Strategies for Personal and Professional Development: A Study on Sainsbury

This study focuses on the strategies and initiatives for personal and professional development with respect to Sainsbury. It evaluates the positive and negative impact of using these strategies and recommends ways to improve personal and professional development. The study uses qualitative research with an inductive approach and interpretivism philosophy. Thematic analysis is used to analyze the data collected through a questionnaire and secondary sources. The study concludes with a SWOT analysis of the researcher's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

Personal and Professional
Development 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Background.................................................................................................................................3
Aim and objectives......................................................................................................................3
Rationale.....................................................................................................................................4
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................4
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.....................................................................................................5
TIME PLAN....................................................................................................................................6
Reflective statement....................................................................................................................7
SWOT analysis...........................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Background
In the competitive era, the changes are taking place very frequently and it is necessary for
the person that they must learn all the new and advance things. For the company as well it is
necessary that all the new and advance things need to be learnt by the employee and company.
Hence, for this, various strategies of personal and professional development must be used. the
present study is based on Sainsbury which is a supermarket chain founded by John James
Sainsbury. The present research will outline the use of various strategies and initiatives which
will assist company in leading to personal and professional development.
Aim and objectives
Aim
To analyse the various strategies and initiatives which can lead to effective personal and
professional development. A study on Sainsbury.
Objectives
 To articulate understanding relating to the personal and professional development and its
significance.
 To evaluate the different initiatives and strategies for personal and professional
development with respect to Sainsbury.
 To identify positive and negative impact of using strategies of personal and professional
development with regard to Sainsbury.
 To recommend some of the ways of improving personal and professional development
with respect to Sainsbury.
Research question
1. What is the concept of personal and professional development?
2. What are various initiatives and strategies for personal and professional development?
3. What are the positive and negative effects of the use of different strategies relating to
personal and professional development?
4. What are some of the recommendation for improving personal and professional
development within company?

Rationale
In the present era the competition is very high and it is very crucial for the person to
adapt to all these changes. In case the person will not adapt to work in better manner then this
may lead to person not inculcating latest changes. Hence, the present research topic will assist in
development of person and their skills and professional development as well.
LITERATURE REVIEW
According to Chaykina and et.al., (2021) the personal and professional development is
the way in which the people are able to assess the own skills and abilities for considering the
aims of the life. It helps them is setting goals for realizing a maximum truth worthy potential. It
can be said as the undertaking for ensuring to have better knowledge. Knight and Newby, (2019)
added to that by saying that the PPD process allows the individual to reach an achievement or
promotion which is crucial for changing their career. For the discovering areas which helps in
improving the PPD journey of the individual for better future.
As per the view of Allen, L.M., and et.al., (2019) there are way in which the PPD can be
improved with the help of strategies such as, creating a project which will contain the plans and
structure of the individual that would allow the individual in creating the better connections in
the learning which allows the individual in the creation of the personal development. Markham,
Gentile and Graham, (2017) explains that the continuous learner is able to bring learning of the
individual. It helps the individual in trying embrace the required changes which are essential for
the individual. Analysation of the most movements can be through the help of shaking things up.
The analysation of Shibankova and et.al., (2019) also explained that the management of
the learning operations allows the efficiency in the development of the individuals practices. For
an individual it is important for the personal development to make sure that the individual thinks
a little different and is never ejecting the ideas which brings the best in the learnings of the study
that creates effectiveness in the personal and professional development. Ahmed, (2018) added to
that by saying that being a continuous learner is a very good way in which the answering the
questions help the personal development of the continuous information. It can be said that
thinking different is also a way which provides the individual with greater learning experiences
which are helpful for the learner to create effectiveness.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Methods Description
Research type The use of qualitative research will be used for
the reason that it will assist in developing more
theoretical knowledge relating to the research
topic (Patten and Newhart, 2017).
Research approach Inductive approach will be used by the
researcher in completion of the project because
it will assist in making aim and objectives
which will guide the researcher in completion
of the study.
Research philosophy With respect to philosophy, use of
interpretivism will be undertaken. The reason
pertaining to the fact is that it is based on
theoretical information and will be helpful for
the qualitative study to be completed in better
manner.
Data collection Without the data, the study cannot be
completed successfully. Hence, in case of
present study, the use of combination of
primary and secondary sources will be used
(Abutabenjeh and Jaradat, 2018). the primary
data will be gathered with help of
questionnaire and will be supported by various
secondary sources.
Sampling The study cannot be undertaken on large
population so some samples are being selected.
In the present case, the sample of 20 will be
used on basis of random sampling method.
Data analysis The gathered data need to be analysed and
evaluated and for this, the use of thematic

