Personal Development Plan Analysis

This assignment focuses on a self-analysis of strengths and weaknesses in personal development. The writer identifies effective knowledge in areas like conflict resolution strategies but highlights the need to improve understanding team member perceptions through effective monitoring and communication. Prioritization is also identified as a crucial area for development to enhance work quality and time management. The document concludes by emphasizing the importance of these developmental areas for increased work effectiveness and business value.

UNDERSTANDING SELF
AND OTHERS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL..............................................................................................................1
Core Skill 1 Team Working...................................................................................................1
Core Skill 2 Time Management.............................................................................................2
Core Skill 3 Public Speaking..................................................................................................4
Core Skill 4 Conflict Resolution............................................................................................5
Summary:.........................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
There exist antithetic activities that assists in improving self awareness, identify,
competencies, calibre and talents (McGrath, 2014). These actions are all covered under personal
development. It plays a very crucial role in facilitating employability and improving quality of
life. This betterment takes course over the entire life span of an individual. However, it should be
recognised that the activities planned for the personal development are not restricted to gain self-
benefits only. For instance: Improving leadership skills will help the team-mates. Further, the
role played by this development builds self-esteem which moreover assist in gaining the career
goals, lifestyle enhancement, motivation, etc. (Beausaert and et. al., 2013). As stated by
Nahavandi, (2016), personality development is life long process involving three major steps,
which are assessing skills and abilities of self, considering aims to attain and setting goals to
achieve them. There exist certain core skills which are entailed to develop in order to assure
effective development of individual's personality (Success, 2017). This report covers the major
competencies that should be possessed. The undertaking work is a reflective piece stating my
own desired skills to develop personality. Importance of developing these skills will also be
mentioned in the paper. Further, key areas for development will be identified in this report.
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
Core Skill 1 Team Working
Team working
Different skills required: organising and planning, decision-making, problem-solving, etc.
Teamwork plays a significant role in achieving success of a company. An organisation is made
up of different department that integrates together top achieve the desired goals and objectives.
Further, in order to assure effectiveness in work it is highly necessary for team members and
leaders to have team working skills (Cottrell, 2015.)I will need these competencies for work
segregation, assigning work as per qualifications, maintaining effective relations with each
team member, etc.

Competence was assessed using: Self Assessment using Belbin Team Roles and J ohari window,
Feedback from peers/team members, Appraisal data, Past academic reports and c olleagues.
It has been observed while assessing my team working skills using Belbin Team model that out of nine
roles, I need to pay attention on development of three functions. These lacking factors are monitor
evaluation, co-ordinator and resource investigating (Hardingham, 2017) . However, after applying
Johari's Window on the outcomes obtained from feedback from peers and colleagues it has been
observed that there are some skills which actually present in me but are not known such as specialist,
plan and implementer ability. On the other hand, peers and I both believes that I need to pay attention
on the shaper role. It has been further observed that I start the work with a recommendable enthusiast
and nice idea, however I am not a strong finisher. I need to work on polishing and scrutinisation of
work. This is necessary to improve quality of the undertaken task. It has been further recorded that I am
a good leader as I manage my team members very effectively. I engage all associates in decision-
making procedure. This not only assists in raising the motivation level of them but also help me in
getting a variety of options that can be used to carry out work.
I have assessed that I need to work on some areas which my colleagues think that I already
posses. For instance: I mentioned that I am not a strong finisher, however my team members
has stated that I perform quality work and that too with minimum errors. In addition to this, it
has been observed that I manage them effectively and they all are happy with my leadership
skills.
The team-working skill is highly necessary to develop for the future use. This ability will allow
me to work effectively in companies with different team members. The task segregation,
monitoring skills, etc. will assist me in proving a better leader. In addition to this, in order to
sustain in an entity it is essential to work in a combined form so that target can be achieved
(Success, 2017).
Core Skill 2 Time Management
Time management skill
Different skills required: Goal setting, prioritisation, self-awareness, self-motivation, etc.

