Personal Development Plans for Career Success

The assignment focuses on the significance of maintaining a personal learning network to ensure professional development and growth in one's career. It emphasizes the need for time management skills and highlights various sources, including books, journals, and online articles, that can aid in this process. The document also touches upon action research as a means of professional development, emphasizing its collaborative, useful, and democratic aspects. Ultimately, it aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of personal development plans and their role in career success.

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................
1
TASK 1....... 1
1.1 Approaches to self-managed learning.................................................................
1
1.2 Lifelong learning in personal and professional context.... 2
1.3 Advantages of self-managed learning to individual and organisation..................
2
TASK 2 ...... 3
2.1 Current skills and competencies against professional standards with CV. .....
3
2.2 Development needs and the activities required to meet those
2.3 Evolution opportunity to meet current and future defined needs.. 5
2.4 Personal and professional plan based on identified needs..................................
6
TASK 3....... 6
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3.1 Process and activities required to implement the improvement plan...................
6
3.2 Document development activities as planned......................................................
7
3.3 Learning against original aims and objectives set in the development plans.......
7
3.4 Improvement plan based on feedback and evolution...........................................
8
TASK 4....... 9
4.1 Solution of work based problems. 9
4.2 Variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels..................................
10
4.3 Evaluate and use effective time management strategies ....................................
10
CONCLUSION........ 11
REFRENCES.....................................................................................................................
12
INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development can help individuals in various ways by
enhancing their knowledge, living of standard, skills and many other things which are
required for the development (Zepeda, 2012). Personal and professional
development assists to make the person so prompt and knowledge therefore they
can perform their particular task in effective manner. There are various conference
which are adopted by the organisation through which they can raise the level of
quality of performance of their employees. This study will going to present many
methods and tactics of self-managed learning as well as their impacts on the
development process will also be analysed.
This assignment will going to cover the objective and purpose of learning,
development, analyse the plans and how to use these tactics to evaluate the
personal and professional strategies. This basically help to develop the individual
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skills, knowledge and improve them in a way that will lead to the beneficial for catch
the opportunities and recover the weaknesses and authorise the strengths.
TASK 1
1.1 Approaches to self-managed learning
An individual can learn and educate himself by diverse ways (Taylor, and et.
al, 2011). Self-learning is one of the very important components for the people.
Individual can learn from the various styles such as seminars, classes and many
more. Through this, they gain the knowledge from various different ways. These
some of the components provide approval and support through which an individual
can achieve all their respective targets and goals. There are several tactics through
which they can manage the self-learning are as follows:
Internet/Social networking: In this, individuals get a wide range of
information from the internet world and thus, social networking helps in connecting
people from different nations at any time. It also helps in by overwhelming the
knowledge from other individual as in vocabulary and cognition.
Conferences and seminars: In this case, they provide the basic platform to
people and so, through this, they get chance to show their talent, skills and
knowledge in front of number of people. They discuss on various topics and
afterwards interaction or question answer session start in hat people get chance to
satisfy their queries (Sutherland, Howard and Markauskaite, 2010). Some of the
major leading personalities are invited in such programmes who are expert in their
specialized fields. They spread their knowledge and views and discuss some major
topics which actually help in individual’s growth.
Online courses :- Individual also can learn a lot from the online courses in
this present scenario there are various number of the educational sites which offer
premium courses for the particular many-sided subjects. Through these online
courses and individual can learn the life long and it also provide the feasibility and
other processional skills.
Social sites :- Through the social sites which civilized the distances and also
create contacts from the people of various different countries through the Facebook,
twitter and many more. It can also boost up social knowledge and other skills.
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1.2 Lifelong learning in personal and professional context
The lifelong learning is very crucial exercise for an individual in respect of the
personal and professional development. Lifelong learning help to the people in
raising their performance so through this they can achieve their goals.
With the help of this concept this will definitely help to the person to become
successful personality in near future. Individual demands to work in various major
areas some of them are as follows:
Professional lifelong learning:-
Self-governance: It is the way through which an individual can be organised
in their respective life. In this they need to require some of the codes, self-respect
and principles which actually help them in arrange themselves accordingly.
