Managing Personal and Professional Development at Tesco: A Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of personal and professional development, specifically within the context of a marketing executive at Tesco. It begins by comparing various sources of information on professional development trends, including employee development departments and training organizations, evaluating their validity and impact. The report then identifies key trends and developments, such as technological advancements, market changes, and competitive pressures, that influence the need for professional development. It evaluates the benefits of both personal and professional development, emphasizing the importance of continuous learning and skill enhancement. The report further explains the basis for selecting specific development actions, such as training courses. It also includes a skills gap analysis and outlines the creation of a personal development plan, including the setting of SMART objectives to achieve career goals. The report concludes with a summary of the key findings and recommendations for effective personal and professional growth within the organization.

Manage Personal and
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Table of Contents
Manage Personal and professional development............................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................4
Compare sources of information on professional development trends and their validity..4
Identify trends and development that influence the need for the professional
development................................................................................................................................5
Evaluate the benefits of the professional and personal development...................................6
Explain the basis on which type of development and actions are selected...........................8
Identify current and future likely skills, knowledge and experience needs using skills
gaps analysis...............................................................................................................................9
Personal Development Plan.........................................................................................................9
Explain how to set specific, measurable, achievable realistic and time bound (smart
objectives..................................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
The personal development growth is all about the enhancing the new skills and experience
of the professionals. This means the development of the particular person, that is related to the
current role, that individual want to do in their next phase of the life. The personal development
is fix for everyone during their professional growth. So, if anyone wants the growth as well as
progress in their career (Anders, 2018). The person will need to develop its personality first. As
well as the personal development is keep focusing on the improving its mental as well as the
social skills. The professional development on the other hand is focused in order to improving
the knowledge and skills that improve the potential of work within the environment. These are
the skills that helps to make the more effective and efficient at the job and the workplace. Now,
in the context of marketing executive of Tesco company and the further discussion will take
place in order to enhance the knowledge and skills of the students.
MAIN BODY
Compare sources of information on professional development trends and their validity
Organisation’s employee development department- as the employee is the company
biggest asset, as well as the investing within the talent is the most important task within the
sustainable business and its growth and success. This also includes the investing the staffs in the
professional development is important for the team for the retention of the employee within the
company. As the business is become increasingly day by day in the competitive era, this will
help in improving the performance of the team. The employee development and training are not
the additional advantage for the development and growth within the business (Batat, 2019). as
well as the employee training and development that includes the various employee learning
practices. As well as the professional development involves the training programme which
involves help the marketing employee to learn various skills or the knowledge to improve the
performance within the marketing skills. As well as the development programmes always
involve the more employee growth plan, for enhancing their future performance, this also helps
during the improvement of the career. Now, apart from the learning and development the
organisation like Tesco, involves in the preparing of the budget, because of taking the initiatives

for development and growth of the employee. Because the new market comprises the new
technologies both having the profound effect on the education as well as development
Training organisation- The training organisation is also playing the very important role
for providing the appropriate training for the employee and enhance their knowledge and skills in
the individual areas of the development (Blakeman, 2018). These are the training organisation
that is required for the covering of the essential skills that is related to work. As the marketing
executive of the company, I have facing many of the problem during the accomplishment of the
goals and objectives of my completion of the work. The organisation of training also helps in
taking the positive progressive approach in the relation of providing the traditional training.
Because this provides the most effective way for the development that is related to the things of
personal and professional growth. As well as the organisation are facing the great pressure for
changing now a days. Because to facilitate and encourage the development and the fulfilment
that is beyond the traditional training (Bridgstock, 2019) As well as this also helps in providing
the approach training and development of the standpoint that helps in fostering the peoples who
are performing well and keep focused on their progress and what they can do for helping the
other employee.
Identify trends and development that influence the need for the professional development
There are actually different types of the sources of the information, that is important for the
professional development and advancement in the field of the marketing. Every trends and
development are different from the other sources, the professional development and its validity is
really important to judge and for compare for many of the reasons. For comparing the sources of
the information on the professional development trends that is related to their viability, that
should focus on the professional trainers (Chad, 2020). And basically, the trainers will be well
skilled as well as acknowledge about the training and the various factors that how to provide the
training among the peoples. As well as the further information about that could need the changes
within the organisation Tesco.
System or technology- The system or technology changing within the organisation like
Tesco, there is the change in the way of the communication in the modern workplace (Crick,
2020) Because the arrivals of the smartphones and the other social networking sites has been
brought the communication to the new level, because the communication between the employee
and superiors has been vanished and become fast in order to the collaboration with them. Within

