Implementing Development Plans: Activities

This assignment focuses on identifying and describing various activities that contribute to the successful implementation of development plans within educational settings. It emphasizes the role of reflection, collaboration, mentorship, and technology-driven approaches in fostering professional growth and achieving developmental goals.

Personal And Professional
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Approaches of self managed learning...................................................................................1
1.2 Methods to encourage lifelong learning................................................................................2
1.3 Self managed learning and its benefits..................................................................................2
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................3
4.1 Work related difficulties and their solutions.........................................................................3
4.2 Learning styles to overcome business problems...................................................................4
4.3 Strategies for managing time................................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Own existing skills and abilities for achieving organization's objectives.............................5
2.2 Needs for personal and professional development and activities to meet them....................6
2.3 Improvement opportunities to achieve identified needs.......................................................6
2.4 Personal and professional development plan focused on intended requirements ................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Procedures and practices required for implementing personal and professional
development plan........................................................................................................................7
3.2 Undertaking planned activities and procedures....................................................................7
3.3 Investigate own learning to consider original aims and objectives set in PPD plan.............8
3.4 Updated personal and professional development plan based on feedback and evaluation...8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
With the help of personal and professional development, people can improve their
existing skills, knowledge and abilities which can lead them to high success in their upcoming
future. This concept is also used by business organization so that they can improve their work
force by enhancing their current working skills. High skilled employee always get the seniors
attention so, it is important for work force to develop their existing knowledge so that they can
survive in competitive world. In modern world, personal and professional development have
become most important needs of very individual because without this they can not resolve their
personal and work related problems which are increasing sue to high market competition (Moon,
2013). While doing personal and professional improvement people can take help of various
resources like internet and social sites. These are the best method by which people can improve
their learning style. In this project report, formulation and benefits of self managed learning has
been determined. Some learning styles and time management strategies has also been evaluated
which can help in individual's development. Along with this, some activities and procedures has
explained which are required for development plan.
TASK 1
1.1 Approaches of self managed learning
People can enhance their existing skills and knowledge only by taking helps of self
managed learning. There are various approaches through which individual can learn new things
and these are follows as under:
Learning by own research: With the help of this people can acquire new knowledge by
conducting some kind of research. This is considered as lifelong learning. This most effective
observing approach because in this individual gets advanced knowledge about a particular topic.
Apart from this, there are some other ways through which people can enhance their own
learning and these are discussed below:
 By taking part in different conferences and seminars, individuals can easily acquire new
knowledge. As, it helps them in interacting with new people which can provide them high
knowledge.
 By making connection with social groups individual can also enhance their own learning.
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 By taking advice from counsellors people can resolve their personal problems and also
can learn some new things (Hadar and Brody, 2013).
 In present time, internet have become main part of everyone's life. So, people can take
help of online sites by which they can improve their existing knowledge.
1.2 Methods to encourage lifelong learning
It is highly important for people to acquire lifelong learning because this can help them in
resolving personal and professional problems, also it can provide them better future. Temporary
learning helps people in solving their some of problems but lifelong learning helps them in
resolving each and every problem of their entire life. There are various ways through which
individuals can encourage learning for life time and these are follows as under:
Aligning higher qualification with professional life: If individual will ling its higher
qualification with his professional then he can get lifelong learning. Academic qualification are
the main factor which influence life long learning.
Apprenticeships: By taking part in training and development program people can encourage
lifelong learning.
Continuous professional improvement: By improving existing skills and abilities on regular
interval people can acquire lifelong learning (Mwalongo, 2011).
Ready to learn: Enthusiastic behaviour of individual encourages them for lifelong learning. In
simple words, only those people can acquire lifelong learning who always get ready to learn
something new and unique.
Evaluate learning: It is very much important for individuals to measure their past and current
performance because this can help them in measuring their learning. Encouragement of lifelong
learning can not be possible if people would not evaluate themselves.
1.3 Self managed learning and its benefits
Self managed learning helps people in getting high success and also provide them
problem solving skills. High knowledge of person makes him strong enough to face any kind of
personal as well as professional problems. If people learns new thing by their own self then it
will helps them in their entire life. There are huge number of benefits of self managed learning
which are follows as under:
Presentation skills: While attending different conferences and seminars, people get opportunity
of interacting with other individuals. Also, they get chance to share their existing knowledge and
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skills with other. By presenting their skills and abilities in front of strangers they get opportunity
to enhance their presentation skills (Maskit, 2011).
