Detailed Analysis of PDP Creation, Skill Development, and Performance

This report delves into the creation of an individual Personal Development Plan (PDP), outlining a student's self-assessment, SWOT analysis, and actionable objectives focused on improving speaking and time-management skills. It explores strategies for skill development, emphasizing career development strategies such as setting goals, creating timelines, utilizing company programs, and owning one's career path. The report also discusses how effective performance management contributes to developing high-performance individuals. Furthermore, it analyzes the application of high-performance strategies in teamwork, highlighting the importance of communication, analytical skills, and interpretation skills within a team setting. The assignment concludes by emphasizing the practical application of these strategies for personal and professional growth.

Assessment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Creation of an individual PDP.....................................................................................................1
Strategies for skill development...................................................................................................4
How high performance people be developed by effective performance management:...............6
Use of high-performance strategies for reflection on working effectively as a part of the team 8
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Managing self and others refers to the use of an approach so that the people are able to
identify their different types of skills in a highly effective manner without problems and issues
(Beaumont and et.al., 2016). Using it, the various people are able to identify their skills and
therefore make the use of different types of processes to facilitate their overall improvement
effectively and efficiently. Thus in this way the people will be able to attain their different types
of goals and objectives without facing problems and issues. Therefore it is needed that the use
and application of appropriate strategies and techniques must be made so that the short-term,
medium-term and long-term goals and objectives can be attained without facing problems and
issues. In this assignment, detailed focus will be made on development of an individual PDP,
using strategies for skill development, development of high performance people by effective
performance management. Additionally, specific analysis of use of high performance strategies
which will help in working effectively as a part of the team will be discussed as a part of this
project.
MAIN BODY
Creation of an individual PDP
Scenario- I am a student who is studying in the university. In our university our teachers
provide us with different types of assignments and projects and we are required to take part in all
of them and display our skills and competencies in the completion of these assignments and
projects. Therefore I am planning to develop and enhance my skills and competencies so that the
attainment of the goals and objectives can be made.
I use the following steps to manage myself-
 Assessment of my skills- I assess my different skills and make sure that my skills are
up-to-date with the latest requirements (Choi, 2018). Thus in this way I am able to make
sure that I can achieve my goals and objectives in the future without facing problems and
issues.
 Developing a timetable- I prepare a detailed timetable which I use so that I am able to
follow a particular approach and therefore attain the goals and objectives. This helps me
in ensuring that I plan the way my studies are carried out so that excellence can be
attained in the different academic subjects.
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 Using motivation techniques- I use different types of motivation techniques which keep
me focused and motivated so that the different types of goals as well as objectives can be
attained by me (Coo and et.al., 2017).
Personal Skill Audit
Basis Method of acquiring skills Application of these skills
Communication skills I acquired these skills by
increasing the communication
with my different teammates
and ensuring them of best
action which will be helpful in
the attainment of the goals and
objectives.
I applied these skills by acting
like the Team Leader in front
of our group members when
we had to ensure that we
complete our group project in
time.
Analytical skills I acquired these skills by
analysing different situations
which we came through while
doing group projects which are
quite useful and effective.
I applied these skills by
making sure that I am able to
analyse the way different
situations are managed and
different types of actions are
taken according to
requirement.
Interpretation skills I acquired these skills by
interpreting the actions to be
taken in different situations
which can be quite helpful in
taking the desired actions.
I applied these skills by
ensuring that the situations in
which fast action is required
are interpreted so that the
decisions are taken in a highly
effective manner.
Personal SWOT analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
 I have a strength of communication and
thus I can communicate in an effective
 I am not able to cooperate and
coordinate with my teammates
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manner with my teammates.
 I have a strength of assessing myself so
that I can find the areas where I can
improve and therefore achieve the
different types of goals and objectives
(Cook and Artino Jr, 2016).
sometimes which therefore can create
problems and difficulties for them.
 I am not able to assess the situations
sometimes and the necessary actions
which can be taken in these situations
effectively and efficiently.
Opportunities Threats
 I have an opportunity to develop and
enhance my speaking skills so that I am
able to speak confidently in the public
and make an impression in the public
for myself.
 I have an opportunity to make sure that
I am able to achieve the goals and
objectives through the development of
time-management skills (Dwarswaard
and et.al., 2016).
 I am quite slow in adaptation to the
dynamic changes and thus this creates a
threat for me as the other students can
get ahead of me.
