BSBWOR501 Manage Personal Work Priorities Assessment Task 4

This report represents a student's comprehensive submission for BSBWOR501 Assessment Task 4, focusing on managing personal work priorities and professional development. It begins with a self-assessment report evaluating the student's skills and knowledge, followed by professional competence research based on interviews with industry professionals to identify key skills. A career review outlines career aspirations and options, complemented by a networking review detailing formal networks and their benefits. The core of the report is a professional development plan, including goals, areas for improvement, and planned development opportunities. The assignment also includes details of a PowerPoint presentation, its execution, and an evaluation of its effectiveness. Finally, an email to the assessor and a reference list complete the submission. The report demonstrates the student's ability to analyze their skills, identify areas for improvement, and create a structured plan for professional growth, covering aspects of leadership, communication, and strategic planning.

Running head: Assessment task 4
ASSESSMENT TASK 4

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Table of Contents
1. Self-assessment report............................................................................................................3
2. Professional competence research..........................................................................................7
3. Career review.........................................................................................................................9
4. Networking review.................................................................................................................9
5. Professional development plan.............................................................................................10
6. PowerPoint presentation.......................................................................................................12
7. Conducting presentation.......................................................................................................12
8. Evaluation of presentation....................................................................................................12
9. Sending an email to assessor................................................................................................12
Reference list............................................................................................................................14

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1. Self-assessment report
Unit of competency: Developing and implementing diversity policies
Description: This unit evaluates the knowledge and skills required for diversity research.
This can help in drafting diversity policy in an organization.
Elements Performance criteria Self assessment Brief comment
about determining
the assessment
ranking
1 2 3 4 5
1. Research
diversity
1.1 Evaluating current practices
and information regarding
diversity
1.2 Finding potential advantages
of diversity and describing in
relation to business goals.
1.3 Consulting with major
stakeholders regarding their
requirement for diversity policy
1.4 Assessing diversity policies of
similar companies and reviewing
to find relevance for their firm.
✓ Can conduct
research about
diversity and
communicate with
stakeholders.
2. Drafting
policy and
plans for
implementation
2.1 Drafting policies of diversity
2.2 Development of action plan
for the policy
2.3 Consulting major stakeholders
to gain feedback about action
plans and draft policy.
2.4 Revising policy for
implementation
✓ Can draft and
develop diversity
policies through
involving
stakeholders.
3. Carry out 3.1 Describing the policy to major ✓ Interacting skills can

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diversity policy stakeholders
3.2 Using communication
channels for promoting policies in
the organization
3.3 Finding impacts of policy
implementation
3.4 Conducting monitoring of
business activities to measure
effectiveness of the policies
be used to describe
the policies.
Moreover, can
conduct regular
research to find
impacts of policy
implementation.
4. Review
diversity policy
4.1 Obtaining information about
diversity, policy and
implementation process.
4.2 Meeting stakeholders for
providing feedback on the policy
4.3 Development of
recommendation for bringing
change in the policy
4.4 Changing and refining
policies according to
recommendation and feedback
✓ Can obtain regular
feedback and change
policies to eliminate
gaps.
Unit of competency: Creating and implementing strategic plans
Description: This unit helps to assess the required knowledge and skills for developing and
implementing strategic plans within an organization.
Elements Performance criteria Self
assessment
Brief comment
about determining
the assessment
ranking
1 2 3 4 5
1. Confirming
the mission
and the vision
1.1 Checking whether the mission
and vision of the company can be
considered as current and
✓ Can modify mission
and vision and make
stakeholders aware

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of the
company
supported with stakeholders
1.2 Modifying mission and vision
as necessary
1.3 For supporting the mission and
vision statements, reviewing or
developing values of the
organization
1.4 Obtaining support from all
stakeholders regarding the process
of strategic planning
about it
2. Evaluating
the external
and internal
business
environment
2.1 Identifying required
information and conducting
research for delivering information
2.2 Evaluating social,
technological, political and
economic environment and seeking
advice from experts where required
2.3 Recognizing weaknesses and d
strengths of rivals and allies
2.4 Evaluating, threats,
opportunities, weaknesses and
strengths of the company
2.5 Considering cooperative
ventures, supported by cost-benefit
and risk analyses, are steady with
the mission, vision and providing
for due diligence
2.6 Ensuring the evaluation of
external and internal environment
is consistent with the viewpoints of
other concerned people
✓ Can evaluate the
impacts of external
and internal
environment on
strategic planning
3. Writing the 3.1 Writing related background ✓ Can keep a record of

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strategic plan and research that can be included
in the strategic planning
3.2 Determining required strategies
and strategic objectives
3.3 Mentioning in-depth
information about each strategy
along with performance indicator,
accountable people, assigned
priority and timeframe
3.4 Conveying the strategic plan
for endorsement, comment, and
support
research relevant to
strategic planning
4.
Implementing
the developed
strategic plan
4.1 Conveying the strategic plan
and informing people about their
roles
4.2 Monitoring progress through
using performance indicators and
making necessary modifications
4.3 Assessing the achievement of
objectives within the milestones
4.4 Checking the effectiveness of
plan and considering improvement
methods
✓ Can implement and
appropriate strategic
plan