Communication skills: Self managed learning of people helps them in improving their
communication skills as well, which is highly required to get better position in professional life.
Group working skills: When people interacts or communicates with other individual then they
get chance to improve their group working skills which is highly essential to work within
organisation.
Hence, these are some skills which are result of self managed learning. All these skills
helps people in accomplishing their personal as well as professional goals.
TASK 4
4.1 Work related difficulties and their solutions
In business organization, business managers face various problems which affects their
organizational growth and performance. So, it is highly important for them to discover all the
problems of workplace so that they can find appropriate solution for them. The main problem of
company are follows as under:
Customer dissatisfaction: Business organization face various problems because of customer
dissatisfaction. In present time, it is highly important for companies to produce their goods and
services as per the requirements of clients otherwise it can not survive in competitive market
place.
Low profitability and productivity: Due to delay in business operation, organization suffer from
high financial loss. All this happen because of less skilled employees (Zepeda, 2012).
Hence, these are main problems of business enterprise which influence negative impact
on company and its growth. There are different solutions which can help business managers in
resolving their organizational problems and also can lead company to high level of success.
Some of them are follows as under:
Training and development program: To satisfy customer needs and demands, organisation
should provide training and development program to employees so that, they can improve their
existing skills and can produce products and services as per the requirements of clients. In
simple words, by providing such kind of program company can make its workers high skilled
who can face any kind of market problem.
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Recruit high skilled employees: Organization should hire high skilled employee who can help it
in accomplishing its goals and objectives in most effective and systematic manner. People with
high skills and abilities can help company in enhancing its financial profit and also can resolve
organizational problems.
4.2 Learning styles to overcome business problems
There are various learning styles which can help people in improving their existing skills
and abilities, also can help them in resolving business related problems. Different styles of
learning are follows as under:
(Source: Overview of Learning styles, 2017)
Visual: In this people like to learn through pictures, images and spatial understandings. This is
known as most effective method of learning because in this individual do not have to make any
kind of notes all he needs to see pictures and images.
Aural: In this learning style, people prefer music and sound (Hudson, 2013).
Verbal: This also known as linguistic learning style. In this people takes help of words whether
in speech or in writing.
Physical: In this learning style, people use their body parts such as hands to learn new things.
Mainly this style is used by blind persons.
Logical: In this individual take help of logic, reasoning and mathematics system to acquire new
knowledge.
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Illustration 1: Learning styles

Social: This is the most effective method of learning because in this people like to learn new
things by taking part in social groups where they interact with new people and also improve their
communication skills.
Solitary: People who choose this learning style like to work alone and always focus on self study
instead of interacting with other people.
Hence, these are main styles of learning by which people can learn new things and also
can resolve their work related problems. Different level of organization choose different style of
learning.
4.3 Strategies for managing time
To accomplish organizational goals and objectives in effective and systematic manner,
mangers can take help of different time management strategies which are follows as under:
Makes clear cut goals: By preparing schedule of daily business activities and practice manager
can set time limit for each and every task. By following this procedure, they make estimation of
future activities as well.
Have proper task list: It is huge responsibility of business managers to prepare a complete list of
current and future tasks so that they can accomplished in given time period. With the help of this
list, they can evaluate that which tasks has been completed and how many have remain to be
accomplished (Forte and Flores, 2014).
Prioritise goals: By giving priority to each and every objective, business mangers can determine
that which objectives should be achieved first. After achieving them they can give important to
other remaining ones.
Remove breakdowns: Most time consuming process of organisation is production process.
Manger should provide effective training programs to their employees so that they can improve
their skills and can produce quality products without any problem.
TASK 2
2.1 Own existing skills and abilities for achieving organization's objectives
Covered in PPT
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2.2 Needs for personal and professional development and activities to meet them
With the help of SWOT analysis I can evaluate my current skills and abilities. As, it will
help me in determining strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats which can affect my
future performance within work place.
Strengths:
I have various strong points which can help me in building powerful career in my professional
life. I am a eager person and always get ready to learn new and unique things which can help me
in my future. I have friendly nature by which I easily interacts with strangers. Also, I have great
leadership skills which can help me in becoming successful leader.
Weaknesses:
I am very weak in technical skills for which I am taking classes. In few months I will overcome
my this weakness.
