Personal and Academic Development: Personal Development Plan

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MN4055QA
Personal and Academic Development
2: Personal Development Plan
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Personal Development Plan
Part 1 – Personal Analysis …………………………………………….……….…… p1
Part 2 – SMART Goals …………………………………………………………...…... p
Part 3 – Personal Objectives …………………………………………….……….…. p
Part 4 - Evidence of Reflection
Learning Log A (insert week number) ……………………………………………….. p
Learning Log B (insert week number) ……………………………………………….. p
Learning Log C (insert week number) ………………………………………………...p
Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………. p

Personal Development Plan
Part 1 – Personal Analysis
Section will extend as you continue writing
A personal analysis is a common tool or platform in professional world to evaluate the past, present as well as
future aspects. It provides organisational leaders a new perspective on what they can handle, manage and
control the overall business performance in proper manner.
On the basis of personal analysis, I have been shared my own identity. My name is Alexandrina. I was born in
Romania and have two children. As my background, I am belonging to middle class family and my mother and
father both are teachers. Moreover, I have shared My education qualification- I studies at the programming
language and taken admission in the IT university at Romania. After some times, I just moved to UK, and
always tried to move UK for purpose of job opportunities in different fields. Usually, my targets are achieved
good jobs in the IT companies. I am always encouraging myself with different innovation, idea, belief and
assumption. In most of times, I have tried to apply into different companies and chased my dream to establish
or build own business. That’s why, I have taken admission in the London University. After moved UK, my first
aim is to achieve a better qualification in the management and accounting (Hu and et.al., 2021). In UK, I
also studies accounting in London university. I have gained a lot of opportunity which help for me to improve
my ability and gain knowledge. This will help for me to achieve desirable goal or objectives. At the time of
studies, I have learn so many things such as emotional intelligence, Eisenhower matrix and comfort zone.
These are considered the different elements which are actually in daily life at certain point. Similarly, I have
recognised the importance of these element in personal as well as professional’s perspectives. As per identify
the personal analysis, experience and education qualifications. These are become consider as an important
aspect for me to improve more understanding towards leadership and management. Because I have found
that it is important in personal and professional development.
The personal SWOT Analysis-
In my personal experience, I have been shared the personal development approach which has become
consider as an essential phase for making myself as more appealing to handle both professional as well as
personal growth. Usually, I have focused on my own skills and knowledge. Sometimes, I am recognised that
how people can apply different strategic tactics to stand part in site of personal improvement. That’s why, I am
decided to do SWOT analysis.
Strength- as I am focused on the strength, I have a good communication skills which help for me to
establishing a strong collaboration with other people. I thought communication is one of the important source
to establish a good interaction with others immediately. I will be increasingly possibilities to understand what
are some skills needed to be improved (Bennett-Levy and Finlay-Jones, 2018). At the time of studies, I
have grasps all knowledge of management strategic tactics and have a strong academic knowledge. This is
one of the important strength. Moreover, I can easily adapt the flexibility according to the business
environment.
Weakness- Once I have been shared my strength, but I also consider the weakness which is not only affecting
the personal growth but it may reduce the confidence level. My Weakness is market awareness, leadership
and management quality. These are important aspect for personal and professional growth, but at some point

I feel so much distressed because of poor leadership or management skills. In my personal experience, I have
tried to improve leadership skills and using different approaches on regular basis. In this way, this can help for
me to understand the importance of leadership and then I will improve themselves.
Opportunity- I have gained more opportunity to learn new modern technologies such as IT support system, MS
office, presentation, CRM. These are different kind of modern technology which has already used in the
organisation. But I have already theoretical knowledge of innovative tools so that it has become easier for me
to use modern tools in practical manner (Newman, 2020). Sometimes, I can take an advantage or benefits
to use on regular basis. This kind of strategic approach is something that help to use in the workplace.
Threat- Main threat is my nervous ness, which is always increasing at the time of task execution. In some
situation, it is very difficult for me to overcome critical condition. but I never give up and always try to focus on
my aim. Sometimes, I feel that threat of nervousness exist in only temporary basis. it can overcome by using
strategic approach.
Part 2 – SMART Goals
On the basis of personal analysis, I will develop a smart goals on the basis of skills improvement. Smart goal
will help for me to provide right direction where identifying specific need or requirement in future growth. That’s
why, I am focused on the leadership, management, IT and interpersonal skills. On the basis of these, I will
create own goals and try to achieve targets within specific deadline. By using smart objective, I will easily
measure the professional success and measured in different manner. Before executing different tasks, I will
have appreciated my degree of accounting in London university (Shin, Iyengar and Bajpai, 2021). This will
help for me to provide a right direction because I have already gained a lot of knowledge. That’s why, it has
become easier for me to improve skills by putting some efforts. But I needs to create specific smart goals so
that I will perform different phases in skill improvement.
Goal Specific Measurabl
e
Achievable Relevant Time
bound
Example
Finish my
essay by
the end of
the week.
Complete the
conclusion of
the essay,
check my
work for
errors and
correct them.
Yes. One
paragraph
to write and
1000 words
to
proofread
(approx. 3
hours’
Conclusion
is planned.
4 days
remaining
until the
deadline.
Checking
essay will
Completing
the essay
will help me
to achieve a
grade for the
course.
Essay
deadline
is Friday
at 5pm.

