A Global Leadership Scenario

Personal and Professional Development

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Approaches to self-managed learning and the ways to identify the learning styles..............1
1.2 The ways to identify the learning style and discussing the ways to encourage the life long
learning methods..........................................................................................................................2
1.3 Benefits of self managed learning.........................................................................................4
4.1 work based problem and their solutions................................................................................4
4.2 Implementing the learning style to overcome the problem identified and the ways to
communicate at different levels...................................................................................................5
4.3 Different time management strategies...................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Evaluating current skills and competencies and preparing CV.............................................6
2.2 Identifying the personal and professional development needs..............................................8
2.3 Development opportunities required to meet both the current and future needs...................9
2.4 Personality development plan..............................................................................................10
3.1 Short and long term objectives............................................................................................10
3.2 Documentation of the Activities..........................................................................................11
3.3 Critical Discussion on aims and objectives.........................................................................11
3.4 Updated Personal and Professional Development Plan.......................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
The growing competition and the volatile market conditions have given rise to seek the
perfection in skills and abilities in order to establish the prominent position in the market. The
fundamental components of the market are sellers (Business organizations) and the buyers.
Consolidating the larger stream of buyers demands the high degree of efficiency and capabilities.
To achieve the organizational standards, Personal and professional development plan is the
effective tool. Personal and professional development is the comprehensive and systematic
method of developing the skills and qualities and maximizing potential by facilitating the
learning opportunities (Hunzicker, 2011). This report outlines the benefits of self-managed
learning and the ways to identify the learning style and encourage lifelong learning. It throws
light on a work based problem faced by an employer and the methods to resolve them are
discussed. Further, development plan is prepared by identifying the strengths, needs and
development opportunities.
TASK 1
1.1 Approaches to self-managed learning and the ways to identify the learning styles.
To enhance the skills and capabilities self-managed learning is the initiative taken by an
individual to achieve professional goals. It is an intensive and collaborative method of learning
by encompassing learning opportunities in the systematic and the research oriented manner. With
the set of activities, the development plan is prepared with the help of expertise and the
experienced person in the field (Beausaert and et.al., 2013). In order to pursue the self-managed
learning the following approaches are used:
Initiation: Self-managed learning is the initiative taken by an individual itself after realization of
the need and the willingness to enhance the skills and quality of knowledge.
Goals: The process is pursued after the clear and determined goal is set. By achieving the short
and long term objectives with respect to the development of personality on professional grounds
the goals are accomplished.
Aims and requirements: The identification of the strengths and the developments needs is the
fundamental requirement to achieve any goal and targets.
Personal orientation achievements: It is the process of improving the quality of life and fulfilling
the aspirations and dreams on the personal and professional grounds (Kumari, 2011).
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Self-reflection: This is the evaluating stage in which the learning achievements are compared
against the goals and targets sets and the plan prepared according to the developing opportunities
and needs.
There are different ways through which the learning style can be identified in the very systematic
and planned manner so that the learning process can be improved and the more information can
be processed in the shorter duration of time (Smith and et. al., 2007). Two of them are explained
below:
VARK: This is the model in which with the help of questionnaire and the score card, the learning
style from among the different sensory modalities are identified (Learning style. 2016).
1. V: visual, Learner has the tendency to learn from the visuals in the better way.
2. A: Auditory, according to this the learner has more grasping through the auditory
methods such as the lectures, presentations and the discussions.
3. R: Read and write, if the learning understands the concept and theory of the actions by
reading and writing the content, the learner has sensitivity to this sensory modality.
4. K: Kinesthetic, The learner understands the things better by applying the theory into
action.
Kolb’s learning style
According to this theory the learners are categorized in the following ways:
 Accommodate (Concrete experience): learns through practical doing
 Converger (Abstract conceptualization): Learns through the application of theories.
 Diverger (Reflective observation): The learner has strong imaginative ability and
discussion (Knight, Sperlinger and Maltby, 2010).
 Assimilation (Active experimentation): The learner has the strong ability of the inductive
reasoning and creation of theories.
1.2 The ways to identify the learning style and discussing the ways to encourage the life long
learning methods.
To identify my learning style and method I have used the VARK model.
Visual 9
Auditory 8
Read and write 10
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