Individual motivation: This is the centre of occurrence and path way of the
success of any person. Through this manner an single can stay away from the
depression, avoiding, negative thoughts which creates disturbance and demotivate
them.
SWOT analysis :- Through this an individual can analyse themselves by
different factors which depict internally and externally. Some of them are an
controllable and others and not controllable. Internally they use their strengths and
their weaknesses which is their positive as well as negative which they control by
their own. On other hand there is opportunity and threats which is external and
uncontrollable and these are come from the external environment they are not so
predictable.
Personal lifelong learning :-
Self-observance: This actually help them in monitoring oneself and control or
check the things like it is going well like as an individual planned as initially.
Soul modification: Accordingly to the task, they deviated to their life and
improve themselves. They work accordingly to their goals and target and try to
achieve them by preparing and evaluate themselves as the requirement of the goals.
Self reflective learning :- This helps in to enhance the skills, prospectives,
judgements thought process and many more. Through this they make action plan
and strategies which assist to and individual In decision making which is quite good
for the person as personally examine.
1.3 Advantages of self-managed learning to individual
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This self-management improve and modify the capability of the person so through
this individual will be enough capable to take their own decisions. Along with this
also arrange their own in much stressed condition (Stenberg, 2010). It is important to
whole improvement of the respective and there are numerous performance of the
self-managed learning are as follows:-
Leadership skills: Learning can be improve from the self-manage through
the leadership skills in the organisational team level. Therefore, an individual
required to be more adaptive and enthusiastic so they can accumulate work of team.
Through this they can improve themselves which will lead to the major success.
Communication and engagement skills: Self-managed learning also
enhance the skills of communication of the individual along with this also retain the
strong trade name consumer’s action. They can also use in the organisational
activities.
Applying SWOT analysis: Through this SWOT analysis one can be
examine and identified all their personal strength, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats. Along with this they can also improve their weaknesses, grab opportunity
and prepare for the threats by empower the strengths. Through this they will be
exactly aware of their all aspects and according they work on that by using them as a
tool of success.
4.1 Solution of work based problems
Work based problems:
Organisation is consist of lots of the complications and problems which they
need to figure out solution by time through this they can resolve the issues by time at
the work place. Sometime wrong disseminated information also mislead by the
receiver that can cause the conflicts and create misunderstanding (Elliott, 2011). So,
this is an important element of the organisation and helps in smooth running of the
functioning and management.
In the competitive scenario it is essential to convey the message accordingly
at the entire level of the organisation. The employee actually focusses about verities
of the techniques of the communicating which construe the level with varieties of
mediums such as telephonic, written based, through gestures and audio based. The
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wrong communication term is usually avoided by the company in the entire process
of the organisation.
Misinterpreted communication: To get rid of this type of misinterpreted
message then, it demands for the responsible and good informative technology
through which the sends accurately convey their message and the receiver
understand that in accurate way like the sender wants to convey. This will lead to the
good communication criteria.
Training and development programmes: Must be arrange by the
organisation. So, on they can cop up with the external environment and update
themselves to so strong footing in the business competitive market (Dopp and et. al,
2010). This automatically leads to the smooth running of the functioning.
Updated technology: It is important to make aware the employees to the
fresh tactics of the communication so they are the main and they can take the
organisation to the success. In conclusion, it will automatically perform better with
success and progress.
Feasibility of the option: This feasibility and flexibility should be depend on
the external environment because the market and the extrinsic is very dynamic so
have to change and need to be enough flexible so individual can update them self
with all the technology to cope up with the environment.
Several steps which help in work based problems are as follows :-
1. Identify the issues :- It is important to analyse the entire organisation
through-the simple research and survey at the work place. Through this they will
observe and notice the environment and try to identify the problems which is
occurring.
2. Understand everyone's interests :- If an organisation found any kind of
the work place problems then, its a responsibility of the authority to listen the
employees who are involving in the conflicts accordingly. It is important to
understand view point of every one,
3. List the possible solutions:- They have to use communication as a key
and let both parties are who are involve in the issue need to talk and solve the
particular issue. It is important to solve the issue at working place.