work) take an
hour
Improve
interperson
al skills
I will focus on
my ability
and always
try to
improve the
interpersonal
skills.
Perhaps, the
importantly,
interpersonal
skill will help
for me to
inspire or
motivate
towards
different task
executions.
Usually, I
will setup a
target to
measure
the
improveme
nt of
interperson
al skills by
supervisors
, manager
and
teachers.
This is the
best way to
measure
the
improveme
nt which
help for me
to enhance
their own
ability.
I will
achieve the
goals of
interperson
al skills
improveme
nt within 2-3
weeks. On
regular
basis, I will
concern
about the
daily
activities
and how
will use
interperson
al skills and
handle the
critical
situation in
proper
manner.
Interpersona
l skill is all
about the
way in which
help for me
to improve
flexibility,
self-
confidence
and self-
discipline;
assertivenes
s.
I will try to
adapt the
different
situation or
condition.
this will help
for me to
change
behaviour,
attitude
towards
concept of
interpersona
l skills.
Completin
g 2-3
weeks
Enhance
I will focus on
improve
leadership
I will setup
a target to
measure
On the
basis of
time setup,
Leadership
and
managemen
Completin
g 2-3

leadership
and
manageme
nt skills
and
management
skills
improve.
Perhaps, the
importantly,
leadership
and
management
skill will help
for me to
inspire or
motivate
towards
different task
executions.
At the time of
personal
development,
leadership
skill will help
to establish a
good
coordination
and
communicati
on with staff
members.
That’s why, I
will focus on
the
leadership
and
the
improveme
nt of
interperson
al skills by
supervisors
, manager
and
teachers.
This is the
best way to
measure
the
improveme
nt which
help for me
to enhance
their own
ability.
I will focus
on gained a
more
knowledge
of
leadership
and
manageme
nt skills
through
different
sources.
Before
starting
learning, I
will setup a
specific
deadline
and achieve
own
desirable
goal or
objective.
That’s why,
I will
improve
leadership
and
manageme
nt skills
within 4-
weeks.
t skills are
considered
the about
the manage
work lives,
flexibility,
balance
professional
as well as
personal
development
, social
needs.
I will try to
adapt the
different
situation or
condition.
this will help
for me to
change
behaviour,
attitude
towards
concept of
leadership
and
managemen
t skills.
weeks

management
skills as
primary goal.
This is
possible
when I will
be putting
own efforts
to achieve
targets.
IT Skills I will concern
about the IT
skills such as
Database,
MS office,
CRM.
Initially, I
have no idea
about these
kind of IT tool
or platform.
Afterwards, I
have realised
the
importance in
professional
as well as
personal
development.
That’s why, I
will focus on
improve IT
skills and
learn from
different
I will setup
a target to
measure
the
improveme
nt of
interperson
al skills by
supervisors
, manager
and
teachers.
This is the
best way to
measure
the
improveme
nt which
help for me
to enhance
their own
ability.
I will
achieve the
goal of IT
skills
improveme
nt, because
of my
efforts. On
daily basis,
I will learn
and use
themselves.
This will
help for me
to
understand,
I will always
try to
improve IT
skills
themselves.
Usually, this
kind of
achievemen
t will not
IT skill is
related to
the
innovative
opportunity
which
means that
develop a
confidence
and self-
discipline;
assertivenes
s.
I will try to
adapt the
different
business
tool or
platform .
this will help
for me to
change
behaviour,
attitude
towards
Completin
g 2-3
weeks

sources. I will
try use
different tool
or platform
on regular
basis. in this
way, I will
easily
handle,
manage or
control in
proper
manner.
easier for
me so that I
will try to
interact with
supervisor
and
executives
adapt their
IT patterns,
design
approaches
.
concept of
IT skills.
Stage 3 – Personal Objectives
Section will extend as you continue writing
4 main personal objectives that I want to achieve are:
 To run my own successful business within next 5 years. It is my dream to run
my own business. I want to gain all knowledge an develop required skills in
order to sun successfully my own business so that all kinds of barriers in
setting one’s own business can be successfully overcome.
 To enhance self- confidence and assertive thinking. I want to start my own
business as it is my dream to start my own business. In order to start one’s
own business assertive thinking is one of the most important skill which is
required by an individual. When an individual start one’ own business they
need to have assertive thinking and full self- confidence because an individual
can face several failures before running a successful business, they might face
several barriers in order to start one’s own business. Due to this one of my
main objectives is to enhance self- confidence and assertive thinking.
 To enhance personal management skills. In order to start one’s own business it
is important to entrepreneur need to pay more attention to their business and

give more time to business in order to flourish. Due to this, it becomes difficult
for them to maintain a balance between personal and professional life. As I
want to start my own business I want to enhance and develop my personal
management skills.
 To develop interpersonal skills in next 6 months. Interpersonal skills is one of
the most important skills which is required to be developed in order to move
forward in career pathway. A person who has interpersonal skills can easily
maintain relationship with others, work as a team member within a team, lead
others. Not only this such people also have emotional intelligence which help
them in managing one’s own emotions in a positive manner. More precisely I
want to enhance my emotional intelligence so that I can have more control over
my emotions, participate in challenging situation, diffuse any kind of conflict
between two people. Emotional intelligence is one of the most important skill
which is required to be present within an individual. Development of emotional
intelligence will directly help in gaining control over my emotions, overcome any
kind of challenge, if any kind of conflict occurs while working on running my
own business then it can be diffused easily.

Part 4 – Evidence of Reflection
Learning Log A (insert week number)
Learning Log B (insert week number)

Learning Log C (insert week number)

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