 I am not as effective in my presentation
skills as the teachers have given a
feedback that I need to improve on my
presentation skills.
Personal Development Plan
Objectives Success Criteria Actions Implementation
Speaking Skills Ability to speak
successfully in the
public and ensuring
that the attainment of
the required
confidence for
speaking in the public
can be obtained.
Acquiring of
confidence through
taking part in Debates,
Speaking Competition
in the University so
that these skills are
enhanced and
developed effectively
and efficiently.
The implementation of
these skills can be
done by ensuring that
part in different types
of competitions is
taken so that the self-
confidence for
speaking effectively in
the public can be
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obtained.
Time-Management
Skills
Ability to manage time
by dividing time
across different types
of tasks so that the
allocation of time to
the tasks can be done
in an effective manner
which will help in
their achievement.
Preparation of a time-
table in which time is
allocated to the
different tasks so that
the tasks can be
attained effectively
and efficiently without
facing problems and
issues.
The implementation of
these skills can be
done by ensuring that
the management of
time is done in a
proper manner.
Strategies for skill development
Career Development is an important goal for the students so that they are able to ensure
that they study in the right manner which can be helpful in making their career in the future (Fox
and Vendemia, 2016). For this, there is a requirement of making the use of Career Development
Strategies so that the development of career can be done in a highly effective manner. The
following Career Development Strategies can be used for this purpose by the students-
 Setting of goals and creating a plan for achieving them- Different types of goals can
be set in the organizations so that they are able to ensure that the application of the
strategies can be made for their achievement (Gerlach and Kales, 2018). Thus due to this
reason it becomes important that a plan can be created so that these skills can be
enhanced effectively and efficiently.
 Developing a timeline along with milestones- It is quite important that the development
of a timeline is done so that the milestones can be set and therefore the application of the
processes can be done to ensure their achievement (Harris, 2017). Therefore, due to this
reason it is crucial that the development of a timeline along with milestones can be done
for gaining of Career Development Skills.
 Utilization of company programs- It is crucial that the company programs are set up
and utilized so that the use of appropriate skills and techniques can be made for the
attainment of goals and objectives effectively and efficiently. Thus, due to this reason it is
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important that the utilization of these programs can be done so that the goals and
objectives can be achieved.
 Owning Career Path- It is important that the Career Path can be prepared by the
students for themselves so that they are able to follow it which will help in ensuring that
the attainment of the goals and objectives can be done without facing problems and
issues. It is therefore important that the students are able to set for a goal for achievement
and can prepare a career path for themselves so that they can progress on it so that the
goals and objectives can be achieved.
 Writing the goals- It is important that the different types of goals are written down so
that the strategies for their accomplishment can be prepared and implemented effectively
and efficiently (Hoyt and Murph, 2016). This will be helpful in ensuring that the use of
appropriate methods and techniques can be made so that these goals are achieved. In this
way the students will be able to progress further in their career.
Thus it can be said that with the use of these skills and career development of the
employees can result in employee motivation and employee retention and progression. Therefore
it is important that an organization uses them so that the overall efficiency, effectiveness and the
productivity level of the workers can be enhanced so that they can progress towards the
attainment of their goals and objectives.
Thus as students we have to focus on these strategies so that we can start developing our
career right in the university itself. Thus the way these strategies will help in career development
for us is explained as follows-
 Identification of career goals- Career development strategies are very effective and
useful so that the different types of career goals are identified by the organizations in a
highly effective manne (Lynch and Rodell, 2018). Thus by making their use I along with
my teammates would be able to ensure that the achievement of these goals can be done in
the right manner.
 Preparing a Career path- Career development strategies can be useful for the students
so that they can identify their career goal for the purpose of achievement and thus can
prepare a Career path accordingly (Maphalala, 2017). Therefore, In this way I along with
my teammates would be able to attain the different types of goals and objectives without
facing problems and issues.
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 Development of skills- Skill development is the primary requirement nowadays to get
job. Thus it is important for the people that the development of skill can be done by them
in a highly effective manner which will be quite helpful in ensuring that the attainment of
goals and objectives can be done. Thus, In this way I along with my teammates will be
able to ensure that this skill development is used in order to achieve higher-order goals
and objectives.
 Self-development- When career development strategies are used by the students it
ensures that it can help in their self-development effectively and efficiently (Otto, 2018).
