Personal Reflection Paper

Introduction

Management is the process of achieving organizational objectives, within a changing environment, by balancing efficiency, effectiveness and equity, obtaining the most from limited resources, and working with and through other people. The increase complexity of the working environment and the increase need for better performance highlight the importance of the individual growth and learning processes. In addition, Picket (1998) adds that in today environment, managers, must identify the core competencies of their organization. This action will ensure the adequate and appropriate corresponding between the organizational and the personal/managerial competences.

Discussion

From the summaries of my learning journals I've managed to identify several patterns that indicate the need for improvement. The identified skills and attitudes can by divided into two groups. The first one relates to inter personal skills such as motivation, self awareness, time management skills, learning behavior etc'. The second identifies weaknesses relates to my personal interaction and performance in a group. Here I will address issues such as; communication and conflicts and negotiations skills. From the summaries of my learning journals I've managed to identify several patterns that indicate the need for improvement. The identified skills and attitudes can by divided into two groups. The first one relates to inter personal skills such as motivation, self awareness, time management skills, learning behavior etc'. The second identifies weaknesses relates to my personal interaction and performance in a group. Here I will address issues such as; communication and conflicts and negotiations skills(Pfeiffer, 38).

My weak communications performance has been identified through events along with my learning journals. My weak ability to listen well affected my team work performance was also been effected from bad cross-culture communication. From my observation of my team work performance and personal communication skills a correlation between communication and responsibilities and relationship has been outlined. Thus trust and personal attitude have a significant impact on my personal communication. The outcome of good communication skills can increase my ability to build and sustain personal relationships. The author also relates to personal accountability issue which strongly correlated with.

My personal learning habits and techniques had surfaces along my learning journals. My learning journal shows that I haven't established a successful learning technique that suits my learning style. The success of managers is not only determined by their knowledge and skills, but also by their ability to learn new things. Hawkins states that learning is not only happen to children; it is a long live process for individual. However, different from child learning/pedagogy, adult learning/Andragogy requires adults to be aware of their abilities and to draw from their experiences (Pfeiffer, 1991a). Furthermore, adults need involvement and reflection in the learning process .Hawkins (1994) amplified the significance of learning abilities by suggesting Learning is a process that permeates not only all of our individual lives but can be seen as a process which is critical for our lives of teams, org and communities. Pfeiffer (1991a) and Hawkins (1994) basic assumption is "Adults are a ware of their abilities and their ...