Personal and Professional Development

This assignment delves into the significance of personal and professional development for teachers. It examines diverse training approaches, including action research, mentoring, and online communities, highlighting their influence on teacher effectiveness and student learning. The analysis draws upon scholarly articles that shed light on the challenges and benefits associated with professional development initiatives for educators.

Personal and
Professional
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Evaluate approaches to self-managed learning ...............................................................3
1.2 Ways in which lifelong learning learning in personal and professional contexts could be
encouraged..............................................................................................................................4
1.3 Evaluation of benefits of self managed learning to individuals and organisation............5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Evaluation of own current skills and competencies against professional standards and
organisational objectives........................................................................................................6
2.2 Identification of own development needs and activities required to meet them..............8
2.3 Identification of development opportunities to meet current and future defined needs...9
2.4 Devise a personal and professional development plan based on identified needs ..........9
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................11
3.1 Process and activities required in implementing development plan..............................11
3.2 Undertaking and documenting development activities..................................................12
3.3 Reflect critically on learning against original aims and objectives in development plans13
3.4 Updating development plan based on feedback and evaluation.....................................13
TASK 4 .........................................................................................................................................14
4.1 Solutions to work-based problems.................................................................................14
4.2 Communication in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels...........15
4.3 Evaluation and usage of effective time management strategies.....................................17
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................19

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development defines development of individual in relation to
improve personal skills and knowledge to gain desire position in a workplace or maintain
effective relations in social life. It mainly include various qualities related to understanding of
people, their behaviour and certain social competencies (Grima-Farrell, 2015). Whereas,
professional development generally revolves around knowledge of operations, proper planning
and management of goals in order to achieve objectives effectively. Present study has been
conducted on, Travelodge Hotel Limited which operates their business functions in hotels and
hospitality sector throughout United Kingdom. Company headquartered in Llford, UK. In this
project discussions have been made on, understanding self managed learning and implementation
and review on self personal and professional development plan. Furthermore, inter-personal and
transferable skills with the help of effective time management strategies and solution of work
based problems are also included in this report which will benefit company to achieve their
desire set of goals and objective in effective time frame.
TASK 1
1.1 Evaluate approaches to self-managed learning
Self managed learning is a formative approach in which an individual improves their own
skills and knowledge. It will benefit them to sustain for long duration of time. Business
organisations need to follow this concept as to provide various learning programmes to their staff
members in order to enhance their skills and knowledge to increase their quality of work. In
context with Travelodge company by implementing this concept company can fulfil their goals
and accomplish their targets effectively. Mentioned below there are some key approaches which
will benefit individuals and organisation to attain their targets:
Conferences and Seminars: Conference is mainly a formal meeting in which various
aims are discussed. Whereas, in seminars people get to learn about a specific subject and topic.
In order to learn new things, have better opportunities and resolve issues in effective way
Travelodge can conduct conferences and seminars in which their employees can enhance their
skills and deliver efficient outcomes for betterment of company. This will also aid them in
resolves issues and problem which results in decrease in conflicts in company workplace.

Internet: Internet provide various platform to extract different types of knowledge in any
filed. Individual can gain knowledge and have information from internet websites, articles and
pages. Travelodge can implement advanced networking system in their workplace which will
benefit their employees to increase their base of knowledge and skills (Chipchase, and Long, P.
D., 2012). This will not only helps workers to enhance their personal development but also
benefits company to increase their quality of production.
Social Network: Is is one the most effective approach through which an individual can
increase their level of knowledge and effectively manage their self development. Manager of
Travelodge can adopt this system of using social networking sites in their workplace to enhance
employees knowledge in order to increase productivity of both company and workers.
Use of Bulletin Boards: This is also one the most useful approach in which an individual
can write their scheduled goals, targets and notes in noticeable and attractive manner. Managers
of Travelodge can take advantage of bulletin board to learn new things and modify it by adding
or deducting it.
With the help of taking internet as a source of self managed learning I can enhance and
develop my skills in order to perform my roles and responsibilities in more effective way.
Internet will provide me various modes to acquire knowledge and increase my abilities.
1.2 Ways in which lifelong learning learning in personal and professional contexts could be
encouraged
Life long learning mainly refers to a formative process in which a person continuously
keeps on gathering and approaching various information and knowledge. It is basically a lifelong
ongoing learning process which aim towards improving various skills and competencies in order
to increase opportunities and career growth. In this, an individual learn various kinds of new
things which directly benefits them in developing their personal and professional level of growth.
It is essential for an individual to evaluate their strength and weaknesses and learn effective skills
to overcome their weaknesses and convert it into their strengths. This process will benefit
Travelodge managers to deal with various organisation challenges and assist their employees in
effective direction. It results in increasing confidence and face different types of problems and
accept challenges in more formative way. This process collectively benefits individuals and
organisation in order to gain more effective qualifications which provides greater level of career
advancement opportunities. It also helps in enhancement of employability and promote various

