Personal Development Plan Analysis

This assignment requires an in-depth analysis of a provided personal development plan. The focus is on identifying and explaining the importance of four key skills outlined in the plan: resilience while speaking in front of people, going forward despite challenges, speaking effectively, and being present during interactions. The analysis should demonstrate a clear understanding of how these skills contribute to personal growth.

UNDERSTANDING
SELF AND OTHERS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Giving or receiving Feedback................................................................................................1
Assertiveness..........................................................................................................................3
Negotiation.............................................................................................................................4
Public Speaking......................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
Summary and Action Plan......................................................................................................6
REFERENECES..............................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
It is very important for a human being to have a proper knowledge of self as well as
others. Therefore, A human being should constantly work on improving his skills so that, he can
enhance the life of himself as well as other people who are directly or indirectly involved with
him. A constant review of current skills and a necessary improvement in them will ensure higher
growth in both personal as well as professional life of an individual. In order to enhance those
skills in a systematic way, it is quite essential for an individual to make a personal development
plan. The plan would include the current skills that an individual might be carrying and how such
skills can be improved going further (Casey, 2013). The current report will consist of a personal
development plan, which will assess the current skills of individuals, The strengths and
weaknesses of those skills etc. It will also throw some light on how those skills can be improved
and what measures can be taken for the same. The time frame of such plans depends on
individuals to individuals and may be short or long as per the requirements.
TASK 1
SKILSS
Giving or receiving Feedback
What is the core skill to develop?
Giving or receiving Feedback: It is a very crucial skill which that an individual must carry in his
life. If a person would know skills of Giving feedbacks on time for the necessary projects and
also receive it for the tasks, he would be able to manage teams at various points of his
professional life and would help him to become a good leader in future.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
It is a very vital skill that an individual must be having for the purpose of achieving success in
an organization. In a professional life a individual come across various situations in which he
will have to work in a team and also will have to manage them, to become a leader. A team can
not work properly, if he will not receive necessary Feedbacks from its members about the tasks
which are under process. If he would not carry such skills, it is inevitable that he will not be
able to take himself forward for a long haul and may end up being a mediocre person, who
would just takes orders from seniors and leaders. I have selected this skill for the purpose of
assessment and improvement because, it will make and develop my overall personality and thus
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will help me gaining various advantages over period of time in my both personal as well as
professional life. I want to be a leader in future and for that purpose, I shall be aware of various
ways to handle a team by getting the feedback of their work properly and effectively, I should
also be aware of how to improve productivity of the organization by managing teams
effectively as well as efficiently in an appropriate manner.
Assessment of Skill : As far as current situation is concerned, I do carry certain skills of leading
people by receiving and giving proper feedback. and I am quite confident about my this skill
that I will be able to do well going forward. My boss in the organization assigned me task that I
will be a leader of a team which consist of 6 peoples and I would be leading them for a project.
I have been consistently working to improve my leadership skill as I want to grow in my
professional life. I am quite satisfied with the result of my Team leadership and so as my Boss
as well as my those team members whom I lead (Hayashi, Raymond and Sidnell eds., 2013).
After analysing and watching my leadership skills, the company has promoted me to become
assistant manager of marketing for the company, and this has boosted my confidence like
anything. The boss also appraised my work of collectively taking my team together by getting
feed back from them regarding the problem that they might be facing and solve them as soon as
possible.
Weaknesses: Though I have been able to gain a very good team work skills over a period of
time within the organization, but I consider myself incomplete and keep on working for
continuous improvements in the same. While Getting feedbacks from my project team I came
across various situations in which I have not been able to do well. There were conflicts under
the team on certain issues, and I have not been able to manage them well. I am working
constantly to improve the same.
Future analysis: I have decided to improve my team work skills, by various ways like
undertaking various projects as a team leader, so that my skills of leading a team and managing
them effectively will be nourished. When there are certain personal issues between some of the
people, it becomes even more difficult to manage or lead them and bring out the best kind of
results from them. I will have to devise solutions to improve my team work over period of time.
I will have to understand the characteristics of every individual and have to explain them the
task in their language so that they can perform well, give and receive feedbacks and accomplish
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the task in given time frame.
Assertiveness
What is the core skill to develop?
Assertiveness: It is a very crucial skill which is needed for all round personality development of
an individual. Time is a very crucial resource and effective management of the same is essential
for development and growth of an individual.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
It is very important that an individual carry certain skills which will enhance his personality and
help him in achievement of his various goals as well as objectives. Everyone has less time from
an organization to an individual and they want work to be done effectively and punctually
within the time frame allotted to them such task can be done properly if the confidence level of
the person would be high and effective. It is therefore quite crucial that an individual carry
assertiveness skills. In professional life the importance of this skills is very large. If a project is
given such project has to be completed in a time frame which is being allotted and with self
confidence (Oxford, 2016). If a person would not manage his time well he will end up making
delays in the same that would lead to a bad impression on the leaders of the organization.