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4. Evaluate the options :- Through the communication, the both parties will
realise their own mistake and solve he matter by their own accordantly without
disturbing the entire working place.
5. Select an option or options :- Communication is a key, company can
also adopt the method to give them chance to solve by themselves being in the
limits.
6. Document the agreement(s) :- Top management of the company
sometime need to involve in the matter to improve working environment. Then they
usually issue the agreement papers in which the both parties have to sign in and
ensure to not repeat that mistake again.
7. Agree on contingencies, monitoring, and evaluation :- After that the
organisation, control the working environment and try to motivate the employees
toward the work, objective and goals more instead of the other conflicts and issues.
4.2 Variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels
The major step in implementing the plan is starts with the uttermost
communication in the work force. Organisation always required for the problems
through which they accessibly attain the solution with their solutions and this will lead
to the great growth and success. From the collected surveys and research they
organisation realised that they have employee relation issues through which they are
not able to achieve that much success. The organisation examine almost all the
factors and components which keep barrier in the path way of the company and
identify the methods to resolve that issues (Cooke, 2012). Afterward the analysis
from the company they apply the relevant techniques through which they can
maintain the healthy atmosphere in the organisations. There are some of the ways
which actually help them in resolving the issue and balance the healthy environment
at the work place some of the techniques are as follows:
The controller style: In this case, a single tends to the peremptory, they
have to do major important work by litheness’s. These types of the soles can't able to
cope with the team work. Therefore, too much partiality leads to work orientation and
obsolete success.
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Promoter style: These individual type is extrovert, talkative and more social
so through this they easily cope up with the team work and get adjust quickly. These
individuals take interest and adopt group work more.
The supporter style: These are generally low minded personalities. They go
with the individual interest and absolute at the organisational in order to meet the pro
git and their respective curiosity.
The analyser style: They are actual one who dedicated to their work along
with their analytical abilities and their knowledge. They add value directly to their
organisation and create advantages by accomplishing their personal as well as
professional objectives.
These Five communications styles are as follows :-
1. Assertive :- This is most effective and best style of communication because
they are neither aggressive note passive. Usually individual use these styles
to build self confidence. These type of the people achieve their targets without
affecting others they are expressive by socially and emotionally.
2. Aggressive:- This type usually concentrate toward the winning they make
their needs important to contribute to their rights. Its not healthy and good
style of communication due to message lost and engage in reacting. These
individuals like to be very defensive, humiliated, afraid and hurt they afraid
consider other persons.
3. Passive-aggressive :- In this style an individual appears as a passive at
externally by they acting as a their anger. This style is powerless ,
undetermined to their objects and subtly resentments like how they
sabotaging. They are not so reliable because their nature is of dubious ,
gossips, sulky and patronizing. Usually people will get confuse by the hurt,
resentful and angry.
4. Submissive:- This type of people generally avoid the conflicts and treat their
needs crucial. Their behaviours is more contributive and rights they lead to
the apologetic due to imposing others. They sue soft pitch and make them
selves very sound level as possible. People perceived their frustrated, guilty,
exasperated and others.
5. Manipulative :- People usually who adopt this stye are more calculating,
shrewd, and great communicators by using their influence skills and also
controlling for their own personable benefits. They control and cunning
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people in various ways such as fake tears, sulking, feel obligated and many
more. They usually ingratiating envious to their high pitched voice.
4.3 Evaluate and use effective time management strategies
Time management is very crucial element in the organisation although it
creates discipline and smooth tuning environment at the work place. Effective time
establishment helps in concentrating and focusing on all their routine and review all
the plans and strategies which they are going to implement soon. It basically make
the employees and organisation punctual and they always concern about they
schedule and they always done their project and task by time. So, the other time
they utilise in doing the other tasks along with this they also ensure that they doing
work with effective quality. It will go also if the company start maintain the small diary
in which they can written down all the important events, meeting and other crucial
work. This diary habit make them punctual and discipline.