analysis will be undertaken. It will be used
because it will increase the in depth knowledge
relating to various aspect of the research topic.
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Reflective statement
While conducting a research related to specific topic, individual person has developed
certain skills and knowledge in the context of varied things, which is quite essential and
beneficial for their growth, whether it is personal or professional. Like others, I had also
developed useful skills while preparing this research and taking initiatives related to that. For
example, I had developed research skill that play significant role in my progress and success,
personally or professionally. It is one of those competencies that help me to collect relevant
information about chosen topic in term of strategies that has been utilize in regard to personal &
professional development. Research skill is as essential as other, that I had developed during
process of gathering data about each tactic. I had also enhanced my understanding related to
thematic analysis, which has been utilized by varied researchers for purpose of data analysis. It is
one of those approaches that a researcher is accountable to utilize in effective and systematic
manner. It may enable them to analyse collected information by conducting a survey or using

other data analysis techniques. At specific duration, I had felt stress and low confidence, which
put impact on my efforts negatively.
SWOT analysis
There are different forms of models and concepts accessible in the world, that has been
utilized for purpose of reflective own experience and conducting personal analysis. Here, I had
utilized SWOT analysis, that enabled me to specify some things about me and these are
following;
Strengths-
Effective communication is one of those skills that I had used as my strength, because I
am capable to interact with others in effective manner. It enables me to collaborate and
coordinate with those who are able to provide key information about topic, regarding which I am
conducting a lot of efforts and initiatives in term of using multiple forms of research
methodologies. With this capability, I had effectively interacted with all, and influenced them to
share important information that I had and will utilize to achieve set aim and objectives of
research.
Research skill, is another competence that I had and utilized to obtain desire outcome,
which is quite essential for me to gain so. It can be said that with this competence, individual
person is able to determine potential issues and challenges, gather informational resources that
might be supported address each issue and examine these resources for relevance and quality.
Academic writing is also included in list of strengths that I had and used to present my
own thoughts and creative ideas. I helped me to develop more creativity and increase
concentration level, even more than last few months.
Weaknesses-
Among individual person there are some weaknesses accessible that may put negative
impact on their performance and actions. For example, like many, I am not posing good
knowledge about effective decision making skill that I tend to develop or improve successfully
and appropriately. Due to this weakness, I had faced varied challenges such as losing chance to
obtain information from appropriate sources. Decision making in the recent time, play significant
role in the context of problem solving, which enable a person to solve critical issue and utilize
effective solutions to do that effectively.

I am not posing better understanding about advanced technologies that affect the way I
had worked and conducted research to collect info about strategies that used in regard to
individual development, either personal or professional.
Lack of flexible behaviour is my another weakness that impact on my performance and
activities that I had conducted and will attempt to desire results. It is quite important for people
to have this attribute, because it may enable them to accept the change and work with that
appropriately & productively. By being a productive research I will work better in the future.
Opportunities-
For purpose of collecting key data about current topic, it is important for me to utilize
varied skills, but due to my weaknesses I am not being able to do that. I have to improve and
develop competencies that I tend to enhance so. Exiting opportunities in the market for skills
development gained my attention toward developing competencies as weaknesses. For example,
I can use personal development plan to develop important skills or overcome the negative impact
of my weaknesses that lead to decrease my performance and efficiency. Technology
advancement is another opportunity that I will use to grow and enhance skills. It provided me
capability develop necessary competencies in term of collecting information about approaches
that I can use to obtain desire results on time. I will use internet to find out the methods of skills
development or improvement. It can be said that skill development is crucial and beneficial for
everyone, in term of enhancing their capability that they might be used to reach expect outcome
successfully and according to their expectations. It may also give them chance to become a
productive and efficient person that had set of useful skills.
Threats-
There are varied factors or forces exist in the world that threaten a person and create
barrier in the context of efforts they put to achieve set goals. In form of my research initiatives,
high data privacy as major threat put negative impact on my work in term of decreasing my
performance and creating barriers to collect useful data. Due to this threat, I had felt lack
productive, which is not beneficial for my personal and professional growth in competitive
world. High data privacy may unable individuals to use those data that allow them to take
pleasure of reaching desire result for which they had worked harder and efforts a lot. Intense
competition in the market is another threat, that I am dealing with to become a competitive and
effective person, which is quite essential for me to have so. It is quite essential for me to

overcome each threat, by using particular method and technique that in turn provide outcome
according to my expectations.

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