Personal and Professional Development

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..............................................................................................................................................3
Communication Skills: Verbal And Written..............................................................................................4
Research Skills.........................................................................................................................................4
Usage of Information and Communication Technology..........................................................................4
Teamwork................................................................................................................................................5
Time and Self – Management..................................................................................................................5
Problem Solving Skills..............................................................................................................................5
Kolb’s Reflective Cycle.............................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development is a process wherein an individual assesses skill
set, devises strategies and hones oneself to achieve outcomes as desired. These aspets are to be
observed during training and the learning gets added at each step with increase in experience. By
adopting the stance to learn, one paves way for better opportunities.
This exercise of journal writing is to reflect upon my learning process in relation to the relevant
skills I have been taught as well as practised. The journal would look at the processes and my
learning through them and would throw light as to how I assess my current status, my experience
and feelings as well as a possible action plan. Kolb’s reflective model is used to assess and
analyse my experiential learning during the whole module (Akella, 2010).
MAIN BODY
Reflective journal is an ideal place to vent out one’s feelings and emotions about day – to
– day happenings, learning and issues. Such a reflection helps one delineate one’s thoughts and
allows for a clear analysis. It suits well, to delve deeper in personal assessment and thus fosters
personal development by honest introspection. The idea opens the dimension for professional
growth by establishing a clear thought, strong will and plans devised by logical deduction based
on analysis of on – the – job training.
Having been assigned a task delving into “leadership style and skills” of Mr. Bezos and how his
different style has added over the past years to Amazon’s profitability (Burke & Mangalindan,
2012), I undertook a study of communication, research and problem – solving skills; enhancing
and honing them. The process was a highly fruitful learning experience and allowed me to
understand the possible issues which led me to enhance my personal and professional skills. This
addition would definitely add up to my whole life and come in handy to improve my persona
both in and outside the professional domain. The reflection has been adjudged through the lens
of Kolb’s reflective model (Walker, 2006)
Communication Skills: Verbal And Written
The most crucial skill, I believe, in this fast moving world is to read, analyse and
synthesise information from different sources and that information shall be in a presentable,