Opportunities:
By becoming highly qualified I can enter into reputed company where I can build my strong
position.
Threats:
The biggest threat for me is my poor financial conditions. Without appropriate level of capital I
can not become qualified.
2.3 Improvement opportunities to achieve identified needs
With the help of development opportunities people can improve their existing skills and
abilities, also can make grow in positive manner. In simple words, by taking help of
improvement opportunities individual can accomplish his desired goals and objectives in most
effective manner. There are various ways through which people can meet their intended needs
and these are follows as under:
Conferences and seminars: By attending different conferences and seminars I can improve my
skills and abilities. So, this is a great opportunity through which I can meet with my intended
needs.
By reading books: This is great source through which I can improve my leadership skills. Books
of famous writers can help me in this case (Floyd, 2012).
Simulation training: By taking part in Training program I can improve those skills which I need
to improve such as technical and analytical skills.
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2.4 Personal and professional development plan focused on intended requirements
Covered in PPT
TASK 3
3.1 Procedures and practices required for implementing personal and professional development
plan
To accomplish desired goals and objectives I really need to implement development plan
because without this my future needs can not be achieved. While implementing development
plan I have to take help of different activities which are follows as under:
 To apply development plan I need positive mind set which can help me in taking right
decisions.
 I need to build strong position in organisation, for that I need time managing skills which
can help me in completing every task on time. With the help of this I can improve my
productivity (Yeh, Huang and Yeh, 2011).
 By improving my performance I can easily develop my other skills and abilities. High of
performance of mine can help my in building strong position in company.
 While implementing development plan, there is one thing which is extremely important
for me and that is self motivation. Without this I can not perform any task in my personal
and professional life.
3.2 Undertaking planned activities and procedures
Documentation is that process which helps in monitoring and controlling over all
development plan. With the help of this I can determine my all activities and procedures which
would I use in my development plan. Some of them are follows as under:
 Communication: I can remove all my weaknesses by communicating them to high
authority of organization. They will definitely help me in overcoming my weaknesses.
 Time management: By taking help of dairy I can manage my time in effective manner.
With the help of this I can finish task in given time period.
 Sales and marketing: By improving my sales and marketing skills I can help organization
in promoting and advertising its different products and services (Little, 2012).
 Focus on work: For my future development I have to become more focused towards my
assigned work.
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Moreover, by documenting all these activities I can easily improve and develop my
personal and professional life. By preparing a complete document of development plan I can set
limit for each and very task which can help me in accomplishing my desired goals in less time
period.
3.3 Investigate own learning to consider original aims and objectives set in PPD plan
It is highly important for me to evaluate my learning because it can help me in achieving
my desired aims and objectives. Also it helps in identifying standard and current results of
performance. For the investigation of personal and professional development plan managers can
take help of below mentioned points which are as follows:
 By comparing my previous and current knowledge I can easily analyse my own learning
against my original aims and objectives (Carreira and Kagan, 2011).
 Also by determining each and very activity of my development plan I can estimate that
my learning is effective or not.
3.4 Updated personal and professional development plan based on feedback and evaluation
After evaluating my development plan I have concluded that there are some other areas in
which I need to be good and these are follows as under:
Target How target can be
achieved
Supportive materials Time for completion
of target
Determination This is that factor
which can help me in
surviving in tough
situations.
With the help of
meditation I can make
mind more positive
and determined.
For this I need time
period of 2 to 3
months.
Marketing To make good position
in work place I should
improve my marketing
skills through which I
can implement more
effective promotional
and advertisement
activities within work
By learning marketing
principle, theories and
concepts I can make
good command over
merchandising.
To enhance my
learning I need 3
months.
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place.
CONCLUSION
By evaluating this project report, it has been concluded that personal and professional
development is most important part of everyone life because without this they can not exist in
this competitive world. In present time, almost all companies are using this concept to improve
skills and abilities of their employees. Self managed learning is the main aspect of personal and
professional development because this can help people in increasing their efficiency and
effectiveness. With the help of PPD, individual can make strong position in its work place. Also,
it helps people in bridging gap between their current and standard performance. In this project
report, different approaches of self managed learning has evaluated which can individual in
improving their professional life. In this report it is highlighted that own skills and abilities of a
person can lead him to high level of success. Along with this, different styles of learning has
been determined which can help managers in resolving business problems and issues. At last, I
detailed description has given of those activities which helps in implementing development plan.
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REFERENCES
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