Personal Development Portfolio for Business Management Students

This portfolio focuses on personal learning and development, transferable skills, and an action plan for developing skills such as leadership, communication, IT, and organizing skills for business management students.

Business Management
BMP4001
Professional and Academic Skills Development
Personal Development
Portfolio
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Table of Contents
1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development, and the transferable skills ......3
1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal learning and development 3
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed by attending this
module ..................................................................................................................................3
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies, personal life and the
workplace .............................................................................................................................4
2.0 Personal development learning log ................................................................................5
.............................................................................................................................................6
3.0 Action plan......................................................................................................................6
4.0 CV ....................................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8
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1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development,
and the transferable skills
1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal learning
and development
For any student or individual, it is imperative to measure self growth by identifying
personal strengths and weakness and taking suitable and corrective measures to improve
personal skills and enhance knowledge for personal development. Individuals are required to
develop personal skills such as communication skills , reading skills, problem solving skills
or teamwork etc.(Luca and et. al., 2022). These skills are learnt at academic level or before
completing the graduation. The basic and personal skills help the individuals while going to
become professional and contribute in learning advance and professional skills as well. For
career advancement, they are required to develop both personal as well as professional skills.
It will ensure top job opportunities in big companies that hire skilful and talented individuals
for better completion of tasks and assignments. So, individuals are required to develop
various professional skills as well such as IT skills, technical skills, Leadership skills and
decision making skills etc. These skills should be learnt apart from the skills related to the
area of specialization of individuals such as Finance, Medicine, Law or marketing etc. (Zhu,
2022).
My approach to personal learning and development includes learning the skills that
will help me in professional advancement as I want to pursue business management
course to become an effective and prudent manager. For this, I have to develop
various personal as well as professional skills. My reading and problem solving skills
are strong enough as I solve various practicals and case studies. But I want to
enhance communication and technical skills to be fit in the role of Business
Manager. At the same time, I need to develop leadership as well as flexibility skills to
develop my ability to meet the uncertainties of future in my career and in the future
organization as well.
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed
by attending this module
Transferable skills refer to those skills that the individuals are required to develop for
their job career. It does not have to do with any particular job or field, these skills are
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required for every job role (Jackson, Davidson and Usher, 2022). Transferable skills include
hard as well as soft skills. Hard skills include data analytical skills, technical skills and
decision making skills etc. Soft skills include communication skills, problem solving skills,
teamwork skills, time management, leadership and creativity skills etc. Individuals are
required to develop these transferable skills for getting better job opportunities to get success
in their career by personal learning and development (Bennett, 2022). For attending this
module i.e. “Personal learning and development”, I have used my already developed skills
that is reading skills and data analytical skills. These skills were developed at academic level
when I was given various assignments by my teacher to make reports by market research by
which I am able to develop data analytical as well as effective reading skills. I have also used
Teamwork skills in attending this module as I have prepared this module with the help of my
team members. I possess teamwork skills as I am able to interact with my team members and
present my perspective regarding the topics of my interests. I am also good in maintaining
collaboration in team work right from the academic level when I was given the group
assignments that I would be able to complete successfully with the help of effective
teamworking skills.
I had also developed creativity skills before attending this module that I have used in
attending this module as well. These skills are developed by presenting new ideas and critical
thinking. It can be done by referring to various personal development books so as to become
efficient at reading. For example, I read various business magazines, articles and other
business journals to learn about contemporary business practices to remain innovative to
develop new ideas. I am also able to develop Time management skills by attending the
conferences and seminars virtually for timely completion of my projects and assignments.
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies, personal
life and the workplace
I have already developed some of the basic and personal skills such as reading and
innovative skills, Time management and teamwork skills. But I am required to develop more
professional skills for professional advancement and for getting better job opportunities to
ensure success in my career. As, I have chosen the profession of business management, I
have to develop Leadership skills to become effective manager who is required to direct and
monitor the employees to motivate them for taking the tasks up. My communication skills are
also not as much efficient as should be of a skilful manager. So I need to develop them before
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getting entered in this challenging course. Through this, I would be able to develop my
confidence to speak up or giving any presentation in the meeting or conference of future
organization. At the academic level, I had also attended personality development programmes
where I learnt to develop communication skills. Now, they are imperative skills for any job
career to interact with other individuals in the organization.
