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 The ways of personal and professional learning for long term.............................................3
1.3 Benefits of self-managed learning to the organisation and individual..................................3
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Skills and competencies against professional standard and organisational objectives.........4
2.2 Identification of own development needs............................................................................5
2.3 Opportunities related with development to meet current and future needs..........................5
2.4 Plan for personal and professional development..................................................................6
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Activities to implement development plan...........................................................................7
3.2 Documents for activities of development` ..........................................................................7
3.3 Reflection of own learning on against original aims and objectives....................................8
3.4 Development plan that is based on evaluation and feedback................................................8
TASK 4 ...........................................................................................................................................8
4.1 Various solutions related with work based problems...........................................................8
4.2 Variety of communication styles in different levels.............................................................9
4.3 The effectiveness of different time management strategies.................................................9
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development is an essential element for an individual as well as
firm. These two terms are described in the form of persons personal as well as professional
growth (Beach, 2012). These two aspects are helpful in developing humans knowledge and skills
in order to achieving all goals and tasks in an effective manner. This report contains the study
about different approaches to self management learning that are helpful in personal and
professional growth of an individual. Various learning styles and benefits for person as well as
organisation will be described in an effective manner. In this own development needs and
opportunities that helps in meet with current and future demand. This process is helpful in
providing right direction for the growth and success of an individual in their career. Holiday Inn
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TASK 1
1.1 Approaches to self managed learning
Self managed learning is a wide concept or learning and development. It is an effective
technique of gaining knowledge and experience form various ways. Self managed learning is
helpful in a persons own progress and growth through acquiring skills and knowledge from
diverse ways. This aspect is used in every business firm to achieving goals and objectives in
given period of time. An individual is focused towards gaining knowledge that are providing
support for their future purpose. There are various self managed learning approaches are
described as below:
Seminar and conferences: This is most important approach that has used by large number
of organisations in order to develop persons skills and knowledge. It is an essential platform for
individual to show their skills in front of experienced and well educated people, and collect some
knowledge from other diverse area. It helps in providing confidence and strength to people for
facing tedious procedure of interview (.Brody and Hadar, 2011).
Social networking: According to today's scenario large number of population are busy on social
networking and spend huge time on it. It is a best way to acquiring knowledge form vast area of
network through connect with so many people and organisation. It is a best option to connect
with wide range of people who are living outside of a single geographic area.