Professional Development Plan Individual Project - MGT 164 Course

This document presents a student's Professional Development Plan (PDP) for a Business and Organizational Leadership course (MGT 164). The assignment comprises three parts: self-reflection and analysis, feedback from external sources, and the development of SMART goals and next steps. The student reflects on their background, values, and career aspirations, including a desire to become a progressive businesswoman with strong skills in entrepreneurship. The document outlines specific goals related to extraversion and planning, utilizing the SMART framework to ensure measurability, achievability, and relevance within a defined timeframe. It details the skills the student aims to improve, such as effective communication, and outlines practice methods including confidence-building classes, surveys, and reflective journaling. The project incorporates feedback from peers and family, identifying key strengths like reliability and honesty, and discusses how this self-reflection process has helped clarify goals and inform future steps.

Running head: MANAGEMENT
Business and Organizational Leadership
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author’s Note:

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Step 1
GOALS Extraversion
I will try to work
over my
communication
skill and also
socializing with
colleagues and
co workers
Specific and
significant
This is specific
in n nature
because I hope to
score at least 70
in the big 5
personality test.
I also want to
make sure that I
am being able to

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communicate
with everyone
and get their
views
Measurable This is
measurable
because I will be
able to measure
the [progress in
my own
personality in
terms of
communicating
with my
colleagues
Achievable I can achieve this
goal by working
over my
communication
skill and also
being able to
take the opinion

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of my colleagues
relevant This is relevant
as it will help me
in my day to day
business
communication
Time bound This is time
bound as I will
achieve this
within 3months
GOALS Planning
I have to work
over my
concentration
level and make
sure that I can
achieve this.
Specific and
significant
This is specific
as I hope to plan
and work on 100

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percent of all my
assignments
This is also
significant in
nature as I will
be able to work
over my planning
and management
skills
Measurable This is
measurable as I
will take the
updates from the
day to day
assignments that
are being
planned.
Achievable I will be able to
achieve this by
working over my
concentration
level and also by
taking part in the

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meditation
classes.
relevant This is relevant
as this will be
needed for
bringing
accuracy in the
works that I do
and also to make
sure that I am
able to manage
the work within
given time and
also deliver the
right quality
Time bound I will be a le to
achieve this
within 3 months
Step 2
What do I want to be What BEHAVIORS/ How will I What MILESTONES

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able to DO more
skillfully?
SKILLS do I need to
meet this objective?
PRACTICE what I
am working on?
do I plan for this
objective?
Effective
communication
( To be able to
communicate all the
business decisions and
the key messages to
the employees rather
than keeping it
restricted to myself)
I will have to make
sure that I am not
keeping my ideas
within myself and
being able to
communicate them
properly.
I will have to reach
out to people an d also
communicate with
them properly so that
I am being able to get
rid of my hesitations
I will take part in
confidence building
classes and spoken
communication
classes so that I am
able to build up a
proper self confidence
and be able to get rid
of all the hesitations.
I will be circulating
surveys and peer
review forms to my
colleagues so that
they can help me
I will maintain daily
reflective journals and
record my
improvements
I will undertake daily
meetings and group
discussion sessions to
that I am able to
understand my level
of improvement and
also get to know the
strategies that will be
helping me in future
years.
Step 3

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What: How was the process of self-reflecting on your background, strengths, and 1-2 year goals?
So
The process has really been very helpful because I have been able to make many improvements
to my current abilities. I have been able to make a record of my background and also the
different strengths and the weaknesses that were actually present in me. Apart from this, I have
also been able to set the goals that I will have to achieve in the coming years. Setting the
SMART goals has really been much essential as they have helped me to develop a clear agenda
that will be helping me in the coming recent years.
What: What are your biggest takeaways from the process? Now What: Where do you go from
here?`
The biggest takeaways from the process are that I will be able to get the timely feedbacks from
people and also be able to understand about the ways in which I must proceed. This has been
useful as I have learned to develop the SMART goals that are easily achievable within the right
point of time and also they will be helping me in my future years. The good part is that this has
enabled me to understand about the aspects that are needed in the professional fields. The
findings of Big F tests have enabled me to develop the SMART goals.