英语reflection模板

英语reflection模板

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

interrclatewith others in a particular way(Belbin,2003). The essential benefit from

teamwork isthat 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

successin"Stepping Stones'; nevertheless, we failed in "3D Puzle"as a result of the lack

oftrust 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 facc-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 proces(Wells and

Spinks,1997). An efficient lcader can exert an influence on coinciding with cach 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 barricr 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(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

succceded 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 succecding 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

toreveal 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 Onganizations feel that teams are more effective than

individuals because team members can share monitor the behavior of their

teammates(Mathicu et al.,2000).

The team benefited the most from the knowledge held by the team member

whooccupicd 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 achicvements, 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.