Self-Management and Personal Development: A Reflective Analysis

This presentation provides a comprehensive reflection on self-management strategies, focusing on personal and professional development. It applies Kolb's Reflective Cycle, systematically reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating experiences to enhance skills and achieve growth. The presentation discuss...Read More

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Reflection....................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
An individual should focus on self-development and managing own in order to achieve
growth and success in personal as well as professional career (Alam, Sun and Campbell, 2020).
Managing our self can be done by making continuous improvement in own skills, be accountable
for the failure or success received from allotted task etc. The present report discusses the same
with the help of applying Kolb’s Reflective cycle which is used to review, analyse and evaluate
own experience in three stages systematically.
MAIN BODY
Reflection
Kolb's reflective cycle: It is a cycle that is reflects the basis of experimental learning
which is gained as from individual as while reviewing, evaluating, analysing various
consequences systematically. In support of cycle collective increment of knowledge and
experience is getting enhanced on continuous basis. It is a model that was published in 1984 and
basically consist of four stages that is as concrete learning, abstract conceptualisation, reflective
observation and active experimentation. It is also been used to intensify the rate of progress
through which logical learning and experimenting is processed with certain balanced. In order to
advance the management criterion's of mine I have make effective and efficient usage of
reflective cycle. As it assist to make suitable consideration of different factors and components
through which growth and success has been measured by me with perfection. In order to develop
make mine management more effective I have start conducting different activities so that
sustained relevance is getting generated with continuity (Atwijuka and Caldwell, 2017). I have
make use of different set of activities such as formative assessment, online engagement on
Minerva, summative assessment, feedback, learning from produced courses, discussion and its
evidence of tutor learning and many others as well. It also aid to produce structured usage under
which I have develop sufficient understanding and interpretation of various activities through
which personalised changes is altered with certain balanced. Thus this model is being used to
design and develop experimental learning cycle and it is as furthermore explained below as:
Concrete experience: It is an initial stage of cycle under which I have encountered and
along with this also tries to reinterprets an existing experiences and knowledge (Hodges, 2016).
In this I have expose new task and actions through which better way of learning is addressed
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under which something new has been experienced by me. I have try to make real time absorption
with the support of various methodology by which ability and capabilities of mine to achieve
certain goals and objectives become sustained. In this I have make supportive usage of formative
assessment under which I have always learned something new and different. As with the support
of formative assessments tendency of mine to develop idea generation along with thinking
capability is enhanced with certain continuity (Dale, 2018). It is even more helpful as while
enhancing the overall potential of mine under which I have make selective judgements as per the
suitability of condition and its requirement as well. On the other hand I have also make collective
usage of summative assessments as well in which ability of mine to enhance and improve written
skills and abilities is increases. In this capabilities of mine to get over from all the complex
situations become more easier and flexible. In addition problem solving is the most essential
basis of management and I have developed that skill in mine as with the support of summative
assessments. It make me realise that all the certain need and requirements has been fulfilled in
systematic way as in addition specified skills and abilities has been enhanced.
Reflective observation: It is next stage of learning in which I have tries to learn as by
enhancing various capabilities of observation. In support of this I have understand the failure and
success factors or components and its probability as by analysing its impact over my
performance. It is a level that allows me to evaluate and intensify working experience of mine as
while analysing all the individual task and activities that is performed by me over certain period
of time (Dweck, 2016)). As while observing certain factors I have develop better knowledge as
by reviewing, reflecting the experience which is processed as after the completion of particular
task and actions. I have explore more ideas and working standards of mine by which sustained
learning is developed so that balanced kind of skills and characteristics has been developed with
continuation. In this I have make sufficient judgements as while considering different
consequences by which everything looks more meaningful and desirable. In this I have used to
make perfect analysis of feedback through which ability of mine to know the loopholes and to
resolve it with timely basis is considered. In addition to this as while collecting feedback I have
make sure that its timely changes has been induced in my personality with perfection. In addition
to this I have also make online engagement by which sustained changes within personality is
addressed (Sarpong and et. al., 2020). In this capability and tendency of mine to get engage and
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involved with others is increases so that strong managerial prospect is developed with balanced
appropriateness (Gan, Heller and Chen, 2018).
Abstract conceptualisation:
Under this stage raw ideas are being germinated by which various modification can be
done through past experiences. Under this stage I have undertaken various active
experimentation so as to understand concept of self management and to inhale positive impact
from them so as to enlighten my future. Under this aspect data from various source so as to
strengthen my self management skills. There are various formative assessment which has been
taken and through those I learnt management skills and self management approach. On the other
hand as summative assessment was also conducted and the same helped me to clear theoretical
aspect of self management theory due to which I overcome with many threats during self
management (Marthers, 2018). I have obtained various feedbacks through which I understood
the areas in which I am lacking behind and with the help of critical analysis I undertaken them
and improved as well. This helped me through out my journey to understand various concept of
self management and improving my academic work and enlighten my career path. Abstract
conceptualisation is basically an approach under which past experiences are gathered through
which new approaches of learning can be modified. Under this area with the help of my past
experiences which are taken by undertaking various online test or online engagements. These are
the areas which are giving me high end knowledge to understand the manner in which various
mistakes are being made by me in past and helping me to eliminate the same in future projects.
By discussing numerous factors with my tutor I came to know regarding loop hole of my
concepts and technique of idea germination. This leads me to analyse various information which
are collected by me by collaborating my past experiences and examining the same so as to
manage self management aspects in decent manner (Ziglar, 2019).
Active experimentation: Under this stage ideas are applied by the learner in order to look
around the surroundings and environment and to decide and acquire relevant information from
them. This is the stage under which hypothesis is being tested so as to take out beneficial results
in order to gain new experiences (Ugur and Mitra, 2017). Under this approach I understood the
importance of reflection due to which I applied my research into various sub division so as to
enhance my personal experience and to reach to active experimentation stage. Further plan of
actions are made by me so as to enlighten my career opportunities and self management skills.
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Under this stage as the major aspect is associated with preparatory learning so the outcome
generated by me was carried to the future obligation and to generate prominent path of self
management. By undertaking various formative assessment I understood that how to practically
implement ideas which has been gathered by me (Vilanova and Puig, 2016). Under this I
understood that how ideas are implied on real life basis so this step is proven to be highly
influential in order to enhance self management skills. On the other hand with the help of
different summative assessment I have accumulated theoretical knowledge regarding self
assessment and self management. Similarly by undertaking various online test I came to know
that how these ideas, knowledge and theories are implemented in appropriate manner so as to
enhance self management skills and possibilities. On the other hand by taking feedback and
assessment session from my tutor I have understood various concepts of learning process and
structure which are required to be followed by me during enhancing self management skills and
academic skills as well. This assisted me to take positive movements in future proceedings and
enlighten my future academic career (Wadsworth, 2016).
CONCLUSION
This report is prepared in order to understand self management advantages and its
benefits over personal development and academic career. With the help of Kolb's learning model
various steps are examined under which self management skills are identified and understood in
better way. On the other hand this model is helpful for individual in gathering various
information through which situational analysis can be performed and path for self development
can be prepared. Kolb's learning model is assisting an individual in examining various situation
through which they can analyse their current position and modify as according to the need. This
is helping an individual in managing their career opportunities and undertake guidance to
understand future obligations.
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