Strategies for Skill Development and Lifelong Learning for Career Development

This report discusses the importance of managing oneself and others in order to achieve career development. It covers topics such as personal development plans, SWOT analysis, and strategies for skill development and lifelong learning. The report also explores the role of performance management in developing high-performance individuals.

Managing Self and
Others

INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
QUESTION 1..............................................................................................................................................3
a) Create individual PDP which show evidence related to development achieved in past 12 months......3
b) Produce a report which assesses how strategies for the skill development and lifelong learning leads
to career development..............................................................................................................................7
QUESTION 2..............................................................................................................................................9
a) Create your own blog to produce a concise summary to answer the following: How may high
performance people be developed by effective performance management?............................................9
b) Produce report which evaluates how high performance strategies enables individual reflection.......12
CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................................................13
REFRENCES............................................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
For an individual in fierce competitive to remain always potential need self evaluation as
it provides major strength and weakness. By doing the same individual can be able to enhance
own skill and capabilities by build strategies and tactics to gain desirable outcomes in potential
manner (Bordalo and et. al.., 2019). Managing oneself proved not only beneficial for oneself but
for others as collaboration with others helps in achieving desirable outcomes. The major
objective of respective report is to acknowledge about management and its significance. Main
topic include the career development and learning rests lifelong in order to remain competitive in
marketplace. To analyze respective factors includes various kinds of models and theories such as
SWOT, PDP and auditing of skills many more.
QUESTION 1
a) Create individual PDP which show evidence related to development achieved in past 12
months
Personal SWOT analysis: It is own analysis framework which provide assistance to individual
in analyzing their own strength, weakness, opportunity and threats. For each and every individual
it is important to conduct SWOT analysis because through strength individual can gain several
opportunities as well as by weakness what threats will generate in future also determine (Brechin
and et. al., 2020).
Strength
 It has been analyze that there are some
areas of strength that helps in gaining
desirable goals and objectives. The
communication skill that is strong
which assist in gaining desirable goals
and objectives.
 The another major area is leadership
that plays very much important role to
lead the others and their behavior by
using it I can pace towards achieving
Weakness:
 There are some areas that need to be
improve as they hinders self interest in
gaining potential kinds of outcomes.
Due to poor skills of computer and
technology I am not able to operate the
works and activities in proper manner.
 The another area that needs to improve
is creative thinking in absence of it
leads negative results for organization.

desirable goals and objectives.
Opportunities :
 It has been analyze that due to gaining
proficiency in presentation skills I can
be able to interact with people by
presenting my ideas and views in front
of them that proved very much
beneficial in gaining desirable
outcomes.
 Able to work in difficult situation
enables to give always productive work
and keep people always motivated and
encouraged in order to attain best
outcomes.
Threats:
 There are some areas that proved threat
for me to remain competitive in world
that is skill is dealing with people and
critical thinking skills as I am very poor
in it. In order to make them strong
required essential training and
development so that best outcomes
should be attained.
The Skills Audit Analysis – It is a framework which helps in determining that what skills as
well as knowledge individual have (Bryant, 2019). Along with this, areas which particular person
has to develop also determine with the assistance of skill audit framework.
Transferable Skill Your
Current
Level
Evidence Level
require
d for
study
Level
required
for future
work
Higher
level of
skill
required
Action
needed
Communication
skill
2.5 Reviews
from
supervisor
3 4 5 Taking
coaching
under
guidance of
superiors.
Dealing in difficult
situation
5 Feedback
from senior
4 2 5 Remain
always
positive
Creative thinking 4 Feedback 2 3 5 Read books

from senior and taking
interest in
critical
thinking.
Motivation 5 Feedback
from senior
3 2 5 Take
training
under
professional
Computer skills 3 Review
from the
senior
2 2 5 Taking
coaching
Leading others 3 Feedback
by senior
3 4 5 Take
training
under
professional
Critical thinking 2 Taking
feedback
from senior
2 1 5 By reading
books.
PDP Plan for last 12 months – Professional development plan is list of actionable steps for
achievement of career goals (Sznycer, 2019). Moreover, PDP assist individual in gaining specific
insight and direction that how individual can reach to their career aspirations like earning new
certification as well as finding mentor that can advise. In simple term it can be said that by
preparing PDP plan particular person will be able to develop their skill as well as knowledge.
What are my
development
objectives?
What activities do
I need to
undertake to
achieve my
objectives?
What support/
resources do I
need to achieve
my objectives
Target date for
achieving my
objectives
Actual date of
achieving my
objectives
Improve written To gain it I want To achieve the 2 months 3 months