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2. Professional competence research
Interview response form 1
Name of the interviewee: Lara Jones
Name of the company: Monopole
Job role: Catering manager
Interview date: 16.03.2020
Interview time: 10:00 AM
Duration: 20 Minutes
What are your current responsibilities?
Managing day-to-day catering operations, managing inventory, monitoring quality of food,
deciding menu as per demands of customers and assisting the team of chefs
Which knowledge and skills do you think are the most important for managers?
● Excellent communication skills
● Leadership skills
● Decision-making skills
● Time management skills
● Knowledge about quality of food and food hygiene
Which skills do you think need to be acquired as per the industry trends?
● Communication skills
● Leadership skills
● Knowledge about the quality of food and food hygiene
Can you please discuss a professional development activity you have undertaken
recently?
I have taken training in understanding the preferences and needs of customers.
How was this activity beneficial to you?
It has helped in selecting the rights approach of communicating with customers to understand
their food preferences.
Would you like to recommend this professional development activity for others?
Yes, because, it can help to improve product and service quality for meeting expectations of
customers

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Interview response form 2
Name of the interviewee: Oliver Taylor
Name of the company: Magic Byte solutions
Job role: Digital marketing manager
Interview date: 17.3.2020
Interview time: 3.30 PM
Duration: 20 Minutes
What are your current responsibilities?
Developing and managing marketing campaigns for clients
Which knowledge and skills do you think are the most important for managers?
● Communication skills
● Decision-making skills
● Problem-solving skills
● Domain knowledge
● Knowledge about media and marketing
● Leadership skills
● Planning skills
● Project management skills
Which skills do you think need to be acquired as per the industry trends?
● Project management skills
● Communication skills
● Problem-solving skills
● Leadership skills
Can you please discuss a professional development activity you have undertaken
recently?
Workflow management: Maintaining proper workflow is a major factor, which many
businesses struggle to achieve. This development activity is focused to improve the technique
of a manager to maintain a steady workflow.
How was this activity beneficial to you?
This activity can help me to meet the client's deadlines and different projects can be delivered
on time.
Would you like to recommend this professional development activity for others?

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Yes, because it can help others to maintain the flow of work in a dynamic way and get
desired results. Moreover, this activity can help to increase the ability of a manager to
conduct strategic planning effectively.
3. Career review
Career aspirations: Human resource manager or recruitment and selection manager or
employee relations manager
Career options: Human resource manager or recruitment and selection manager or employee
relations manager
4. Networking review
Formal network 1
● Name and contact detail of the company: Australian HR Institute,
https://www.ahri.com.au/
● Service offered: This network is a professional body that helps HR professionals to
perform according to industry standards. Open sharing of different research issues that
impact HR management is done here (Ahri.com.au, 2020).
● Cost of joining: $396 per year
● Benefits of joining: Different mentoring programs can be attended to improve
professional ability. Moreover, different events can be attended to learn from industry
leaders.
● Upcoming interesting events: Professional development training.
● The reason behind being interested: Career development goals can be achieved;
different skills like leadership and communication can be improved.
Formal network 2
● Name and contact detail of the company: Australian Institute of Management,
https://www.aim.com.au/
● Service offered: This network offers short courses to quickly gain management skills
and learn best practice methods. They support sharing practical applications of
learning (Aim.com.au, 2020).
● Cost of joining: Approximately $1700

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● Benefits of joining: Different courses of this network can help to improve leadership
and management skills
● Upcoming interesting events and reasons behind being interested: Course to
improve recruit and selection skills. I am interested as this is a short course of 2 days
and it is affordable. It can help to develop skills required to be an HR manager.
5. Professional development plan
Timeframe Personal goals Professional goals
Next 5 years ● Completing the training of team
management
● Acquiring knowledge about issues
faced by HR managers
● Obtaining knowledge
about managing
people
Next 12
months
● Improve decision-making and
planning skills
● Reviewing strategic
planning of managers
to learn their
approaches
Areas of improvement Reason for choosing the
area as a priority
Duration
Leadership skills Efficient leadership skills
can help to lead a workforce
in the future and it can help
to treat everyone equally
Within 1 month
Communication skills Effective communication
can be done through these
skills. Proper feedback from
employees can be gained
and this skill also helps in
Within 2 months

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resolving conflicts.
Budgeting skills Compensation and benefits
management can be
facilitated through this skill
in HR.
Within 1 month
Professional
development
opportunities
Details Benefit Date Cost (if
applicable)
Improving
leadership style
by leading a
team
Provider:
Aayush Regmi
Location:
Western Sydney
college
Participants can
adopt effective
leadership style,
which they can
implement later
March 20, 2020 Approx $1400
Conducting
effective
communication
with key
stakeholders
Provider:
Aayush Regmi
Location:
Western Sydney
college
Communication
skills can be
developed
March 20, 2020 Approx $1200
Efficient
budgeting to
implement
strategic plans
Provider:
Aayush Regmi
Location:
Western Sydney
college
Resource
management
ability can be
enhanced.
March 20, 2020 Approx $1500

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6. PowerPoint presentation