Developing Personal and Professional Skills

This assignment focuses on developing key personal and professional skills. It defines specific goals for critical thinking, flexibility, confidence, and patience, outlining actionable steps and success criteria for each skill. The document sets target dates for achieving these goals and emphasizes the importance of a balanced approach to personal and professional development.

Running head: EMPLOYABILITY IN ACTION
SMART Goals
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
SMART goals..............................................................................................................2
Professional.............................................................................................................2
Personal.................................................................................................................. 5
Personal Development Plan........................................................................................8
Professional.............................................................................................................8
Personal................................................................................................................ 10
References................................................................................................................12

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SMART goals
Professional
SPECIFIC MEASURABL
E
ACHEIVEABLE REALISTI
C
TIMESCAL
E
1. Problem solving This quality
can be
measured
when
problems will
be solved
rapidly in a
more creative
way.
 By playing
logic puzzles
or games
 Proper 8hours
of sleep
 Utilization of
mind maps to
visualize and
understand the
problems
Yes,
attaining
these skills
is very
much
realistic to
attain for
being
employed
because it
will help in
enhancing
the
analytical
abilities as
well as
increase
the
innovative
thinking
qualities.
By march
2018
2. communication This can be
measures
when I will be
able to listen
to others
without
interrupting in
 By becoming
more
engaged
listener
 Nonverbal
signals
should be
This skill is
realistic
because it
can help in
effective
team
building,
By end of
April 2018

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between their
conversations
and will
successfully
keep my
point of view
without
hurting others
emotions.
attended
more
carefully
 Trying to
perceive
things from
other point of
view or to
empathize
others
enhancing
employees
morale
and more
importantly
, beneficial
for working
in those
organizatio
n with
workplace
diversity.
3. Delegation Measured
through
successfully
delegating
tasks to the
team
members
who can
effectively
contribute
and help in
strengthen
the
organization.
 Should
imbibe the
understandin
g of let things
go
 Priority list
should be
made
everyday
 Employees
should be
trusted as
well as
verified
This skill is
relevant
because it
will not
only
release
the excess
burden but
also will
involve
other
teammate
s to work
as a team
and let the
team grow
together.
Moreover
it will help
the team
grow
By end of
February
2018

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promote
creativity
and
efficiency.
4. Time
management
It can be
measured
when in the
anticipated
time I will be
successfully
completing
my assigned
jobs without
much stress
and
negativity.
 Previously
setting
deadlines
 Must focus
and
concentrate
on one thing
at a time
 Responsibiliti
es should be
distributed
among others
as well
This in
realistic
because it
will help in
decreasing
stress and
negativity
which in
turn will
improve
life and will
also help
in
performing
better in
the job.
By March
2018

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Personal
SPECIFIC MEASURAB
LE
ACHEIVEABLE REALICTIC TIMESCAL
E
1. Critical
thinking
This will be
effectively
measured
when I will be
able to
successfully
solve a
problem with
good logic. I
will also be
able to look
at both sides
of the
argument or
problem and
then reach a
solution,
which will
connect both
of them.
 The first and
the foremost
thing is to
analyze what
I hear, read
or decide
 Ask more
questions
 The
problems
should be
break down
and starts
solving part
by part.
This is
realistic
because it
increases the
ability of how
one
evaluates the
way they
think as well
as present
their ideas. It
will further
guide in
effective
communicati
on as well as
in problem
solving.
By end of
April 2018
2. Flexibility This can be
measured by
I will be
successfully
able to
balance
between my
personal and
professional
life along with
 Learn to say
no to extra
work
 Activities
outside work
should also
be
encourage
 Modifications
should be
This is very
much
realistic
because it
can help in
relationships
as well as in
workplaces
by improving
the way one
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2018

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participating
in other
activities
outside work.
embraced
and
ambiguity
must be
included
 Emotions
should be
filtered as
well as
controlled in
a
constructive
way
needs to
balance
between
work and
personal life.
3. Confidence It can be
appropriately
measured
when I will be
able to
confidently
present
myself to
others as
well as reach
my desired
goals.
 Negativity
should be
avoided
 Failure
should not be
accepted and
the negative
voices in the
head should
be side lined
 Achievement
s should be
celebrated
however
small they
might be
 Challenging
self
constantly
Confidence
is the key to
success in
both
personal as
well as
professional
life so
confidence
as a goal is
relevance
because it
can help me
aim for those
things, which
are my
dream as
well as can
guide me
take the right
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2018

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decision.
4. Patience This can be
measured
when I will be
patiently
listen to
others as
well as
manage my
emotions and
take
decisions in a
ease.
 Emotions
should be
managed
 Deep slow
breaths and
a count of 10
 Active and
empathetic
listening
should be
practiced
This is
relevant
because in
our daily life
being
impatient can
bring in
various
problems
and interfere
in healthy
living.
By April
2018

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Personal Development Plan
Professional
GOALS/TARGETS ACTION SUCCESS
CRITERIA
DATE
To improve my
problem solving to
solve problems
rapidly and
appropriately
 I will engage
myself in logic
games and
puzzles
 Let my brain
rest through
8hours of sleep
 Visualize and
understand the
problems first
 To have
successfully
solved
problems and
gained positive
results
 To have solved
problems
rapidly than I
have before
 Have a clear
view of what the
problem is
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To develop
communication
skills to enhance
productivity
 I will try to
concentrate for
being a good
listener
 Concentrated
more on the
other person’s
non-verbal
signs
 Try to be a little
more
empathetic
 To have
listened to the
other person
carefully
 Increased
observation
power
 To have taken
decisions
keeping the
other person’s
perspective in
mind
April 18
To be able to
Delegate tasks to
 Should train
myself to let
 To have
successfully
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others things go
 To-do list
should be made
everyday
 People should
be trusted
distributed task
among the
group members
 Plan work
according the
to-do list
 Getting
successful
results
To enhance my
Time management
skill so that work
can be done before
time
 Time should be
allotted for each
task in a day
 Stop doing multi
tasking
 Responsibilities
must be shared
among other
team members
 To have
completed the
tasks within the
assigned time
 There will be
Less stress and
negativity
during the work
period
 Tasks are
equally divided
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Personal
GOALS/TARGETS ACTION SUCCESS
CRITERIA
DATE
Critical thinking  First I need to
evaluate the
information I
gather
 Clarify my
doubts
 Problems
should be
solved part by
part
 With the help of
the information
the logical
solution is
reached
 I have clear
idea about the
pros and cons
 Slowly and
steadily the big
problem is
solved without
hurting others
emotions
April 18
Flexibility  extra works will
be avoided
 must encourage
other activities
outside work
 changes should
be welcomed
 emotions
should be
managed
 when I will be
successful in
doing what I am
asked to do
 balanced
personal as well
as professional
life
 change is
accepted in a
positive way
 emotions are in
full control
April 18
Confidence  negative
comments and
assumptions
 does not getting
affected by any
negative
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should be
avoided
 failures should
be challenged
 achievements
should be
celebrated
 self should be
constantly
challenged
comment or
thoughts
 failures are
accepted and
challenged
 small
achievements
are also being
rewarded
 motivating self
Patience  managing
emotions
 basic exercises
 active listening
 empathetic
towards others
 emotions
should be
appropriately
displayed as
much needed
 deep slow
breaths and
count of 10
should be used
at times when I
need to keep in
control
 listen to people
first
 Successfully
think putting my
own self in
others shoes.
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