Leadership Styles and Personal Development

This assignment requires the student to analyze their own leadership style, identify areas for improvement, and develop a plan for personal growth and professional development. The student is asked to consider different leadership styles, their strengths and weaknesses, and how they can apply them in real-world scenarios. A SWOT analysis is also included, which helps the student identify opportunities and threats in their career path. Additionally, the student is encouraged to reflect on their learning style and how it affects their ability to learn and grow as a leader.

PERSONAL
AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Various methods to self-managed learning (SML)...............................................................1
1.2 Different forms for life leaning in individual and professional development......................2
1.3 Evaluation of the advantages of own managed learning to the enterprise and personal .....3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Competencies and skills against organisation objectives and professional standard............4
2.2 Identification of own development requirements.................................................................6
2.3 Determination of the development opportunities in order to meet future or current needs. .7
2.4 Personal and professional development plan .......................................................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
3.1 Activities and process needed to implement the development plan.....................................9
3.2 Documenting and undertaking development activities as planned.......................................9
3.3 Evaluating self leaning against the set standards and objectives........................................10
3.4 Change the development plan as per evaluation or feedback ............................................10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
4.1 Different solutions related with work based issue..............................................................11
4.2 Styles of communications in various levels........................................................................11
4.3 The effectiveness of time management strategies...............................................................12
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
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INTRODUCTION
PPD is an essential aspects of every organisation as well as individuals. It can be
analysed as a plan so in which personal can set their strategies, results, objectives and goals.
Professionals developments includes their attitudes, knowledge, skills and norms in regards of
understanding their role and responsibilities at the business (Personal and Professional
Development, 2014). It considers maximum knowledge and skills that are important as well as
requisite for move any enterprise activities in accurate form. Personal development identify as
self improvement for the aim of attaining their desired objectives or goals. These are define as an
important elements in order to increasing humans skills, capabilities and knowledge in regards to
executing tasks in specific time duration. This report comprise the study regarding different
methods that are determine in own management activity. Various kind of learning styles which
are also analysed in an efficient way in order to maximising the learners ability.
TASK 1
1.1 Various methods to self-managed learning (SML)
SML play essential role in development and progress of every people. It considered
different methods for acquiring idea, experience and knowledge of managing all activities which
are present in the organisations (Beach, 2012). It is also define as a concept of collecting
impressive skills form several areas in order to enhancing the P&P growth and success in a
systematic manner. There are several approach of self-managed learning which are as follows:
Seminars & Conferences: This is one of the main method that is applied by each and every
company in to correct action for maximising individual knowledge. Through this components an
enterprise give a better platform to its workers for increasing their ability in way of top authority
such as industry, guests and experienced person. It will support in decreasing nervousness &
hesitations of individual. In order to attend this sections a personal can collect all ideas and
norms in form of various sources and people.
Social networking: In modern world, there are various populations in this teenagers, younger
and adults are considered for using social web sites in broad range. In during the various number
of the persons are spend their important time on social sites (Calderhead and et. al., 2012). It
gives a correct direction to improving skills from different locations as well as they connect with
maximum people.
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Visual: It is important and necessary aspects of learning in making understanding regarding
various norms and things (Learning styles, 2017). These are essential for playing any duty as
well as tasks. Each and every organisation provides a significant ideas and plans for
accomplishing the desired opportunities.
Illustration 1: Learning styles Approach
(Source: Learning Styles 2017)
Auditory: It is another significant learning approach, so in this way all information and data will
be delivers in a systematic manner (Cleary et. al., 2011). By the representative and people who
provide entire plan regarding project with the use of different methods and tools.
Writing and reading: It is known as traditional aspects of acquisition in which all persons can
intensify their abilities through magazines, books, newspapers and journals etc.
kinaesthetic: It is define as a combination of different methods such as solitary, physical and
logical etc. Physical prospect analysing in the way of touch and feel, which come out in this
methods. It is mainly based on self metal perception due to human.
1.2 Different forms for life leaning in individual and professional development
There are different ways which is used in increasing my knowledge and skills as per
business requirements in order to attaining objectives and goals (Desimone, 2011). Under this
various methods in which personal and professional development can increase their skills which
are as follows:
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Ready to learn: It is significant for the person, who always ready to acquire effective and
innovative things. These are beneficial and helpful in order to achieving success and goals in a
systematic manner.
Setting acquisition objectives: It is needed for a personal or organisation to fix their goals and
targets. It is very important to attained by enterprise in regrades of increase their success or
growth.
Evaluating learning: In this way, learning effectiveness which has to be analysed by persons
(Elliott, 2011). It will support an individual in order to support checking their self leaning at
daily basis.
