Leadership Report: Skills Evaluation, Teenage Cancer Trust Project

This report provides an evaluation of a project undertaken for the Teenage Cancer Trust, focusing on the development and application of key skills such as teamwork, communication, research, planning, decision-making, and problem-solving. The report details the individual's contributions to the project, assessing their performance and highlighting areas for improvement, supported by qualitative and quantitative evidence. It utilizes the Honey & Mumford model for reflection, providing specific examples and evidence of skill development. The report also includes an audit of key skills, outlining current and future proficiency levels, and assesses the overall impact of the project. The project involved fundraising activities, such as selling cupcakes and raffle tickets, to support the trust's mission of providing services and support to teenagers affected by cancer. The report emphasizes the importance of time management, research, and effective decision-making within a team context.

Report

Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................1
2.0 MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................. 1
2.1 Evaluate the key skills through Team work, communication, research, planning, decision
making and problem solving..................................................................................................... 1
2.2 Assess your individual contribution and overall performance............................................4
2.2 Demonstrate your development with specific examples and evidence..............................5
2.3 Honey & Mumford model for reflection..............................................................................5
2.4 Qualitative and quantitative evidence to support feedback from peers and team targets.
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3.0 CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................8
1.0 INTRODUCTION
A team needs to put a lot of efforts to make project successful with working in collaboration,
time management, research, planning and problem solving approach and so on. The report is based on a
team which worked on a project that is 'Teenage Cancer Trust' which supports to the teenagers who are
suffering from deadly disease. The trust do everything for them from the moment when they hear it for
the first time till they cured from the therapy sessions. There are 28 units of this trust to support the
survives across the UK with a large team. The also provides educational presentations in schools,
colleges and universities to make the teenagers aware about cancer across the United Kingdom. This
assignment will cover key skills through team work, communication, research, planning, etc. and will
enlighten reflective aspects in project related to teenage cancer.
2.0 MAIN BODY
2.1 Evaluate the key skills through Team work, communication, research, planning, decision making and
problem solving.
Every person has some key skills which can be define as their strength and weaknesses that can
be over come or improved. While working in a team project 'Teenage Cancer Trust' I have came through
to know my strengths and weaknesses that I need to improve more in order to work efficiently in future
and overcome my weaknesses that I can utilize better manner. My key skills are mentioned below -
 Research – The first and foremost task to make a project successful is to conduct a research in
an effective way because the entire activities and operations are based on it. That's why I
conducted a deep research to gather information about trust that would help in next stages of
the project. In the beginning, I collected quantitative data from the research which was used to
generate qualitative output in order to produce a refined information. This qualitative
information is required to assist in future activities to conduct a project in impressive manner.
 Planning – To present the 'Teenage Cancer Trust' project in a effectual way, I need to put efforts
for research and then it will support me to make strategies to construct planning. Planning is the

second skill that is required to execute each activity with cooperation and in sequence so that
each step is followed by the next step. In order to make a strong planning, I need to consider all
the required things which can make the project successful. For an example, there is a need to
divide the task to every individual person who is working on the team and they all should work
independently and their work can be interrelated. Planning is about giving a presentation in a
school in front of the teenage students. The presentation make them aware about the disease
through stating the symptoms and motivate them to overcome their fears to losing a life. The
planning is about to work in co-ordination like the 48 nurses and youth supports to treat the
young people. The project is about to spread the awareness in young population and that is
approximately 118, 000 across the country.
 Communications – A tacit communication is necessary to communicate information that can be
understood by others. Because an effective communication run a organization successfully with
a definite structured communication method that is top to down. While working in Teenager
Cancer Trust, I need to establish my communication skills that I need to contact with others in
effective manner. My communication should be soft that can help me to connect with the
people easily.
 Team work – Team work makes work easy because entire team guided by one person and all
subordinates works to accomplish same goal with cooperation. It is easy to be in a team
because everyone supports to complete a task so that it can be accomplish within a time. For an
example, Teenager Cancer Trust is working for the cancer teenagers and they supplies all the
stuff which they need like the original hair wig. It is not easy to provide the original hair wig but
they had done this because of the team as they collaborated with the some institution which
supports them for the noble cause. Working in a team is very helpful for me because I have a
large team which has the same objective that needed to finished in time.
 Decision making – Decision making is the most crucial phase while working with a team because
the team members point of view matters. All the members should be satisfied at one point so
that there is no conflicts arise in future or in present condition because that can affect the
working process. Decision making is one of the most complex task for me because every
member of the team should be agree to conduct the activities effectively.
 Problem Solving – I can deal with problems whenever the problem arise in the Teenager Cancer
Trust project at that time I came to know that I have the ability to reduce the problems and give
them a solutions to resolve the issues. There are various kinds of issues that may raise during

