Professional Development and Career Analysis

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Personal Development

Executive summary
Main purpose of preparing this report is to identify the importance of personal and professional
development plan for an individual. This report has been created realistic personal and
professional development plan, including personal strategies, self reflation, education and many
other aspects. Different models are used to describe experience and improve weakness of a
person such as Gibb’s Model, John’s Model, Maslow Hierarchy, Personality Trai, SWOT
analysis, TOWS analysis, Johari Window and Personal Kaizen. All this model are more effective
and essential for defining individual experience. My five year action plan and road map also used
to present my self.

Table of Contents
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1
1.2 Past Experience-Gibb’s Model.........................................................................................1
1.3 Learning Journey Masters of Business Administration- John’s Model...........................3
1.4 Maslow Hierarchy of Needs and Journey Through Jsoft:................................................4
PART 2............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 My Personality Trait: .......................................................................................................6
2.2 My personal SWOT analysis: ..........................................................................................7
2.3 Personal TOWS analysis..................................................................................................8
2.4 Johari Window : A tool for increasing self awareness.....................................................9
2.5 My Personal Kaizen- Growth Mindset and continuous improvement...........................10
PART 3..........................................................................................................................................11
3.1 Monetization of My Achievement: ...............................................................................11
3.2 My potential employer...................................................................................................11
3.3 My personal strategy Road Map ....................................................................................11
3.4 My Five Years Action Plan............................................................................................12
3. 5 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

PART 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Personal development introduce as a process of enhancing oneself via such activities like
building wealth, increasing consciousness and enhancing employability skills. It addition, it
personal development is a lifelong process. Thus it is an essential way for people to assess their
qualities and skills, consider their purpose in life and set goals or objectives in order to gain and
increase their potential (Booch, 2015). For this, an individual prepare a personal and professional
development plan which help them to overcome their weakness and increase their strengths.
Personal and professional development plan is an effective and essential process of developing a
action plan which is mainly based on values, goal-setting, reflection and planning for personal
growth within the context of education, career, self-improvement or relationship. Main purpose
of conducting this report is to analyze the importance of PDP for an individual. In this report,
prior learning, CPD program and different models are used to identifying individual's strength,
weakness, need related to motivation and so on.
Critical reflection on prior learning: In 2013, I worked in Ramkey seeds. It is an
agriculture company that mainly specialise in dealing with pesticides and seeds. I worked on the
position of operations asst manager. In this organisation, I faced some issue about the salary,
work environment so I can decide to leave such organisation. I join new organisation where I
play vital and effective role as a sales executive and in this my duty is to contract between clients
and organisation (Camara, 2016). While working with my subordinates or manager I observe
my weak and strong point which directly impact on my productivity and performance.
Personal development position statements: It is identified as a personal development
position which show my strength, weakness, threats and opportunity.
1.2 Past Experience-Gibb’s Model
This model published by the Professor Graham Gibbs in 1988. It is more effective and
useful model for me because it help in learning from different situation. With the help of such
model, I am easily deal all situation in an effective and systematic manner. Along with this,
Gibb’s Model also support me to know what I did better and what could do more effective in
future (Gerl and Prey, 2018). This framework highly assist me to evaluate my past experience
and accomplish better results. This model has different parts which are determined as under:

(Source: Gibbs' Reflective Cycle, 2018)
Description: I getting admission in the Acharya Nagarjuna university for Masters of
business administration when I was face different issue. As a student in a international level,
some issues were faced by me such as accommodation, finance and many other.
Feeling: During the degree of masters of business administration, this is one of the best
course for me and help them in increasing my skills and knowledge about particular field.
Evaluation: During study, one of the bad thing for me was family support. This thing
highly hindered my motivation level (Matshaya, 2016 ). Along with this, best thing which is
observe by me as it increase my confidence and independent skill which also support me to work
with more effective manner.
Analysis: In this university, I analysis team working is more essential and important part
for each and every person to enhance their team management skill quickly. In brainstorming
session, different number of people come up with different ideas and make an effective and
challenging decision according to the same.
Conclusion: Studying in same university helped me in enhancing my presentation,
communication and many other skills. All this skills are appropriate for me by enhancing my
productivity and performance level easily. It also support me to enhance my additional
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Illustration 1: Gibbs' Reflective Cycle