the organisation like Tesco the employee can send only the e- mails to the other employee for
sending any kind of information into the organisation. as well as now a days technology is fully
organised within the organisation because there will be the appropriate software for reviewing
and accessing the task, but sometimes this will be difficult for the employee, who does not have
the appropriate training for driving these technologies. But there are also certain benefits for
using these types of technologies within the organisation for fixing the responsibilities to the
employee as well as accountability and the efficiency (Holdsworth, 2018.) These are some of the
technologies that are changing within the organisation and employee have to dealt with this
every day for competing with the technologies.
Market changes- whenever there is the change in the supply or demand changes within
the organisation, the employee have to face more and more responsibilities. For competing with
the demand and supply of the companies, because for handling these types of the problems
within the organisation, the employee should be well -versed in many skills for handling the
customers as for example- the appropriate communication skills, interpersonal skill as well as the
technological skills within the organisation.
Competition- for facing the competition of the organisation, the marketing employee
should be firstly knowing their potential customer, this skill is also very essential within the
employee of the organisation because after knowing the product then only we can sale the
products and services to them (Lee, and Kotler, 2019).After this, the marketing employee should
know and understand the competition of the market, that who are the competitors of the
organisation, and how to tackle the competitors and provide the products and services different
from the customer, and give idea to the organisation for suggesting few ideas for generating new
ways of attracting the customers. as well as the marketing employee, should have to clarify the
message that why, this change in the organisation is essential for the company.
Legislation- as well as, if there is the change in the regulation of the company, this will
also create the several issues within the organisation, because the key areas of changing within
the organisation.( Park, and Tran, 2018) that has impact on the business are the employment,
consumers, environment, competitions and regarding the safety and health of employee, so, if
there is the change in the regulations, this can create the several issues for the employee, in
relation to the adopting these of the changes within the organisation and upgrading the skills
according to the needs and requirements of the company.

Evaluate the benefits of the professional and personal development
The benefits of the personal and professional development, helps to manage the own
learning of the employee as well as growth of the career, because this is really important to
continue the learning of the marketing executive of the organisation like Tesco, to keep up the
skills and knowledge for keep the employee up to date within the organisation. when we talk
about the benefits of the employee, Organisation’s employee development department, will
always help in upgradation of the skills, and investing all the days to the employee by knowing
their capacity, that how, they can easily grab their technique, as the marketing employee, this
department encourage to learn the effective communication skill to attract the customers as well
as interact to them in the effective way (Randrianasolo, A., 2020). As well as the organisation
provides me the adequate knowledge that how personally the marketing individual can upgrade
its skills according to the organisation. as well as the organisation, Tesco is providing the
development plans free of cost for the employee, they are taking this initiative for not only
improving its financial productivity but to also increase their performance and keep motivating
then for learning the new things into the organisation, for recognising the own traits and skills for
the employee. Training organisation, also plays the very much crucial role for the upgradation
of the employee, because for the establishment within the new company the organisation has to
keep support their employee by giving them appropriate orientation of the organisation as keep
them aware from the rules and regulations of the employee, and providing them the proper
training to the employee helps within the initial stage of the employee because at that time they
are felling very much uncomfortable within the organisation, so, at the starting phase there are
lots of things running within the mind of the employee. Also, the training of the organisation
provided the employee a progressive approach that how, they can implement these approaches in
their working pattern within the organisation. because the organisation is facing the great
pressure now a days, so for reducing that pressure the employee should be well -versed in their
skills and knowledge for uplift the organisation. as well as the system and technology also help
in the changing of the modern workplace, this technological changing is really effective in terms
of finance, because the upgradation of the technology can reduce the usages of time and money,
and also gives the advantages of doing the things on time. This technological change is more
effective than before the traditional change because company is capable for using the exact
method for attracting its employee, because they are quite unaware from the technologies.

market changes, is generally occurs when there is enhancing of the supply and demand of the
company generally occurs, because there is the drastic change within the company, in this case
employee have major responsibilities to deal with the market change, this needs various skills to
deal with that challenges. Apart, from this for knowing the Competition of the organisation, the
employee should be well aware of their competitors of the organisation, for gaining the
competitive advantage, there are various presentation skills will be present of the employee, to
attract and influence the employee within the organisation. apart from, these when the discussion
is about the legislation, when the rules and regulations of the company, is changing the
regulation of the company, this will create the several issues, because there are several areas
issues in order to improving the legislation of the employee, according to the needs and
employment of the company.
Explain the basis on which type of development and actions are selected
Training courses- training courses are selected for adoption of higher capacity methods
and technologies for the personal and professional development of the employee, as well as the
employee training and development helps the companies that helps in keep the changing within
the company, within the time period of training, the employer should focus on the employee
training and development that can increase the job satisfaction and the morale. As well as the
lower employee turnover occurs this is one of the crucial benefits provided by the employers.
Also, the training courses provided by focusing on the job satisfaction of the employee and how
they can boost up the morale among the employees (Rather, 2020) As well as increased the
employee motivations, if they are motivated then, they can perform well within the organisation.
Apart, from this organisation have to plans some of the strategies that is innovative for the
employee. The organisation plans the strategies, for the employee provide them the training that
is strategies that is related to the cutting cost, as well as build the confidence and credibility
within the employee. No one is feeling they are missing the important skills in their job. By
providing the personal professional training.
Coaching- The personal development coaching has aim to analyse the life changes of the
employee, as well as to determine strength and weaknesses that helps to improve the certain
areas of the employee, the professional development coach is always do focus on every areas of
the life. The goals related to the skills of the employee that includes the everything like
relationship, finance as well as health and wellness. The professional development coach is keep

