Personal and Professional Development

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1.................................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Evaluate approaches to self-managed learning............................................................................4
1.2 Ways to encourage life-long learning..........................................................................................4
1.3 Benefits of self-managed learning...............................................................................................5
4.1 Solutions of work based problems...............................................................................................6
4.2 Various communication styles.....................................................................................................6
4.3 Evaluate effective time management strategies...........................................................................7
TASK 2.................................................................................................................................................8
2.1 Evaluate own current skills and competencies.............................................................................8
2.2 Examine own development needs and activities..........................................................................8
2.3 Define current needs and future needs.........................................................................................9
2.4 Develop a personal and professional development plan.............................................................10
3.1 Process and activities required in implementation of PPD plan.................................................11
3.2 Document development activities as planned............................................................................12
3.3 Own learning aims and objectives.............................................................................................12
3.4 Update the development plan.....................................................................................................12
CONCLUISON...................................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional plays a very significant role in individuals as well as
corporate life. It helps people and employees to achieve career goals and objectives in an
effective manner. Personal and professional development is the process which is associated
with growth and development needs of workers at workplace, because it will be help for them
by improving current skills and knowledge (Avalos, 2011). The present assignment will be
based upon Hotel Marriott that is one of the most popular brands of hotel services and resorts.
The firm has almost 570 branches in all over the world. Apart from this, the report will be
described various approaches of self – managed learning and certain ways through which it
can be improved. There is an evaluation of current and future skills of individuals. A PPD
plan will be developed so as to meet desired goals in a certain time period. Readers will also
come to know work based problems and their solutions.

TASK 1
1.1 Evaluate approaches to self-managed learning
Self-managed learning plays a crucial role in individual’s life; it guides them so as to
attain success. Beside this, it is also useful for business entities, i.e. Hotel Marriott by
boosting up employees performance and productivity. Along with this, self-managed
learning is a never ending activity, which could lead in the accomplishment of desired goals
and objectives. By adopting this concept individuals can easily interpersonal skills,
communication skills, how to make proper utilisation of time as well as resources so as to
resolve problems and future challenges in an adequate manner. Therefore, it is essential for
companies to endorse certain approaches of self-managed learning for growth and
development of their employees.
 Seminars and conferences – Individuals can acquire by attending different seminars
and conferences. It gives a wide chance to employees as they can easily improve their
personal and professional knowledge (Mwalongo, 2011). In seminars, human beings
are shared their ideas and thoughts by adopting them other can learn new things.
 Social networks – Now these days, people are being used social media, i.e. Facebook,
Twitter etc. where they interacts so many other persons who have divergent cultural,
religion, values and belief. This will be helpful for them to get knowledge about
external environment and adopt new things in their own lives. People can gain a lot
from social medial channels.
 Internet - It is a good tool through which an individual can learn whatever he or she
wants as per the flexibility of their timing schedule. Internet provides vast data and
information about a particular topic. The refereed business organisation gives free
internet services to its employees as they can learn new working skills in the best
possible way.
1.2 Ways to encourage life-long learning
The term, “life-long learning consists with continuous learning; it motivates people as
they emphasised upon voluntary search towards particular information. Along with this, it
can not only boost up personal growth and social enclosure even though regular learning can
extend employability as well as competency skills of individuals in an effective way. Below
mentioned certain ways through which lifelong learning can be encouraged: -