The Global Professional: Models and Concepts of Professional Development

This report discusses various models and concepts of professional development and the impact of intercultural effectiveness on professional success.

The Global
Professional

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Professional services are considered to be as the specific services for which special trainings
are to be provided. This enables the people to provide the services for satisfying the specific
needs and to ensure that professional license are provided to them which givers them authority
(Kennedy, 2016). To be successful and to meet up with the level of competition it is crucial for
the individuals to improve their skills and abilities so that they can deal on international level. In
this report the understanding of various models and concepts of professional development are
discussed along with the awareness of key elements and impact of intercultural effectiveness so
that professional success can be accomplished by the individual.
MAIN BODY
For an individual to be successful it is crucial that they posses various skills and such skills
are developed when they are into their professional courses where they get to know about
various concepts and framework that can facilitate them in accomplishing their individual goals
and objectives. When I was in University I get myself unrolled in the course of business
management that facilitated me in developing significant understanding of different models and
concepts with the help of which various problems can be resolves, how the market situations can
be analysed efficiently, how to take the situation as and when they arise and to determine their
impact as well as influence etc. During my course I got to know that for the efficiently
performing on the global level various model must be considered as they enables to develop
specific knowledge about the particular set of knowledge, skills and abilities. Various models
and concept which came across includes training model which is considered to be one of the
most efficient model as with the help of this I can make myself competent for any specific job
role offered in an organisation across nations. This also ensures the compatibility with the
standard view of the organisation as well as their expectation from the professional person in
context of better performance (Todd, 2020). In addition to this, another model which I came
across was the deficit model and this facilitate to meet up the gap between what skills and
abilities are present in comparison to what is required for fulfilling the requirement of a
particular job roles. With the help of this I could ensure my professional development for the
global workplace as the required capabilities in different countries and in different organisation
varies.

Also I analysed that for becoming efficient enough to work at any place across globe it is
important to understand the impact on intercut effectiveness and employability skills on the
relationships among the employees. Most of the companies nowadays take into consideration the
impact of intercultural effectiveness as this enables them to make their employees understand
each other and in making a comfortable workplace environment for everyone (DiPaola and
Wagner, 2018). To create awareness of the related concepts and skills I get through different
skills that are posses by the employees in different companies and the actions as well as various
trainings programs which are organised by the different companies so that they can improve the
awareness of their employs regarding intercultural effectiveness. Along with this the emphasis is
laid on the employability skills of such as problem solving skills, teamwork, better
communication, technical skills. While I was in University various seminars were organised in
which the speaker share some of trends prevailing in the global professional skills as well as the
impact of intercultural effectiveness. So for improving my employability skills and awareness of
the intercultural effectiveness I participated in various activities that were organised in the
university as they helped me in developing various skills such as teambuilding, interpersonal
skills, understanding the diverse behaviour of the people with the help of which the diversity
within the workplace can easily be accepted (Perez and Barber, 2018). Apart from this for
managing the level of competition with other employees I took various sessions with the help of
which I could develop various analytical skills and technical skills which can enhance my
employability skills.
An understanding of the systematic process of intercultural skills I identified various
components which includes motivation, self and other knowledge and the tolerance for the
uncertainty. In addition to this it includes understanding of the language, culture, linguaculture
etc.; intercultural mediation, channel of communication, subconscious elements in the
communicative behaviour (Belwal, Priyadarshi and Fazari, 2017). Understanding of these
concepts facilitates me in adopting the cultural differences in profession on global level. It will
further facilitate me in efficiently managing and fostering the level of motivation within the
workplace and in allowing other to put their efforts with commitment so that they can achieve
their individual goals and objectives as well as the overall organisational objectives. In my
course I have opted some subjects that can enables me gathering significant level of knowledge
about the practices of human resources management, marketing, financial management and

business functions on international level as prior understanding of the process leads to prompt
and easy actions for the challenges. Throughout my course my preference was to improve m
professional effectiveness so that I can maximise the value as well as my talent with the help of
experiences of participating in learning principle programs that can enables me in improving my
professional knowledge, competence, skills and effectiveness. Being in the business management
course and my specialisation in the human resources and marketing I tend to look after various
roles on which I want to work upon along with various roles and responsibility in preferred
industry. With this I could analyse the level of changes and the areas which I need to work upon
so that I can competed with others in a better way. Also with this movement along the position
can be facilitated as it will ensure efficiency in the professional skills (Friesen, Hemer and Perez,
2020). Participating in different activities will enhance the capability of taking decisions,
working with others in groups and in managing the behaviours of others while specific skills and
academic knowledge will facilitated in formulation of various policies with which the
performance of each and every person can be evaluated as well as necessary recommendations
can be made to others.
While undertaking this course in the University I got to know about various aspects
which are to be taken into consideration by an individual when they are into professional courses
so that they can ensure the proficiency in their skills. I wanted to build my career in retail
industry with a multinational organisation and this implies that I must have better understanding
of various concepts on international level due to which I laid emphasis of intercultural and
professional effectives. This facilitated me in efficiently understanding the workplace cloture and
how to contribute to the other by understanding their perception and in matching my ability with
their as well as skills and competence. With better employability skills which I developed during
the University level such as communication, problem solving, technical and interpersonal skills,
data handling abilities etc. It enabled me in adding value to my work as with better
understanding of the differences in the workplace I could manage my performance by taking
each and every person together as well as by building a better and efficiently performing team
(Nisha and Rajasekaran, 2018). Apart from all this, most importantly with the help of this I could
ensure time management as I had better skills which facilitated me in managing the situation and
taking better decisions by applying various academic model, concepts and theories. Further I
could enhance the personal productivity by developing better understanding among all and with

better team work productivity was increased because we work upon the shared vision concept in
which those ideas are put into action that can resolve the specific need of the people. When I was
in University I learnt various languages and read about the psychology of the people in different
countries and this was so very helpful in working with diverse people as well as it enabled me in
effectively communicating the strategies and plan that can be taking into consideration and put
into action so that there is no delays in any process of the organisation. Better understanding and
in-depth knowledge of academic course facilitate me in analysing the possible impact of various
situations and the ways with which they can easily be overcome. With the analysis of present
business environmental and other related factors I can easily formulate the policies and can make
understand its implications so that the major impact can be managed for the business.
CONCLUSION
It is concluded from the above report that an individual has to develop various employability
skills as well as has to create awareness about the intercultural effectiveness so that they can
manage the challenges that they face in future while performing their professional roles. With
this better understanding of the global situation and the requirements can be analysed and
accordingly various skills are developed either in the University or after that, so that the
professional goals and personal goals can be accomplished.

REFERENCES
Books and Journal
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DiPaola, M. & Wagner, C.A. (2018). Improving instruction through supervision, evaluation,
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Friesen, K. L., Hemer, K. M., & Perez, R. J. (2020). Intercultural Effectiveness and Leadership:
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Kennedy, M.M. (2016). How does professional development improve teaching Review of
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Nisha, S. M., & Rajasekaran, V. (2018). Employability skills: A review. IUP Journal of Soft
Skills, 12(1), 29-37.
Perez, R. J., & Barber, J. P. (2018). Intersecting outcomes: Promoting intercultural effectiveness
and integration of learning for college students. Journal of Diversity in Higher
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Todd, F. ed. (2020). Planning continuing professional development. Routledge.