communication
skill
read and write a
lot.
improved written
skill required is
online classes,
books and people
who interact with
me.
Amend my
critical thinking
skills
To think in both
positive and
negative aspect of
attributes
The major
resources are
books, lectures and
many more
attributes.
4 months 2 months
To enlarge my
communication
skill
To enhance
communication
skill need to
interact with
people and read lot
of books.
To accomplish
respective goal
required online
classes, books and
group to interact
with them.
3 months 2 months
To leadership
skill
To achieve the
same required to
amend
communication,
understanding of
people and many
more aspects.
Resources that is
very much
essential that is
people who inspire
, networking and
many more.
3 months 1months
Computer and
technology skill
To obtain the same
required to
accumulate
necessary
resources and
Resource that are
very much
potential is books
that inspire an
individual, money
7 months 6 months

manage work. and time.
b) Produce a report which assesses how strategies for the skill development and lifelong learning
leads to career development.
To remain always competitive in the world required to build a successful career by
developing a number of skills and capabilities to gain desirable outcomes in positive manner. it is
very important primarily to evaluate oneself and then build strategies and tactics in order to
achieve potential outcomes (Cassel and et. al., 2019). Here are the some strategies that proved
very much beneficial in developing skills and capabilities in an individual:
Lifelong learning style and strategies: In competitive world it is very potential for an
individual to remain always curious to learn new things and attributes. respective habit proved
beneficial to grasp skills and capabilities as per the area of interest in positive manner. it has
been evaluated that I am week and needed some major kinds of improvements in some areas of
skills and capabilities to remain always competitive in marketplace. By developing life long
learning styles and strategies by accepting changes in life that is symbol of progress for an
individual. By using Kolb’s learning cycle, Honey and Mumford style helps in pace towards the
definite path to develop own skills and capabilities by accessing own weaken areas (Kanai,
2019). There are various kinds of learning practices but I choose the Kolb’s learning style that is
very much easy to understand and pay attention on areas that needed to improve potentially.
Motivation and goals – it is important for individual to conduct activities in such manner so that
they will be able to enhance their motivation which help them in accomplishing goals in
successful way. For respective practices individual can implement several strategies within their
working. Same is for me if I want to enhance my skills I should also have to develop such
strategies for me like conducting training session under professionals. So that, by observing them
I will be able to motivate myself. In addition to this, it will also provide assistance to me in
encouraging me for accomplishing desired goals within appropriate manner.
Teamwork – It is important skills for development of personal and professional because several
situation occur in life in which individual have to form team or group for accomplishment of
desired goals (Li Westlund and Liu, 2019). Thus, it is important for everyone to develop team
working skills within them as it help them in conducting work within more effective manner.

Along with this, individual alos contribute their full in accomplishment of desired goals and
objectives because it is encourage for working in team.
Knowledge management – By adoption of knowledge management skills particular person will
be able to increase their skills and this will assist them in utilization of knowledge within proper
manner. With having proper knowledge management skills individual can build their career in
impressive and successful way (Scarlett, 2019). Thus, for me it is important to develop skills
rrelated to knowledge management because with the assistance of this I will be able to complete
my task or project in appropriate manner and it also help in minimizing errors which occur
within my work. In simple term it can be said that, by having knowledge management skill I will
be able to attain my desired goals within required duration because now I know how to conduct
work in proper manner.
Career development – It is one of the main skills which is important for everyone for building
their effective and successful career (Ozansoy Çadırcı and Sağkaya Güngör, 2019). Through career
development particular person will able to take decision in appropriate manner related to career
and this will also assist them in getting ideal job role within best company. In same manner it is
also essential for me to enhance career development skills because with the assistance of this I
will be able to take appropriate decision which are related to my future. In addition to this, career
development skills also help me to make sure that I will get better job opportunities in good
company with better salary packages.
Learning culture and styles – It refers to the skills as per that individual should have
knowledge about culture and style because it will assist in getting adjust as per the situation
(Butcher, 2019). This will likewise help an individual in leading their work in every single culture
or style in compelling way. So for me it is basic to create inclining society and style in light of
the fact that through that I can lead get modify in each circumstance just as that will likewise
help me in expanding my insight identified with various culture. For this I can embrace various
procedures, for example, I can achieve various courses identify with various culture and style.
Along with this, I can likewise lead preparing under some expert who will likewise showed me
how to utilize distinctive culture and style in powerful way as per circumstance.