Linking top educations with organisations: Learner requirements to support in updating new
ides and norms for maximising qualification in regards to achieving objectives.
Apprenticeships : This is main and suitable aspects for improving self knowledge. This approach
includes job training, which is essential and easy for the business to provide accurate direction
for playing any duty or task.
1.3 Evaluation of the advantages of own managed learning to the enterprise and personal
SML is essential foe many enterprise as well as personal in regards of maximising their
wealth and position in market. Through SML, an individual easily get idea from different areas
& sources. It is beneficial and useful for the enterprise to recruit talented and experienced
persona in their business. SML is very important for both organisation and individual in order to
develop their performance and working activity (Gallagher and et. al., 2011). The advantages
are determined under this:
Organisations: One of the main purpose of enterprise in respects to attaining desire objectives
and goals in a specific time period. SML support a company to develop their performance in a
systematic manner, some benefits are as follows:
 An industry primarily focused on giving impressive training and development section to
their workers in regards to increasing their skills and knowledges.
 Through own administration aspects, an enterprise can acquire more educated and
talented person in their organisation. Who have capability to attract large number of the
customers.
 They creating a selection and recruitment activities for hiring knowledgable persons
among various applicants.
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 It is important for the business to assign all tasks and duty to correct people as per their
ability and work experience. With the support of SML an individual easily develop their capability for performing and
playing any job role and task.
Benefits to individual: SML play significant role in acquiring conferable and easy life. Workers
are main assets for business who supports in attaining success and growth (Gamrat and et. al.,
2014). Several advantages ate determined under this:
 It assist a person in regards to performing a correct task and activity in an accurate
direction.
 SML provides help in accomplishing at the situations of aggressive benefits.
 SML is very essential for many persons in order to increase their skills in a correct
manner as well as sustain their P&P life.
 Self-managed learning also assist a person to achieving their desired objectives and goals.
 SML give better direction to individuals, so with the help of this they improve their skills,
attitudes, norms and objectives as per requirements.
TASK 2
2.1 Competencies and skills against organisation objectives and professional standard
The aim of the organisation to recruit talented and skilled person who has to achieve
goals and objectives (Hunzicker, 2010). The behaviour and attitude which is based on person
culture, knowledge and religion. There are my curriculum vitae in respect to maximising
performance which are analysis under this:
Curriculum Vitae
Name:
Address:
Telephone number:
Email:
Carrier Objective: To get a situation that will disable me to use my strong skills and
knowledgable in organisation.
Academic Qualification:
 Postgraduate and graduate
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 Masters in Human resource management
Experience:
 Experience of 2 years
Personal skills:
 Interpersonal ability
 Negotiation skills
 Information technological knowledge
Declaration:
I am seriously inform that entire information are entirely pure.
Skills and competencies: There are different kind of skills and abilities, which supports in
increasing my performance which are describe under this:
2.2 Identification of own development requirements
Personal development plan which is includes progress and growth of own for attaining
desired objectives (Kumari, 2011). In this way they easily evaluate their SWOT analysis. It is
essential for me to keep learning process at daily basis.
2.3 Determination of the development opportunities in order to meet future or current needs
Opportunities supports a person in order to meet with future as well as current goals &
purpose (Papatraianou and Le Cornu, 2014). I have work on self knowledge and skill in regards
to develop effective sources utilisations and equipments for fulfilling duty or task. For this way,
it is needed for mine to fix actual and upcoming needs to achieving success or growth.
Current needs: These are define as an actual requirements and need of a person, several are
determined as follows:
Resolving conflict and problems of working environment: Misunderstanding and problems are
discarded, it will boost as per weakness of person. So different problems which is addressed by
me in company. In this way, I prepare several plans and things for facing all issues in a effective
manner.
Future needs:
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Growth and success in career: Each and every persons are focused on attaining objectives and
goals of organisation. Success and growth can be attained, so in this work which be fulfilled in a
planned way (Pillen and et. al., 2013). An aggressive plan administration considers
implementation, controlling, evaluation, analysis and monitoring etc.
Several opportunities which are present in regrades to be taken in correct action by mine
for gathering with long and short term values.
 Large number of interaction with subordinates and colleagues
 Execute an aggressive role and responsibilities in process of decision making
 Improving and developing the research ability
 SMART targets use for fixing objectives and goals.
 Taking correct guidelines from talented and knowledgable persons.
These are important opportunities which assist mine in respects to improve my ability and skill
to execute any task. With the support of them, I have to reduce and overcomes my weaknesses &
threats.
