Skills for Personal and Professional Development

This report covers the five different types of skills - critical thinking, resilience, emotional intelligence, teamwork, and leadership - and their importance in personal and professional development.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
SUMMARY.....................................................................................................................................3
CRITICAL THINKING...................................................................................................................3
Description of skill.................................................................................................................3
Need to develop......................................................................................................................3
How to cultivate it..................................................................................................................3
RESILIENCE...................................................................................................................................3
Description of skill.................................................................................................................3
Need to develop......................................................................................................................3
How to cultivate it..................................................................................................................4
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE....................................................................................................4
Description of skill.................................................................................................................4
Need to develop......................................................................................................................4
How to cultivate it..................................................................................................................4
TEAM WORK.................................................................................................................................4
Description of skill.................................................................................................................4
Need to develop......................................................................................................................4
How to cultivate it..................................................................................................................4
LEADERSHIP.................................................................................................................................5
Description of skill.................................................................................................................5
Need to develop......................................................................................................................5
How to cultivate it..................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The skills are the abilities and the qualities which is required for successful personal and
professional development. These are needed to be developed in order to enhance the
performance of the individual. This report shall cover the five different types of skills and their
need to develop.
SUMMARY
CRITICAL THINKING
Description of skill
It is a ability to independently and reflectively think in order to make the thoughtful
decisions. It helps in avoiding the future problems which may rise from the actions (Chen and
Rybak, 2017).
Need to develop
This skill is important for the professional career as it will help in taking the right
decisions from the logical mind. In order to take right decision for the betterment of the
company, I will use this skill by logically thinking of the good and bad consequences of the
decision and then make the right decision.
How to cultivate it
I can acquire this skill by understanding my mental process and become more self aware
so that I can efficiently apply this skill. By reading books of expert author, I can learn this skill.
RESILIENCE
Description of skill
It is the capacity to recover from the difficult situations. It helps in facing the new
challenges so that a valuable skill is learned.
Need to develop
This skill will help in dealing with the pressure so that it will help me in overcoming the
challenges. This skill will help in bounce back from the difficult situation so that solutions can be
drwan easily of the problems which brought pressure while dealing with it.

How to cultivate it
This skill can be developed by practising on the hypothetical situations so that the mental
awareness is created. Reading books and journal will also help me in dealing with the pressure.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Description of skill
It is the ability to use, understand and manage the emotions in the positive way so that
stress is released and communication is made effective (Green, 2018).
Need to develop
This skill will help in overcoming the challenges which may be faced by me in my
professional career. It will also help in defusing the conflicts so that stress can be released from
the pressure of the challenges.
How to cultivate it
This skill can be developed by undergoing the training sessions so that it can be
developed effectively.
TEAM WORK
Description of skill
It is the ability and the quality of an individual to work with others well in effective
communication and collaborations. It involves effective communication, active listening,
responsibility and honesty.
Need to develop
This will help in effectively managing the teams in the organisation so that objectives can
be attained easily with mutual support and cooperation. This will bring motivation and support
among all team mates which will result in good performance.
How to cultivate it
This skill can be developed by me by reading books and journals of experts. Further the
practical experience will help in applying this skill efficiently.

LEADERSHIP
Description of skill
This skill are that type which help in organising the people so that the shared goal can be
achieved. It helps in motivating the staff to complete the task according to the set schedule so
that performance management can be done and teams can be managed effectively (McGuinness,
Pouliakas and Redmond, 2018).
Need to develop
this skill will help in upgrading the performance. By the managing the team and leading
them to achieve the shared goals will help in achieving the desired goals productively and
efficiently.
How to cultivate it
This skill can be acquired by applying the theories of leadership in order to gain the
practical experience. Further training programs will help in gaining the knowledge of the subject
so that these skills can be well inculcated.
CONCLUSION
It is concluded from the above report that skills are very necessary in order to upgrade
and enhance the performance. The critical thinking, leadership, team work, resilience and the
emotional intelligence skills are essential for the professional growth in order to effectively
manage the task or project assigned.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Chen, M.W. and Rybak, C., 2017. Group leadership skills: Interpersonal process in group
counseling and therapy. SAGE Publications.
Green, A., 2018. Skills.
McGuinness, S., Pouliakas, K. and Redmond, P., 2018. Skills mismatch: Concepts, measurement
and policy approaches. Journal of Economic Surveys. 32(4). pp.985-1015.