Professional Development and Ethics in Management

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ETHICS
Student Name
Institution

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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
1. Self-management.................................................................................................................................3
2. Megatrend and challenges...................................................................................................................4
3. Goals...................................................................................................................................................6
4. Ethics and professional value..............................................................................................................7
5. Competency assessment......................................................................................................................8
6. Competency improvement.................................................................................................................13
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................15
Reference...................................................................................................................................................16

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Introduction
The personal leadership development plan is an important area that leads to competencies
and improvement of professionalism. Self-assessment is a core aspect of leadership development
and serves to determines personal strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threat. This paper
provides a comprehensive leadership development plan with identified weakness and areas of
improvement.
1. Self-management
I am a professional engineer graduating with a civil engineering professional seeking to
develop professionalism through business and project management. I have accumulated
knowledge in civil engineering dealing with infrastructure and construction. I understand various
construction design techniques that enable me to design sustainable construction solutions. I
have experience in mega construction project shaped by the advance knowledge I gained in
studying civil engineering in school. I have experience in project and business management as a
result of the knowledge I have gained in studies. Learning project management has given me
insight into the project management skills that are necessary for effective design and
implementation of infrastructure projects. Some of the skills I have learned include managerial,
leadership, communication, team management, resource management, and socio-cultural skills.
Practicing as an engineer has also facilitated my onsite construction skill that forms the core of
my professional development.

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2. Megatrend and challenges
There is some megatrend that is influencing construction industry within Australia and
internationally. Firstly, the market is the key trend in construction as people are shifting attention
to emerging economies and sustainable project solutions. Sustainable construction is the current
trend as many people in the market are focusing on finding sustainable construction solution that
is capable of meeting the low-income demand that is common in the market. In addition, the
market is shifting from the developed economies to emerging economies (Romme 2016).
Secondly, the resilience of the construction industry is another trend that is currently
affecting the industry. Natural disasters are becoming a threat to the construction industry as
compared to 10 years ago and this is increasing the uncertainty in the construction industry. In
addition, the construction industry needs to meet the disaster challenge by providing
environmentally sustainable construction projects (Cattani, Ferriani, Frederiksen & Florian
2011).
Thirdly, the workforce especially the skilled or professional talented workers is another
trend that sweeps across the construction industry. One of the challenges that currently affect the
construction industry is getting talented workers that are geared towards sustainable construction
solutions. Development of healthy affordable home is key to sustainability and the current
workforce require skills and experience to deliver the required construction projects. This
implies that a shortage of talent and viable construction projects result in the construction
industry struggle to grow sustainably (Barker 2010).
Fourthly, politics is also affecting the construction as politics influence many
construction projects in the current market. The construction sector is experiencing the strong