Learning and Development: Coaching, Self-assessment, and Personal Development Plan

This presentation explores the concepts of coaching, self-assessment, and personal development plans in the context of learning and development. It discusses the importance of bridging skill gaps and maximizing effectiveness in roles. The presentation covers topics such as communication, recognizing performance, setting goals, and the GROW model. It also highlights the benefits of coaching for leadership development and employee engagement.

Learning and Development

Introduction
Learning and development involves identification of skill gaps
while evaluating strengths and weaknesses with an aim to
bridge those gaps and maximise effectiveness and
efficiency of skills. Continuous learning and development
is having significant tendency through which many new
skills can be gained. Along with this, this is being
determined that with having proper learning and
development individual can take a small step towards
boosting efficiency of their role within organisation .

Coaching
Coaching is defined as an essential aspect in which unlocking of an individual talent or potential is being done with
an aim to increase their own level of performance. This will help them in learning rather than educating them. In
simple terms, coaching is the significant facilitation of learning and developing with an objective of make
significant improvement in performance while enhancing efficiency of personal satisfactory . Further according to
the evaluation it has been determined that coaching helps in evaluating new opportunities for future growth.

Self-assessment Coaching Tool
Self-assessment coaching tool is an effective way through which one can evaluate their weaknesses as well as
strengths. In addition to this, it has been determined that I will also aid in evaluating own leadership skills
through which a person can know self better. Further it has been underlined that this tool will facilitate
individuals to adopt significant changes within their professional and personal skills through which they can
assure their growth better. Mentioned below coaching self assessment tool is being given through I have
duly identified my coaching challenges as well as strengths. This will further aid me to set my learning goals
for more growth opportunities and development:

Cont….

Identification of two areas of development
According to the above mentioned self assessment tool it has been identified by me that, there are some certain form
of strengths as well weaknesses posses by me. It is essential for me to effectively overcome by weaknesses in
order to become a better coach. Further it has been underlined that with the assistance of above mentioned self-
assessment tool I can effectively increase my knowledge and skill for more opportunities as well as growth. By
evaluating above mentioned coaching self-assessment it has been evaluated by me that there are some certain
weaknesses or challenges that are required by me to overcome in order to become a better coach. Weaknesses that
are required by me to overcome includes, listening and proper understanding of other view for this I will have to
improve by communication skill. In addition to this, it is also essential for me to overcome recognising
performance of individual and offer them rewards for the same in order to maximise their performance in
effective manner. Both of these weaknesses are required to be effectively overcome by me in order to have access
to more opportunities and growth.

Cont….
With the proper analysis of above mentioned self-assessment tool it essential for me to listen and understand needs
as well as view point of other individual. This will significantly allow me to evaluate their perception and motivate
them accordingly. In addition to this, it has also signified that in order to understand needs and opinions of others I
need to develop strong communication with them. This will facilitate me to determine their needs in effective manner.
Further it has been determined that with having strong communication I can not only identify views of individuals but
can also coach them in effective manner to accomplish the task with clear clarity and standards that are being required
to accomplish task objectives. It is essential for me to overcome my weaknesses associated to enhance effective
listening and understanding of other views as it will allow me to provide motivation to them in effective manner. This
will also facilitate me to increase their capabilities to accomplish task in better way.

Cont...
 In addition to this by evaluating above mentioned self-assessment tool of mine it is essential for me to
effectively recognise and appraise performance of individuals and lead them towards accomplishment of goals
and objectives in more effective manner. According to the analysis it has been determined by be that in order to
lead employees towards highest performance it is essential for me to offer them rewards as per according to the
performance. Rewards are having significant tendency to maximise growth, motivation, moral and performance of
individual. Rewarding improvement are required by me to effectively consider in order to make significant
progress in fulfilment of important tasks. Further it has been determined by me that timing of rewards is also plays
essential role. In this, to significantly assure success of task it is important for me to offer intrinsic as well as
extrinsic rewards to individuals in order to maximise their performance towards more betterment.

Personal Development plan
 Personal development plan is defined as a formative process in which establishment of aims and objectives is
being mentioned that are required to be accomplish by an individual. In addition to this personal development
plan also consists short, medium or long term career goals through which skills gaps can be effectively fulfilled.
An effectively personal and development plan includes various forms of elements such as a clear vision, proper
understanding of skills that are being required to accomplish the vision, a level of priority and the detailed ideas of
the manner in which skills gap can be fulfilled.

Grow Model
 Grow model is one of the most successful as well as popular model through which individuals can
effectively maximise their awareness and can further identify options and solution and then lastly lead towards
undertaking action. Further it has been evaluated that, this model is widely used goal setting as well as problem
solving model in all around the world. In addition to this as per the evaluation it has been states that this is a
methodical and powerful framework that mainly include four stages related to coaching session. Mentioned below
performance development plan is being defined with the help of GROW model which is an acronym for goal
setting, current reality, options and way forward.

Cont…
 Goal: I aim towards overcoming my weaknesses namely, understanding perceptions of other individuals and
offering them reward according to their performance. I would like to overcome both of my weaknesses in 6
months.
 Current liability: According to the evaluation it has been determined by me that, I am currently operating my
role as team leaders, with having effective team working skill. However, it has been analysed by me that I did not
have any form previous experience of team leader. Thus in order to be a good coach it is essential for me to
overcome this challenge within upcoming 6 months. Further it has been identified that my performance in current
role is 6 out of 10 (average).

Conclusion
As per according to the above mentioned report it has been concluded that there are different type of job
search platforms through which individual can conduct their employment related process and can get
suitable job of their choice. Job platforms like Twitter, LinkedIn and indeed provide significant
advantages to individual through which they can get large number of job opportunities in time effective
and significant manner.

Cont…
 Option: At this stage, I will undertake advantage of different team leader training sessions and guide group of
small number of individual with current team.
 Way forward: By evaluating all the above mentioned options this is the final stage in which it is required by me
to take final steps and commit course of action. In addition to this, it has been evaluated that, if I make some
certain improve in my performance in 5 weeks, them I will formally guide group of large number of individuals.
However, if my performance did not enhance in 5 weeks then in that case I will guide 2 small team of
simultaneous basis.

CONCLUSION
 According to the above mentioned report it has been concluded that coaching is an essential aspect that effectively
improves leadership within workplace structure. In addition to this, it has been underlined that it is also having
significant tendency to increase engagement of employees and team work within company. In order to provide
effective coaching it is essential for a coach to have different types of skills to develop a better coaching culture.
In addition to this, GROW model is also being defined in this report which a most effective measure through
which an individual can unlock their potential. With this a coach can provide more support of individuals and can
further facilitate them to grow better.

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