Semester 2 Reflection:
In my Semester 1 Reflection I said that through developing my competency in understanding and flexibility, I have learned to balance sticking to due dates with being empathetic towards team members’ challenges. In a recent group meeting, instead of insisting on immediate completion, I took the time to understand the issues preventing timely project completion and collaborated on a solution. Additionally, when my website was flagged and removed during a critical period, I practiced a calming exercise from Artifact 2, which helped me stay focused and on schedule despite the setback. These experiences have taught me the importance of responding flexibly to both team dynamics and unforeseen problems.
However, I found it difficult to constantly uphold this practice in various unforeseen problems or tasks. I often experience high levels of anxiety which cloud my judgement and motivate me to try and quick figure out a way to get everything back to what I planned for it to be. When I recognised this issue and found Artifact 4 deal with this. This artifact that I was using calming exercises to help myself avoid my anxious feelings instead of using it put acknowledge the feeling and then put a space between how I feel and the situation. This space allows me to think and have a more flexible response to unforeseen problems or tasks.
As I worked on this competency I realised that emotional awareness and control along with flexible thinking are the keys to successfully achieving this competency. Artifact 5: Thinking Flexibly by Bena Kallick helped me understand what flexible thinking is. This made me understand the importance of shifting perspectives and considering multiple outcomes. As well as embrace novelty, humor, and creativity to see the bigger picture while paying attention to details and understanding different cultural viewpoints. By being a flexible thinker, I can better understand and respond to various situations.
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