aspects of satisfaction level of motivation. Therefore, continuous learning fiercely leads toward
more competitive advantage and mode of grabbing various potential opportunities. Mentioned
below there are some methods that can be adopted by Travelodge managers for gain more
advantages:
Self-directed learning:
In this learning approach individual is mainly responsible to take necessary initiative to accept
different types of challenges without seeking others help. In this method an individual implement
various strategies and techniques in order to achieve their goals (Elliott, 2012). With help of this
method Travelodge employees can expand their area and level of knowledge and increase their
skill abilities.
Continuous professional development:
Continuous professional development is process of continuous learning of an individual
on continuous basis. With the help of this process one can increase their level of personal and
professional growth. This process benefits Travelodge managers to effectively determine their
overall strength and weaknesses. It will result in enhancing their skills and increase their
knowledge for attaining long term opportunities.
Blended- learning:
It is one the most common and revolving technique which help and individual to
maximise their area of knowledge. In this form of technique there is a mixture of online and
traditional form of learning. With the help of this learning approach Travelodge managers can
learn from the online source in face-to-face mode. This will benefit them to ask their problems
and issues simultaneously. This will help them to acquire knowledge from wide area of
knowledge pool.
1.3 Evaluation of benefits of self managed learning to individuals and organisation
With the help of self managed learning an individual can learn and access their self
assessment. It help individuals to find their area in which they have to develop their skills and
knowledge. It is a structural process in which an individual move towards development and
effective accomplishment of organisation goals and targets. Self managed learning is a technique
which benefits to develop skills and traits which is necessary to conduct various activities in an
organisation workplace. This process will benefit me to become more effective and deliver

flexible outcomes. With the help of this process decision making abilities as an assistant manger
can be increased within workplace.
Benefits of Self-managed learning to Assistant Manager
Assistant manager in order to achieve high amount of success can adopt various
techniques to achieve higher growth. Mentioned below there are some advantages of self
managed learning to assistant managers:
Improved ability range within Personal learning: Manager can effectively enhance their
abilities within organisation. This provide managers to increase their confidence and enhance
their performance while doing activities. Self managed learning helps manger to acquire
knowledge from large area of pool of knowledge. This will aid them to increase their ability of
range and expand their area of functions.
Improving level of Skills: Assistant managers of travelodge, is need to improve their skill
which they acquire from self managed learning. They can increase their level of knowledge by
learning new and innovative skills. For example, assistant manager can learn skills that are
related to networking and then consuct meetings to share the same with others.
Benefits for Travelodge: Self managed learning assist mangers of Travelodge to reduce
their cost of provide learning in organisation. This process will also benefits managers to
increase their skills and knowledge in order to manage company activities in more effective way.
If managers and leader perform their task in effective manner then it will result in completion of
assigned work in desirable way within the effective course to time. This reflects various
opportunities for an organisation to increase formative strategic edge in a marketplace and gain
high competitive advantage.
Job Satisfaction to employees: Travelogue by providing various training programmes
and seminars in their company can maximise level of job satisfaction in their employees. It is a
fact that confident workers are more productive. If employees are effectively motivated and
enthusiastic then they will able to delver more efficient outcomes.
Increase collective Knowledge: If Travelogue provide effective training and seminar in
their organisation then they can collectively increase overall knowledge of organisation. This
will help them to improve their production level.

