Self-Presentation and Reflection: SWOT Analysis and Gibbs' Cycle Usage

This essay reflects on self-presentation, utilizing SWOT analysis to identify strengths (flexibility, rewarding job) and weaknesses (time management). To address the weakness, the Gibbs' Reflective Cycle is applied, involving description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion, and action. The reflection reveals the importance of time management for improved productivity and performance. The action plan includes implementing the Pomodoro Technique to enhance efficiency and reduce procrastination. The essay concludes that SWOT analysis and Gibbs' Reflective Cycle are vital tools for personal development and overcoming weaknesses, ultimately leading to increased productivity and improved work abilities.

Self Presentation
Assessment 2

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Reflection helps in reviewing effectiveness and developing the skills. In context to students,
Reflection is about individuals becoming aware of their own process of thinking (Rolfe and
Freshwater.,2020). The process of reflection allows the students to make sense of the experience
or material in context to their own self. In this report it involves the identification of the personal
strengths and weakness and application of the relevant theory in order to solve the weakness.
MAIN BODY
With the help of SWOT analysis, it helped me in identifying the major areas which I need to
work upon with the use of relevant theory. From the SWOT analysis, it could be analysed that
when it comes to my strengths, as an agency support worker I am highly flexible in my work and
my job is quite rewarding as compared to other nature of jobs. But when it comes to my
weakness I am lacking in time management skills. For me as a person, I need to work upon my
weakness in order to be effective and efficient in my profession and to manage my time
effectively and to solve my weaknesses I will be applying the Gibbs’s Reflective Cycle as
mentioned below:
Gibbs' Reflective cycle: It is a vital tool in order to reflection on a particular experience in order
to evaluate its overall impact. The Gibbs' Reflective Cycle was developed by Graham Gibbs in
the year 1988 in order to give effective structure to learning based on experience. Through this
module I will be able to reflect on my weakness of time management and allow me to improve
my productivity. Given below steps of my reflection based on my weakness of time management
through Gibbs' Reflective cycle (Bourhim and Cherkaoui, 2020).
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The Gibbs cycle basically involves five stages mentioned below:
Step 1: Description: This step of the cycle is based on describing the overall experience in order
to develop effective reflection. In context to my weakness, through the utilization of personal
SWOT I was able to determine that I have weak time management skills. This impacts my
overall performance and makes it vital for me to improve upon in order to ensure I no longer
procrastinate as well as focus on enhancing my performance.
Step 2: Feelings: This next step of the cycles is based on feelings as well as thoughts based on
the overall experience in order to understand the particular situation. In context to my weakness,
the overall feeling as well as experience was rather negative as I felt that I need to focus on
improving my weakness of time management. The feeling was based upon my overall purpose to
improving my time management skills as they have a direct influence over my professional and
personal path. (Debnath and Roy, 2018).
Step 3: Evaluation: This step of the Gibbs' Reflective Cycle allows in evaluating a particular
experience relative to both good as well as bad in order to provide a broad perspective. In context
to my weakness, the negative evaluation of my reflection is that I felt demotivated and through
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that there will be various challenges in improving my weakness. On the other hand, I felt positive
as now I will be able to work on my weakness and ensure that I am able to enhance my work
performance as well as productivity.
Step 4: Analysis: This is step of the cycle that is based on analysing the particular situation in
order to make sense of the experience. In context to my weaknesses, I was able to analyses that if
I am able to overcome my weakness of time management I will be able to ensure that my
productivity as well as performance is improved at a significant level. This will help me in both
my personal and professional path as well as ensure that I am productive.
Step 5: Conclusions: This step of the cycle focuses on establishing a conclusion that is based on
what an individual has learned and what they could have done differently. In context to my
weakness, I was able to conclude that the skill of time management is crucial for me as it
enhance my work abilities and reliability in a major manner. In addition to this, I was able to
conclude that the weakness impacts my other opportunities at a great level reducing my
productivity. (Mukeshimana, Zhao and Nshimiyimana, 2021).
Step 6: Action: This is the last step of the overall cycle and focuses on how to deal with similar
situation in the future along with general changes that might help in the particular situation or
experience. In context to my weakness, in order to improve my weakness of time management I
have decided that I will utilize techniques such as pomodoro technique in order to maintain a
high level of efficiency, the technique will allow me maintain a constant level of productivity
through timely breaks which will reduce procrastination in an efficient manner.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that, the utilization of SWOT analysis is
vital for an individual in order to understand their overall strengths as well as weakness. In
addition to this, it allows in evaluating current and potential treats as well as opportunities. The
report was also able to conclude that through the utilization of Gibbs Reflective Cycle and
individual can evaluate their weakness and develop a structured as well as systematic plan in
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order to overcome issues. This helps in attaining high level of productivity and performance to
the individuals.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Debnath, A. and Roy, J., 2018. Integrated fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS model for optimization of
national defense management based on inclusive growth drivers using SWOT analysis.
In Handbook of Research on Military Expenditure on Economic and Political
Resources (pp. 81-105). IGI Global.
Mukeshimana, M.C., Zhao, Z.Y. and Nshimiyimana, J.P., 2021. Evaluating strategies for
renewable energy development in Rwanda: An integrated SWOT–ISM
analysis. Renewable Energy, 176, pp.402-414.
Bourhim, E.M. and Cherkaoui, A., 2020. Exploring the potential of virtual reality in fire training
research using A’WOT hybrid method. In Intelligent Systems, Technologies and
Applications (pp. 157-167). Springer, Singapore.
Rolfe, G. and Freshwater, D., 2020. Critical reflection in practice: generating knowledge for care.
Bloomsbury Publishing.
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