Reflective Portfolio Name of the student: Name of the professor: Name of the university: Student ID: Table of Contents Part 1a: Reflective learning cycles 3 Introduction 3 a) A description of and evaluation of learning cycles which must include Gibbs 3 b) The importance and value of reflective writing 4 Conclusion 5 References 6 Part 1b: Organization Leadership 7 References 15 Part 1a: Reflective learning cycles Introduction The report here analyses a couple of learning cycles, and one of them includes Gibbs reflective learning cycle. A reflective learning cycle in an ongoing process as the last step is followed by the first step, which shows how an individual uses his experience to learn. In other words, it is known as experiential learning. a) A description of and evaluation of learning cycles which must include Gibbs In 1984, David Kolb gave his ideas over reflective learning cycles by publishing his theory. His belief was based on two stages: a learning cycle that included four different stages, and another was four different learning styles (Rodham et al., 2020). According to Kolb, learning includes grabbing concepts that could be put in various conditions. The four stages of Kolb’s experiential learning cycle are : Concrete experienceReflective observationAbstract conceptualisationActive experimentation This cycle looks beneficial when an individual grows with the use of this cycle. Kolb observed that every single step of this cycle supports the other step of the cycle (Kenny, 2017). The reflective learning cycle works in a set sequence, and a person can enter this cycle at any stage. The learning cycle can always be productive if all the four stages are applied properly, and anyone can not determine the work of the whole cycle. Another reflective learning cycle is popularly known as Gibbs’ reflective cycle. Graham Gibbs created this learning cycle in 1988, which gave the strong foundation to learning from experience (He, Parkinson & Doyle, 2018). His reflective learning cycle involves six stages: DescriptionFeelingsEvaluationAnalysisConclusionAction plan This process is a better way to evaluate the experience. It can be beneficial in both ways, either the situation is where you are alone or some situations that happen daily. Stage 1 is all about description in which an individual can narrate the condition more; briefly, Stage 2 is feelings where people can tell about what they felt at the time of the experiment, Stage 3 is evaluation in which a person examines the things that supported the experiment and the things that did not, Stage 4 is the analysis of experience, Stage 5 is where a person can conclude the experiment of what happened in the past, stage 6 is an action plan which is helpful if a person is about to act differently in future. b) The importance and value of reflective writing Reflection is the process that can be defined as reviewing an experience to analyse, describe and evaluate. The process provides a better idea about the growth and development of ourselves. Reflection makes us aware of self-discipline and committed towards a particular goal that can eventually lead to personal development (Johnston, 2017). Reflective writing is the process of thinking critically, which leads to greater insight into ourselves. The assumptions, motive and beliefs become stronger with the help of reflective writing (Adeani, Febriani & Syafryadin, 2020). The strength and weakness of an individual are identified that improves the overall academic skills and gains greater insight. Reflective writing is the art of writing down our thoughts in a formal way that enables us to understand the ideas and themes more effectively (Roland, 2017). Learning is considered to be an important aspect in today’s world that helps a person to succeed and mark their presence. Therefore reflective writing helps in the learning process and improves both the educational and real situation of an individual. It adds value to a person’s ability and makes them grow through their experiences and by developing better insight. The process strengthens the ability to learn and become more experienced in our daily life activities. Reflective writing also helps to make an individual more connected with the theory that the person is taught and understand the actual needs to do it in practice (Mann & Walsh, 2017). The process of reflective writing increases the effectiveness of writing down the important things that must be remembered to perform better. It creates increased opportunities for the learner to learn from its own experiences and discover the best and be aware of the real-world scenario as well in the education situations. Therefore reflective writing is very important and adds value to a person’s ability and increases their capability to perform better and develop critical thinking skills. Conclusion The study here has evaluated the various reflective learning cycles that are very important in today’s world. Learning has become an essential element that must be addressed to become successful. It has become necessary to learn new skills to grow both personally and professionally. The study here has also outlined the importance of reflective writing that helps increase the knowledge of a person and enhance their capability. References Adeani, I. S., Febriani, R. B., & Syafryadin, S. (2020). USING GIBBS’REFLECTIVE CYCLE IN MAKING REFLECTIONS OF LITERARY ANALYSIS. Indonesian EFL Journal, 6(2), 139-148. He, K. N., Parkinson, L., & Doyle, A. K. (2018). Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle. Johnston, C., 2017. Reflective practice. Teaching Business & Economics, 21(1), pp.19-21. Kenny, L. (2017). Reflective practice. Nursing Standard (2014+), 31(43), 72. Mann, S., & Walsh, S. (2017). Reflective practice in English language teaching: Research-based principles and practices. Taylor & Francis. Rodham, K., Bains, K., Westbrook, J., Stanulewicz, N., Byrne-Davis, L., Hart, J., & Chater, A. (2020). Rapid review: Reflective Practice in to. Roland, K. (2017). Experiential Learning: Learning through reflective practice. International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education (IGCSE), 8(1), 2982-2989. Part 1b: Organization Leadership Reflective Journal EntryDate: DescriptionYour description of the topic area The business world has been growing tremendously at a rapid rate with the help of different strategies and innovation in a business. As the business world has been growing, there is a drastic change with increased competition in the market as well as in the organisation. The organisation has to be well aware of the market trends and its strengths and weaknesses to achieve its goals and objectives (BUŢA, 2019). Leadership