Time management is regarded as the key to success that is necessary in every field of life either
they be associated with personal or professional life. It is an essential resource for assessing the
performance of an individual. This further helps in setting priorities so that work can be carried
effectively. In addition to this, development of this skills will help me in accomplishing more
with less efforts. It should be further recognise that it improves decision-making ability (Ward,
2016)
Competence was assessed using: Self assessment by Blake Moulton Managerial Grid, Johari
window , Others: Feedback from peers Appraisal data, Past academic reports, Colleagues.
From the self-analysis on the time-management skill I have identified that I lack in prioritising tasks.
This later impacts on the quality of my work. Further, prioritisation is necessary in accomplishing
work on time. In this order, it is highly required to set a deadline for each and every task undertaken.
Following this, ranking should be done as per the priority to perform the actions. Further, as per the
views of peers I should segregate my work into smaller sections. This division will help me in
completing activities on time. Also, quality will be assured if the tasks are divided. However, it as
been identified that I am effective in goal setting ability. I make the objectives wisely considering all
those factors that can impact on it such as resources, equipments, etc. This further helps in achieving
consistency in the operations.
The view points I hold for the time management skills possessed by me were observed to be
quite similar with the perception of the peers and colleagues. As per their view, I set goals very
effectively by considering SMART criteria (Hardingham, 2017). In addition to this, they also
thinks that I need to work on prioritisation of the tasks so that I can enhance my time
management skills. Further, the viewpoints matched with the factor that I should segregate
activities before starting them. Along with this, a deadline is needed to be set with each and
every task. On the other hand, there exist a contradict opinion and this is about quality of my
work. I believe that the ineffective time management affects the quality of actions, however, as
per peers the quality of my work is good and doesn't seem affected.
Time management is required in each and every business task. It helps in accomplishing the
assigned work on time. this, in turn, increase the work effectiveness which later used in raising

the business performance (Skills you need, 2017. In addition to this, segregation helps in
improving the quality of work along with its completion on time.
Core Skill 3 Public Speaking
Public Speaking skill
Different skills required: Clear articulation, communication skills, presentation skills, power
point skills, etc.
Public speaking is regarded as the key requirement to assure development of personality.
Communication is referred as the backbone of an organisation. Almost all the operations of an
entity or community needs a person that holds the ability to communicate effectively. It helps in
winning over the crowd by putting the perceptions correctly an in impelling manner. In addition
to this, public speaking assist in rendering information with a clarity (Holt, 2016). This further
reduces the errors due to interpretation and miscommunication. Further, there are various
chances when one has got opportunity to represent himself or company and thus, at that time it
is essential to present effectively to influence the audience.
The skill will be assessed by using: Self assessment tools such as MBTI, Johari window, and
others: Feedback from peers, Appraisal data, p ast academic reports and Colleagues
With the help of different type of assessments, it has been observed that public speaking skills
plays a crucial role in assuring effective personality development (Chen, Bao and Huang, 2014).
All other functions that are played by an individual does relies on how well does he/she
communicates. On the basis of the outcomes generated by the self-assessment, it can be said that
I need to pay huge attention on my presentation skills. It has been observed that I hesitate while
presenting myself in front of public. It has been further observed that my communication skills
with the high level authority is also not strong. It is because of the fact that I lack in having
sufficient confidence. However, it has been found that I can interact very effectively with my
team members and juniors. My level of communication and presentation with them is
appreciable. They also gets my points easily because of the way I present things to them. This
further assist in reducing the errors due to lack of communication.