TASK 2
2.1 Evaluation of own current skills and competencies against professional standards and
organisational objectives
Skills and competence is essential for an individual to develop their personal and
professional abilities to accomplish a target. With the help of skills audit tool one can measure
and record their personal skills (Zepeda and Bengtson, 2014). Professional standards is an
sytematic set of legal and ethical principles in which code of various practises of profesion are
set in relation to circumstances. There are some basic professional standards which includes,
proper dress code and polite talk.
Travelodge Organisational Objectives:
 Provide necessary facilities related to food quality.
 Minimum consumer complaints range form 150 to 100.
Being an assistant manager of Travelodge, it is require for me to enhance and motivate
staff in order to improve their performance. Mentioned below there are some current skills:
Skills and
competencies
Score Score form others Difference
Numerical skills 8 9 1
Consumer focus 7 8 1
Time-management 8 6 -2
Leadership skill 7 8 1
From the above mentioned skills and competencies identification of strength and
weaknesses can be easily done such as:
My Current Skills Professional Standards Travelodge and Job Roles
Objectives

Personal Development
Planning- I constantly develop
my skills in throughout my
desired set of targets in proper
manner.
I need to adopt strategies and
set high defined goals and
targets for self and others. In
order to achieve this skills it is
required to make necessary
improvement in present
outcomes.
Constant monitoring and
reviewing of performance is
basic role.
Team Working- I am
perpetually capable to perform
effectively in a team in order
to set targets and objectives
efficiently.
Perform work in motivating
and collaborative nature will
benefit me in accomplishing
desired set of goals and
targets. I continuously keeps
on encouraging my team in
effective way as to develop
effective cooperation among
them. It will aid team in
smooth transferring of
information and data.
Resolve conflicts in extreme
tensed situation is one of the
major job role.
As per the above mentioned evaluation, it has been examined that my present skills are
effectively work in a team and string personal development planning. This will help me in
accomplishing targeted roles and objectives in formative manner. It also benefits me in setting
potential targets and objectives in more efficient way.
2.2 Identification of own development needs and activities required to meet them
In any organisation, Assistant manager plays an key essential role in company
management. In relation with Travelodge, their assistant manager perform their day to day work
in coordinating manner with other managers to provide and suggest operations that is required to
be performed in organisation workplace. In order to achieve organisation objectives in better way
I need to adopt good leadership skills in addition with oral and written form of communication
skills. Mentioned below there are some skills which is need to be improved and enhanced by me
to perform by duties as an assistant manager:

Skills to be Developed Methods of Development
Numerical Skill It is bit tough for me to solve numerical
problems related to mathematics. I can
effectively improve this skill of mine by
regular practise which helps me in assisting
and acquire correct result and outcomes. It is
necessary for me to take use of decimals,
fractions, percentage and interpret those
information in the form of graphs, bars and
charts.
Consumer Focus I am bit weak in this skills of customer focus
which results in creating issues and problems
in relation to products and services which is
offered by me. In order to make necessary
appropriate improvement in this skill it is
require to satisfy my consumers in best
possible manner. In addition to this, it is
essential for me to manage complaints and
issues of my consumers in relation of delivery
of goods and services in appropriate way
(Elliott, 2012). To satisfy consumer needs in
effective way it is require to adopt formative
strategies and tools.
Time management skill I am lacking in managing my day-to-day
activities in given time frame which results in
completing my goals on proper time. It is
important for me do my functions as per time
as to satisfy need of my customers in best
possible way. It is required for me write down
my activities and mention each of my activities

according to given measure of time.
2.3 Identification of development opportunities to meet current and future defined needs
Development is a continuous growing process with the help of which workers can be
converted into a competent and qualified personality in order to achieve their objectives in
effective time frame. Organisation can provide various methods to develop their employee
efficiencies to gain more competitive advantage in a marketplace. Mentioned below there are
some development opportunities which benefits in increasing existing skills as to achieve future
needs:
Training: It is most effective tool with help help of which Travelodge can optimally
provide training to their employees so to make them work according to company rules and
regulations. Training on the other hand helps in increasing motivation and confidence level in
employees which aid them in fulfilling organisational goals. In this company managers is
required to attend various training secessions as to learn problem solving numerical skills for
better management (Zepeda and Bengtson, 2014).
Focus on customers:It is essential to put extra focus on fulfilling customer expectations
and needs. For this managers is requires to solve issues of consumer ion continuous manner and
take regular feedbacks form them related to products and services.
Welfare programmes: Welfares programmes are mainly stated as a coordination in
between Travelodge and Government of UK. In these programmes there is safe and secure
working environment are provided to employees as to maximise their growth level. In this
process, individual develop their knowledge and skills form taking learning experiences from
line managers. This will result in completion of task and projects in accordance with
requirements of organisation.
Team leading:This tool will aid in leading a team or group if effective right direction.
This process will help developing individuals in effective manner and make them work in order
to fulfil organisational goals in formative way. Leaders and managers can take advantage of this
practice to examine any kind of discrepancies between actual and desired objectives.

