Personal and Professional Development

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Covered in PPT.......................................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................1
Gibbs Reflective Cycle...........................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development is an effective area of study which is
appropriately associated with activities, analysis and procedures which are used by individuals in
order to ensure academic and professional success as well as continuous improvement in their
skills and competencies (Vangrieken and et. al., 2017). In this context, the assignment below is
divided into two effective parts. The first part is a presentation, which covers aspect such as
leadership in business organisation, along with application of theories and models to analyse the
leadership style of Mark Zuckerberg. Furthermore, the second part of the assignment is a
reflective journal which focuses on a detailed reflection associated with achievement of
employability and study skills using Gibbs Reflective Cycle, which is an effective model used to
reflect past experiences and learning.
TASK 1
Covered in PPT
TASK 2
Gibbs Reflective Cycle
Gibbs Reflective Cycle is an effective model that is associated with appropriate reflection
upon past experiences which helps in determining positive and negative aspects within the same,
along with determining a scope of improvement within the skills and competencies of an
individual. In relation to the above task, below is my personal reflection and application of this
model:
 Description:
This section of the model is associated with appropriate and effective description of the
whole event or experience (Dorociak and et. al., 2017). The module required a detailed insight
onto the concept of leadership and its application within Facebook, which is a multinational
social media company started by Mark Zuckerberg. For that purpose, a presentation was required
to be made in context of addressing the key learning outcomes. In addition to this, the module
required implementation of certain skills, which is related to communication, research, use of
ICT, teamwork, time management, along with problem solving skills. Furthermore, application
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