Assessment of Skills: I posses a normal Assertiveness skills within me and I have to improve on
that front. I am usually a short tempered guy and can react negatively on very small issues this
gives a very bad impression of myself in the eyes of my seniors (Bernadette van Rijn, Yang and
Sanders, 2013). But when I speak in a meeting in front of people, my boss appraised me and
said that I do look confident or assertive while speaking, this boosted my confidence to a new
high.
Weakness: I miss important deadlines on certain occasions and this has been a negative for me
and my career development. I need to improve this my making my schedules in an effective
manner, so that I will be able to match my deadlines. If I will not manage the work properly that
has been assigned to me, I will feel frustrated and under-confident and this may impact my
performance negatively.
Future analysis: I have to work hard for getting a grip on my Self confidence and effective
management of the same. I will try to accomplish my task with utmost confidence and
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assertiveness, so that I can last a impression among mind of other co- workers, my boss and will
eventually help me in gaining a enhanced personality.
Negotiation
What is the core skill to develop?
Negotiation: It is one of the most important skill which an individual can possess. There are
various situations under which a person has to negotiate with external parties and represent the
organization in the dealings with them. Such kind of skill will enhance the personality of an
individual in an overall manner.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
The need of such skills can arise at various point of time in the life of an individual. Starting fro
m getting a job from employer at his own terms and salary, to dealing with clients and business
partners in an effective manner. By proper negotiations skills a person can turn any
unfavourable deal into Favourable one (Van der Kolk, 2017). The reason for selection of this
skill is because I want to gain negotiation skills for development of my personality. I would be
representing my company as a assistant manager to various people and for that I must have this
skill within me. This skill will also boost my communication skills overtime and will help me to
gain a competitive advantage over my peers.
Assessment of Skill: I do possess certain negotiation skills and I have been able to showcase the
same and this has boosted my confidence and my seniors has shown faith on me and has offered
me various dealings in which I will have to negotiate even with foreign customers and that will
be very beneficial for my career growth as well as development.
Weaknesses: Sometimes I do hesitate in negotiating with people assuming that they will
understand my thinking and I would not have to explain much, but such is not the case always
and there is a lot of hard work involve in persuasion, which I should learn by time.
Future analysis: I will work hard to to gain various attributes of this skill in an effective as well
as efficient manner. If I will not negotiate with people in various dealings of the organization, it
will have a negative impact on my communication skills that I don't want and therefore I shall
represent my firm as much as possible for dealing with various stake holders and striking the
deal on my terms.
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Public Speaking
What is the core skill to develop?
Public Speaking: It is an exceptionally essential ability which is required in the present Era for
speaking to either the association or the individual himself in a successful way. If this skill is
there in an individual it will stand him apart from others and will give them an edge over the
others.
Why this skill is important? Reasons for selection of this core skill for the purpose of
Reflection.
It is an essential expertise for a person with the end goal of development in expert and
individual vocation. On the off chance that I would have aptitudes of open talking then I will
have the capacity to speak to myself and furthermore my association in which I may fill in as an
expert. Without appropriate open talking aptitudes I won't have the capacity to persuade other
individuals on my considerations and it will step me back as far as individual and also
proficient development (Dyck and Holtzman, 2013). I have devise an arrangement to build up
my open aptitudes through my own particular by enhancing abilities of correspondences when I
am at home. I will endeavour to talk in reflect, which will support my certainty with respect to
talking before individuals. The main dread that individuals more often than not have is what
they look like while talking, on the off chance that I will feel sufficiently certain to talk before
reflect, at that point I will have the capacity to speak to myself well (Fröhlich, Quiring and
Engesser, 2012).
Assessment of Skill : My open talking aptitude at this moment is extremely typical, on the
grounds that I do delay to talk before a vast social affair since I have not talked before such
assembling as far back as my adolescence and this has struck me down on different purposes of
my life. My principle point is to enhance this expertise by continually buckling down on it and
take interest in different occasions that would give me chances to speak to myself before
individuals.
Weaknesses: I falter a considerable measure while talking before individuals and social event. I
generally imagine that they are more educated than me and I may end making a few bobbles
which will be extremely humiliating for me.
Future Analysis : To raise this aptitude and capacity, I need to buckle down by confining some
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identity advancement gets ready for myself. A portion of the components of the arrangement
would be discussion before my companions and clarifying them my focuses with the goal that I
will pick up certainty to speak to myself among individuals.
