Preparing for Success: Self Development and Responsibility Report

This report is a comprehensive self-assessment, focusing on self-development and responsibility, and is structured around a reflective statement, identification of areas for improvement, and the design of an action plan. The report begins with a reflective analysis of a group presentation experience, highlighting acquired skills such as team management, communication, and time management, while also identifying challenges like conflicts of interest and lack of coordination. The report then identifies key areas for improvement, including time management, self-efficacy, teamwork during preparation, and task management skills, providing context from the reflective statement. Finally, it outlines a detailed action plan, incorporating strengths such as effective communication and time management, and addressing weaknesses like improving self-efficacy and teamwork. The action plan includes specific strategies for enhancing skills and achieving academic and professional success. The student also discusses the importance of research skills and the value of effective communication in various professional contexts.

Preparing for Success:
Self Development and
Responsibility

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
1. Reflective Statement...............................................................................................................1
2. Areas that can improve............................................................................................................3
3. Design an action plan .............................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
In today's marketplace or industry, success is an integral element of each and every
personnel as it enable them to be more competitive and creative in order to be a successful in
their all aspects of life for a longer period of time. Moreover, the term success has been utilised
in every sector of market like marketing, education, business, manufacturing and so on
(Cournoyer and Deschenaux, 2017). However, as per this report, it is wholly centring over the
importance of success in academic and professional areas for improving the overall performance
of an individual in an impressive and productive style. In addition to this, this study involves
creation of reflective statement based on group presentation as well as identify the areas on
which a respective can improve better. Finally, on the basis of reflection, designing an action
plan by signifying various ways to enrich shortcomings and enhance the strength in a productive
way.
MAIN BODY
1. Reflective Statement
Success is referred to an ultimate destination which mankind attempts to achieve through
their continuous efforts and productive lifestyle irrespective of their status or profession whether
they are student or anybody else. As per my point of view, in a academic ground a student
require to be occupied with various categories of skills or capabilities which lead them to
accomplish their goal or dream in a better manner. Moreover, in order to achieve the same, each
and every candidate works hard and adopts several kinds of techniques that help them to tackle
over their weakness for attaining success in their life. However, academic success is integral
component because it is directly connected with the positive outcome on which a student values.
Apart from this, I believe that an individual who is better prepared, organised as well as contain
proper plan that assist them to perform better in school and will continue to be like that in their
career (Hart, Brannan and De Chesnay, 2014). Along with this, there are different kinds of
platforms which enable a student to accomplish academic success are organisation, time
management, prioritization, concentration , motivation, team handling and many more.
What have you learnt?
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However, in my case, there were enormous possibility within our academic institution
which help me to enrich my skill or potentiality and that is group presentation. Hence, when
three or more individuals come together and form a team with an aim of achieving particular
goal is refer as group presentation. Hence, with the help of this activity, I acquired the
knowledge of team management, motivation, positive attitude, punctuality, dedication,
commitment and many more so that the audience can acquire relevant information in a better
mode.
What new information has been presented?
Our team was guided and directed by a leader who is very much sensitive in providing
equal opportunity to all participants in terms of sharing ideas, thoughts or suggesting some
aspects to improve that brings high level of motivation among team members in a coordinate
way. With the help of such action, it aid me to gain knowledge by listening to varieties of
information from several people. Moreover, our team leader has taught about various models or
concepts of communication as well as the ways to present the information in group to which I
was not much familiar. Moreover, in the session they covered the topic about CV writing, how to
perform in interview, methods or elements utilises in designing presentation and many more
which assist me to improve my gestures and body language in order to bring intense level of
satisfaction over particular audience.
What was interesting?