curriculum activities namely cultural program, educational activities, psychometric test and
many other activities. All this will assist me by enhancing my professional goal and gave me
solid base for future development.
Action plan: It is identify as a last phase of this model which also help me to overcome
my weak point and improve my strength. In this I need to develop of personal and professional
development plan and improve my weakness by arranging meeting with my senior members,
attending brainstorm programs and many other.
1.3 Learning Journey Masters of Business Administration- John’s Model
It is refer as a reflation model that has five aspects and every aspects supports me in
breaking behind my experience or learning into small chunks and impact it on the outcomes and
process. With the use of this model I am easily describe my journey till degree of business
administration and actual moment:
(Source: John’s Model, 2018)
Description of experience: After completing my masters of business administration I was
searching job but my biggest dreams was to enhance my Phd knowledge. I went to interview
Ramkey seeds agriculture organisation and I was passed for the position of Operations asst
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Illustration 2: John’s Model

Manager. After completing working time I decide to done my Phd study which describe my
better experience.
Reflection: I can accomplish my dream is to complete Phd. Thus, with the help of this I
am also able to enhance my ability and skill as well as archive better results within
predetermined time period.
Influencing factor: While completing Phd, one of the main effective factor is finance
and accurate place where I need to study. Both factors are highly influence and effect on my
whole study in a direct manner.
Could I have dealt with it better ?
In order to dealt with it more better I need to attend training class for Phd which will
support me to complete my Phd and achieve better results for my career success and
development.
Learning:
During the classes of Phd, I increase my learning level and enhance my knowledge about
such course. Beside this I completed 3 models such as strategic thinking, value management and
strategy into action (Pařízková, 2015). All this are support me to enhance my productivity and
performance as well as also assist in creating more value towards an organisation.
1.4 Maslow Hierarchy of Needs and Journey Through Jsoft:
It is identified as an effective and essential framework which is needed by me to explain
my journey in Jsoft. This model includes five steps about human motivation in workplace.
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Illustration 3: Hierarchy of Human Needs
(Source: Hierarchy of Human Needs, 2018)
Physiological Needs: In Jsoft organisation my journey is more better as compare to other
organisation. Such type of need at workplace is mainly related with the salary, air etc. One of the
best part in this organisation is salary was received by me within time (Matshaya, 2016). Thus,
this need support me by enhancing my experience and journey in this organisation.
Security Needs: It is another important and essential part of Maslow Hierarchy model
which is mainly related with the work safety, health insurance, job security and many other
needs. Manager of this organisation. In such company I deserve stable work environment and
advantage from the organisation. My journey via Jsoft is far on the far side the security or stable
job.
Belongingness Needs: This is another essential part of the needs which cover different
requirements of an individual such as teams, depts, supervisors, coworkers, clients and
subordinates. Along with this belongingness like being supportive manager is a matter of
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intelligent, capabilities, skills and knowledge. Boos of such organisation support me in difficult
situation and also help me in dealing of all conditions in an effective manner.
Esteem Needs: Responsibility, high status, recognition are identify as a part of esteem
needs that help me in enhancing my journey and touch pint in the organisation (Miller, 2015).
Along with this, manager of such organisation provide me a responsibility according to my work
and experience. Thus, it proof, my journey in this enterprise is more effective and better.
Self-Actualization: Creativity, growth, advancement and training are refer as a part of
self-actualization need. In during the first time in such organisation I not aware about the
business process, culture and many other activities. For this my senior managers are provide me
a specific training program which help me in enhancing my learning and skills.
Therefore, Maslow Hierarchy of Needs model is one of the best and important framework
for me because with the use of this I am easily describe my journey and enhance my skills and
knowledge appropriately.
PART 2
2.1 My Personality Trait:
OCCEAN is describe is a big five personality traits model which is based on findings
from some independent investigators. This framework in introduced in 1950s which define
personality trait of an individual. This model is also used by me with purpose to defining my
personalty traits accurately. During the study of Masters of Business Administration at
University of West of Scotland I did 2 psychometric tests that define my openness to experience
personality trait.
Openness: This part of the personality trait measure my creativity level. In this I need to
knowledge and experience to overcome my personality trait easily.
Consciousness: It is a care level that take by me in my work and life. The consciousness
to be careful, to apply rules, on-time for appointment and to be hard-working. In during study, I