2.4 Devise a personal and professional development plan based on identified needs
Personal and Professional development plan is used by individuals in a strategic manner
to set formative goals and targets in order to develop skills. This process will aid in evaluation of
personal strength and weaknesses in effective way. In order to overcome my weaknesses I have
developed my personal and professional development plan:
Developme
nt
Objectives
Priority Activities to
be
undertaken
Resources Target
Start
Date
Target
End Date
Criteria for
Success
Numerical
Skill
High Numerical
skills are
required in
company to
solve
research
related to
statistical
mode. It is
essential for
me to solve
numerous
numerical
problems.
Solve sample
test on
regular basis
(Pillen, and
Bro 2013).
Formative
practices of a
problem
against other
in continuous
way to get
effective
result. I can
take short
span of
numerical
solution
course in
efficient
manner.
02/03/19 02/05/19 Formative
meeting with
networking and
technical
departments.
Take necessary
responses and
feedbacks from
colleagues and
company
managers while
doing any task.
Customer
Focus
Very high It is essential
for me to put
Resources
which will
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feedbacks from

my extra
focus on
consumers
where large
amount of
attention is
required
towards any
product
assist me in
getting pre
determined
products and
services and
also fulfils
demand of
buyers. It is
required to
implement
strategies and
ideas to
attract
consumer
attention
towards
products and
services.
consumers and
managers.
Time
managemen
t
Very high It is required
for me
manage my
work
according to
time
schedule.
Mentioning
my daily
routine
activities as
per according
to determined
time. Writing
down my
day-to-day
routine work
in a bulletin
broad help
me to manage
24/01/19 25/03/19 I can strengthen
my skill of time
management by
taking different
types of training
programmes and
conferences.

my activities
on effective
time.
TASK 3
3.1 Process and activities required in implementing development plan
Planning process in Travelodge is required to be modified in formative way as to solve
various issues that are raised in organisation premises. Development plan ensures that work is
conducted in effective way with the help of skills and efficiencies.
Identification of goals: It is first and foremost role to identify goals and objectives which
is need to be accomplished. It will helps in achievement of targets with effective time
management and procedures. Identification of goals in necessary to examine real work which is
to be done.
Analysing your strength: It is basic responsibility to examine strength and weaknesses
in order to convert those weaknesses into strength. In the above mentioned development plan,
skills is needed to be improved as per according to organisation needs.
Arrange training and development programmes: In order to overcome weaknesses
and improves less developed areas it is essential to provide necessary training and development
to employees to develop their knowledge base to achieve company demands.
Setting deadline: It is important to improve development plan within effective time
frame. In the above mentioned development plan, skills need to be improved in the period of 2
months.
Objectives of the Plan: To implement plan in formative way it is firstly important to
clear organisation objectives and plans (Patton, and Tannehill, 2015). With the help of
appropriate plan personal and professional activities can be achieved in effective time frame.
Above mentioned activities will help organisation to accomplish there goals and
objectives in the time period of short term, mid term and long term. These skills will in
improving structure and organisation and stipulate growth.

3.2 Undertaking and documenting development activities
There are some basic activities that is necessary to improved in order to achieve goals
and objectives effectively.
Numerical Skills:
 To overcome this factor I need to attend and solve different sample test papers on regular
basis.
 I need to take a numerical solution course for short period of time. This will helps me in
solving projects related to numbers and statistical data.
Customer Focus:
 It is essential for me to put my extra focus on that zone of consumers when a new
project or venture are going to launch by company. This will help me in attracting
large amount of attention of consumers.
 I need to take regular feedbacks from consumers and maintain records in which
problems and issues are mentioned. This will help me in solving issues of those
consumers who are in urgent need.
All these above mentioned activities that are required to be practised by me can ensure
achievement of goals and objectives in effective time frame. In addition to this, by practising all
these activities timely accomplishment of process and procedures in Travelodge premises can be
done on more effective manner.
3.3 Reflect critically on learning against original aims and objectives in development plans
In order to effectively implement plans and strategies it is essential for me to
continuously keeps on evaluating performance of employees. I have set 100% criteria in which I
have accomplished some percent. Mentioned below there are some formative measures of
learning against aims and objectives of development plans:
 I improved my numerical skill as I have solved so many numerical sample papers. For
example I had 60% of this skill now I have improved it by 20%. But still I am lacking in
solving high scale numerical problems. I improved my consumer focus skill by taking regular feedbacks from them and maintain
records of their issues and problems. I have improved this skill by 20 %. But I could not
improving making formative communication interactions with consumers.