As discussed with the secondary sources, it has been observed that they also believe that I
communicate very effectively with them. It has been further added that I maintains a healthy
communication relation with every employees that makes my work easier and helps in
rendering clears messages to them. They also felt a sense of hesitation while representing
myself in front of high level authorities. Also, they believe that it is my lack of confidence that
create hurdles in putting my points effectively in front of managers.
The public speaking skill will help in putting my viewpoints effectively in front of others. They
will also assist in building relationship with others. The main advantage of developing this skill
is that it will render great opportunities to represent myself, company, etc. in an effective
manner (Baker, Perkins and Comber, 2014)
Core Skill 4 Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution Skills
Different skills required: Addressing problems, asserting feelings, commitment to resolving
problems, etc.
This skill is highly demanded in order to sustain in an organisation. There are different
employees with whom, an individual has to work. This large size of workers will result in
availability of different perceptions, beliefs, etc. This variation can cause various problems such
as ego issues, ruining interaction, jealous, etc. All these troubles affects the working
environment which later impact on the effectiveness of the business value. Hence, it is highly
required to possess relevant conflict resolution skills (Chen, Bao and Huang, 2014). This
competency will assist in maintaining a healthy working environment. This, in turn, will raise
the profitability of firms.
Competence will be assessed using: Self assessment through Thomas-Kilmann Conflict,
Johari window, others: Feedback from peers, Appraisal data, Past academic reports and

Colleagues.
From the self assessment on identifying my conflict resolution skills, it has been observed that I can
effectively manage the issues within the team members. In addition to this, I possess strong
theoretical knowledge relevant to the competence such as different conflict resolution theories,
resolution frameworks, etc. which will help in resolving the challenges. Further, from the reports of
self analysis I have found that I can address the problems by understanding the viewpoints of different
team members of my group. In addition to this, I always shows interest in resolving the conflicts
between employees with full commitment. This determination assist in resolving issues with no or
less time. Further, I had maintained a high level of communication so that team-mates can easily
share their problem with me and other members.
It has been observed that there were some contradictions between the outcomes I gained by self
assessment and to the ones which are observed by peers and colleges. I assessed that I have an
ability to address various problems by understanding the perceptions of my team members. In
contrary to this, groups associates have said that I do address issues effectively but only when I
know them. Further, I am not effective in understanding the perceptions of them.
These skills will be highly used while working in an organisation as an employee. There are
various situation raised in a company that leads to the situation of conflicts. With the help of
applying different resolution strategies I can deal with the issues. In addition to this, the
knowledge of addressing and assessing the problems will provide an opportunity to draw the
best possible tactic that will address the conflicts and makes work effective (Hardingham,
2017)
Summary:
From the present report it can be concluded that personal development plays a
crucial role in an individual's life. There are different aspects which are required to be consider
by a person in order to develop his/her personality. The undertaken work was reflection on the
skills and abilities possessed by me. It has been observed that there are some flaws which are
required to be filled effectively by making use of suitable tools. These gaps if not filled can

impact on the other abilities I possess. These key areas which requires development includes the
enhancement of contentment level, understanding perception of people and prioritisation of
work. it has been observed that these weaknesses are highly impacting on my other skills such as
time management, team working, public speaking, presentation, conflict resolution, etc. Firstly,
the lack of confidence makes me deprived of presenting myself in front of high level authorities
in the way I present myself before my juniors and colleagues. This can limit my growth
opportunities. Hence, it is the foremost area which is demanded to be develop to boost my
personality. This lack of confidence makes me hesitate while giving presentation which can
annoy audience and as a result they will lose interest in my topic. Hence, enhancement of
confidence is the major area that should be considered in the personal-development program.
Next, in order to make the team work effective it is necessary to get conflicts resolved. IT has
been observed that I possess effective theoretical knowledge in which I can resolve the issues
such as conflict resolution strategies, frameworks, etc. However, a key attention is required on
understanding the roots of problems. This can be identified only by developing an ability to
understand perception of the team members. For this, I need to monitor them effectively and note
their actions. Also, I should communicate with them effectively so that they can easily share
their problems with me. Lastly, the other major area that needs development is the ability to
prioritise the work. It is highly required for an individual to perform work of time. Time
management is regarded as the most basic factor in assuring quality. However, it should be noted
that it relies on some factors such as task segregation, etc. Prioritisation is one of them, under
which tasks are prioritise on the basis of their requirement and importance. This allows in
improving the quality of work by paying more attention on the important part of the activity.
This concentration to the work should be further assisted with a deadline. In this way complete
management of work can be assured. This, in turn, will increase the work effectiveness. Further,
a great aid will be rendered to the business value. Hence, from the mentioned description it can
be analysed that these are the major areas which requires development.

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