Blog 3 - A Reflection on Assessment Day 1 (Gibbs Reflective Cycle) PDF

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Blog 3 – A Reflection on Assessment Day 1 (Gibbs Reflective Cycle) Description I am reflecting upon the Assessment Day which offered me a clear insight of what placements require when applying, and the focal points which were group tasks and presentations. Feelings Throughout the group presentation I experienced a mixture of feelings; emotional distress and resentment towards my group members as they failed to attend. My heart rate began increasing with tensioned energy, due to the lack of equal participation and individual thinking. In this moment my negative emotions began taking control I felt apprehensive, I didn’t have the courage to speak-up due to poor contributions. My quality was my sudden realisation where I took control, but there was still a worry of discomfort I applied hand -gestures, I felt my hands were a barrier representing my protection if members were irresponsive. I became the dominant member, I started encouraging members to form opinions and share feelings of the Next-Sales. Although, there was no maximum team effort I believe my positive nature created an optimistic atmosphere. Evaluation My positive experience was my group showed enthusiasm and rewarded me with kind words for my contribution as spokeswoman; this made me feel valued that my group recognised my efforts. A flaw was selfdisappointment; I didn’t have the courage to speak concerning the lack of productivity, and individual accountabilities. Reflecting back, I feel shameful for putting myself in an uncomfortable environment closely working with members who I didn’t feel considered the task worthy, therefore this experience made me recognise I need to develop self-confidence. Analysis My experience relates to Ying et al (2014) social loafing theory where the lack of effort declines leading to loss of motivation when participating in a group to achieve goals than working alone. I felt the negative outweighed the positive since responsibilities where shifted more towards me. Having analysed the situation my skills portray leadership, verbal communication, and tolerance. Thinking back consequence of my feelings could be we lacked an autocratic leader to monitor and evaluate progression, leading to a reduction of my individual efforts towards the end. Conclusion In the future I’ll address tension openly in a non-defensive behaviour than overcompensating by sharing all my ideas. I could be more observant to my surroundings, and include peers opinions who fail to contribute, thus meeting group satisfaction. Action-Plan Future objectives I must focus on enhancing my self-confidence, I will set myself SMART goals e.g. “I will concentrate on positive outcomes and actions.” First step is controlling negative emotions to achieve this I’ll learn to use emotional self-regulation skills a technique which recognises my thoughts, feelings, behaviour and change my “action urge” to “positive action” (Goldin et al, 2014).

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