Aspiring to Succeed – FYS011 (Pass Criteria)

This project report is based on identifying the SWOT and 5 step aspirations towards the future goal. It covers reasons about the importance of aspirations development plans and the SMART table that justifies the 5 step aspirations.

To Succeed - FYS011

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................3
Reasons to create aspiration Plan................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Skills are one of the most important key element that is required to promote an individual
growth and development of an individual in both personal and professional life. It helps in
achieving goals in an structured and organised manner. So it is needed for an individual to
sharpen skills so that it can overcome from his weaknesses. A person can develop skill and make
master in a particular field. Learning new skills helps in professional life that enables in doing
work in a proper manner (Montag-Smitand Maertz Jr, 2017). This project report is based on
identifying the SWOT and 5 step aspirations towards the future goal. In addition to that, it will
also cover reasons about the importance of aspirations development plans. At last, it will cover
the SMART table that justifies the 5 step aspirations.
TASK
Skills plays an important role in everyone's life as it helps in boosting self confidence and
directs towards attaining goals. As I want to be a manager in my future so it is needed to have
necessary trait and qualities that helps me in becoming an effective manager. Attributes are those
qualities that an individual have naturally that benefits in his personal and professional life.
Whereas on the the other hands skills are those qualities that an individual have acquired through
his experience and qualifications (Mumford, Todd, Higgs and McIntosh, 2017). So it is needed
to create an attribute list that will help in assessing strengths that can used to compete with other
candidate. People have small or big dreams in their life and they want to achieve them. Getting
an skilled in a particular field can help in attaining those objectives. It is very important to have
self confident and when I will be a manager that will help me in creating team building and will
have the ability to influence my team mates. I want to improve my communication and
leadership skill through this module.
Skills / Attribute
requiring
improvement
Why does this
require
improvement
How are you
going to do this?
How can you
measure the
success?
What is the
timeframe for
improvement?
Communication As when I will be
a manager in
I will take I will measure the 3 Months.

skill future, this helps
me in building a
healthy
relationship
between me and
my team mates.
Effective
communication
can help me in
eliminating the
conflicts and I
can able to
convey the
message in
accurate way. It
will enable me in
fluent working
and increases
managerial
efficiencies.
training sessions
from my mentors
and teachers and
will read articles
on internet. I will
also read books
and journals that
will help me in
enhancing my
communicational
skills. This will
help me in
gaining
knowledge.
effectiveness of
this skills by
giving test and
will take feedback
from my teachers.
I will take
feedback in a
positive way and
try to improve my
errors.
Critical thinking This skill is very
important as I
will encounter
with my problems
and it is needed to
take effective
decisions.
This skill I can
develop by
reading case
study and
analysing the
cause and then
predicting the
better decision
based on my
knowledge. The
case study of
successful people
and the decisions
that they have
reacted towards a
problem.
This success of
this skill can be
measured by
giving my
opinions to a
certain issue and
obtain the level of
effectiveness of
my decision. If
the issue has been
solved I would be
happy that I have
come closer to
my dream.
2 Months

Team Work I am lacking in
this skill and I
think working
collaboratively
rather than
individual can
make the work
effective and
faster. Team
building skill is
very important as
will help me in
creating a skilful
team that can
work in an
effective manner.
This skill can be
obtained by
conducting group
for studies and
whoever is having
any query can ask
for solution. My
peers will help
me in enhancing
this skill.
I can take
feedback from my
peers about my
performance and
how effectively I
have collaborated
with team.
4 Months
Conflict
resolution
This skill is very
crucial as many
times due to
many reasons
conflict arises and
it is responsibility
of a manager top
resolve the
conflicts so that
they can work
collaboratively.
I will enhance
this skill by
giving
suggestions to
problems that
arise due to
improper
communication
with my peers.
I will measure the
effectiveness only
after the resolving
the conflict of my
peers. If not then
it will be not
success and will
try to focus more
in this skill.
5 Months

Reasons to create aspiration Plan
It is very important for me to create an aspiration plan as it will help me achieving my
professional goals. This assess my strengths and weaknesses and provide with recommendation
how to overcome from those weakness. Weaknesses are the obstacles that come in the way of
growth and development in becoming an effective manager (Paul and Elder, 2019). As I want to
become a manger in future and it is needed to have relevant skills that makes me a good
manager. I want to eliminate my weaknesses and want to convert my weakness into strength. It is
the framework that defines an individual's goals that he wants to achieve in future. I can
overcome my weakness. The main aim to formulate an effective plan is that it provides with an
effective strategy that promotes the growth (Larsson, 2017). It is the blueprint or roadmaps that
clearly states what an individual wants to be in future and drives him to go for that destination
position. In upcoming 4 years these skills will help me in becoming an effective manager .
Critical thinking and leadership skills are the two main elements that will help me in taking
effective decisions and creating my team that will work in an effective way. Whenever I will
face any issue these skills will help me in overcoming. Whenever I will be working with my
team, this will enhance my team building spirit and I can effectively mange and control team in
order to attain organisational objectives. This skill plays an important role in becoming a good
manager and will drive me in achieving manager's position. By having critical thinking skill, I
will be having the ability to think about the root cause of the issue and analyse the alternative
available and based on my knowledge, I will take decision so that I can effectively manage the
organisation's functions.
CONCLUSION
From the above project report it was concluded that skills plays an important role in
everyone' s life. Some skills are hereditary and some acquire from the years of experience and
hard work. It is needed to improve the skills so that it can promote growth and development.
There are some aspiration in everyone's life which he wants to achieve in his future. An
aspiration plans helps in defining the path and weaknesses that came across in the path of
development. These weaknesses can be eliminated by acquiring proper skills so that individual

can work in an efficient manner. An individual can attain its personal as well as professional
objectives by sharpening its existing skills and learning new skills. There are various skills such
as leadership skill, critical thinking and conflict resolving skills that will help in becoming an
effective manager.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Montag-Smit, T. and Maertz Jr, C.P., 2017. Searching outside the box in creative problem
solving: The role of creative thinking skills and domain knowledge. Journal of Business
Research, 81, pp.1-10.
Mumford, M.D., Todd, E.M., Higgs, C. and McIntosh, T., 2017. Cognitive skills and leadership
performance: The nine critical skills. The Leadership Quarterly, 28(1), pp.24-39.
Paul, R. and Elder, L., 2019. The miniature guide to critical thinking concepts and tools.
Rowman & Littlefield.
Larsson, K., 2017. Understanding and teaching critical thinking—A new approach. International
Journal of Educational Research, 84, pp.32-42.
KO, O.S.C., CHAN, K., GOHOM, R. and ON-HO, M.U., 2017. Entrepreneurial, Professional,
and Leadership Career ASpiration Survey. Building Better Students: Preparation for the
Workforce, p.149.