Reflective Report: Exploring Self-Development and SMART Objectives

This reflective report explores the process of self-development, focusing on identifying strengths and weaknesses within a team-working context. The report details the author's experience as a team leader, highlighting skills in team management, decision-making, and problem-solving. It also acknowledges areas for improvement, such as written communication, designing skills, and working under uncertainty. The report includes a SMART objective plan to address these weaknesses, outlining specific activities, timelines, and resources for enhancing skills in written communication, designing, and managing uncertainty. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of continuous self-assessment and development for both personal and professional growth, and the references provide a list of books and journals used for the report.

Reflective report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Reflection...............................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Self development is defined as gaining of information which is required in person’s
working life, acquisition of new information and developing skills and knowledge that is
maintained in one’s life (Benfari, 2013). This is also called personal development of an
individual which helps in identification of strengths and weaknesses of person. In order to work
in an organisation, it is very important to have self development for positive outcomes. It is the
reflection report that identifies strengths, weaknesses and ways to overcome them along with
SMART objectives to carry out task in proper manner.
MAIN BODY
Reflection
While working in group, I have analysed my strengths, weaknesses and skills which is required
to accomplish given work (Benfari, 2013). I was working in group of six people where I was the
leader of group and remaining members assist me to complete work in given time period. The
project is related with skills required for solving problems in an effective and efficient manner.
For working in team or individual, strengths required are team working, decision making, multi
tasking, managing time, creativity and innovation. As I have already worked in many projects
and perform group assignment task, so I am good in managing team, assisting them in decision
making and solving problems in creative and innovative manner to achieve set outcomes. When I
worked in team for first time, my leader provided me with feedback so that I can improve myself
in best manner. I also apply same thing for my group members so that they can improve
themselves in best manner for their career development. With the working in various project
works, I have developed my negotiating, customer service, coaching, verbal communication
skills to perform work in best manner to gain positive results.
I am a good leader because I believe in working with my team along with their and my
development so that same problem or issues would not arise in front of us to perform similar
type of task. As each individual is not perfect, I also lack some skills such as written
communication, designing and working in uncertainty. It is not possible for me to perform good
written communication as I am better in verbal which is required in work performance at
organisation or business. Also I can solve problem but to design those scenario is very difficult
for me though I can provide proper guidance to my team members for better performance. There

are many uncertainty arising in organisation or while doing work performance so I lack such
skills to manage my work in uncertainty situation. These are very important skills which I have
to improve for future time period. There is no fixation of certainty in any work as time and
situation keeps on changing so individual has to improve themselves in such manner so that they
can give their best in any arise situation for positive outcomes. For that, I have to make plan in
proper manner so that I can improve my lack areas in best possible manner to gain positive
outcomes.
My personal learning or professional objectives which I would like to improve are
described below:
SMART Objective 1: To improve my written communication
within few months to achieve goal and objectives of self and
organisation.
Objective 1 to be
completed by: 9th March,
2020
How will I measure that I have successfully achieved objective 1: In order to measure
objectives, I have to take feedback from my superior or senior so that I could know where I
stand and accordingly work.
Planned activities for objective 1 Date Resources required to carry
out
activity
Activity 1: Taking classes of written
communication 9th January,
2020
In order to complete activity 1, I have
to take classes from institute or
personality development center so that
I can enhance my written
communication.
Activity 2: Participating in different
activities 9th
February,
2020
For activity, resources required are
participation in different activities such
as essay writing competition and so on
for positive outcomes.
Activity 3: Applying it in practical situation 9th March,
2020
I have to apply those classes and
participation in practical situation so
that I can improve myself in order to
accomplish set objectives in an
effective and efficient manner.
SMART Objective 2: To enhance my designing skills which are
required in organisation to perform quality work in appropriate
manner.
Objective 2 to be
completed by: 24th
January, 2020
How will I measure that I have successfully achieved objective 2: In order to measure
objectives 2, I have to take help of my superior or design manager regarding my achievement
during particular time period of given work.
Planned activities for objective 2 Date Resources required to carry
out