2.4 Personal and professional development plan
Planning is important and necessary part of organisation as well as management
(Personal And Professional Development, 2015). This is define as an activity which is
significant for fixing an correct direction in respects to reach desired objectives and goals
(Shortland, 2010). My own PPD includes main skills, knowledge and development process in
which I develop plan which are as follows:
TASK 3
3.1 Activities and process needed to implement the development plan
There are specific activity which is needed for change the capability of persons. In
regards to implement strategy development, so in this an individual wants and requires to follow
several process, that will verify the implementation and formulation in an correct manner
(Stenberg, 2010). It is entirely based on learning style in order to ensure the selection of many
things which are imparted in the section. There are several phase to formulate development plan
which are as follows:
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 Setting up time period scale: The objectives and goals which are based on as per
SMART way. In this way time that will consume at less rate. It will conduct the proper
development plan. Assessment of knowledgable, skills and attitudes: It will evaluate by the workers, so in
this they will be implemented and rise their capability due to work. They also rise the
level of productivity in a systematic manner.
 Learning strategy: There are various type of styles as well as strategies which is based
on seeker and researchers. In this they sustain strong strategy theory.
3.2 Documenting and undertaking development activities as planned
There are several activities and aspects which take effective place while improvement as
well as development plan implemented. Training and development: One of the important aspects which take better place in
giving modifications and apply individual development plan (Trede and et. al., 2012). It
considers various forms of training like role play's and simulation etc. learning event: This is defined to fulfil all section, it will also take better place as well as
process such as implementing, planning, learning and organising etc. Change management: Individual have capability to map out all transition steps. So it
will check that there are never disparity in the recent standardised changes. Research: It will needed to conduct and analysis a successful programs which will
incapable people in knowing various kinds of techniques.
 Evaluating and monitoring: It is define as a regular activity that are conducted by
authority and individual to check acquisition is consequent in a positive output as well
not.
3.3 Evaluating self leaning against the set standards and objectives
It is important and needed to assume own learning ability after going in different
programmes. It is determine as the better method in order to analysis learning as well as identify
the correct objectives and standard. By analysis this activities and tasks, an enterprise will
capable to determine the changes level. Which is essential to occurred in abilities, activities and
knowledge (Van Driel and Berry, 2012). If they will be not recovered with the right standard, so
in this entire process will be modified as well as innovative technology will utilized. Why there
is required of monitoring and controlling whole activities and tasks for checking improvements.
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Evaluating presentation and meeting: It is important and requisite to ensure whole problems
and content are ready to play as well as presented by all members.
Anticipation and motivating: It is known as personal element which states regarding motivation
level of personal about improvements that will pursue entire development opportunities.
3.4 Change the development plan as per evaluation or feedback
It is essential that plan of development which is updating in order to ensure needs and
requirement of consumers in aggressive manners. If all plans were fails, so in this deliver needed
level of effectiveness, then it reassessed according to the evaluation and feedback which are
define as follows:
Motivation necessitate: If personal motivation form can be analysis as low then methods to
maximise the motivation level that will be employ.
Modification in training approach: These are identify as an approaches, it will used as section
or programs where person is taught regarding various problems of concern.
Use of several tools and techniques: There are period of time when administrator of the
enterprise use the methods which is never appropriate foe personal and their outputs in failure
(Von Haenisch, 2011). So in this needs and requirements to be modify which support to analysis
profit.
TASK 4
4.1 Different solutions related with work based issue
Conflict and problems are unwanted to rise due to threats or weaknesses. It is important
and useful for the business to generate an aggressive backup plan. With the help of this they can
solve all issues that influence on firm and employees. It is role and responsibility of
administrator to make good output for the issues. There are several problems at work place
which are determined under this:
Bullying and harassment: It is a main problems which is face by each and every organisation. It
will make different surrounding in which all workers are never capable to work in aggressive and
systematic manner (Zepeda, 2012). It is needed for for organisation to design an aggressive
working surrounding in which right discipline are considered. If somebody analysis an wrong
that the people have to give some penalty.
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Discrimination: In during the day, it is essential for company to pay related essential to many
workers who are task and work in enterprise as well as contribute their hundred percent in order
to achieving objectives and goals of the organisation. In this way government play important role
in establishing different aspects due to workers rights.
4.2 Styles of communications in various levels
Communication style is very important in different level in order to achieving goals and
objectives of an organisation. There are several styles in different levels which are as follows:
Analyser style: It will used by upper as well as middle level management of an enterprise for
implementing employees performance. In order to generate modification in a systematic manner.
These kind of person are serious in their nature, so in this they show all outputs to upper level
administration.
Promoter style: It will essential part of communication style, this is used by different persons in
social nature (Desimone, 2011). They care to transfer and exchange plans, brainstorming and
other things according to self enjoyment and interest.
