Reflective Journal on Understanding Self and Others Development

This assignment features a reflective journal exploring crucial skills for self-development and interpersonal understanding. It includes entries on teamwork, emphasizing communication and collaboration for synergy and organizational performance. The journal also covers time management, highlighting prioritization and proactive planning to reduce stress and improve efficiency. Furthermore, it discusses the importance of giving and receiving feedback for continuous learning and performance improvement, as well as resilience for adapting to stress and adversity. The assignment concludes with a summary and action plan for personal growth, emphasizing the significance of these skills for future success. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a wide range of study tools and solved assignments for students.

Understanding Self & Others

Contents
Executive summary.........................................................................................................................1
Reflective journal entry for Team Work.........................................................................................2
Reflective journal entry for time management................................................................................5
Reflective Journal entry for Giving and Receiving feedback..........................................................7
Reflective journal entry for Resilience............................................................................................9
Summary & action plan.................................................................................................................12
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

Executive summary
Self development is everybody’s mission because to cop up with the changing world with the
success it is really crucial to understand self as individual with internal and external quality and
skill development. Increased completion, globalisation, increases stress level demands the strong
personality who can face this adversity and become the successful. For the individual
development everybody needs or requires some skills or competencies that make him unique and
for that self assessment is must so here in this study it is given about those important skills which
are necessary for individual development with strengths and weakness assessment.
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Reflective journal entry for Team Work
What is the core skill to develop?
In team work, employees combine their individual skills to pursue their organisational &
individual goals. It includes helping, guiding, persuading and sharing openly with strong
willingness, showing an active participation, being flexible and showing strong commitment. It
is crucial part of business as it is necessary for colleagues for performing together and to try with
their best efforts in every circumstance (Eubanks, et.al, 2016).
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
Performing in a team is very important as companies are more likely for performing well when
their workforce work in efficient manner as team. An effective team working skill creates
synergy that is combined efforts and impacts apart from that it enhances organizational
performance in terms of production. As Belbin’s theory of team roles defines the role of team
that are very important and crucial for individual & organizational development.
According to this theory a team plays different roles such as;
 Shaper – it is the role of driving work forward and gets things done. This role gives clear
idea of the desired direction of travel.
 Implementer – this role is also to get things done and looks for ways for turning talk into
action and creates practical activity.
 Finisher – this role focuses on finishing tasks and finding the loose ends.
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 Coordinator – it is the role of managing group dynamics especially in a leadership role.
 Team worker – this role helps to perform effectively by providing supportive personal
relationships.
 Resource investigator – this role works for collecting resources and information to
support the team.
 Plant – it is the role that generates ideas and solutions not necessary all are practical.
 Evaluator – this role critically evaluates and monitors the ideas and proposals for decision
making.
 Specialist - this brings expert knowledge for the members for effective functioning.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your competence?
For team work an effective communication is must and most essential competency because if
any individual is not able to communicate no team work is achieved. Teamwork gives increased
productivity and sense of morale and this is only possible with good communication. If the
communication channels in teams are properly established and flow of information is easy
between teammates then it increases the ability of staff members in terms of interacting. If the
communication is effective team will perform its duties in a better manner (Mathieu, et.al, 2014).
In team it is very easy to asses own communication skills as an individual can easily check that
important things are communicated or not by asking to others, peers and superiors.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
Poor communication is the major contradictory situation and it outcome generates as conflict
among the team. If things are not communicated in a manner that the others can understand
actual things it means there is something lacking in being effective. Peers can feel it if they are
not aware from the important issues. If an individual is not able to interact with the superior it
creates the situation of dissatisfaction (Kong and Ko, 2017)
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Team work skill is very essential for future growth as everywhere every task is assigned on the
team basis and every organisation is nothing but a team of its members as employees so for any
individual if he/she wants success and development of capabilities and abilities it is must
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required skill to develop. Team work boosts the morale and individual with boosted morale can
work in more efficient and effective manner that ultimately gives the desired outcomes in terms
of individual future benefit and organisational benefits as well.
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Reflective journal entry for time management
What is the core skill to develop?
Time management is defined as process of planning and exercising control, of time spent on