Performance appraisal – It is important to develop performance appraisal skills because with
the assistance of respective skills an individual apprises other which help in development of
effective and successful relationship. In addition to this, performance appraisal will also help in
setting appropriate standard that aids in improving quality of work as well as capabilities of
particular person.
QUESTION 2
a) Create your own blog to produce a concise summary to answer the following: How may high
performance people be developed by effective performance management?
Performance management is important component for an business firm as it provide
assistance to align goals and objectives of company with their personnel. Along with their agreed
kind of skills, competency, development plan as well as policies for always remaining
competitive within market area (Assenza and et.al., 2019). Moreover, performance management
focuses on learning, development as well as improvement for accomplishment of business
strategy for high performance of staff members within organization. In addition to this,
performance management contributes in high performance of people who are involved within
achievement of organizational goals and objectives. Thus, it has been analyzed that performance
management have its wide contribution in enhancing performance of business firm by using
motivational attribute so that positive outcomes will gain. There are several factors which assist
in development of performance explanation of these are as follows :-
 Improve communication – Effective as well as two way communication result in
performance management and improved communication result in accomplishing goals as
well as objectives in effective manner. With the assistance of effective communication
staff and manager will be able to interact with each other in appropriate manner. That will
beneficial in specifying objectives which are relevant with nature (Lo and et. al., 2019).
So in that regards it is very much potential to provide equal kind of remuneration without
any type of bias to staff members according to their work so that potential outcomes
should be achieved.
 Everyone acknowledge about rules – With the assistance of performance management
it has been determined that respective system aids in effective communicate to both

manager as well as employees by entering within procedure for developing confidence
within personnel. It aids in clearly illustrate related to rules as well as regulation which
clearly stipulate assessed it in appropriate way (Paul, 2019). Because of alignment in
organisational goals as well as objectives within working of personnel able to reach at
specific end. In relation to this it has been analyze that with the assistance of performance
management in company high performance of staff member will gain.
Importance of performance management – Each and every organisation want their staff
member to be full of ambitious, enthusiasm and so on who will be able to conduct their business
activities in appropriate manner and can also exceed business firm expectations. In relation to
this, it has been evaluated that performance management shows that staff members support
through administration by providing them training and development session as well as
recognition with rewards. So that staff member will give their best for remaining competitive
within market area. When performance management evaluate or operate on continuous basis
help company in determining performance related issues and will sort out immediately (Polman
and Wu, 2019). Moreover, by evaluation of performance management it has been determine that
it is important every type of business firm for gaining higher performance of employees. There
are several attributes which play important role within developing high performance of staff
members. Explanation of these are as follows :-
 Self management and performance - In an organisation it is very much effective to
manage self to perform the works and activities in proper manner. Managing self as per
organisational culture and their regimes by handling all activities in proper manner and
enhance performance. It is accountability of organisation to take reviews from consumers
on regular basis so that they put one of their best efforts.
 Poor management and leadership - Management and leadership plays very much
important role in managing organisational works and activities in proper manner. due to
poor management and leadership organisation can not be able to give one of their best
efforts (Scarlett, 2019). As it creates communication gap and people not work in
collaborative manner. in that regards it can be said that to gain high performance

employees it is very important to bring improvement in management and leadership in
positive manner.
 Good culture and supportive working environment - culture in an organisation plays
very much important role to mould the behaviour of individuals in gaining effective kind
of outputs from them. In the competitive world it is potential to provide flexible working
practice to employees so that they can balance their life and working that not only
enhance their motivation but also productivity in potential manner. so it is very potential
for organisation to get high performance employees need to adopt the good culture and
supportive working environment. To pursue respective section it has been evaluated that
there are four contributors that plays very much important role that are business
development manager, communication manager and recruiting that helps in allocating
tasks and responsibilities to each and every individual so that they can perform their work
in better manner.
 Salary, commission and performance related pay - To gain high performed employees
it is very much potential for organisation to pay good amount so that they remain
motivated and give one of their best efforts in organisational development. It is very
important to give challenging task to their employees and pay accordingly. all respective
compensation and other kinds of rewards proved very much important role in gaining
higher level of productivity and sustainability in marketplace.
 Conflict management - It is one of most significant act of HRM which contributes in
building solid relationship with the purchasers. A clash emerges while personal
circumstance of each other not match and all individuals work for self not for association.
In that respects the significant point of refereeing is to improve learning among bunches
results by including adequacy of hierarchical setting (Shir-Wise, 2019). It to a great
extent contributes in building compelling relationship inside the representatives to work
in community oriented way for accomplishing hierarchical objectives and goals. While
individuals work for association, organization can have the option to evaluate their
degree of execution to give one of best advantages to them.

