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PERSONAL ANDPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1P1. Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours required by HR Professionals.......................................1P2. Complete Personal Skills Audit............................................................................................3TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6P3. Difference between organisational and individual learning, training and development.......6P4. Need of Continuous Learning and Professional Development.............................................8TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9P5. Contribution of HPW in employee engagement and competitive advantage.......................9TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11P6 Evaluation of different approaches to performance management.......................................11CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTIONDevelopment of an individual, team and an organisation is an element which is necessaryfor survival of a business. Whereas, Personal and Professional Development is an individualconcept which is considered to ensure continuous growth and improvement within anorganisation (Von Krogh, Nonaka and Rechsteiner, 2012). It is stated as combined process wheredevelopment of individual employee is directly associated with the enhancement of overallorganisational performance. All these factors are crucial for an organisation for its success anddevelopment of a competent position in the market. The report below is based on TESCO Plc,which is one of leading supermarkets and retail chain in the United Kingdom. It covers study of employee knowledge, skills and behaviours required by HRprofessionals and analysis of factors to be considered while implementation and evaluation ofinclusive learning and development to drive sustainable performance. In addition, the reportcovers application of knowledge and understanding ways in which High Performance Workingcontributes to employee engagement and competitive advantage. Moreover, evaluation of waysin which collaborative working and effective communication can support high performanceculture and commitment is also discussed briefly.TASK 1P1. Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours required by HR ProfessionalsTESCO Plc, is one of the leading organisation in the UK which have more than 3,400stores within the country and a huge workforce higher than 300,000 individuals supporting andmanaging the organisation (Tesco UK, 2019). The company is one of the most trusted in thenation and deals in home and electrical appliances, merchandises, groceries, etc. HRprofessionals are quite crucial for a firm as big as TESCO which requires them to effectivelycarry out their each role with utmost sincerity and consistency. The reason for such consistencyis that it holds the key to manage such a huge workforce overtime. However, it is imperative thatvarious knowledge, skills and behaviours are possessed by these professionals to carry out theirroles within TESCO. These skills and attributes as per their different roles is mentioned below:Workforce PlanningThe most important role of HR professionals within TESCO is planning of workforce,recruitment and selection. The better these individuals perform this role, better and competent1

would be the workforce within TESCO. Various knowledge, skills and behaviours for the roleHR includes:Knowledge: Workforce Planning needs knowledge about effective recruitment andselection processes which enables them in carrying out in-depth evaluation of eachcandidate on the basis of their competence and skills apt for TESCO (West and et. al.,2014).Skills: They must have adequately analytical and persuasive skills which would helpthem in analysing the skills gap in the company. Evaluation of competencies ofcandidates and persuading their behaviour help to attain them at appropriate pay scalewhich would result in acquisition of talented personnels quite economically (Raes and et.al., 2015).Behaviours: HR professionals of TESCO must be ethical while workforce planning andrecruiting to ensure a diversified yet effective workforce.Performance AppraisalRetaining of employees is another crucial aspect for HR professionals at TESCO. For thesame, a professional must undertake appropriate performance appraisal to encourage workforceto perform better. Knowledge, skills and behaviours as per this role are discussed below:Knowledge: HR professionals must possess knowledge about techniques of performancemanagement and measurement to carry out effective performance appraisal. In addition,they must be knowledgeable about Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) likeApplicant Tracking Systems and Zoho People to better handle employee performancesand manage recruiting.Skills: Organisational and Decision-making skills are essential for organise employeeperformance and systematic measurement to conduct appropriate appraisal of eachemployee (Von Krogh, Nonaka and Rechsteiner, 2012).Behaviours: HR professionals must be purpose oriented as it would enable them toappraise performances effectively and without being bias.Employee RelationsHR Professionals in TESCO act as a liaison between management and employee. Thus, itis of vital importance that they keep harmony within the company intact to ensure collectivegrowth. Knowledge, skills and behaviour required for this role is mentioned as under:2

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