some particular activities, that conscious, for increasing effectiveness, efficiency with increased
productivity. This skill is really helpful in getting result on timely basis with stress free
condition. Individual needs to effective in prioritising the task with effective planning in
proactive basis (Kong and Ko, 2017)
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on
Time management is very important skills to have for stress free actions, works can be
categorized and according to that planning can be done.
It is theory or matrix that is according to Covey, this theory says about two main criteria on
which tasks are evaluated that are Urgency and Importance. Urgent tasks need immediate
attention; important one gives contribution to the mission, values and goals of individual or
organization. Quadrant II includes relationship building, to identify opportunities, planning and
prevention. Quadrant I is not considerable that is filled with crisis; Quadrant III includes
interruptions and unnecessary meetings; and IV Quadrant includes busy work and time wasters.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
Time management is the most important skill while someone is thinking to achieve his/her goals
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on timely basis. Time management decreases the stress level because stress is the major issue
when activities are not competed on timely basis so for stress free condition it is really required
to achieve goals on timely basis (Mathieu, et.al, 2014). Prioritising activities helps in smooth
planning in proactive basis so if any unexpected thing is occurred its solution can be found in
easy manner with appropriate basis. Timely result can be helpful to assess this skill.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above?
If any individual wants to achieve his/her desired outcome he/she needs to manage or priorities
the task or activities with effective schedule. The effective management needs planning in
proactive basis with dividing the activities in urgent and important basis. This time management
skill helps to work with free mind and with efficiency and quick solution for problem.
How will this skill help me in the future?
For individual development in terms of career development or personal development, time
management plays an important role as if someone works with time management strategy he/she
would be able to attain his/her goal that lead towards the growth as promotions because desired
outcomes can be found through the time management skill (Kowalski, 2017)
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Reflective Journal entry for Giving and Receiving feedback
What is the core skill to develop?
Giving and receiving feedback is very clear and effective skill that improves the situation or the
individual’s performance and being harsh, critical and offensive this cannot be achieve. It can be
defined as art to make understand someone about his/her attributes and any weaken side in
positive manner so efforts can be made towards that (Prater and Allen, 2016)
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
Feedback is valuable information that is used to take important decision at every level. Feedback
can be defined as process through which something can be communicated to the others about the
behavior, output, work, attitude and etc.
 Feedback can improve performance
 feedback is always there
 Feedback is effective listening
 Feedback motivates
 Feedback improves performance
 Feedback is a tool to learn continuously
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
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competence?
Listening about the self negatives and positives works very rightly for personal development as it
shows the path on which an individual needs to go, listening skills or receiving feedback must be
in a manner that it is taken on serious note to put more on the weaken side and turn this weaken
side into strength side. Apart from that giving feedback is also must be in a way that the other is
really changing his/her negative side into positive side. The feedback also must be descriptive,
on behavior and in simple manner (Eppich, et.al, 2015)
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above?
If any individual makes same mistakes again and again regarding the task, attitude and behavior
it means he/she did not receive his/her feedback well or someone did not effectively give them
the right feedback. If in any organization it is not working well it is reflecting the scenario where
communication procedure is not happening in appropriate manner so people are not able to give
or receive feedback in proper manner with positive desires.
How might this skill help me in the future?
Receiving feedback is very essential part of the success every successful person has this quality
to listen carefully and selecting the best and the right feedbacks for the self development. If any
individual wants long lasting success and growth he/she has to be capable enough to take his/her
feedback positively o grow as feedback provides the pros and cons so person can utilize this for
personal growth and development.
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Reflective journal entry for Resilience
What is the core skill to develop?
Resilience is a skill that shows an individual’s ability to adapt to stress and adversity. It can be
personal or professional stress that can be generating for any reason.
It is a reaction that an individual do at the time of facing challenges.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
The Resilience theory says that resilience is determined by both the factors risk and protective as
well.
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The risk factors that pose threat to caregiver resilience and mental health such as isolation,
stigma, occupational restrictions and other factors (Yates, et.al, 2015)
The protective factors are those which foster or facilitate the resilience with positive conditions.
It improves the caregiver’s response to stress and strain, producing positive outcome.
 Acceptance
 Hardiness
 Mastery
 Optimism
 Self efficacy
These are the protective factors which have to be focused by individual in terms of enhancing
them.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
Resilience is very essential as so many changes in society and business are taking place that
creates difficulties for self and organizational development. It is an individual ability for adaption
the stress and providing solutions to the problems & hurdles. If an individual is giving his/her
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