I am also required to develop IT skills i.e. technical skills to gain proficiency in
technological skills. Every profession requires the use of technology. Every organization is
having technological advantage by using artificial intelligence and E-commerce etc. And a
business manager should also be proficient at technical skills so as to understand digital
marketing and financial technology etc. (Díaz-Vázquez and et. al., 2022). I will develop IT
skills for personal growth and career development. I also need to develop organizing skills
for the workplace to be able to work in the future organization. A manager is assigned with
various tasks that he is needed to organize in an effective manner with time management as
well (Bae, Polmear and Simmons, 2022). As, I am going to develop my career in the
profession of business management, I am required to develop the management skills for
managing various areas of management such as marketing, finance etc. So, during my
academic studies, I would like to develop aforementioned skills for personal development to
get better job opportunities and to ensure success in the future organization as well.
2.0 Personal development learning log
Date of
event
What was the
development
activity?
What was I expecting
to learn?
What have I
learned?
How will I apply this
learning?
31/01/22 Problem Solving
Skills
I was expecting to develop
these skills to solve real
life practical problems in
the organization and to
face the uncertainties.
I have learnt to be
more adaptable to the
circumstances to face
the uncertainties and
also to deal with the
practical problems of
business.
In the future
organization, it will help
me in solving the issues
relating to business
projects or operational
issues in business.
25/02/22 Innovation Skills To learn to present my
ideas and innovative
thinking.
I have learnt to
become more creative
and develop various
ideas about business
projects.
In my professional
career, it will help me in
gaining advance
knowledge about my
profession and also
develop my status in the
organization
01/01/22 Teamwork Skills I was expecting to
complete the assignment
I have learnt to be
collaborative and
It will help me in the job
role by interacting with
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or project with the help of
team members.
interact with team
members.
individuals of different
specialized fields to get
their perspectives on
business projects.
25/03/22 Time
Management
Skills
I was expecting to manage
my time to complete
assignments and prepare
presentations with
attending seminars and
conferences etc.
I have learnt these
skills by getting
feedback of my team
leaders and by
preparing a standard
schedule.
I will apply this in my
professional life by
attending the seminars
and conferences virtually
and giving more and
scheduled time to
complete the
assignments.
01/12/21 Data Analytical
Skills
I was expecting to learn to
analyze the typical data
related to business reports
such as economic graphs
etc.
I have learnt to
analyze the typical
data to understand the
financial and business
reports and solving
case studies etc.
I will use these skills in
the future organization
to analyze the business
reports for taking
effective decisions.
3.0 Action plan
What do I want
to learn?
What support and
resources will I need? What do I have to do? How will I measure
success?
Target date
for review?
Leadership Skills
I will need to attend online
training resources and
certificate programs by
learning these skills from
advisors, mentors etc.
I should be able to deal
with the team conflicts
and inspire & motivate
them to execute work
efficiently.
I will get feedback from
the respective mentors
and advisors.
15/06/22
Communication
Skills
Developing a connectivity
network in the institution to
interact with the individuals
and attending personality and
communication improvement
programs (Simon and et. al.,
2022).
I need to develop
interaction with the
individuals and should
give my perspective on
my specialized field to
gain confidence to
speak.
I will get feedback from my
team leaders on my
improved performance.
15/05/22
IT Skills
To join the software
learning programs or
courses such as digital
marketing or financial
analysis etc. (Duckert and
Barkhuus, 2022)
I need to learn
computer software
skills by taking online
classes.
I will measure the
improvement by obtaining
feedback from my IT tutor.
31/05/22
Organizing Skills By better scheduling and
resource allocation. By
executing various projects
I will need to brush up
the skills like time
management, problem
I will make standard
schedule for the work and
measure the execution
30/06/22
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with the help of digital
information.
solving, project
management and
leadership skills.
with the earlier conduct of
projects and their
organization.
Decision making
skills
By effective planning and
implementation. By
referring to various
scholars and books.
I have to develop
critical thinking and
positive attitudes
towards work to avoid
distraction and develop
decision making skills.
I will measure these skills
by observing the
implementation of plans or
result of decision making.
30/06/22
4.0 CV Curriculum Vitae
Name : XYZ
Address : ABC , London, England
DOB : 05.10.1997
Nationality : UK
Summary
Professional business manager with an ability to manage the organization with contemporary
business practices having proficiency in IT skills, problem solving and communication skills.
I am also good at teamwork and possess leadership skills as well. I also possess flexibility
skills to meet the future uncertainties.
Skills
 Time management
 Leadership
 Problem Solving
 IT Skills
Education
Diploma in Business Management Studies
Experiences
Worked as Human Resource Manager at Toyota Group for 6 months
Worked at Volkswagen group for 6 months as HRM
Hobbies and Interest
 Sports
 Travelling
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 Listening Music
Declaration
I hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge.
Date
29.03.2022
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