Reflective Journal - ORganizational Behaviour
Contents Page
1. Introduction………………………………………………………………Page 4
2. Motivation……………………………………………………….…….….Page 4
3. Communication…………………………………………………………..Page 5
4. Personality………………………………………………………………..Page 6
5. Teams…………………………………………………………………….Page 7
6. Preferred Learning Style.................................................................. Page 7
7. Personal Development (SMART) Action Plan………...……………..Page 8
8. Bibliography………………………………………..……………….……Page 9
Reflective Journal
Introduction
I work in the ETD Brokerage team within the investment banking division of UBS securities LLC, a global financial institution. The Brokerage team’s main function is to collect and settle brokerage on trades which take place on exchanges globally. My role within the team is split 30% on reconciling trading files, fixing breaks to ensure a smooth collection/settlement of brokerage and working with the London team and the offshore team in producing reports, spreadsheets, graphs and presentations for senior management. It is then split 70% on project managing ‘change the bank’ projects. I am currently working on a project that involves the implementation of a new brokerage reconciliation tool.
Motivation
I specified interest in a position at UBS as I wish to pursue a career within this organization or one of similar standing when I return to the UK in August 2014. My main motivations for having a successful year here follow Maslows Content Theory (1943) but is more relevant to Alderfer’s (1989) ERG theory.
My ultimate motivational need is to have a successful career in financial advisory. I feel I have not fully fulfilled the safety and esteem levels of Maslows hierarchy structure yet but I am aspiring for self actualization. Where Alderfer’s theory differs from Maslow’s is where it recognizes that focusing exclusively on one
1. Introduction………………………………………………………………Page 4
2. Motivation……………………………………………………….…….….Page 4
3. Communication…………………………………………………………..Page 5
4. Personality………………………………………………………………..Page 6
5. Teams…………………………………………………………………….Page 7
6. Preferred Learning Style.................................................................. Page 7
7. Personal Development (SMART) Action Plan………...……………..Page 8
8. Bibliography………………………………………..……………….……Page 9
Reflective Journal
Introduction
I work in the ETD Brokerage team within the investment banking division of UBS securities LLC, a global financial institution. The Brokerage team’s main function is to collect and settle brokerage on trades which take place on exchanges globally. My role within the team is split 30% on reconciling trading files, fixing breaks to ensure a smooth collection/settlement of brokerage and working with the London team and the offshore team in producing reports, spreadsheets, graphs and presentations for senior management. It is then split 70% on project managing ‘change the bank’ projects. I am currently working on a project that involves the implementation of a new brokerage reconciliation tool.
Motivation
I specified interest in a position at UBS as I wish to pursue a career within this organization or one of similar standing when I return to the UK in August 2014. My main motivations for having a successful year here follow Maslows Content Theory (1943) but is more relevant to Alderfer’s (1989) ERG theory.
My ultimate motivational need is to have a successful career in financial advisory. I feel I have not fully fulfilled the safety and esteem levels of Maslows hierarchy structure yet but I am aspiring for self actualization. Where Alderfer’s theory differs from Maslow’s is where it recognizes that focusing exclusively on one
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