is the process that can be defined as leading an individual or a group of individuals within an organisation to accomplish the organisational goals and objectives. Organisational leadership is considered the main asset of an organisation necessary for all forms of business (Coulson-Thomas, 2017). Organisation leadership determines the success of the business with effective leadership skills. Leadership plays an important role within the organisation where a leader is experienced and has specific skills like problem-solving, critical thinking and effective communication skills. The leaders try to maintain a healthy relationship within the organisation so that the operations are carried out effectively. The employees within the organisation need to be encouraged and motivated to perform their duties and fulfil their responsibilities effectively (Hadi, Abdullah & Atshan, 2019). Various organisations use effective leadership theories like trait theory, contingency theory, situational theory and behavioural theory to lead effectively within the organisation. Therefore organisation leadership plays a crucial role in bringing the individuals together in order to give their best performance. FeelingsYour feelings and thoughts about the topic area Organisational leadership comes under the management process in which a leader sets up a target and convinces employees to achieve that with the best quality of work in a given period of time. From my point of view, an organisation consists of a person who takes care of everything and gives directions to attain the common goal. An organisational leader must possess some basic but important skills such as good communication skills, patients, friendly nature and many more. It is must that a leader take care of their employees while they work hard to achieve the set goal. Maintaining the casual conversation with staff and listening to their problems, either work related or personal, gives a sense of confidence and healthy relations between the organisational leader and the employees. This relationship also helps a leader motivate a person to get the desired work done and enhance one’s personality. According to my feeling, a leader must be updated every time so that the organisation must not be left behind by its competitors and maintain its goodwill in the public’s eyes. Obviously, an organisation is incomplete without an organisational leader, and the success of any organisation is entirely dependent on its leader. EvaluationWhat are the good things and bad things about the topic, key learning points Organisational leadership is the ability of organisations to change with the need. The organisations need leadership for surviving in the environment and regular development of their employees. It is considered as goodwill for the organisation as it helps in strengthening the teamwork and confidence among the employees, which would help accomplish the tasks and organisational goals (Bergquist, 2017). The leadership is considered weak if the expectations and the set targets are failed. Poor leadership often leads to organisational conflicts, and the employees may not be encouraged or motivated enough to perform their responsibilities. Organisational leadership helps the organisation have a motivated group of people who will manage and target maximum efficiency to achieve the organisational goals (Chen, Chen, & Li, 2018). It also helps in analysing the operations in the environment and interacting with the operational teams to know the base of the production and help in the formulation of policies and rules for the development laying out organisational plans. AnalysisMake sense of the situation, compare to own experiences and the research and literature available. The different theories about organisation leadership entail the important roles that a leader plays in an organisation in specific skills like effective communication, critical thinking and problem solving to maintain a healthy relationship in the organisation. Generally, my experience regarding this has been similar, as being a leader often is challenging (Jolemore & Soroka, 2017). A leader needs to communicate in the organisations effectively and carry down the messages of the top management to the middle and lower management in an organisation to conduct the operational procedure smoothly. Most of the employees’ decisions rely upon me, so I need to make decisions effectively. Most of the time, I have to make tough decisions that would be sometimes harsh on the employees to motivate them and channel their efforts in a positive direction to effectively and efficiently attend to the organisational goals (Murphy, 2018). Therefore, I can see the theories and literature that elaborate the responsibilities of a leader in an organisation are nearly the same as the responsibilities I fulfil in the firm. ConclusionWhat did you personally learn, and how could you use this to create a more positive position in future. What skills do you need to manage this topic better in future? The skills that I learned while working as a leader in an organisation were critical analysis of the situation, thinking multidimensional and communicating effectively to make sure my message is clear to each and everyone in the organisation (Sousa & Rocha, 2019). I learnt how to manage resources and make sure that they were used efficiently and the organisational goals were fulfilled within the time frameset. I also learnt how to analyse the external environment and interact with the teams to formulate policies that would be helping the organisation in accomplishing its goals. The skills I have been looking forward to learning in the future for improvement in my performance widen my knowledge about environmental analysis and find out different methods of motivating my team members (Chen & Rybak, 2017). All these mentioned skills would help me in managing the teams in my organisation effectively and efficiently to enhance organisational performance. Action planHow would you deal with similar situations in the future? Would you change your approach? How do you develop the skills you identified you need? How can you make sure you act differently in future? If communication problems happen in the future, I would prefer not to change my approach and communicate effectively in the organisation the same way I am doing now (Rubens, Schoenfeld, Schaffer, & Leah, 2018). I would try my best to smoothly conduct the operational procedures without conflicts. I would learn the enlisted skills that I want to implement for improving my leadership qualities through different procedures and training and development methods. 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