They control and manage their period manage in that way so they turn their
seconds into the profits and money making benefits (Bauer, 2010). They spare their
time on the right place, by doing the right things. They genuinely avoid the delay, and
lack of efficiency in their work place and they make it more worthy and valuable.
Time management is very essential and required in the organisation because the
market is very dynamic and it changes within the specific interval of time. So, they
have to come up with the new trends and with the external environment. Time have
the the power to control and manage the work if the company utilize that accordingly.
 The individuals need to devote their time utilization appropriately and add
values in their life. Time is the precious one.
 Setting priorities they need to set all their basic and compulsory things to do
so they can go with all the action with defective and efficient manner.
 It will be most efficient if any of the individual use variants of tools and plan
which will be more productive for their targets and goals.
 Scheduling: - Need to schedule all the things and make the bridge between
there they are now and where they want to be, so they can also measure e
there success and improve by time.
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About time management theories are as follows :-
1. Pareto Principle :- Pareto principles actually separates various vital views
from the various activities which is fruitful. It actually states that several events which
is roughly 80% of the effects which is came from the another rest causes of 20%. It
is generally principle through which an individual can maximize the business
efficiency by trail and demonstrating another applications practically. If talk about the
mathematics this s law is generally used by the Power law distribution within specific
set of segments and various natural phenomena which depicts empirically by
distribution.
2. Pickle Jar Theory :- This jar of pickle represent time. As if there are
various crafty people and an empty jar. Then an individual need to fit at least some
of the largest pickle which an person never imagined of that. Then fill with the large
rocks then pebbles and then fill the gaps with sand. So, the none of the large
priorities to the rest of time and fulfil truly. Same as no other time management
theories need to balance without it. So, make time for every small things and
accordingly fits into them as well.
TASK 2
2.1 Current skills and competencies against professional standards
with CV.
An organisation has many issues and complications which company has to
identify at the appropriate time so they can resolve the issue at the workplace and
maintain healthy working environment (Olsen, 2015). There is one of the major
problem in every company is the dissemination of the wrong information through the
wrong medium which leads to the misinterpret by the reliever which actually
generate the problem. This communication helps to the company in their growth and
success and run smoothly so although this is crucial factor. Self-evaluation and
improvement is very necessary which basically helps in working on such things
which go through the task perfectly. There some of the self-evaluation skills are
shown in the tabular form are as follows:
Individual's skills Current level Best current Ways to develop
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(strong-5, weak-1) example and improve
Communication
skills
4 It boost up the
confidence level of
the individual. So, in
my case I try to use
good medium and
confirm that they get
the actual
information as it is
conveyed.
To develop and
improve my skills of
communication I
started interact with
more and more
people this actually
helps my vocabulary
and sentence
phrasing problem.
Team working
skills
3 It is important to
work effectively and
effectively it will
strength the team
spirit and helps in
achieve the goals
(Moon, 2013).
For this , need active
participation in all the
activities and
challenges which
assist in better
result.
Listening skills 5 This is the good
skills which I have
got and I am able to
listen patiently and
try to understand
what send want to
convey.
I do yoga and mental
exercises which
keeps me patience
and helps me in
focus and
concentration.
Name:
Address:
Telephone number:
Email:
Carrier Objective: To build carrier in developing and reputed organisation, so my
skills get enhance with my work which help me in achieving targets and goals.
Academic Qualification:
 Graduate
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 Post graduate
Experience:
 6 months experience in trading company.
Personal skills:
 good communication skills
 Team spirit
 loyal
 time management and punctual
 Manage time properly
Declaration:
I solemnly announce that all above data is totally pure.
2.2 Development needs and the activities required to meet them
It is significant to analyse own skills and capability through which I can easily
work on the target and goals accurately if I know my abilities accordingly. Also need
to overcome from the weaknesses and threats which became hurdle in the path of
success. SWOT analysis helps me to examine all these things which actually assist
me to improve and develop. Such factors are as follows:
Strength Weaknesses
This is essential components which helps
in achieving the target. My basic
strengths are listening, communication
skills and I perform better in team that
enhance my spirit and motivation.