Controller style: This will also used by various kind of persons as well they mainly focused on
results. This are known as task oriented and problem solver. These style is addressed by
organisation management department.
Supporter style: This is important style of communication which is used by lower level
management in a systematic manner. It will provide supports to their co-workers and employees
for developing their knowledge and skills.
4.3 The effectiveness of time management strategies
Time management (TM) is one of the important methods which play significant role in
evaluating success and growth of enterprise. A better TM leads a business due to top position.
It is needed in order to sustain levels of ratio which give top level of profitability and
productivity. Setting objectives: It is a significant aspects in each and every organisation. It will be
improved in regards to give aggressive resources for company of trenchant productions. Organise resources: It will use in sustaining time for every task and activity (Cleary et.
al., 2011). It supports in decreasing additional time form actual period for performing
many functional.
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 Scheduling: It supports in establishing better and aggressive time frame for the purpose
of resources utilizations. This will give a correct period direction to formulate all tasks. Timely finish: It will includes the task completion in specific time period. Adjusting hours: It is another important terms which play essentials role in organisation
(Desimone, 2011). It is define the manger responsibility in regards to adjust all time due
to task to fulfil in systematic manner.
 Preparing list: In this way, company administrator arrange entire tasks and activities
regarding their priorities.
CONCLUSION
PPD is very important for the individual and organisational to achieve long as well as
short term goals and objectives. There are different tools and techniques which are used in this to
increase growth and development. There are different number of SML approach which is
significant for the person to maximise their lifelong learning in a systematic way. Apart from
this, identification of SWOT analysis and communication style which is essential for manger to
lead all issues and problems. Various problems such as Bullying and harassment and
Discrimination which are also rise in every organisation. So in this manger of the enterprise
reduce this with the help of all tools and techniques.
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ANNEXURE :1
Skills and competencies:
Personal and
professional skills
Present level Examples Improving approach
Interpersonal ability 3 This is main strength
of me which support to
make impressive
I normally attend
different seminars as
well as conference in
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communication with
each other. Who are
present at marketplace
like colleagues,
subordinates and
workers.
regards to attract
various persons who
consist from various
country.
Negotiation 2 This is also important
and necessary skill for
me in regards to found
familiar environment
between senior and
workers. It is needed
for mine to make
aggressive comparison
among them in order
to manage all duty.
For excellent
negotiation and
bargaining I take
several advice fro
upper level
management and
people who are
talented.
Information
Technology
4 It is significant skill
for me. It will give
various advantages to
mine. In this way, I
perform all activity
and tasks on computer.
It assist me to make
aggressive frame
work.
I am fetching
information
technology class in
regrade to developing
knowledge and skills
regarding innovative
methods.
ANNEXURE :2
Personal development plan
STRENGTH WEAKNESSES
 My main strength is communication  It is essential for mine in regards to
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ability, this skills I have to use to
communicate in time to time with
another in business.
 I have capability to reduce all issues in
a correct way.
 I am better advisor, because with the
help of this I take best judgements after
listening entire queries.
 I am excellent plan maker for playing
many duty or task.
develop my skills to solve issues.
 It is needed for mine to work on
encouraging abilities.
 Regarding to actual requirement I have
improve effective and new plans for
evaluating tasks.
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
 I required to develop my efficiency and
effectiveness to control my work.
 Styles of leadership which support me
in order to analysis different job
opportunities.
 Fast acquisition give help in
understanding innovative things.
 I am easily hesitated of taking with
another at the time.
 Productivity is very low.
 Utilisation of different resources.
ANNEXURE :3
S.
No.
Learning
goals/
objectives
Current
proficiency
Target
proficiency
Development
opportunities
Criteria for
judging
success
Time
scale
Evidence
1 Leadershi
p skill
Most important
used of this
style by mine
are autocratic
and
participatory
leadership
According to
organisation
structure, the
betterment in
participatory is
necessitate.
Attending
conference
and other
knowledgable
equipments
of well
knowledgeabl
The top
authority of
organisation
are measure
the
performance
and project
3
weeks
On the
form of
opinion of
elder
director.
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style. e and
experienced
group.
which are
oriented by
mine.
2 Motivatio
nal Ability
and skills
Several time in
captious
condition it is
not achievable
for mine to
promote my
assistant or co-
workers.
Reading fresh
theories of
acquisition and
motivating in
regards of
motivate
worker for
rising their
performance.
Class room
speech,
conference
and meeting.
The existent
opinion is
granted on
the base of
report.
1 and
1½
month
s
-
Colleague
judgement
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