Thus in this way the use of Self-development can be made so that the attainment of the
goals and objectives can be done without problems and issues. Thus in this way I along
with my teammates would be able to ensure that we can progress in our self-development
without problems and issues.
 Availing of opportunities- The use of career development strategies by the students will
ensure that the different types of opportunities can be availed by them. Therefore in this
way I along with my teammates would be able to make sure that the different types of
opportunities are identified by me so that their use can be made to attain the goals and
objectives in the future.
 Enhancement of knowledge- The use of career development strategies can help in the
enhancement of knowledge as the specialization can be attained in a particular field by a
student to plan for the future career. These strategies are quite helpful for allowing in the
enhancement of the overall level of knowledge so that this knowledge can be used in the
future by the students to make sure that they are able to make relevant career progress in
the future. Therefore the application of skills is required to be made here by the students
so that the specialized knowledge can be obtained by them. Thus in this manner I along
with my teammates would be able to make sure that the use of knowledge is made by us
so that the specialization can be obtained and thus in this way the attainment of goals and
objectives can be done without facing problems and issues.
How high performance people be developed by effective performance management:
Performance management is the process of managing and evaluating employees by
through the managers. It creates an environment for employees so that they can perform in better
way in order to better performance effectively and efficiently. Managers can use performance
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management tools for evaluating employees performance and effective decision-making. It helps
employees in order to enhance their skills and productivity so that they can accomplish
organisations objectives. An effective performance management helps individuals and teams
goals aligned with organisational goals. It helps employees to improve in performance by getting
feedbacks from managers. It boosts employees morale, productivity, motivation towards their
work so that they can work effectively and efficiently. Managers reviews employees
performance for providing them feedbacks, rewards, promotions so that they can improve their
performance and productivity. These techniques helps employees for motivation and
encouragement (Donohue-Ryan, 2018). It helps managers for evaluating employees performance
so that they can improve their productivity that leads to increase in organisations profitability.
5 keys of effective performance management:
 Goal setting: performance management system centred around annual goals. This
creates transparency, impartiality and clarity. Employees are able to identify the area in
which they need to focus on and gain an understanding for accomplish objectives. These
goals are personalized. Each goal fit employees ability and capabilities for general idea
about employees performance (Guo and Ren, 2020).
 Collaboration and communication: Better performance system includes collaboration
and communication rather than just focus on competition.
 Feedback: This is the performance management system in which employees
encouraging their performance by taking corrective actions from receiving feedbacks. In
this method employees receives feedbacks from various sources.
 Recognition: Recognition is the process which is used by managers in order to
encourage employees by rewards, promotion etc (Liu, Xu, Montes and Herrera, 2019).
 Development: Employees development focused on improvement in existing
productivity. Effective performance management system helps in encouraging
employees development in their productivity. Better productivity leads to increase in
profitability. This will encourage employees for performing in better way so that it can
improve organisations performance and helps it to accomplish its objectives.
Performance appraisal:
It helps in showing the overall job performance and the contribution of an employees in
an organization. This helps in determining which employee has provided the most company
growth, Reviewing their progress and give rewards to the workers. Their are different types of
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performance appraisal like self assessment, peer assessment, 360 degree feedback and the
negotiated appraisal. It is the part of the career development and giving the employees regular
feedback and reviews regarding the performance of employees in the organisation. This is often
reviewed by the line managers or the front line managers of the organisation. It helps in finding
where the management can do the work which helps in increasing the efficiency and the
productivity and provide good quality of work. It helps in encouraging the employees and
helping them in recognizing their talents and skills. Performance appraisal improves the skills
and career development of employees working in the organisation. It gives the benefits to the
employees like promotions or the bonuses which maker them work more effectively in an
organisation. It helps us in discovering how the employees can perform the job more effectively
in the future. It helps in realising the strength of the employees and give them compensation
according to their skills and talents (Murthy and Murthy, 2019).
There are various methods which are used in performance appraisal:
 Management by objectives: It is a method in which the employees and the managers
decide together and identify, plan and communicate the objectives that focus on the
appraisal period. After all the planning and setting of goals they discuss this with their
managers and set the objectives of an organisation. Management by Objectives help in
improving the commitment of employees and accomplishing the goal of the
organisation. It helps in measuring the output of the senior managers, executives,
directors in the form of quantitative and qualitative.