My weakness is that I am lazy although
but I do hard work if I directed correctly. I
need to work on that so I can achieve my
goals this is become hurdle in my
pathway.
Opportunities Threats
I do decision making in very effective way
which is beneficial for my growth. In this
world there are various opportunities for
good and talented individual.
There is one major threat is competition
ids one of the good employee with good
skills than mine it will become threat and
there will be my few chances of growth.
Development needs:
Following skills I need to improve to get progress personally and professionally
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Presentations skills:- It is quite important to develop some of the
professional skills and update themselves fro the upcoming challenges. It is
important to present their task, themselves accordingly by using and enhancing their
communication skills and other skills of presentation. If they work accordingly and in
good ways that will enhance their talent and they present it in good way.
Leadership skills:- It Is very crucial skills while managing the employees and
doing some task in order to meet the objectives and target at the time. Through this
skills an individual can control and monitor the entire team by leading to their
particular team. They have to make sure that the strategies and execution are going
well or not if not then they have to examine and work on that.
Management skills:- In the company or an organisation it is compulsory to
process all the thing in appropriate way. If they have good management skills then
they will organise all the takes in appropriate way by and also complete the task
before the completion set targets. Through this step they can easily enlace their
decision making skills which will be more beneficial for themselves and for the
respective organisations too.
Analysis and research skills:- It is significant for the all organisation
because through the research they analyse and observe the respective audience
and customer's behaviour, attitudes, natures, demands and needs. It is important
segment through this the company update themselves and make products as per the
customer's demand and update themselves. It is important to update and modify
themselves and company.
2.3 Evolution opportunity to meet current and future defined needs
In the competitive world there are various opportunity for the individual. It
actually helps in fulfil the current as well as future needs. By grabbing the opportunity
at appropriate time will satisfy the person and which leads to give the effective and
better result. Development is very essential for the person when it come to the
alteration needs it can be describe as the ability through which they accomplish the
target (McNiff, 2010). It also refers to gathering and gaining the more knowledge with
the help of several factors such as go to the conferences, seminars, meditation,
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interview, educational programmes etc. These all component help in growth and also
give many chances is through which they can improve by themselves.
Current situation to achieve future needs:
I have taken admission in HND Business for 2 years and I will receive a business
diploma and then I plan to take 3rd year to complete my degree which will enable me
to get better employment prospects and this knowledge helped me understand many
business aspects and I came to meet new people and enriched my personal
experience of learning
2.4 Personal and professional plan based on identified needs
Basics Engagement
initially
Greater
improvement
Leadership
activity
Publications Read Contribute Serve on editorial
board
Electronic forums
(List servers,
blogs, mailing list)
Read Contribute/ post Moderate
Conferences Attend Present Serve on program
committee
Seminars Attend Preset Organise
Task force,
committees and
working groups
Read and use Participate Lead
Professional
association and
organisations
Leadership roles Serve on boards Serve as officer
Community
engagement
Visit other
campuses
Host visit to
campus
Host larger events
Community
services
Serve on visiting
committees
Serve as a
consultants
Serve on and/ or
lead accreditation
teams
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Task 3
3.1 Process and activities required to implement the improvement
plan
To implementation of the plan and strategy it must be compel some particular
process which help in successful plan (Maskit, 2011). Appropriate manner of the
strategy with the adequate activity which leads to the development of successful
plan.
There are several process of the strategy are as follows:
a) Problem solving lads to healthy working environment: In the case of
the problem solving with the effective result then it is essential for the employees to
discuss all the aspects of the conflicts. Which helps in resolve the problem by
understanding the whole scenario.
b) Good communication skills: Improvement in communication helps in the
carrier formation by doing good interaction with the others. It also removes the
hesitation and portray as a good personality without misinterpretation of the
message.
c) Team spirit: Generally organisation allot the teams for specific task
although this helps in doing the work effectively and efficiently (López‐Pastor,
Monjas and Manrique, 2011). The team spirit and motivation helps n done the task
with good accuracy.
d) Measurable work : The work needs to be measures id there is delay in
work or wrong timing of completion of the work, then the result would not be come
accurately like as they planned. So, it is important to monitor the work accordingly
and if they found and error so they can rectify that immediately by time.