the project such as lack of funds, medicines and medical help to an individual that may need
within a particular time. While conducting this project these kinds of issues were on priority to
solve because core objective of this trust is to support cancer victims. So it is essential to find
out the solution of these problems that can provide relief to the patients.
 Time Management – Time management is essential to accomplish the task within a fixed time.
There should be time duration allocated to each task so that it can be completed within duration
but there can be some tasks which can take more time but that can be adjusted with team. I can
manage the time for my tasks so that I can finish it on time.
Audit of skills
Auditing of the key skills is important to realise the facts where an individual needs for to
improve and that are as follows -
Key skills Current proficiency Future proficiency Time duration
Research In present time I am on
average to conduct
research because it
needs to takes a long
time to collect the data
and evidences.
By keep practising and
focused on the research
theory I would be able
to conduct an effective
research that can give
valuable outcome.
I will be complete this
task within 3 – 6
months.
Communication Currently I don't have a
good command over my
communication skills.
I am trying to putting up
efforts in order get
connected with people
in effective manner.
I will take 2 – 3 months
to overcome my
weaknesses.
Planning I am good in planning to
make strategies.
In near future I would
get more opportunities
to lead a team with
strategic planning.
6 months
Decision making Decision making is my
weaknesses. Because I
cannot express the
reason behind the
I would be able to make
effective decision .
4 – 8 months

action.
Problem solving Problem solving is
becomes tough for
sometimes.
I will be more confident
to provide problem
solutions.
5 months.
Team work Team work is effective
way to accomplish the
task for me.
I will be strong member
to work in team.
2 months
Time management Managing time is my
strength in present time.
I will be more efficient
for time management
15 days
I need time to research to conduct a proper research so that I will be able to know detail
information that supports our project. In order to conduct a research I need to align the tasks that
supports me in strategical planning that leads to achieve goals and objectives. The most difficulty is top
managing every things within a specific time so that task can be accomplish in a determined time. In
order to make a decision several things are required there such as decision should be make according to
the present situation because there are several times when our team needs to make effective decision.
2.2 Assess your individual contribution and overall performance
While working on the project of 'Teenager Cancer Trust' I came to know that there are almost
twenty eight units across the United Kingdom. They are working for various tasks in order to provide
things to cancer survivors and they are also taking care all the requirements. There are so many things
which was needed to be done by the team like providing the hair wigs and raising the funds to
accommodate all facilities.
I put my efforts to raise the funds and providing them original hair wigs which can give
happiness to the teenagers who are suffering from the disease. The trust is running a campaigns under
the title “Hair 4 U” from the UK's top saloons with a main aim to provide an option to the young people
to get the hair wigs after their therapy sessions.
Fundraising is the most crucial task to perform because it aid to run all the activities in an
effective way. Funds are always required to run all the activities smoothly without the funds nothing can
be done. Teenager Cancer Trust wanted to run entire operations smoothly then it needed to increase its
finance because there are so many tasks which can only attain by the money. So the first and foremost
plan is to raise the funds and as being a team member I put my entire efforts to raise the funds. The
target was to earn 60£ and for that the team members decided to sale home made cupcakes. I was

