Gibb's Reflection: The Clinic Leader

Reflection Paper Reflection presents the opportunity for an individual to consider how their personal experiences and observations have shaped their way of thinking and acceptance of new ideas or information. Additionally, having the ability to reflect upon personal and professional experiences provides insight into an individuals strengths and weaknesses and is necessary to sustain personal and professional improvement and growth. Though, there are a number of reflective practice techniques that can be utilized; Gibb’s reflective cycle is one way to guide an individual’s reflection using a cyclic process of examining and exploring six stages of reflection: description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action plan (Barbour, 2013). In the following paper, you will become familiar with two of the ten complexity principles for leaders for thriving in the quantum age that I have chosen to discuss. In addition, the qualities of a courageous leader will be also be discussed …show more content…
In just this short time, I have practiced moral courage in my position more than I ever have. The Clinic Manager and I have worked collaboratively to stand up to the Division Leaders for our employees’ positions. For the past year, I have spoken up in controversies, shared my views, and have remained unwavering in my core values. I have succeeded in the retention of my employees and that is a reassuring to me. Reflecting on that, I now know what I need to do to sustain my qualities of being a courageous leader. I must continue to possess and display moral courage in everything that I do, verbally and physically. With that being said, I continue to work on increasing my transparency and directness with change. I have found that this helps when employees understand the “why” and “how” behind the change; the resistance appears to