Good Essay On Gibbs Model Of Reflective Practice

This paper will present a reflection by Luke, a Health and Safety Officer, using the Gibbs Model of Reflective Practice. The scenario consisted of a meeting attended by several people where they intended to discuss the implementation of a community garden in a retirement village. However, conflict arose when the team members wanted to discuss their own concerns, which were different from Barbara, the Project Manager’s, intended purpose. Because the team members were not in agreement with regards to many aspects concerning the implementation of the community garden and because the discussions deviated from the meeting’s purpose, the meeting ended with nothing being resolved.
With regards to Luke’s feelings regarding the situation, it was clear based on his facial expressions that he felt exasperated with the way that Barbara lost control of the meeting and with the way everyone was discussing things that were not relevant to the meeting and about issues that were already supposedly resolved. In Stage 3, Evaluation, Luke would consider that a good thing that came out of the situation was that everyone realized that the implementation of a community garden was more complicated than they initially thought. This would enable him and the other participants to change their approach. This would also make him ensure that he consults the other members with regards to the decisions he makes on the health and safety aspects of the garden implementation. On the other hand, what was bad about the experience was that the people went into the meeting without sufficient information about the meeting’s agenda. Most of the participants were not briefed about the project and its status prior to the meeting. The agenda for the meeting was also not clearly established; causing the meeting to become disorderly.
In Stage 4, Analysis, it can be said that what went well was that everyone was given a chance to speak. However, the introduction of the team members and the preparation for the meeting could have been done better. In Stage 5, it can be concluded that Luke should have taken a more active participation in the meeting and in ensuring that the discussions stayed within the meeting’s agenda. In Stage 6, the Action Plan, Luke would be more assertive in the future with regards to helping the meeting stay on track according to the meeting’s agenda. He would also take a firmer stand on the areas that were assigned to him and that he has already completed.