Reflection is an important leadership skill because it helps us to analyze, understand, and gain meaning from our experiences. It is more than just “thinking” about an activity or event; it is trying to come to a better understanding and learning from it. I initially learned about reflection during my doctoral program at Lamar University. In the beginning of my reflective thinking assignments in that program, my reflections were very limited in thought. However, I soon realized the value in reflection and saw it as a way to dig deeper into the real meaning of the assignment. I think my prior experience with reflection worked to my advantage in this program.
The most beneficial reflections for me were the reflections of course assignment activities. I was always in such a mad rush to complete an assignment, that it was all process and work to complete it and meet the maximum rubric requirements. I typically saved the reflection portion of the course assignment activities until later in the week when I wasn’t worried so much about the rubric and the points, but when I could really think about the assignment and what I thought/learned from completing the assignment. The reflections forced me to analyze and understand what I had really done which in turn provided me the opportunity to gain meaning from the assignments.
I also benefited from reflections of other intern reflection experiences. I continue to be amazed at how much thought and reflection was done by my peers and how well many could express those reflections through the written word!
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