Motivation: Motivation plays an key essential role in any organisation in order to
encourage and motivate employees towards achievement of company goals and objectives. It is
essential for leaders to evaluate and analyse behaviour of employees and then motivate them
accordingly to accomplish desired set of goals and targets in appropriate time frame.
Superior Knowledge and Experiences:As being a manager, in Travelodge it is necessary
for me to examine knowledge and skills of all employees. In addition to this, it is required to
evaluate their past and present performed task in order to provide them necessary training and
learning programmes which results in increase in performance level of employees.
With the implementation of all above points it will become bit easier for me to critically
evaluate aims and objectives and motivate employees towards desired performance and avoid
any kind of discrepancies (Moon, 2013).
3.4 Updating development plan based on feedback and evaluation
After taking regular feedbacks form employees and subordinates and critically evaluation
of self, it has been analysed that there are some shortcomings of development plans that is
required to be updated. Updated development plan is describe as below:
Qualities Feedback Action for
improvement
Required time Period
Learn Progressive
Technique
Lacking in use and
implementation of
innovative
technologies, methods,
tools and techniques.
Developing formative
strategies and tools to
conduct work in high
tech ways.
2 Months
Heighten leadership
skills
Not able to examine
appropriate
characteristics of
workers in order to
delegate roles and
responsibilities
(McNiff, 2010).
Remove inefficient
and lenient leadership
and enforce formal
behavioural in
organisation work
environment.
1 Months
Developing inter Not able to transfer In order to generate 3 Months

personal skills and communicate
decisions and
informations with
organisation
workforce.
effective inter-
personal skills it is
required to put extra
focus on verbal
communication to
develop proper bridge
of communication.
TASK 4
4.1 Solutions to work-based problems
In order to perform various activities in organisation and conducts different types of
operations there can be many issues and problems arise in between which hinder and create
obstacles. This will result in, decrease in performance level of employees and less productivity of
organisation. There are different type of issues arise in Travelodge so in order to develop a
formative and systematic progress managers adopt and implement various strategies to address

problems in effective way. Mentioned below there are some solutions of work based problems in
workplace of Travelodge:
Identification of problems: It is essential for managers to evaluate problems and issues
related to work in order to solve then in effective and appropriate manner. In relation to
Travelodge, issues related to work-based are ineffective process of communication, high rate of
employee turnover and unfavourable conditions in company working culture
Analysis of problems: Second step, is to examine all kinds of issues and problems
efficiently. This can be accomplished by doing deep research of raised issues and problems.
Manager also can take regular feedbacks from their employees to deal with such kinds of
problems.
Potential solutions: It is necessary for company managers to formulate and adopt
effective strategies with the help of which problems can be solve in effective time frame in order
to deliver quick results. Mentioned below there are solutions of some basic identified problems:
 Providing various monetary and non-monetary benefits such as bonus, incentives and
paid holidays and certification or recognition to employees in order to motivate and
encourage employee performance (Macià, and García, 2016).
 Organise various seminars and workshops in order to provide appropriate training to
employees so to develop their knowledge and skill level. This will result in increase in
employee motivation and their loyalty towards organisation.
4.2 Communication in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels
Communication plays a key essential role in managing different types of organisation
activities and objectives. Travelodge mainly focus on enforcing a culture in their workplace
where an effective flow of communication takes places in formative manner. Mentioned below
there are various modes communication:
Ways of communication in Travelodge
There are numerous ways with the help of which workers and company management can
communicate in better way in Travelodge rules and regulation:
Verbal: It is one of the most effective form of communication which benefits
organisation in various ways. Travelodge employees and management implemented various
process in which it is necessary to deliver information in verbal form. In addition to this,
company managers in order to make their staff an effective speaker they stressed upon make

