Personal and Professional Development Plan: Importance and Value

This article discusses the importance and value of personal and professional development plan for an individual's growth. It explains the significance of short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals in the development plan. The article also explores the skills to be developed and the resources required to achieve them.

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INTRODUCTION
Personal development refers through the process which has been undertaken by an individual for
their development of skills (Batih and Sorapipatana, 2016). It is essential for an individual to
involve in a process of their personal as well as professional skills development as it will help
them to achieve their goals and objectives for their career. In order to develop an individual it is
required that they've design a personal and professional development plan for them so that they
can identify the time period they will take to develop themselves. Development plan is a lengthy
process and required proper goal for an individual that they want to achieve in their life. In order
to set a goal it is essential for an individual to understand the value of three type of goals that are
short term goals long term goals and medium term goal. This report is going to explain about the
development of a personal and professional development plan and it’s important in the life of an
individual. In order to prepare this planet is required for an individual to develop their long-term
goal which will help them to bifurcate them in short term goals and medium term goals to
achieve their long-term goal in easy manner. This process will help them to achieve their career
goals and growth. This report also contains example of all these goals in order to achieve the
growth of personal and professional career of an individual.
MAIN BODY
The concept of personal and professional development
Personal development nonstop or constant process which requires an individual to analyze their
qualities and skills which are required for them to achieve their desired goals. On the basis of the
evaluation of skills required to achieve the goal the individual then required to analyze the skills
they are already expertise in so that taken for their work to develop their other skills required for
that goal so that they can personally develop themselves to achieve this goal. Whereas
professional development is a process which include achievement of professional skills so that
an individual can be able to give their best in their professional career. In order to identify the
difference between personal developments of professional development is that the personal
development is a continuous process and is carried by an individual for their only development.
But in case of professional development generally this process is carried out by organization for
their employees so that they can develop their professional skills and provide their best skills for
the productivity of the organization (Cooper, and Sommer, 2016). Development of professional

skills also helps an organization to motivate their employees as it helps the employees to fulfill
their self-actualization needs from an organization. No matter and individual wants to develop
their personal skills or professional skills they are required to prepare a proper and appropriate
plan which will help them to analyze the actions they need to take for their development. But
before developing a personal as well as professional development plan individual is required to
understand the concept of goals to be set by them. In order to set goals for life of an individual
they are required to formulate three types of goals that are short term goal and long term goal as
well as medium term goals. All the three goals have their own value and have their importance in
their development plan. The meaning and value of all these type of goals in development plan by
provided below:
Value of short-term goals identifying 3 personal short term goals
Short term goals are the goals which are fixed by an individual for a shorter period of time. This
type of goals are generally are formulated for a time period of three to five months. When an
individual decide their long-term goals it is essential for them to diversify them in a smaller parts
so that they can be achieved in successful manner. Short term goals are very essential for
individual to keep themselves motivated and confident for their life so that they can be ready to
face various challenges of life as well as workplace. When an individual achieve their short-term
goal then they are motivated to try another goal and became ready to accept another challenge of
their life. This is step by step process helps an individual to gain several skills and achieve
success and growth in their career (Sanghi, 2016). If short term goals of an individual are lacking
then it also develop lack of clear vision for them in order to achieve their long-term goals for
their career. Three examples of short term goals are given below:
 Able to be speak in front of large Audience
 Time Management and proactivity skills
 Enhance written Communication
Value of Medium-term goals identifying 3 personal Medium-term goals
Medium term goals are the bones which are formulated by an individual for longer than a short
term goal but shorter than a long term goal. This type of goals are generally formulated for a
time period of five months to one year. In order to achieve long term goal and individual first we

divide their goals in in a shorter period of time that are medium term goals then these medium
term goals are divided in short term goals. A survey provide that every individual have their own
medium-term goals but this type of goals does not get much attention as compared to short term
as well as long term goals (Starks, 2018). Medium term goals are not of a great value to an
individual as they have a large focus of their development plan on their short as well as long term
goals. But as still they have their medium term goals it is essential to understand the concept of
medium term goals and its importance in their life. This can be understand with the help of
examples of medium term goals of an individual. Several examples of medium term goals are
given below:
 Gaining experience to became a manager
 Enhance communication skills
 Completing the foundation course of Business Management
Value of long-term goals along with 3 personal long-term goals
Long term goals are generally those goals of an individual which they said they want to be in
their life. Long term goals are generally set by an individual for one year or more than it as it
requires a lot of time to achieve a long-term goal (Stawasz, 2021). As long term goals are set for
a longer period of time it is essential for an individual to set these goals with a proper care
because it affects their career. It is the long-term goals on which career of an individual depends.
It is essential for an individual to consider their skills which are already present in them before
formulating their long-term goals as this will help them to choose their career according to their
interest. These long term goals are also essential for the individual because they are the basis for
the medium term as well as short term goals and can affect whole life of that individual. There
are several examples which help to understand the concept of long term goals in better manner.
Three examples of long term goals are given below:
 Taking a graduation degree from the university in business Management
 Became an entrepreneur of a small business
 To became Fluent in English

Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan
A personal development plan is a plan which has been formulated by an individual in order to
develop their personal skills so that they can achieve some capabilities for their growth (Yoon,
and Sohn, 2018). A personal development plan is very essential for an individual as it helps them
to analyze their strengths and weaknesses so that they can guide themselves regarding their
existing skills and capabilities and will be able to set an effective goals for their life. In order to
plan the skills it is essential for an individual to make a real assessment of all the areas. Learning
is a continuous process and required to be developed by every individual and in order to learn
something new related to their goals it is essential for an individual to develop their skills which
has been provided by the personal development plan. A personal development plan contains the
skills which are to be developed by an individual with a proper development plan which has been
considered by the individual in order to achieve that skills in their life. Further the development
plan contain that time period up to which the individual will be able to attain that skills. The
target date provided in the personal development plan helps an individual to identify that either
the skill is long term short term or medium term.
Personal development plan is very important for the individual in order to enhance their
capability and skills (Zawieska, and Pieriegud, 2018). From the below mentioned personal
development plan analyze that by conducting personal development plan and become capable to
enhance my time management is this my management is skill and communication skills in order
to get more opportunities for my future so that I can become more successful. Personal
development plan has several benefits and it support me too improve my skills and overcome my
weaknesses so that I can become more confident in order to overcome the barriers which are
facing by meet and complete the task in an appropriate time period in order to achieve my goals
and objectives which are decided by me. From the above-mentioned data there is explanation
with regarding my goals that is short term long term and medium term goals so it is very
important for me to enhance my time management skills in order to achieve my goals on a
particular time period so that I can become capable to get more opportunities and success.
Communication skill support me to build relationship with my subordinates so that I can take
proper assistance from us in order to take feedback in order to improve my knowledge and take
further steps to improve my capabilities. By conducting person development plan and become
capable to boost my confidence and represent myself in front of everyone. Along with I am also

become capable to take effective decisions in order to overcome the barriers and enhance my
efficiency for my future development (Κασιώλας 2020).
CONCLUSION
The above discussion helps to conclude that short term medium term and long term goals
are very essential for life of an individual in order to acquire success. Short term goals set goals
for the smaller period of time for an individual so that they can be motivated for their further
growth. Medium term goals help an individual to break their long-term goals in smaller parts
whereas long-term goals helps an individual to achieve success in their life. All types of goals
short term long term and medium term formulated by an individual helps them to develop their
personal as well as professional development plan. It is because of personal and professional
development plan contain various skills which are required to be developed by an individual with
various processes and the time period of to which the individual will be able to achieve those
skills.

Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan
Skills to be
Developed
Development Plan Resources Time taken
Communication
Skills
In order to develop
communication skills
I will read more
books articles and
newspapers and
communicate with
their peers are other
colleagues as much
as possible.
Mishra, S.K. and
Mishra, P., 2020.
Functional Aspects of
Communication Skills
for Professional
Empowerment. Journal
of English Language
and Literature
(JOELL), 7(1), pp.79-
85.
7 months
Time Management Time management
skills will be
achieved by having a
proper schedule of
the work and I will
try to complete all my
task in the
predetermined time
provided to the task.
Mukhtar,
K.H.A.D.I.J.A.H., Arooj,
M.A.H.W.I.S.H. and
Mukhtar,
M.A.H.N.O.O.R., 2020.
A Cross-sectional
study: Time
management skills
among medical
students in
Pakistan. Pakistan J.
Med. Heal. Sci, 14(1),
pp.159-162.
4 months
Management Skills In order to achieve
management skills I
will take a proper
training from the
organization as a
manager and further
evaluate logical steps
Christensen, D.N.,
Todahl, J. and Barrett,
W.C., 2020. Solution-
based casework: An
introduction to clinical
and case management
skills in casework
practice. Routledge.
1.5 year

taken by management
in different situations.
I will also take help
of several theorist
provided to develop
effective
management in an
organization.

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