I was asked recently to speak to Business Studies undergrads at Cass Business School on the topic of Reflective Practice. Pulling strands together from my current academic endeavours, my career to-date and my busy family life, I realised just how important it is to being a fully rounded human being! How I wish someone had introduced me to Reflective Practive as an undergraduate or even earlier in my education. It seems to me to be a life skill we should all learn early so that it becomes second nature.
Being able to look back at an incident to examine what went well and what didn't is so important in many ways. Recognising feelings, behaviour patterns and mental models is relevant to relationships, team working, leadership, creativity, innovation, self-awareness, confidence, motivation...
Why is it then, that very few organisations seem to encourage it? Reflection requires time, space and a desire to discover how things really are. Have I just answered my own question?!
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