Reflective Personal Development Report and Action Plan

The report emphasizes the importance of personal and self development and provides strategies for improving skills. It discusses the significance of effective interpersonal skills, work quality, time management, and self-confidence.

Reflective Personal
Development Report
and Action Plan

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The above report states that the personal and self development is very necessary for
individual. The individual can easily develop and improve the skills with the help of various
strategies so that they can overcome the lack points. The skills which is laced by individual can
bound them in their career and personal growth. An individual can gain huge growth by
developing effective interpersonal skills in them. They can enhance their work quality and time
management. Their wok efficiency can also be raised with the effective skills so that they can
have a grow self confidence in them and perform the task well.

Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................2
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY................................................................................................1
SUMMARY AND ACTION PLAN................................................................................................5

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 1
What is the core skill to develop?
I need to develop my written communication skill in me. Written communication is helpful for
me in making written coordination among another. I had the capability to communicate with
others verbally properly but then also I want to improve my written communication skills.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
Written communication is very important for clearly expressing and conveying message to
anyone. If wrong words is used it may create conflicts and issue, so actual message can get
distracted. Teresa and Gaby communication theory state that sender can easily send message
with the help of appropriate medium and receiver can receives message. Further individual
become sender when the feedback is sent by the receiver. This can be very essential because
by this I could easily convey the message properly to anyone without any confusion. This will
be helpful in raising my confidence (Tattum and Tattum, 2017).
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,
plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to answer this
question)
With the review of my strength and weakness I had identified that my current competencies. I
can coordinate with other orally effectively. It is very important for my career growth that I am
more focused. I work on improving my skills daily for the development of my personal and
professional career. But before this I could not be bale to coordinate with any other. I lost my
confidence.
Toolkit: Competence libraries is helpful for me in minimising my lack points. It is helpful for
me in motivating.
Peer feedbacks: Feedbacks from my peers is very helpful for me in improving my skills and
awareing about the strength and weaknesses.
Tutors feedbacks: I also focus on feedback by my tutors so that I could know my strength and
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weaknesses. And could gain huge confidence by developing them in me (Cunliffe, and
Easterby-Smith, 2017).
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
Toolkit have been used by me for improving. It is nit contradictory I had also realised that I am
under the lack of confidence. I couldn't coordinate with my co-workers and couldn't work and
perform the task well. Review from my tutor and peer are same what I have analysed for my
self. I need to gain more confidence in me so that I could perform the task well and can male
written interaction coordination easily. I couldn't have complete knowledge of the subject so I
lack at my confidence.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Written interaction skills and confidence will be helpful for me in gaining the career
development opportunity. As I want hike in my career and want to pursue on the post of
manager. For becoming a manager I need good communication skills and confidence in me.
By this I could manage employees effectively. I could also get opportunities for promotion
(Chalmers and Gardiner, 2015).
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 2
What is the core skill to develop?
Team working skill are been considered as the important aspects for the development of an
individuals' personality for the overall, development which add effectiveness and efficiency in
company. In development of team development skill there is superstition of all the skill such
as the communication along with organization and planning skill. I am trying to have the
development of such skill which well add more valuer to my development of personality and
helps me in identifying the voracious opportunity in the comparative market. This will also
have the advantage to make development in adding more level of competitive advantage
against the competitors.
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Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
There is the major consideration as the importance in order to have the proper development of
the skill such as team working which is having the majorly consideration in making
development of environment which is majorly promoting the environmental is the friendship
and loyalty. I have chosen the teams working skill to have reflection on as this helps in
developing the skill in overall basis which in majorly consisting of better communication skill,
organization and planning skill and interpersonal and negotiation skill. This is having the
packet of overall development f skill be efficient and effective skill development (Bolden,
2016).
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,
plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to answer this
question)
At the current level in development of the team working skill, I have more proper developed
the communication's skill along with negotiation skill which is making the personality more