activity
Activity 1: Taking designing course 9th
December,
2019
I have to take best designing course
which is required in organisation so
that I can learn it in best manner for
positive outcomes in appropriate
manner.
Activity 2: Drawing various types of design 25th
December,
2019
The resources required for such activity
are drawing copy, paper, pen, sketches
and so on. With these resources, I can
easily draw designs in an effective and
efficient manner for positive outcome.
It is very important for me to use all
resources in an effectual manner.
Activity 3: Applying designing in
organisation 24th
January,
2020
The resources required for such work is
that applying designing in an
organisation to know whether I have
learned designing or not in proper
manner. It is very important to know
design about various aspects to gain
positive results.
SMART Objective 3: To learn skills to work in uncertainty
environment so that set results can be achieved in an effective
manner.
Objective 3 to be
completed by: 9th
January, 2020
How will I measure that I have successfully achieved objective 3: I will measure such objective
through performing work in uncertainty condition and see whether set outcomes are achieved
or not. If these are achieved then I have learn such skills in appropriate and incase If fail or lack
then I need to learn more about such skills for achievement of better results.
Planned activities for objective 3 Date Resources required to carry
out
activity
Activity 1: Reading Books 9th
December,
2019
In order to carry out first activity, I
required books as resources. I have to
read different types of uncertainty
books so that I can improve my
respective skills to work in any types of
environment in an effective and
efficient manner.
Activity 2: Working in uncertainty
environment 24th
December,
2019
The resources required for completing
second activities is I have to apply
those techniques from reading books in
uncertainty environment to achieve
goal and objectives of business in
appropriate manner. As business has to
face various types of uncertainty
environment which should be handled

by me in appropriate manner.
Activity 3: Applying my skills and
knowledge 9th January,
2020
In this I have to apply my skills and
knowledge for working in uncertainty
environment in proper manner to get
proper outcomes of it in order to attain
goal and objectives of business. It is
very important for me to develop my
skills and knowledge for positive
results.
The mentioned personal learning or professional objectives helps me to improve and
develop my skills, knowledge and experience in appropriate manner. As I have to focus on my
written communication, working in uncertainty and designing skills which is required in each
and every sector or organisation. I have analysed my weakness from group project when team
members told me to write something regarding project then I came to know about weak points.
After that I made plan to improve as soon as possible. The group project also helps me to
identify my weak areas of designing and working in uncertainty so I tried my best to work on it
and improve myself. I want to develop all my weak areas by learning, taking coaching and
applying those in my personal and professional development to get positive outcomes. For this I
have made plan which has described all activities with time period and improving it in best
manner. Therefore, in this I have to work on my weak points and enhance my strong points in
appropriate manner.
CONCLUSION
From the reflection report, it has concluded that individual requires self development or
personal development in order to work in organisation or work group assignment. It is very
important for people to identify strengths and weaknesses in appropriate manner and make plan
to improve weak section and enhance strong area. The personal learning plan has made by
individual by setting objectives and categorises activities in different parts and time period to
perform it in stipulated period of time for better results. Therefore, it is significant for people to
have appropriate skill, knowledge and experience for better work performance to enhance
personal as well as professional development and career oriented.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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tools for self-development (Vol. 176). John Wiley & Sons.
Deci, E. L. and Ryan, R. M., 2012. Motivation, personality, and development within embedded
social contexts: An overview of self-determination theory. The Oxford handbook of
human motivation, pp.85-107.
Demos, F. E. V., 2013. Affect and the development of the self: A new frontier. In Progress in
Self Psychology, V. 3 (pp. 41-67). Routledge.
Dweck, C. S., 2013. Self-theories: Their role in motivation, personality, and development.
Psychology press.
Goldberg, S., Muir, R. and Kerr, J., 2013. Attachment, the reflective self, and borderline states:
The predictive specificity of the Adult Attachment Interview and pathological emotional
development. In Attachment theory (pp. 245-290). Routledge.
Harter, S., 2012. Emerging self-processes during childhood and adolescence.
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Schore, A. N., 2015. Affect regulation and the origin of the self: The neurobiology of emotional
development. Routledge.

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