Manage Personal Work Priorities/Professional Development - BSBWOR501

This project task template for BSBWOR501 provides guidance on setting long-term career goals, assessing professional development needs, and creating an action plan for improvement. It includes a personal SWOT analysis and a list of skills to improve. The training preferred is instructor-led, and the impact on personal and work priorities is discussed. Subscriptions and networking processes that can assist professional development are also listed.

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Manage personal work priorities/professional development
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1. Career Goals – Complete the following questions for 2 long-term goals that you
wish to achieve. (Long-term goals usually take 4 years or more to achieve)
LONG-TERM GOAL 1
a. What do I want to achieve?
I would love to become a true expert in the industry with a successful experience in the
management of end-to-end projects under my belt as I aspire to grow into a more senior role as a
market analyst.
b. Why do I want to achieve this goal?
I want to achieve this goal since as a more senior market analyst, I would be able to handle
bigger projects which will increasingly expose me to greater responsibilities which will shape
my overall experience in the industry.
c. How will I achieve this goal? What is required to achieve this goal? (Outline your
SMART short to mid-term goals that will assist you in achieving this long-term goal)
To achieve the goal, I will seek for opportunities of leading a marketing team in some capacity. I
will welcome the opportunity of working with various marketing teams on the development of a
streamlined process, which is a fit that is natural with my marketing background. The role of a
marketing analyst requires one to have a solid background and marketing expertise of working in
the marketing department that I currently possess. I have inspirational managers who I really
admire hence I am confident that they will guide me in managing my own marketing team in five
years.
d. When do I want to achieve this goal by?
I would want to achieve this goal of becoming a market analyst in five years’ time.
e. What obstacles can I expect?
Marketing is a diverse area that continuously changes hence coping with the changes and
learning new marketing strategies may be quite challenging.
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f. What are the solutions to the obstacles?
To cope with the highly changing environment, I will be required to keenly observe and analyze
market trends and environments to be in a position of deciding the best marketing strategies to
use for specific markets.
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LONG-TERM GOAL 2
a. What do I want to achieve?
I would like to become an expert in a particular subject matter within the marketing field an in an
area of greatest need within my marketing analyst role.
b. Why do I want to achieve this goal?
I would like to develop to a point whereby I become a mentor and role model for other people to
be depended upon for acquiring the most current skills and knowledge in the marketing field.
c. How will I achieve this goal? What is required to achieve this goal? (Outline your
SMART short to mid-term goals that will assist you in achieving this long-term goal)
To achieve this goal, I will ensure that I keep up to date with the current information in regards
to the market environment, laws and legislation. I would seek to become a leader and mentor to
help other people develop their skills in their respective marketing roles. By concentrating on a
particular subject matter within my field, I will gain the required expertise in order to assist other
people to improve in their roles. I will seek to have several people who I will be guiding them
and following up on their progress within a period of four years.
d. When do I want to achieve this goal by?
I want to achieve this goal by four years.
e. What obstacles can I expect?
As a leader and mentor, I expect to face difficulties in learning all the market strategies and
trends which will result in people trusting me and looking up to me as their mentor.
f. What are the solutions to the obstacles?
The solutions to the obstacles will include being a keen observer and following up on the trends
and requirements of that particular area in order to have the complete knowledge of all the
processes and procedures required for one to excel
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b) Research current job advertisements and position descriptions to enhance your answer and
include a copy in your project.
Title: Market Research Analyst
Position description: Responsible for the conduction of qualitative research on the market for
the transformation of external data and information into actionable intelligence. The market
analyst will be required to understand behaviours and trends in the market for the support of the
director strategy and provision of recommendation for the support of the strategy of the business
unit.
Title: Online Marketing Analyst
Position description: Responsible for the performance of research and provision of insights in
regards to the currents campaigns, potential and existing customers, competitors and market
trends.
2. Assess your current professional development needs. Consider the skills list carefully
below. Tick where you have perceived a weakness or believe you would benefit from
training / improvement to achieve your career goals. (Hint; use your current job
description as a guide). Ask your supervisor or manager to identify your weak areas also
and tick them. Seek feedback from your supervisor or manager to supply reasons and or
examples for their choices. Please list these in your project. Do you agree with the
feedback? If not, give reasons.
Skills List
Self
Assessment
Score out
of 10
Supervisor
Assessment.
Score out of
10
Agree/Disagree with
Feedback. Why?
EXAMPLE ONLY:
Communication / interpersonal 7 8
Agree. My communication
skills are quite strong, I
need to continue to
improve my English
though.
Communication / interpersonal 6 7
Agree. I have great
communication skills that
require public speaking
improvement.
Conflict management 7 7 Agree. I have good
conflict management skills
due to previous