In addition to this, some fascinating incidents happened during the workshop that is, we
had a team of 6 members who were assigned with different types of roles and responsibilities for
obtaining best outcome and appreciation in a desired time period. However, one of the foremost
difficulty which I faced while performing within group presentation is team management
because each of them had their own opinion or ideas which give rise to conflict of interest and it
totally hampers the work of presentation (Helligsø, 2018). Apart from this, I came across with
several activities which I learned is that motivation, time keeping and regularity that help me to
improve my overall performance in an efficacious manner., but at the same time our leader faced
an issue with managing those ideas because each personnel wants that their views should be
considered and followed for group presentation. Furthermore, another area which I learned from
the procedure of group presentation program is that prioritising the task in-spite of every activity
that enable me to stay focused towards the aim or goal. Apart from this, there was an another
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issue which came across during preparation of presentation i.e. candidates were not regular and
punctual towards work which generated huge disputes among group members and it negatively
effect over our group brand value. Along with this, there were less coordination among
manpower that created drastic confusion or ambiguity within the function (Hesselbarth and
Schaltegger, 2014).
How might you use the new information?
Due to an ineffective cooperation, it impacted over communication procedure i.e.
candidates were not comfortable with each other presence within the group which restricts them
from interaction with each other. However, our team leader takes an initiative to overcome this
issue by identifying the requirements or interest of each personnel and implement best strategic
decision in order to improve the overall performance in an effective way. Moreover, leader
render me a platform to share some suggestion towards the issue raised within group. So, I make
use of those information which I gained in sessions i.e. role of effective communication within
company's working culture and also in presenting information to others. I suggested them that
maintaining transparency in conversation is an integral element as it help them to capture the
attention of multitude, reduce conflicts, build trust and strengthen the bond between two parties.
Moreover, it is also useful in upcoming growth areas i.e. in profession ground, maintaining better
coordination with team members and also prepare impressive CV with relevant or accurate data
which gains the possibility of positive outcome by manger.
What did you not fully understand or confused you and what did you do about it?
In addition to this, with the help of such an impressive activity, each individual ,
including me were able to gain a skill a patience in terms of listening to each other thoughts.
Moreover, group presentation also motivates me to scrutinizing the available information or
novel ideas in a better way as well as to implement or select the best from alternatives in order to
enrich the authenticity of given project and task in a desired period of time (Hoeve, Jansen and
Roodbol, 2014). However, the whole session was productive but I was not clear about the topic
of research skill which is considered as an integral role in presentation preparation. So, to gain
clarification regarding the same, I attended extra sessions from guest lectures who highlights the
worth of research criteria with several examples and also asked me to present the same in
practical way. Due to such effort, I was able to cope up with my shortcoming which resulted in
acquiring best performer title by team leader.
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2. Areas that can improve
For acquiring best position in any ground of career whether it is academic or
professional, each and every manpower seeks for better opportunity and possibility which leads
them to attain success or growth in their life. However, as per the proper identification or
analysis it has been evident that there are several skills or areas on which a student must work
and practice in order to survive within competing marketplace. Hence, some of them are are
discussed below:
Time Management: This determinant is concerned as one of the integral element for a
student as it relates with an aspects of behaviour learned by students while studying in any
educational institution in order to attain impressive achievement in life. Some of the attributes
which is acquired through this particular skill are problem solving, analytical ability, effective
communication, creativity and innovation, style or formatting essays and so on. However, on the
basis of above explained reflective statement, it has been determined that one of the primal
aspect on which personnel were lacking while conducting group presentation program is that
making best decisions for finishing the particular task in a given time-framework without any
obstacles. Hence, in order to cope with this challenge or drawbacks, team decides to organise
several kinds of programmes or games which helps candidates to understand the importance of
coordination and cooperation within an educational premises (Jones, Greenberg and Crowley,
2015).
Self efficacy skill: In this phase, it is refer to belief of person in their own capabilities to
organise and execute the course of action needed to manage or handle prospective solution.
