Personal and Professional Development: Creating a Development Plan

Personal and
professional
development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Creating a personal and professional development plan.............................................................1
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development is one of the most crucial as well as important aspect as it
helps in achieving the goals of an individual that helps in long term growth and development of
that person and is also very beneficial in the long run as it makes the person more capable of
fulfilling the tasks (Abrol, 2017). This report covers various aspects such as an analysis of
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that are based on my skill assessment that is
very critical in achieving the plans that are formulated by me for the long term. Apart from this
the report also covers various aspects such as Continuous Professional Personal Development
(CPPD) that possess a lot of importance in professional life as well as in general. Further the
report also covers various factors that are directly as well as indirectly related with the problems
that are faced by me while implementing this plan and a detailed and through examination and
evaluation is done on it so that it does not become a barrier in achieving the goals and objectives.
Also this report covers identification, analysis, and evaluation of the skills that I developed
during the course of action.
MAIN BODY
Creating a personal and professional development plan
Skill audit is a very important, critical, as well as crucial aspect as it helps in identifying,
analysing, and evaluating the skills that are required so as to perform a task in an effective as
well as in an efficient manner. I have done a skill audit of mine in detail that is explained in
detail below so as to measure and record the skills that I possess as well as lack in the current
scenario so that necessary improvements can be made accordingly.
Skill Good Average Weak
Communication ✔
Honesty ✔
Adaptability ✔
Leadership ✔

Critical thinking and
problem solving
✔
Work ethics ✔
Time management ✔
It is very important for each and every one to analyse all the aspects whether it is strength,
weakness, opportunity, or a threat and same happened with me as I analyse and evaluate all these
aspects so that I could formulate a best personal and professional development plan for me.
Detail explanation of all these factors are done below briefly-
Strengths- For a good plan evaluation of the strengths are necessary and so I did it and I found
that there are a number of plus points like I can communicate to different people easily and also I
am able to convey my point with full convection. Also I have immense faith and believe in
myself and it works as a tool of motivation and it helps me as I do not seek for outsider
motivation. Apart from this I have good problem solving ability and possess a good amount of
self-confidence too that is required in the long run (Avidov-Ungar and Herscu, 2020).
Weaknesses- As I evaluated myself I came to know that there are many weak points too that
I possess like there is a problem of adapting to dynamic situations that makes me feel limited up
to a certain level. Leadership qualities are one of the most important skills that I lack and it
affects both my personal as well as professional career. So I feel that there is an urgent need to
improve and acquire new skills so that I can stand well ahead of all the other competitors that are
prevail in the similar industry. Also I lack work ethics as I am not capable to take things
seriously that possess a lot of value and thus it is big problem of mine that has to be solved as
soon as possible because it affects me adversely in every situation. Apart from this I am also not
good in managing time in an effective as well as in an efficient manner that proves very harmful
for me in almost each and every situation as I am not able to do the required work within a
limited period of time and that affects both my professional as well as personal growth and
development.