am hard worker and complete my all work and activity in given time period.
Extraversion/Introversion: The tendency to be sociable, talkative and to enjoy others. In
this I have a dominant style and develop new idea to solve difficult situation easily and
systematically.
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Agreeableness: I am also agreeableness to aggry and go along with many others rather
than to assert individual's own choices and opinions. For this I identify opinion of my seniors
about my personality and its impact on them and personal.
Natural Reactions: The tendency to quickly experience, negative emotions like worry,
sadness, anger as well as being interpersonally sensitive (Moreno and et. al., 2018). In
during ,education, some time I feel sadness which identify my personality traits and effects on
my productivity and performance directly.
2.2 My personal SWOT analysis:
It is identified as one of the main and essential framework which helped me in analysing
my strength and weaknesses as a internal part and evaluating threats and opportunity as a
external part.
Strength Weakness
 I have good communication skill
which is essential for me in dealing
different situation easily.
 In nature I am hard worker and
reliable which assist me to do my
work within given time period.
 I possess positive attitude and self
confidence, it is a biggest strength
which assist me to retain better
relation with my friends, tutors etc.
 Flexibility to adopt innovative
technology and zeal to learn new
things is also identify as a biggest
strength for me and support in
completing each and every activity
without wasting any time.
 I also have ability to work in a team
environment and member.
 My time management skill is identified
one of the main weakness which effect
on my personal development and
productivity in a direct manner.
 I am not able to present all information
and data in accurate manner which
show my biggest weakness and reduce
my confidence level at workplace.
 Sharing responsibility is also identify as
a weak point that decrease my
productivity and efficiency level at
workplace.
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Threats Opportunity
 Improper management of time cause
as a big threat and turn to reduce
effectiveness and efficiency in my
work.
 Another biggest threat for me is
presentation skill because I am not
able to present all data accurately to
my staff members.
 Effective communication skill help me
in my future growth and provide better
opportunity about how to deal with
difficult situation easily and
systematically.
 Adoption of new technology at
workplace is identify as a biggest
opportunity for me as it helps in saving
time and cost of the company.
 My team working skill is excellent
which show essential opportunity for
me to work with more effective and
efficient manner in a team.
2.3 Personal TOWS analysis
Personal TOWS
Analysis
Strength Weakness
I have good communication
skill which assist in dealing all
situation easily. I have positive
attitude which will also
effective in managing all team
members easily.
One of the weak point is lack
of presentation skill which not
appropriate and effect on my
productivity and performance.
Opportunities S-O Strategies W-O Strategies
In this main opportunity for
me is to enhance my
presentation skill which is
essential in presenting entire
data and information to my
Time management quality will
support me to produce better
outputs from workers. Further
more, team working quality
will assist me to work with
Sharing responsibility is one of
the main weakness which
assist me to do my whole work
and activity appropriately.
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juniors. team members and accomplish
good advantages for an
enterprise.
Threat S-T Strategies W-T Strategies
Better leading skill and
knowledge support me to
guide my all workers to
complete entire work in given
time period.
Time management skills
support to manage time of all
work and activity easily or
systematically.
Presentation skill is my weak
point but I have to improve
this which will highly support
me to show all information and
data easily.
2.4 Johari Window : A tool for increasing self awareness
Known to self Not known to self
Known to
other
Open self
I am always tried to bring something innovative
in the process of execution of my work which
brings huge profitable outcome in return.
Blind self
I have sometimes
overconfident while making
decisions due to which I didn't
consider views and suggestions
of my employees which further
brings negative result to me.
Not known
to others
Hidden self
My confidence level is low due to pressure of
having burden of excessive work due to which I
sometimes took wrong decisions.
Unknown self
Sometimes I feel hesitate to
take decisions due to having
fear of receiving negative
outcomes in near future. It
causes delay in action.
Open self: With the help of open self of mine I carefully analyse the opinions and
feedbacks of employees on my behaviour.
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Blind self: It can be better understood with the help of considering opinions and views of
my family mates, mentors and relatives. Through this, I can acquire sufficient knowledge about
my strengths and weaknesses which help me to rectify in future period of time.
Hidden self: Such quality cannot be identified by anyone instead of me.
Unknown self: It directly related with my potentiality. This will need to be improved in order to
work with more potential in my whole life (Rus, 2017).
2.5 My Personal Kaizen- Growth Mindset and continuous improvement
Continuous improvement is considered as an essential element which need to be consider