However, this ability is regarded as a one of the powerful element as it assist a manpower to
view or examine challenging problems as well as to develop a deeper interest in the activities for
attaining high level of productivity in an innovative style. However, in context of preceding
reflection statement, it has been evaluated that among the team members there were equal
platform for exchanging the ideas or views which bring increased level of encouragement inside
group. But, due to less cooperation and understanding there were huge possibility of rising
disputes among students of group presentation. Henceforth, self- efficacy enable respective to
enrich or improve personalising learning ability in every students that aid them to listen to every
individual perspective as well as assist them to implement best strategic decision for acquiring
best position among competing environment (Lauzon, 2017).
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Team work during preparation: Under this, it encompasses cultural competence,
collecting feedback, encouraging team mates, arranging different kinds if programmes and etc.
for improving the overall performance of a workforce. Hence, in case of above shown reflection,
group presentation candidates undergoes with an issue of collaborating or coordinating with each
other. Therefore, with an application of people capability skill, they will be able to conduct
several programmes like seminars, class, online discussion in order to maintain the team code of
conduct in an impressive style.
Task management skill: This factor is concern with handling or maintaining the entire
work process of an particular project or task with an adoption of relevant equipments or tactics
for enhancing the value of work or activity in a better manner. AS per the reflection statement,
team is required to work on managing whole process of group presentation so that they can
accomplish their work in an effective style (Ofojebe, 2015).
3. Design an action plan
It is the framework which consist of various ways or methods that help a personnel to
identify their potentiality and based on that they can make corrective course of action for evolve
their hidden talents or skills in a productive manner. Thus, development of action plan on the
basis of reflection statement are mentioned below:
Date-
Strength
 As per the evaluation of my performance, it has been signified that I am good in
managing time as well as to prioritise the task in a proper way which help me to
accomplish the work in a given time period without any obstacle. Moreover, my another
quality which I analysed is that I was able to express my views in front of audience in a
clear and transparent way which shows that having an effective or impressive
communication skill. However, in order to stay more competitive among various
rivalries, still there is some level of scope for improvement in attaining improved
reputation among academic and professional ground.
Weakness
 One of the major shortcomings which I undergoes while conducting group presentation
is that I was not active listener as well as lacks in filtering among different ideas or
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opinions which creates huge hindrances in managing a team in a amended way.
However, in order to improve or develop my listening skill I will take an initiative to
make notes during seminars or presentation which aid me to remember discussed
elements and also I can be bale to clarify other personnel views in an efficacious and
impressive style (Oliver and Kellogg, 2015).
Priorities to improve
 For enhancing my drawbacks I take participation in various workshops, seminars, class
lectures, business meetings, conferences regarding cooperation and coordination with
team members. With the help of such process, it enable to improve my listening
potentiality as well as assist me to select best possibility of opinion in order to make a
particular task or project more productive in competitive world.
Global context of higher education or employment
 As the modern world is improving day by day, which brings more challenges or threats
in education system also and it directly influence over students career. However,
teacher must make their audience in such a manner that they can easily adopt any kind
of environment as well as always ready to acquire more knowledge in order to improve
their performance in a better manner (Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia and et.al., 2019).
Moreover, every academic organisation identify opportunities which is available in
industry and encourage each individual to take participate in every activity which lead
them to enrich their growth level in an innovative and creative style.
CONCLUSION
It has been summarized from the above explained report that for every human being
success plays a crucial role in their day to day running life as it enable them to acquire or learn
several elements in order to lead a prosperous life in an impressive style. Along with this,
academic success is something which is considered as most valuable ground in every personnel
as it is directly connected with the outcome of life in a future pace. Moreover, with an
implication of reflective statement, a student or any personnel is enable to examine their
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potentiality or ability as well as empowers them to take corrective course of action in order to
accomplish the desired goal or aim in an innovative style without any obstacle. Additionally,
there are various kinds of skills or abilities such as technical, academic, task management and
many more which strengthen a student to perform better in their academic zone as well as can be
able to enlarge own potentiality or capability in an trenchant and expeditious way.
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