focusing on increasing the self-awareness of the related subject as well as they are looking at the
goals of the company, that the company are looking which types of the employee. And
accordingly helps the employee in their training and development. As well as coaches aim to
help to analyse the employee where they want to be in the organisation, as well as helps to
identifying their potentials
Mentoring- The specific benefits of the mentoring as a marketing executive, that helps personally
to empower the personal development that is being helpful for achieving the career goals, that is
being helpful to identify the gaps between the general skills as well as knowledge that develops
in maintain the broader objectives of the organisation on the career options and providing the
opportunities of the organisation.
Identify current and future likely skills, knowledge and experience needs using skills gaps
analysis
Personal Development Plan
OBJECTIV
ES
SKILLS CURRENR
T
ABILITY
TARGET
ABILITY
DEVELOP
MNET
OPPORTU
NITIE
CRITERIA
TO JUDGE
TIME
FRAME
Priority 1 Effective
communicat
ion skills
will be
needed for
doing the
effective
marketing
Medium High Regular
Seminars
and
workshop
require to be
attended on
time-to-time
basis which
communicat
ion in more
effecting
manner.
Feedback
has to be
gained from
team
members
and senior
member.
2 to 4
months

Priority 2 Team
building
skills
Average High Time
spending
over the
reading on
various
activities
Related to
the
marketing
makes
objectives
clear and
goals to be
achieved.
(Sergeeva,
2019)
Feedback
taken from
team
members
and
subordinates
that makes
team
building
importance
realised.
3 to 5
months
Priority 3 Leadership
skills
Average High Knowledge
over
marketing
theories that
helps in
enhancing
skills and
knowledge
enhanced in
both
professional
and personal
terms.
Discussing
with senior
authorities
and taking
feedback
from them
helps in
making
performance
improvisatio
n on regular
basis
possible.
Approx. 6
months

Explain how to set specific, measurable, achievable realistic and time bound (smart
objectives
Specific
My specific
goals that,
trying to
achieve is good
marketing
manager of the
company, that
can easily deal
with the several
problems and
accomplish
every problem
by achieving
them on the
given time
basis.
Measurable
The goals
should be
achieved by
doing focusing
on the work
appropriately
within the
office. And with
the help of
reading the
several books of
marketing, and
theories of
marketing,
within the 6
months of the
achievable time
Attainable
For
accomplishment
of the goals there
are certain
actions can be
performed by the
help of
enhancing the
communication
skills,
interpersonal
skills, and
develop the
marketing skills
of the company,
as well as taking
suggestions from
the colleagues’
friends and the
family members
that what should
have to do, in the
terms of
improving
Relevant
The goal will
align with the
role, as the
marketing
executives, of
the company. If
have totally be
focused on the
upgradation of
the skill related
to the
fundamentals of
marketing, these
are basic things
that is related to
the marketing ,
because small
things can be
focused because
small things,
can be focused
due to the
outcomes can
be focused more
Timebound
From 2 to 4
months

myself, as well
as will be
focused on the
interaction with
the other
peoples. So, that
can easily gain
the potential
customers.
and more for
enhancing the
skills of the of
the professional
as well as
personal skills,
because in order
to the
establishment
for gaining the
knowledge of
the marketing
fundamentals as
well as theories
that is helpful
for the future
growth and
development
From 1 to 2
months.
From the above graph this should be analysed that , the personal and professional goals should
be clear and the specific, that otherwise if the person will not be focused on the efforts or feel
motivated to achieve the goals (Todd, 2020).When making the goals, the person must try to
answer the questions that what do , they want to accomplish, why the goals is most important
and within the accomplishment of the goals who is involved as well as what are the resources as
well as limits is involved in the goals.

CONCLUSION
From the above report, the conclusion of the topic will be discussed further is personal and
professional development planning, for the accomplishment of the goals and objectives. By the
help of enhancing the skills and knowledge of the person. As well as the personal and
professional objectives is only can be done in the appropriate way by taking the training from the
organisation, as well as taking the training from mentoring coaching and training. As well as the
report includes the source of the information on the professional development of the industry like
organisation employee development department, as well as training within the organisation. as
well as this report will also consist about the development in their own professions, tahis has
included the systems or the technology, the changes in the market as well as facing how personal
and professional development is working in the competitive environment if any of the issues will
be arise. Apart, from this when we talk about the legislation what are the changes within the
legislations can cause the several changing within the organisation. as well as this research is
also discussed about the smart goals for the personal and professional development.