Understanding Self and Others: Developing Personal and Professional Skills

This document discusses the importance of understanding oneself and others in order to develop personal and professional skills. It covers topics such as core skills like public speaking, time management, resilience, and assertiveness. It also includes a personal development plan and action plan for improvement.

Understanding Self and
Others

INTRODUCTION
Understanding self and others required to analyse individual ability which further helps in
developing personal or professional life. It is very important to know yourself, skills and
competencies which make you capable to understand others & different circumstances (Cunha,
Xavier and Castilho, 2016). In order to lead others, people need to connect with others, motivate
them, fulfil their needs, inspire and provide value or core benefits. Individual need some specific
skills to understand others but before that they have to evaluate their own skills & competencies.
This report cover various topics such as identifying 4 core skills and analyse that how it will
provide benefits and develop personal development plan. In addition, identify strength &
weakness of their skills and address the area which required improvement.
MAIN BODY
Personal Developmental Plan in order to evaluate various skills
It is the process of analysing of improving their skill which required development. With
the help of personal development plan (PDP) individual able to understand strength & weakness.
In order to measure their potential, individual have to increase awareness regarding their skills &
quality which make them different from other and capable to achieve goals & objectives
(Doherty and Doherty, 2018). According to career point of view or achieve higher place in their
professional life they required some specific skills which discussed below:
Pro - forma of public speaking skills
What is the core skill ?
Public Speaking: It is an essential ability or skill which help in communicating information to
others and basically this word use for large audience. For example: In the workshop,
conference, school or personal lives as well. Most of the people having fear of speaking in
public. So regular practice will make it simple and make them individual capable to share
information to their audience with full of confidence which directly influence those who
listing them.
Why is this core skill important ? Why did I select this skill to reflect on ?
It helps in improving individual knowledge as well as confidence which required at the time
of performing on the stage. Every student will face this situation where they have to perform
in front of large audience. It help in all level such as school, collage life, in the office and in
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the social activities as well. This skill helps in generating confidence and motivate other
through speaking which very beneficial for personal or professional growth. It s very effective
skill which make individual connected with other and it positively impact on their life.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence ?
I am confidant to speak in from of huge audience but sometimes I am getting nerves too.
Speaking in front of public and influence others with the help of my communication skill will
enhance my personality. In collage life, I was a member of dance group and I have to handle
total 10 people and who are totally different from each others. Due to my public speaking
skills, each & every team member listen my words and understand that (Gore and Cross,
2014). My friends and family always said that, I have ability to lead people due to effective
communication in front of huge audience. Due to lots of compliment I have confidence that I
am capable in public speaking skill.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above ? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not ?
When we are working in a team, then it is possible to contradict with pothers. Each and every
team member have different point of view which can create dispute among the members.
When we are performing, few members agreed with my decisions regarding dance steps,
dresses and so on. But, when we all discussed about it, then they all are agreed on what i said
to them. In the last, we all done very well in the performance which provide us compliment. It
is true that, public speaking is very important when you are leader or lead a team because it
helps in motivating & encouraging others with the help of impressive way of communication.
How will this skill help me in the future ?
Public speaking skills helps in career progress which indicate creativity, critical thinking,
leadership, motivation etc. of an individual. It also helps in boosting my confidence which
overcome the fear of insecurity. Writing a speech will make my thinking capacity creative so
yes, I can say that public speaking helps in to improve my creative thinking.
Pro - forma of Time management skills
What is the core skill ?
Time management: It is the process of planning and controlling all the activities and try to
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completed on time which make work efficient and increase the effectiveness of individual.
Time management will reduce stress, provide career opportunity and get success in the task.
Individual have to identify all the activities which they have to perform and make a list of the
basis of priority. Focus on top activities which need to completer before and use relevant skills
to complete it. Time management very important for personal or professional point of view.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on ?
Time management is very important because there are various issues occur due to lack of time
management in business or personal life. It is important because time is limited, people can
control over time if they focus on their ability which enhance efficiency (Greenberg and
Turksma, 2015). It further provide benefits through improving decision making ability and
provide success in your career as well. I select time management skill, because it helps me to
manage my assignment and complete it before deadlines. In addition, it further helps me in my
career where I have to perform each task on time and manage my activities which consider
under my performance. It helps me to complete my task and make distance from stress by
using this skill in the workplace. It further helps in improving my productivity or performance
which develop my personal or professional life.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
Personally I am very punctual of time and wanted that each and every person have this
capability to be on time. I am able to complete my task on time such as assignments,
homeworker etc. I completed my each task on time weather it is related to my education or
related to personal life. Sometimes this skill is inherits but it is possible to adopt in their daily
life to manage their work and take deadline seriously.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
As a already said that I am very punctual of time and manage my work according to the time
frame for each task. My friends appropriated this habit of mine because it further reduce the
stress of completing task on deadline (Holmes, Bavieri and Ganassin, 2015). Due to this
reason, I am stress free and completed my work effectively because on time work will
generate tension which reduce efficiency as well as effectiveness.
How will this skill help me in the future?
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Time management is very important for all because it helps me in my career and now it
provide benefits in my professional life as well. In the workplace, be on time and complete
their task before deadline will be approached and it further helps me to provide growth in may
career life. I wanted to start new business, so such skills helps me to get success and achieve
my goals & objectives.
Pro - forma of Resilience skills
What is the core skill?
Resilience: This is the ability to face various challenges on regular basis, so it required
different skills such as rational thinking, physical or mental health, relationship with others
etc. This skill help me to engage with others and increase the ability to think creative to get
