordingly. Further, this is interesting because with the help of questionnaire, I
come to know about my weak points so that I can solve the same by implementing effective plan
and action for the future.
Through the today’s session, I learn that leadership play an important role for the success
of an individual and that is why, it is not possible that all the person to possess strong leadership
skills so that effective outcome can be generated. In addition to this, the leadership questionnaire
assist me to understand the areas on which I have to work on so that effective outcome can be
generated. Further, I am not sure that how the weak points can be improved by making effective
action. But through the questionnaire, I am able to answer different questions and that is why, it

will be more beneficial to understand the main points because it might affect the answers in
negative manner.
Further, I might have learnt more as I am working with the seniors so that effective
outcome can be generated. This in turn shows that by filling the questionnaire in an appropriate
manner, I will be able to work in an effective manner. Therefore, it has been identified that I
might have learnt more because with the help of my tutor and teachers, I am able to evaluate
myself so that effective outcome can be generated. Also, it has been identified that through the
present questionnaire, I understand that there are some areas which need to be resolved that assist
to create a better outcome in my near future.
It has been analysed that I am lacking track of my progression projects which definitely
affect the performance and whenever someone gave me a feedback, I mostly disagreed with
them. This in turn shows that I should work on many leadership qualities so that effective
outcome can be generated and this causes positive impact over the performance. That is why, it
can be stated that by focusing upon different skills based upon leadership, I can work on the
same and improve the performance so that I can face the future challenges as well.
TASK 3: PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Step 1: Development needs
A.
I am seeking development at this time related to leadership skills so that it will be
beneficial for the future in order to meet the goals. The rationale for development at this time
will help to overcome the obstacles and this causes positive impact over the performance.
B.
At this time, I am seeking to track my progression projects on which I am working on.
Also, I am not easily articulate my own assumption. Along with this, I am also disagreed with
the statement made by others. Apart from this, whenever I do something good, I am not make
any reward of myself about the situation and as a result, I am having problem on this.
C.

My specific goal is to improve the leadership skills so that I can easily manage the things
and make my team motivated in order to accomplish the goals.
Step 2:
D.
In order to develop new knowledge, skills and behavior, I will read books in order to
understand how the leaders can make decision and track their performance. In addition to this, I
also started appreciated myself in order to make me motivated so that effective outcome can be
generated and feel myself motivated (Gidman, 2019). Also, I start make my work in an
organized manner so that the defined aim can be accomplished in future.
E.
The need of opting this steps is to improve my leadership skills and this can be meet by 3
months maximum so that I am able to make my decision frequently and generate the better
outcome as well. This in turn assist to raise the skills so that I will be able to overcome the
negative situation in near future.
F.
The development option identified by using questionnaire is such that to appreciate
myself, follow the feedback and make strategies to improve the loophole (Grava and Pole, 2021).
Step 3:
G
In order to improve the leadership skills, I follow the below mention steps:
 Ask to colleagues and teachers to provide feedback
 Read books and videos to understand the strategy of top leaders.
 Start appreciating own for the better work.
Unclear objectives and not follow-up the strategies till end might be go wrong with the plan. If
the original plan does not work well, then I should make an alternative option that helps me to

improve the goals. This include get the support from a tutor and this include effective outcome
and meet the defined aim as well.
Step 4:
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 Collecting feedback from the colleagues and peers
 Fill the questionnaire
 Presentation
Step 5:
The skills and knowledge which I gained through the PDP will definitely help in my
workplace such that I started motivating y team members and appreciate them for their good
performance (Long, 2018). Along with this, I will also keep track the performance in accordance
with the time so that I will be met the set goals in my upcoming workplace. Through this, I am
able to make the business environment positive and improve the work as well.
Step 6:
The new skills gained from the PDP will definitely helps in my professional development
because I am able to make decision quickly and keep track my performance so that effective
outcome can be generated. This also assist to shape and response the various situation so that
effective outcome can be generated.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Beka, A. and Kulinxha, G., 2021. Portfolio as a Tool for Self-Reflection and Professional
Development for Pre-Service Teachers. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and
Educational Research. 20(2). pp.22-35.
Gidman, J., 2019. Reflecting on reflection. In Strategies for healthcare Education (pp. 51-60).
CRC Press.
Grava, J. and Pole, V., 2021. The Promotion of Self-Directed Learning in Pre-School: Reflection
on Teachers' Professional Practice. Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences. 16(5).
pp.2336-2352.
Long, P.G., 2018. Dear mentor: A reflection on the impact of mentorship in higher
education. The Vermont Connection. 39(1). p.11.