there with my other team members and all the members bought fifteen cupcakes from their home and
then the team head to the places where we can sale these cupcakes but after an hour there was a slight
change in the plan then the team went to the schools, colleges and universities where we can sale
cupcakes among the students. This is the one thing to sale the cupcakes and there was another plan for
the fundraising is to give ruffle tickets to people and inform them through e – mail to let them know
about the prizes which was sponsored by the team members on their personal level. That was not easy
to raise the funds by being among the people but somehow the team performed well in fund raising. I
was there to raise the fund anyhow through the cupcakes and ruffle tickets. Even I was sponsoring the
ruffle tickets gifts with my team so that people can come forward for the charity cause.
2.2 Demonstrate your development with specific examples and evidence
As being a part of team, I came to know that there are few things which should need an
improvement like communication skills. I need to improve my communication skills to connect with
people as communication is the should be so soft to interact with people. As words of mouth impacts on
the people in most impressive way and that is the only way which influences the people and establishes
a bond between them. I need to work on my communication along with decision making. I am weak in
decision making but I can improve it by working in team because there may be some people who are not
agree but they would not create any issues as the decision can be good for someone. Decisions should
take on time so that the problems can resolved at the same time for an illustration, when the team went
on to sell the cupcakes but there were no buyers in the canteen at that time so I had to take decision to
change the strategy to sale the cupcakes in schools. Because that is the place where students can buy
the cupcakes in huge amount and as a result funds was just double than expectation.
My team was following effective planning that was needed to raise funds such as selling
cupcakes at the school premises. There are several things which I needed to improvise over time
because in order to raise funds we need to sell some stuff that can be appeal to the people. So the best
option to attract people, cupcakes. They will easily buy these to support a noble cause. Hence, in order
to raise funds planing was enough. But it was less then we need tooffer some other things that can
attract every age people.
2.3 Honey & Mumford model for reflection
Honey and Mumford is a model was developed by Peter Honey and Alan Mumford which
divides the groups according to the learning styles of individuals natural approach and receiving
knowledge (Kondryn, Edmondson and Hill, 2011). There are four learning styles which are based on kolb

focused on the learning pattern. These learning styles can be anything like activist, theorist, pragmatist,
or reflector.
Activist – Activists are those who learn by doing activities because there are so many incidents
which teaches the people. For an instance, a person can be weak in communication but they can amend
communication skill by putting effort in communicate with others. They need to put some efforts to
overcome the weaknesses then only they would be able to communicate in effective manner (Bhuller
and et. al., 2016).
Theorist – There are some people who like to read the facts behind the theory. They love to be
engaged in learning process from stories and quotes.
Pragmatist – Pragmatists are those people who have the desire to put their learning into real
world. They experiments, ideas and techniques and try to find out the facts which can relate with reality.
Reflector – If the person is reflector then they can learn from observations on environment and
happening. They collects the data from the surrounding and they put efforts to perceived the
experience. For an instance, there are so many things which can be improved by the observations like
one can experience the communication of other because in world there are so many persons who can
impress with their skill to communicate with others just like an orator. Because an orator has an
immersive skill to influence people.
The another example of reflection to learn is that when a person assists to superior person then
they can learn to find out the problem solving approach. They can learn the skills to solve the problems
in effective manner (Taylor, Pearce and Gibson, 2013).
2.4 Qualitative and quantitative evidence to support feedback from peers and team targets.
When the project of Teenagers Cancer Trust was started, there was so many things to do as the
project is based upon the charity to provide the facilities to them. Initially there was a research was
conducted on the quantitative basis to collect the information about the teenagers and then they gave
some outputs to the generate quality results that are essential to take the actions. The team gets the
feedbacks in quantitative manner which was majorly concerned with positive experience, putting effort
out of comfort zone, meeting new people, working in group also dealing with stress and pressure. These
all feedback was necessary to get because this how a team performs well. These positive feedbacks are
the motivation for a team to accomplish its in better way (LyonJacobs, 2014).
The qualitative result was to accomplish team targets. These are given below -
Attributes Qualitative Quantitative

Feedbacks 200 150
Team targets 10 10
3.0 CONCLUSION
The above report is about the evaluation of key development skills of individuals which needs
to improved during conducting a project by a team. There are various key skills are incorporated in the
report along with the individual and overall performance, Honey and Mumford reflection model and
qualitative and quantitative evidence.

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