英国大学reflection的一般写作范例.doc

Reflections GT904414 1 Reflections Introduction It is becoming increasingly clear that experience is the best teacher Thomas and Cheese 2005 I remember my first residential in Buxton as if it were yesterday The memorable experience has directly and profoundly influenced my fundamental understanding of teamwork The purpose of the essay is to make an individual self critical analysis through the introspection of my strengths and weaknesses in team working communication skills effective leadership and time management Collaboration It is my honor to be one of Team B6 whose outstanding performance was well recognized The more important thing is the course brought home to me the value of teamwork First and foremost a team role is a proclivity to behave contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way Belbin 2003 The essential benefit from teamwork is that it produces outcome rapidly and reasonably through the free exchange of ideas information and knowledge when suitably managed Everyone of our team spared no effort to fulfill the task It was the best evidence that we got the second position of Town Trail at the start of residential Plunging into practices with enormous enthusiasm is closely related to success Moreover building trust may seem a typical challenge for any team Kirkman et al 2002 especially like us from the different cultural backgrounds We made a success in Stepping Stones nevertheless we failed in 3D Puzzle as a result of the lack of Reflections GT904414 2 trust despite the fact that the time was sufficient It is unwise to trust people whom you do not know well whom you have not observed in action over time Handy 1995 Hence in the future virtual team we should build much reliance by frequent face to face interaction Last but not least high quality planning under the efficient leadership is the vital way to victory All the teams need to have meetings before making serious plan and decision Hall 1999 However it also brings disagreement and conflict A large number of people had difficulty in communicating with the negative emotions Hall 1999 The key to a successful performance appraisal is to structure the session so that both parties view it as a problem solving process instead of a fault finding process Wells and Spinks 1997 An efficient leader can exert an influence on coinciding with each other To ensure a plan s success he needs to continually revisit it to see if it requires fine tuning Stewart and Powell 2004 Just as in Walker I was the leader facing the different opinions at the meeting beforehand We made a agreed decision after I managed to explain all the doubts Finally we got the full score in this task The key to my success is that you must always look downwards first before you look upwards Stewart and Powell 2004 Communication Skills It is conceivable that communication plays an important role in the team which consists of persons in different races cultures and pronunciations Communication can produce a group centered co operative perspective among members Hayes 1997 Our main barrier to communication was pronunciation That was the reason why we were disastrous in Team Ski We misunderstood the words from the leader due to his poor pronunciation The barrier disappeared gradually in the wake of increase in our communication as it should be Furthermore I apprehended that good communication should come from the heart Reflections GT904414 3 Bland 1998 An excellent communication is based on respect for each other The best method of attaining the esteem from others is to trust in others stand on dignity and pay attention to behaviors due to different cultures That is the reason why we succeeded in fulfilling Blindfold Square Self awareness Nothing is more important than to assess oneself through a self critical reflective analysis There is a general belief that self awareness will have a positive effect on performance Fletcher and Bailey 2003 My strengths can be found from succeeding in accomplishing the task such as enthusiasm the sense of responsibility conciliating the disagreements and skating over the difficulties The significance lies in the fact that I am fully aware of my weaknesses now For one thing my oral English is relatively poor compared with the classmates from other countries It hampers the explanation of my thoughts For another comparatively speaking I am timid and self distrust It is the reason that I missed many opportunities to reveal the ability There is an old saying that lookers on see more than players I believe that understanding ourselves and becoming more self aware is the significant component of the process of personal transformation England 2002 Self management Organizations feel that teams are more effective than individuals because team members can share monitor the behavior of their teammates Mathieu et al 2000 The team benefited the most from the knowledge held by the team member who Reflections GT904414 4 occupied the most critical position in the workflow Ellis et al 2005 Correspondingly one thing that was of the same importance as the above mentioned was the feedback both from my colleagues and the tutors so that I could know my achievements weaknesses and the adoptions we should take for the next move In addition I drew a lesson from Team Orienteering in terms of time management It is very necessary to get the priorities right and manage the time correctly with the intention of clearing the tasks before the deadline It is only the first step is to gain greater understanding and awareness of ourselves What is more it requires an inner revolution to realize what I imagine I might be England 2002 Conclusion Teams alike that are given a high degree of responsibility and that are expected to work with increased flexibility claim substantial improvements in morale job satisfaction productivity and quality McGreevy 2006 In the meantime we can also improve communication skills get self awareness and realize self management Everyone is less than perfect It is this that necessitates conscious teamwork I believe it will certainly profit me to build up my self confidence I will do my utmost to achieve the goal in life Word sum 1001 Reflections GT904414 5 Bibliography Belbin R M 2003 What are Belbin Team Roles online Available from accessed 21 November 2006 Bland M 1998 Training managers to communicate effectively Industrial and Commercial Training 30 4 pp 131 136 Department of Trade and Industry 2006 Team Work online Available from accessed 21 November 2006 Ellis A P J et al 2005 An evaluation of generic teamwork skills training with action teams effects on cognitive and skill based outcomes Personnel Psychology 58 3 pp 641 673 England D 2002 Inner leadership personal transformation Industrial and Commercial Training online 34 1 pp 21 27 Available from ontentId 838276 accessed 21 November 2006 Fletcher C and Bailey C 2003 Assessing self awareness some issues and methods Journal of Managerial Psychology 18 5 pp 395 404 Hall J 1999 Training in teamwork in British university libraries Library Management online 20 3 pp 149 158 Available from ontentId 858922 accessed 21 November 2006 Handy C 1995 Trust and the virtual organization Harvard Business Review 73 9 pp 40 48 Hayes N 1997 Successful team management 1sted London Internatio