TASK 2
Summary and Action Plan
To summarise the the above skills and various strengths as well as weaknesses derived from
them can be laid down as follows :
Strengths Weaknesses
 I have been able to speak well in front
people, in various events, but only
when I am going through a level of
confidence in myself and when I feel
assertive about myself but not always.
 I have been able to manage teams well
in an efficient manner, as a team leader
and this has gave me confidence to do
well on top level also (MARTÍNEZ,
and et.al., 2012). I acted well as a team
leader which showed that I do carry
certain leadership skills as well. I used
feedback from team members and
capitalise on them.
 I am a self confident guy and and my
assertion helps building my personality
for my personal as well as my
professional life.
 Sometimes, because of nervousness I do
feel hesitation while speaking in front of
large gatherings and this has lead to a
steep reduction in my self confidence at
various times (McLean And et.al., 2016).
 I don't able to negotiate well in front of
people who are my seniors in terms of
age and I will have to improve in that
front.
 Sometimes I lack confidence and hesitate
in taking difficult tasks as it may seem to
be over my potentials (Trinkler, de
Langavant and Bachoud-Lévi, 2013).
SL. no. LEARNING CURRENT TARGET DEVELO CRITERIA TIME EVIDENCE
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OBJECTIVE/
GOAL
PROFICIENCY PROFICI
ENCY
PMENT
OPPORT
UNITIES
FOR
JUDGING
SUCCESS
SCALE
1 Assertiveness. Do have the skills to
complete task With
confidence.
Aim to
develop
the same
skill with
more
efficiency
and
effectiven
ess for
future
personal
growth.
Can carry
and
complete
new and
difficult
tasks
going
forward.
Top
Managemen
t
1 Month Feedbacks
which were
received
from co
workers.
2 Giving and
Receiving
Feedback.
Good in working in
a group and the
ability to take the
whole team together
in certain situations.
Healthy
environme
nt should
be there
within the
company
by proper
manageme
nt of team
and
effectively
managing
them
through
feedbacks.
New team
working
and
feedback
managem
ent skill
can be
developed
, and there
is a lot
which can
be learned
while
implement
ing the
Managers 15 days Reports are
prepared by
team
members.
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task of
team work
and
feedback
managem
ent.
3. Public
Speaking
I am good at
representing myself
in front of people.
I need to
improve
on the
front of
my
anxiousne
ss and
Reluctanc
e while
speaking
in front of
people.
I can
represent
my firm
even on
an
internatio
nal level
going
forward.
Senior
Supervisors
90 Days Feedback
from co-
workers.
From the above Personal development plan it is quite evident that for the purpose of
personal growth, The above four skills is very crucial and important. The person should have a
grip over those for effective future development.
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REFERENECES
Books and Journals
Casey, C., 2013. Work, self and society: After industrialism. Routledge.
Hayashi, M., Raymond, G. and Sidnell, J. eds., 2013. Conversational repair and human
understanding (No. 30). Cambridge University Press.
Oxford, R.L., 2016. Teaching and researching language learning strategies: Self-regulation in
context. Taylor & Francis.
Bernadette van Rijn, M., Yang, H. and Sanders, K., 2013. Understanding employees' informal
workplace learning: The joint influence of career motivation and self-construal. Career
development international. 18(6). pp.610-628.
Van der Kolk, B.A., 2017. Developmental Trauma Disorder: Toward a rational diagnosis for
children with complex trauma histories. Psychiatric annals. 35(5). pp.401-408.
Dyck, K.T. and Holtzman, S., 2013. Understanding humor styles and well-being: The
importance of social relationships and gender. Personality and Individual Differences.
55(1). pp.53-58.
MARTÍNEZ, M.P. and et.al., 2012. Understanding the relationship between attachment style,
pain appraisal and illness behavior in women.Scandinavian journal of psychology.
53(1). pp.54-63.
McLean, K.C. And et.al., 2016. The role of domain content in understanding identity
development processes. Journal of Research on Adolescence.26(1). pp.60-75.
Trinkler, I., de Langavant, L.C. and Bachoud-Lévi, A.C., 2013. Joint recognition–expression
impairment of facial emotions in Huntington's disease despite intact understanding of
feelings. Cortex, 49(2), pp.549-558.
Fröhlich, R., Quiring, O. and Engesser, S., 2012. Between idiosyncratic self-interests and
professional standards: A contribution to the understanding of participatory journalism
in Web 2.0. Results from an online survey in Germany. Journalism. 13(8). pp.1041-
1063.
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