REFLECTIVE THINKING ESSAY WHAT IS CHANGED

Although the things that we talked about in the this course are more or less
known from earlier studies and individual learning, this is my first time to participate in
lectures and exercises that are focused on leadership, communication, critical thinking and
team building in such a systematic and interesting way. A combination of lectures,
discussions and exercises is done in such a way that the course is not monotonous, keeping
the attention of students at a high level even when the topic is not very interesting. Instructors
just do not let us to fall asleep. In addition, I like the combination of formal lectures and
informal meetings as a help to get closer with people meet them as they are.
From the very beginning of course, frustrating moment and an obstacle for me was the lack of
proficiency in listening and speaking English. I remember the first two weeks could hardly
put together a complex sentence. Beeing frustrated it also motivated me to try to improve my
English and, listening and forcing myself to speak I notice my English is getting better so it
no longer considered an big obstacle to learning and conversation.
Of all the lessons, the four lenses has left the biggest impression on me, probably because I
clearly showed the way my mind works. I already knew I was not exactly neat and systematic
and it would be good to work on that, but now when the test showed me some blind areas, I
see more clearly the need for it and I can see why I'm not good at things that require careful
planning and development. For me that was a-ha moment and remains as a reminder that I
should develop a "golden side" of my character.
Some kind of a-ha moment occurred to me after the briefing narrative. Before the briefing I
was a litlle bit worried whether I would be able to express in the right way, mainly due to
difficulties with the language. Fortunately, first briefing went well and after that I realized I
just have to relax and talk and, with time and practice, things would be better and better,
which is shown to me during courese, espetially doing my rest beifings.

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