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experience.
Negotiation 3 2
Agree. I have not been
highly exposed in
situations requiring me to
negotiate issues.
Coaching / mentoring / training 9 5
Disagree. As a leader, I
have greatly demonstrated
my coaching skills.
Problem – solving 9 9 Agree. My problem-
solving skills are great.
Decision – making 9 8
Agree. I have previously
made good decisions for
my team.
Information management 5 3
Agree. I really need more
exposure to managing
information.
Technological 6 7
Agree. Technological
advancements and changes
are difficult to follow.
Analytical and research 9 9
Agree. I am good at
researching and analyzing
market trends.
Written presentation/report writing 6 4
Disagree. Although I am
not very good at written
presentations, I believe
that my skills are above
average.
Cultural awareness 6 6
Agree. I am keen and have
an understanding of the
cultural environment.
Leadership 10 9 Agree. My leadership
skills are perfect.
Creativity awareness 7 7
Agree. My creativity
awareness skills are great
as I am a keen observer.
Creativity and innovation 7 8
Agree. I am always
creative and innovative by
bringing new ideas.
Enthusing, influencing and
empowering others 8 8
Agree. As a leader, I am
always enthusiastic about
empowering other people
to learn and follow
directives.
Knowledge of relevant legislation 5 4 Agree. Learning relevant
legislation is challenging
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but I usually try my best to
keep myself updated.
Assess your current professional development needs by completing a personal
SWOT Analysis.
Strengths
What advantages do you have?
What do you do really well?
What personal resources can you access?
What do others see as your strengths?
Weaknesses
What tasks do you usually avoid?
What do others see as your weaknesses?
What are your negative work habits?
Do you have unhelpful personality traits?
I am a fast learner and keen observer
I know how to lead a team well.
I have access to a wide range of reports and
personal reference notes.
Other people see my keen observation and
listening skills as my strengths
I usually avoid having to lead a team of
people who are not committed to the goals of
the team.
I get irritated easily which others see as my
weakness.
My negative work habits are that I usually
fear to delegate.
My love for reading marketing materials tend
to take most of the time which may not be
helpful to the group.
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Opportunities
What new technology can help you?
Do you have a network of contacts?
What trends do you see emerging?
Is there a need that no one is filling?
Threats
What obstacles do you currently face?
Is anyone competing with you?
Is your job changing?
Does changing technology threaten you
The use of marketing management systems
can help me in being effective and increasing
my speed in my role.
I have a network of contacts that I believe is
my net worth.
I see new trends emerging in terms of how
people approach marketing strategies.
The need to have a single person who is
responsible for the marketing decisions of a
company still needs to be filled.
I face obstacles in learning the current market
trends, strategies and legislation.
Several people in my team who believe they
deserve my leadership role always try to
compete with me.
My job constantly changes with a change in
existing technologies and systems.
Changing technology threatens my current
position since some of my roles could be
automated soon.
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1. Draw up an action plan for improving those skills you have identified as being in need of improvement.
Skill Gap Learning
Activity/Course
Type of
Training
Assess
ment
Method
Time-
frame Cost Professional Development Benefits
EXAMPLE ONLY:
Technological – Need to
improve my knowledge
in desktop applications.
Microsoft
PowerPoint
Advanced Training
Course at
Odyssey Training
Co.
Face to
face in-
classroom
course.
Test
1 day
(6
May
2015)
$30
0
A. acquisition of more skills in
manipulating
data and objects
B. Creation of interactive presentation
Knowledge of marketing
legislation
Marketing
legislation training
course at Exquisite
Career Development
and Training
Limited
Classroom
training
course
Tests
Day 1
(28/N
ovem
ber
2018)
$350 a. Acquiring more skills in
marketing legislation
Negotiation
Negotiation skills
training course at
Exquisite Career
Development and
Training Limited
Face to
face
negotiatio
n training
in a
classroom
course
Test
and
practica
ls
Day 1
(2
Dece
mber
2018)
$400 a. Acquisition of more skills in
negotiation and closing a deal.

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Questions:
a) Explain what sort of training would most suit your needs – internal/external, face-
to-face, distance, online, on the job, coaching etc. How will your learning
preferences impact on the training/learning program you undertake? (50 - 100
words).
I would prefer instructor-led training as it has many benefits. The face-to-face training
allows room for personal interaction. Therefore, I will have the opportunity to interact
with the instructor and ask questions. My learning preferences will influence the program
I will undertake, as they will empower the building of my relationship with the trainer
and my colleagues hence growing and learning together.
b) How you would expect the training to impact on your ability to manage personal
and work priorities. (50 – 100 words)
I expect the training to impact on my ability to manage personal and work priorities by
gaining skills of prioritizing within a time management system that is highly effective for
the identification of urgent issues. In addition, I will learn skills of effectively delegating
duties to others by learning the habits of people who are highly effective. Furthermore, I
will gain skills on how to manage professional development and personal priorities.
c) What subscriptions and networking processes would assist your professional
development? For example – Facebook or going to seminars is a networking process
because it can help you meet new people and extend your network. (List at least 3
subscriptions).
I. Speaking about my knowledge, skills and career
ii. Joining professional organizations
iii. Volunteering in positions that allow me to express my passion and use my skills.