b) Produce report which evaluates how high performance strategies enables individual reflection
It is important for everyone to enhance their skills as well as abilities because with the
assistance of this they will able to attain desired goals and objectives in appropriate manner. In
relation to this, individual have to develop various strategies because it will help in conducting
work within more effective manner for achievement of desired goals and objectives. While
conducting report I has been determine that there are numerous skills which is essential for better
career opportunities. While conducting my work I also get to know that from all skills I have
some strength as well as weakness also. For me it is essential to develop those sills which are
working as weakness in building successful career. Thus, it has been analyzed by me that for
development of skills in proper manner there is requirement of adopting several skills which will
provide proper guidelines related to the same. Out of which five major strategies that I can adopt
for developing skills, knowledge as well as abilities in effectual way are mention below :-
 Motivation at the work – With motivation an individual can accomplish their desired
goals and objectives within successful manner. Thus, it is important at company as well
as university to motivate their staff members so that they can encourage for studying as
well as can work in effective manner. This is why I also need to enhance by motivation
skills in me because it will assist me in conducting my work or activities within effective
way that assist me in accomplishing goals in successful manner. Thus, for enhancing this
skills I will attain training session of professional and also through workshop which are
related to motivation.
 Conduct stress management – It is important for everyone to conduct stress management
activity because this will assist in ensuring effectiveness of mental and physical health.
Through stress management an individual will be able to conduct their work in effective
manner so that desired goals as well as objectives will achieved in effective manner.
Thus, it is important for me to develop as well as learn stress management skills because
it will assist me in performing within effective way. This will also assist me in avoiding
situation that result in stress, anxiety, depression and many more.
 Develop skills related to conflict management – it is important skills that every person
should need because with the assistance of it they can avoid conflict situation within
workplace. This will also assist in developing and maintaining effectiveness as well as
positivity within workplace. Thus, by developing respective skills I will be develop and

maintain positive working environment in organization. Along with this, it also aids in
building positive relation with other members. Thus, for enhancing conflict management
skills I will be able to conduct training sessions with professional and allos able to handle
situation related to conflict.
 Conduct self management and performance – For each and every person it is important to
conduct self management skills because it assists in increasing performance within
effective manner. By having self management and performance skills an individual will
be able to perform their duties in appropriate manner which aids them in accomplishing
desired goals and objectives. Thus, for me it is important to have self management and
performance skills because with the assistance to this I will be able to accomplish my
predetermined goals and objectives in proper manner.
 Effective team working – Team working is important for an organization and individual
because it help in managing things within effective manner and also result in
accomplishing goals and objectives. Along with this, it also result in generating new as
well as creative ideas. Thus, for me it is important to have team working skills as this will
assist me in doing my work in more appropriate manner and also lead in accomplishment
of work within proper manner. Moreover, while working within an team I will be able to
learn new and creative things which aids me in development of my career in better
manner.
Above mention are main strategies that I can adopt for enhancing my skills, knowledge as well
as abilities. All these together help in accomplishment of goals as well as objectives within
successful way. By adoption of all these strategies I will make sure I can attain my goals related
to career in better manner.
CONCLUSION
After going through above discussion it has been summarized that, for each and every
individual it is important to conduct self management because with the assistance of this
particular person can conduct their work properly. Moreover, it is essential to conduct team
management also with the assistance of this team can will be able to conduct their operations and
activities in more effective manner. There are several models which included within self and

other management like professional development plan (PDP), SWOT analysis and several other,
with the assistance of these activities individual will be able to determined their strength and
weakness as well as through which they can also develop strategies for self development.

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