effective solutions for problems.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
It is required because it helps us to protect our experience and maintain their life during any
difficult situation. It also protect us from mental illness, so it is very important to have this
skill (Link and et.al., 2015). Because I am less patient person and it become difficult and make
situation complicated for me. Meditation is the best way to calm myself and think before
reacting will helps me to cope up with situations.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
I am lacking in this skill because I already face various situations where I loose my
temperament due to disputes in my family. It further impact my thinking process so I am not
able to perform well and it will start building health related issues. In context professional life,
m not able to concentrate my work and reacted very fast due to lack of resilience skill.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
There is no such contradiction but people think that I have ability to deal face difficult
situation. They know that, I have patience but they also suggest me to improve which is
beneficial for me in the future. Along with this, in the future it helps me to resolve issues
related to my professional life.
How will this skill help me in the future?
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It help the individual to make realistic plans and develop ability to carry out this plan. It
further helps in improving my personal as well as professional which provide me huge growth
(Steinbeis, 2016). This only possible when I try to reduce my stress level and overcome from
personal problems. In order to enhance resilience skill, I have to take necessary actions which
required enough time.
Pro-forma of Assertiveness
What is the core skill?
Assertiveness is the ability to stand in front of others regarding their rights without showing
any aggression. It includes healthy conversation where person get trained for social
communication. These types of propel can resolve their problems or issues with themselves
with full of calmness or positively.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
In the workplace, it is obvious to have politics so powerful people use their authority to create
some difficult situation for others. Individual face difficult time but not able to take any
action. In my point of view, woman harassed due to lack of assertiveness and they does not
share their feelings with others due to shame or insult in the society.
Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
I have ability to take action regarding such situation which impact mental health of an
individual. If, I see something wrong then I have capability to stand for it without taking
further time. My nearby people always said that I have potential to deal my own problems
without taking others heal.
Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there a
match between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?
I have this skill and those people who related to me, they also agreed for it that I am capable
to solve my own problems (Taumoepeau and Reese, 2014). But yes, I have to improve
myself because there is almost less difference between assertiveness or aggression. So I
have to make sure that, I will use assertiveness rather than aggressiveness.
How will this skill help me in the future?
It is very important competencies which required in future in order to develop self esteem. It
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further helps the individual to face any kind of situation because they know their ability to
perform. Those people have this skill or ability they become successful in their personal or
career life. Further this skill used to formulate strategies and get success through achieving
business goals & objectives.
Summary of personal development plan (PDP) and develop Action Plan accordingly:
Analysis: Above discussion helping me to analyse the requirement or importance of these
skills and further beneficial for personal growth. Each and every skill have different significance
which improve personality of an individual that provide benefits in the future. An individual
become successful, if they have all the required abilities, skills and competencies. So it is very
important to evaluate themselves through self assessment and analysing the results through
participating in various activities.
Action plan: With the help of action plan, individual able to analyse their strength or
weakness. By using action plan, people able to identify area where they required improvement in
order to get success (Valkenburg, 2017). An action plan includes detailed information regarding
every action & functions.
Strength: After self assessment, public speaking and time management both are my
strength it helps me to grow and achieve success. I have ability to handle work pressure and
stress in the business environment by using these skills & competencies.
Weakness: With the help of self assessment, I am able to identify my weakness and that
is assertiveness & resilience. I have to take necessary necessary actions & practices to improve
myself in this area. These skills helps in facing different situation which impact individual
performance as well as productivity.
Development
Area
Assertiveness Resilience Public speaking
Specific Improvement required
because it will provide
confidence to stand in
front of various propel
regarding my rights. In
context of future, it
It improve my ability
to deal difficult
situation in my
personal or career life.
This skill required in
the person for
It helps the individual to
share their through
publicly with full of
confidence. For this,
people required strong
personality who have
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helps me to get self
esteem.
emotional stability. ability to influence other
by using their
communication, creative
thinking or with their
strong presence.
Measurable Measurement will be
done on the basis of
individual present or
past performance.
Feedback from
colleagues.
It will compare on the
basis of challenges and
how they react
accordingly.
It is based on team
members opinion that
individual understand
their point of view or not
(Wang, Wilhite and
Martino, 2016).
Attainable It is possible when
people have awareness
regarding their rights
and take necessary
action for it.
It will be possible
when individual make
their mind and through
stable and for this they
have to meditate
regularly.
With the help of effective
communication, team
members can resolve any
issue or disputes in the
team.
Relevant It increase awareness
which make individual
stronger & secure in the
workplace.
Personal mentally relax
and become sustainable
for longer period.
It will encourage
employees to performer
well and effectively lead
a team to get success.
Time Almost one year
required to achieve this
skill.
It required approx four
months to adopt this
skill.
Individual can attain
within five months.
Action for
improvement
Initial every one has to
know about their rights
because without
knowing that person
unable to take stand for
themselves as well as
I have to improve my
ability to work in
typical situations or in
challenging condition.
So I need to take
responsibility and have
In order to improve this
skill, I have to
communicate with others
or strange people which
provide me confidence as
well. This skill is
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for others. to accountable for that.
It will make me
resilience which
improve my personally
as well.
beneficial for me on
personal or professional
level and provide me
huge growth as well.
CONCLUSION
Above discussion helps me to understand that, why these skills important for individual
not only for professional life. But, at the time of building our career these skills are most
important such as public speaking, time management etc. These competencies to make individual
capable to achieve their goals & objectives and it can be related to personal or professional life.
In order to analyse their skills & competencies to know that weather it is effective to achieve
their task not, individual use personal development plan to evaluate in effective manner.
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