For the effective and the appropriate arranges as well as managed plan
demands for these kind of components. Which actually help them to portray and
good implementation of the plan and obviously to achieve their organisations,
respective goals and targets.
3.2 Document development activities as planned
As according to the above mentioned objectives which I have set by my own
personal concern, I have to work on the various activities on the basis of the
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knowledge and skills and try to improve them. This planning is somewhere important
to develop and improve growth and development. There are several number of the
work and performance where I have to go through are as follows:
a) Classification of the objectives in long and short term objectives:
divide all the objective and targets in the long term as well as short term objectives,
which intentionally helps in achieving the targets. I have to go for the long term
objectives initially which actually helps me in decision making.
b) Knowing weakness : the main weakness of mine is that I am very lazy as
well I will easily get bored dealing with the same challenges and task. Also, I worked
on this and I think that it might be somewhere sorted out.
c) Communication skills : have to majorly work on my communication skills.
In this case I joined many classes which helps me in public representation. Along
with this also remove my hesitation.
d) Monitoring and supervision : through this, they can enhance the
efficiency of the project to great extent. From the measurement id there is any
deviation found the firm can take important action to counter it.
3.3 Learning against original aims and objectives set in the
development plans
Plans and strategies are responsible for the development needs in order to
achieve the respective success by the targets and objectives (Lago, 2010).
There is training, that element is present for this. Training basically helps to
the individual like by gathering knowledge and information and doing various
practices which will lead to their better work as well as future. Training keep the
individual updated and this also helps in cope up with the external environment
through this. This plan and strategies reduce the complications and conflicts at the
work place and it is essential to identify some of the practices which assist in
development of the professional abilities.
Training and development: According to the plan, need to take training and
do study deeply and examine that too. To accomplish the goals on the initial level the
preparation required. By using some actual realistic examples will lead to rectify
some of the result in good way.
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Time management: I will specifically use the time management techniques
which help in in doing all the task by time, and carrier out the development through
this. If I will for work and task as according to the strategy and time management it
will definitely lead to accomplish all the objectives.
Good strategies: Strong plan of action is the basic needs, initially have to do
the research and prepare accordingly so through this will prepare all rest of the
things. Action of plan is needed accurately, by achieving the short term as well as
long term goals which automatically helps in achieving the respective goals (Gibson,
Dollarhide and Moss, 2010). This also helps in development of the silks,
improvement of the knowledge which will be beneficial for the personal and
professional development.
Past knowledge and experiences: Prior knowledge about the same
situation can provide the essential information for the current event. Old learning
reflection can be important to their aims and objectives in the development plans.
Initial meetings and preparation: Meeting with the terms and regarded work
is important for the development. The capabilities, competencies, hidden strengths
among the team mates can be disclose in such meeting and preparation criteria.
3.4 Improvement plan based on feedback and evolution
Feedback is as important as the plan, because it is the response and views of
the others. This helps in improvement and development by doing better and work on
those sectors.
Feedback can be positive or negative. Here is the feedback evaluation are as
follows :
Learning goals Present
competency
Goals
proficiency
Development
possibility
Time standard
Communication
skills
Developed Improvement
with goals is
achieved
Several
possibilities
available in
future.
NIL
Team work skills Not yet
developed
Not yet
achieved
Need to work on
few elements.
1.5 months
Listening skills Developed Goals achieved This was priorNIL
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strengthened
later on
understanding
with all the
feedbacks its
totally improved.
CONCLUSION
As according to the above mentioned assignment, it is concluded that self-
learning plays very essential role in the personal and professional development.
Which leads to the improvement and encourage an individual to achieve their
objectives and goals.
The individual need to set goals and execute them accurately, by developing,
improving, controlling and monitoring their activities. It will be more effective if an
individual make their SWOT analysis and afterwards examine all the personal
development plans which actually help them if they concerned with the time
management. It is essential almost need to maintain this so person can lead to
success and capture great growth in the career.
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