them understand the importance of being an active listener. Leaders in company also facilitate
formative guidelines in which smooth form of communication channels takes place.
Non Verbal: This is another mode of effective communication in which there is a use of
different types of gestures, body movements, inflexions, hand movements, postures and voice
modulations. In Travelodge their leaders put their main focus on make the process of
communication in healthy manner in order to solve and address issues arise in workplace in
better manner.
Styles of communication in Travelodge
In order to successfully maintain process of communication Travelodge, leaders and
managers focus on implementing different type of communication according to their behaviour
of organisation:
Controller styles: This form of direct communication leads leaders put their thoughts in a
straightforward way in front of team members. Travelodge leaders and manager implement this
style of communication in their workplace when there is a need to motivation and dedication in
order to accomplish task in effective and timely manner (Kumari, 2011).
Supporter Style: In this form of communication there is a use of effective interpersonal
communication skills. Travelodge leaders and managers implement this form of communication
in order to express their views and opinions related to methods, procedures and policies. In this
task is accomplished in calm and composed manner within formative course of time.
Analyser Style: In this form communication style more attention is on paying focus on
astute mode of working in which consideration is on facts, figures, statistics and articles. Leaders
in Travelodge attain higher knowledge and examine overall necessary attention on required facts
and information related to upcoming project in order to ensure success for long term.
Promoter style: In this form of communication, there is a use of people-driven and
enthusiastic approach. Travelodge leaders implement their style of communication when there is
need of sharing and expressing views and intentions of employees in freely manner. This will
benefit in enhancing interpersonal skill of communication in workplace and deliver messages in
effective manner.
Solutions to retain current staff and improve customer care
In order to retain staff organisation can provide them various benefits related to financial
and non-financial methods. Travelodge can provide perks and promotions to their staff, they can

also provide them bonus and reward. They can also give them relaxation time. On the other
hand, company can improve their customer care by strengthening their customer services skills
and improving their interactions with consumers (Hildebrand, 2018). Manager can also modify
their customer services strategies in which they evaluate touch points.
4.3 Evaluation and usage of effective time management strategies
Effective time management plays an essential role in growth of companies. It will not
only enhance productivity but also increase performance level of employees in better way. In
relation with Travelodge, their managers have adopted different types of innovative strategies in
order to achieve organisation goals more effectively. Some basic strategies are mentioned below:
Prioritising workload of employees: It is certain that roles and tasks that are assigned to
leaders and managers in a company are formulated and delegated to employees and subordinates
according to their knowledge and experience. It is most important role of Travelodge managers
to assign task according to requirement of time and importance. It will benefit company to
increase their quality for production and performance of employees.
Setting Objectives: Goals and objectives ensure proper and systematic regulations of
organisation daily basis activities. Travelodge by setting their goals and objectives can measure
their desirable performance which results in analysing performance of company employees in
more appropriate manner.
Making and Keeping appointments: It is most important strategy in which managers
maintain regular record to day to day activities in order to monitor and evaluate the task allotted
to every employee in Travelodge is done in appropriate and systematic manner.
Time-management strategies to reduce employee turnover and improve customer care
By the implementation of effective time management strategy rights things can be done
in right time which helps in reducing overburden and complications of various task at a time.
With the help of time management strategy staff can start their fresh day with clear focus which
results in minimizing interruptions and limit multi-tasking. By doing this Travelodge can make
their staff desire to continue their wok in company (Hicks, 2014). I have adopted various time
management strategies like eliminate being multi-tasking this will provide me benefit to put my

sole attention on customers. Which will result in solving their issues and improving customer
care.
CONCLUSION
As per the above mentioned report, it has been concluded that personal and professional
development plays a key essential role, with the help of which an individual can develop and
enhance their personal skills in order to increase their potential future needs. This process will
benefit an individual in accomplishing their personal as well as professional objectives in
efficient way. In addition to this, self-managed learning is a formative measure which helps an
individual to increase their skills and knowledge comparatively and set target objectives.
Different types of learning methods and techniques will aid business professionals to learn more
effective ways to conduct their work in flexible, formal and structural manner. Furthermore,
personal and professional development plans will assist and guide individuals in more directed
ways and make them able to find their current target capabilities and proficiencies. With the
accomplishment of all these activities organisation can easily increase their productivity and
profitability.

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