developed as compare to other. But I have deep desire in order to have development of
organizing and planning skill which will helps me in making performer and effective
strategies in developing the various aspects of business. With this I will be able to make the
better performance and be able to nagging the competitive advantage from my competitors
which is making the personality more level of developed in marketplace (Lindon and Trodd,
2016).
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
No there is no contradiction which I could analyse. Same views are being carried by all peers,
tutors, my friends and me that I need to develop the relationship with my co-workers and
other. I don't consider the review which I got from which somehow bounds me to perform in
the team and work with team members. I need to work on term development and work
efficiently. And suggestion from them could be taken seriously by me so that they can
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comfortably work with me.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
For becoming successful manager, I need to develop team working skills. This will be helpful
for me in developing the healthy relationship and boding with my group members. I could
gain innovative idea from that so that my work efficiency can also be raised. Then further I
could become a potential employee and achieve my career goal (McNiff, 2017).
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMA 3
What is the core skill to develop?
I need to develop the time management skills. It is the skills which is helpful in managing the
time while performing the task. The quality of work can be developed and maintained.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevant
theories and concepts to support your answer)
Time management skill can be helpful for me in developing efficiency in work and it will also
helpful in bringing the effectiveness inn work. The effective management will be helpful for
me in utilising the time where it need a lot.
I need to develop this because it will be helpful for me in saving my time. And I could easily
handle the task and focus on improving my work efficiency. With the help of time
management skills I could reduce my stress and work pressure (Fook, 2017).
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,
plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviours to answer this
question)
I had got reflection from my peers and tutors who had reflected the same that I am and time
management. I couldn't manage the time and thus I couldn't complete the task on time. So
more time is wasted by me. The toolkit which is used by me is:
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Peer feedbacks: As I had developed my time management skills my peers told that I could
manage the task on time. They had also told me that my work quality has also been enhanced.
Tutor feedbacks: My tutor told me that I could complete the task in more efficient manner. It
allowed me to have more free time to be innovative and think extraordinary (Karakas,
Manisaligil and Sarigollu, 2015).
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
The toolkit which is used by me for developing my skills is gathering feedbacks from my peer
and tutors and connect with each other. No contradiction id found by me in reviews and
analysis by other. This skill is developed by me with the help of collecting suggestions and
ideas from my colleagues and tutors.
How might this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)
Time management skills allows me to use my knowledge in the best way to achieve the target
at right time. My time will be saved so that I can use it further for improving other skills. The
development of other skills and time management skills will be helpful for my professional
career success.
SUMMARY AND ACTION PLAN
By considering the reflection entries, I had noticed that there are strength and weakness
in me. I had to work on improving this and by implementing effective strategies I could develop
these capabilities-
Strength-
 I had problem solving skill. I could easily solve the problem which is being faced by me
or nay other. It is helpful for me in developing the team spirit in individual.
 I emphasis more on the innovative ideas and before I implement theses ideas I cross
check opportunities and consequence. By this critical conditions can be avoided by me
and could gain a good results (Morales, 2016).
Weaknesses-
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 I had poor time management skills.
 I could not have good written communication skills.
 I can not work in team.
Personal development plan
Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timely
Development
area- 1
For
improving
written
communicatio
n skill
My
vocabularies
and English
can be
improved by
joining the
coaching for
that so that I
could easily
communicate
with any
other.
Having
feedbacks
from my
tutors and
peers I could
improve these
skills. I could
improve this
by conducting
personal
audit.
Strategies are
helpful for me
in developing
and improving
my written
interaction
skills(Cottrell,
2017).
More
attention in
the class
room which
can be
helpful in
improving
vocabularies.
1.5 moth
Development
area-2
For
developing
team working
skill
It can be
improved by
gathering
guidance
from my
seniors and it
can be done
by seminars
of the team
This can be
controlled
and measured
by peer
feedbacks and
self
evaluations.
I get the
positive result
and this will en
enhance team
spirit in me.
I could gain
positive
result with
the help of
strategies. I
can
effectively
work in big
team.
1 month
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workings.
Development
area-3
For
developing
time
management
skill
I need to
improve time
management
skills so that I
could
schedule the
time in
appropriate
manner. I
could use
notes and
application
for that so
that I could
manage the
time.
It can be
measured by
tutor's
feedbacks and
personal audit
(Ghanizadeh,
2017).
With the help
of these
strategies I
could manage
my time and
could perform
the task on
time.
Using notes
and
application is
helpful for
me in
managing
and
scheduling
work and
managing it
on time.
2 month
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