in order to achieve growth and success in my personal as well as professional career. Kaizen
means “Good Change” after translation from Japanese to English language. I put m,y all efforts
in following this Kaizen structure which brings more advantages to me such as growth in career
and life, better environment and eliminate excessive burden of work. I believe in myself which
helps me to get new and innovative ideas in order to perform work in better manner. Kaizen is
the part of window of opportunity which supports to make continuous changes in life over a
period of time. If an individual follows Kaizen structure then they should be get title of “Zenkai”
which states to be an ancient master who never wasted a single drop of water. I always tried to
follow such structure in order to experienced every moment by enhancing my strengths and
removing my weaknesses. There are two types of mindsets of a human which related with the
fixed and growth mindset (RUS, 2017). Managers has mentioned best lines in their famous book
“Mindset- The new Psychology of success”. Briefly I decided to examine fixed and growth
mindset.
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PART 3
3.1 Monetization of My Achievement:
This is describe the money which is important in my life. In both organisation, I get
appropriate salary which help me in enhancing my journey in such organisation. Salary is one of
the essential part which is important for a person to retain long term relation with company
(Spiegel, 2015).
3.2 My potential employer
Ramkey seed is a agriculture organisation, there are different employees that has to
behave with me in appropriate and essential way (Tosso Tacon, 2017). Good behaviour of the
workers is important and significant part for the organisation as well as employees to accomplish
better outcomes and results easily.
3.3 My personal strategy Road Map
It is more essential and significant for me to understand motive of my career for profession
development. This map support me by giving accurate and appropriate direction in each and
every functions (Stein, 2016)
 In this first phase of the strategic road map, the main concern is lies on creating the few
successful habits which will impact onto the next level. I have chosen to be proactive in
everyday life, sharpen my work at the greater level towards my attainment towards the
well-defined goals. Think about the win-win situation which mean to be positive and
financially aware. It means that I would save one coin every day, it will help me in my
future uncertainty.
 In this second phase, here I will show how I am going to through my actual goals and
objectives. Spending quality time with family, friends and peer will helpful in increasing
my productivity along with continuous development & improvement. It would helpful in
enhance my career aspects. Also, eating healthy and regular exercise would make me fit
and active. This will enhance my energy to earn stable income to ensure my security.
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 In this third phase, I clearly seen that my strategic road map is my goals. My first goals is
to get ideal and caring husband because family is my first priority and also, it is source
for my happiness.
 In the last part of my strategic road map is my life's core values, which is very important
for me along with my life. Getting the stable and happy life is my wish always. But is
context with professional career, being the professional consultant as well as peaceful
mind is my goals.
3.4 My Five Years Action Plan
Goal What will I do? Date to be
started( Timed)
Outcome Date completed
1 To complete DBA (PhD) 01/05/18 Get degree of
Phd.
01/06/19
2 To do Internship skill in
multinational organisation
such as
1. Waitrose
2. Vodafone
01/07/18 I have to increase
my working
experience in
both organisation.
01/07/19
3 To learn different Language 01/08/2019 With the help of
different
languages I easily
communicate
with different
countries clients.
01/08/20
4 To do a training program 01/09/19 Training program
support me to
improve my
learning skills
about the Phd.
01/09/20
5 Improve career development 01/10/19 Improvement of 01/10/19
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career
development
support me to
achieve better
results and
outputs easily.
The doctoral program of study is more essential and importance for me and also help in
informing future development and practices. With the help of such study I will easily increase
my knowledge and achieve personal and professional goal within predetermined time period.
3. 5 CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned data, it can be concluded that personal development is
essential for an individual to enhance their skill and knowledge about the education. There are
different models are used to improve individual skills and quality as well as support to motivate
them towards achievement of personal and professional goal within predetermined time duration.
With the help of Gibb's model I easily show my journey and experience. Maslow Hierarchy of
Needs model is also effective for analysis my requirement in the organisation and its fulfilment.
It is important for me to know who I am and how I can improved myself to be an effective
leader. For this, I have properly evaluated Big Five personal traits and trait theory which allows
me to identify my actual strengths and weaknesses so as to make easy for me to remove my weak
areas through taking advantage of Kaizen which brings motivation in me to make regular
improvement on daily basis. It support me in achieving growth and success in personal; as well
as professional career and life.
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