 360-degree Feedback: It is a performance appraisal collected by the employees in the
multidimensional and they are mostly influenced by their peers, managers, customers
and the direct reports. It helps in identifying the individual competence and on that basis
only the appraisal is given to the employees. Feedback from the different people helps
in increasing the motivation of the employees so that can do the work more efficiently in
an organisation. It also helps in improving the communication between the seniors and
their subordinates and have less communication gap which make them more comfortable
to work in the environment.
 Performance Management Review: an effective review of performance shows values
and development planning and development opportunities to employees. In this
managers takes reviews from its employees in order to make performance better and
better decision making. Under this managers puts sessions, meeting, discussions in
which they take reviews from employees, their suggestions and ideas for the
performance and organisations strategies. In context to organisations, Employees fill the
form for feedbacks and reviews so that management team can improve their strategies
and makes better decisions. Performance management reviews also knows as
performance appraisal and performance evaluation. Managers conduct meeting
quarterly, half yearly and yearly in order to know about their performance and strategies
effectiveness. If there are any problem arise from it managers takes actions for
improvement in productivity that leads to increase in profitability (Yen, 2017).
Use of high-performance strategies for reflection on working effectively as a part of the team
For achieving high-performance it is quite important for the teams to make sure that the
use of high-performance strategies is made so that the attainment of team goals and objectives
can be done without problems and issues-
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 Defining and communicating vision- A good Team Leader's role is to play define and
communicate vision to the different teammates. In this way a good Team Leader will be
able to facilitate an improvement in the overall performance of the team without
problems and issues. Thus as a Team Leader of my team in the university I have to make
sure that I set a vision for my teammates on which we will be able to work to develop our
career in the future.
 Giving appropriate recognition- Giving appropriate recognition to the team members is
quite useful in ensuring that they are able to work in order to attain the team goals and
objectives (Perkins and Repper, 2016). Thus in this way I can make sure that I am able to
give recognition to my teammates in my team at the college so that they are able to work
in the right manner and gain recognition.
 Setting of benchmarks- Benchmarks are required to be set for the team as a whole and
specifically for the different types of team members so that they are able to work in the
right manner towards the attainment of the goals and objectives. Therefore in this way I
can ensure that by setting these benchmarks I can push my team members to perform
better so that they are able to increase their overall level of efficiency and effectiveness
without facing problems and issues. This will induce higher-level of performance from
them and they will be able to progress towards the attainment of the goals and objectives.
 Performance measurement- Performance measurement is required so that the level of
performance can be effectively enhanced and improved by a person. Thus in this way by
making its use I was able to make sure that the level of performance can be improved
effectively and efficiently within the team. Thus in this way I think that I will be able to
motivate my teammates in the right way so that they can work towards the
accomplishment of the goals and objectives.
 Performance review- Performance review is required so that the level of performance
can be effectively reviewed and the deviations and variations can be found out and the
rectification steps can be taken to remove them. Thus I will make sure that by making the
use of this technique, I conduct the performance review of my teammates so that the
assessment of the overall level of the performance can be made without facing problems
and issues and improvement in performance can be made if required.
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 Communicating properly- It is important that the proper communication can be done
with the team members so that their needs and requirements can be identified (Rankin
and et.al., 2017). As I want to develop high-performance culture in my team I make sure
to communicate with my team members and make sure that their different types of
problems and issues can be identified and appropriate actions are taken for solving them.
Thus in this way I will be able to enhance the level of performance so that the attainment
of the goals and objectives can be done.
 Sorting out individual differences- When a team works together there can be different
types of differences between the different team members. Therefore it is quite important
for the team that it can resolve these differences. Thus I have to make sure that I can
motivate the team members so that they are able to sort out individual differences and
therefore are able to attain the goals and objectives.
 Setting a right perception and attitude- It is important for a team to set out on a right
perception and attitude so that it is able to work and achieve a higher-level of
performance. Thus, In the university I have to set a right perception and attitude before
my team members which is helpful for them in realizing their goals and objectives and
achieving a higher-level of performance.
 Developing a culture for learning- Learning culture helps the team members in learning
new things and applying them (Uski and Lampinen, 2016). In the university, I have to
make sure that a culture for learning can be set out for the team members so that they are
able to learn and adapt to new ways so that the goals and objectives can be attained. This
will help the team in attaining higher-level of performance.
 Development and motivation communication skills- The use of motivation and
communication skills is important for the team members in ensuring that they are able to
work properly. In the university, I need to make sure that I am able to develop the ways
in which it can be applied in the team so that higher-level of performance can be derived
from them.
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