Consultancy in Practice: Skills Development and Career Planning Report

This report provides a comprehensive overview of consultancy in practice, focusing on the development of essential skills such as time management, teamwork, communication, and analytical abilities. It examines how these skills are enhanced through project experiences and identifies key aspects of HR practices and marketing within an organizational context. The report also explores challenges faced by management and the importance of continuous learning for career advancement. Furthermore, it includes an action plan for skill improvement, details job descriptions, and analyzes required qualities for various roles, while also touching upon the importance of a strong LinkedIn profile. The conclusion emphasizes the significance of skill development for career success and the ability to make informed decisions in professional settings, supported by relevant references.

CONSULTANCY IN
PRACTICE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................3
TASK 1......................................................................................................................................3
Skills which are developed while performing the different project in respected business....3
The things which I got to know after starting the process.....................................................4
Improvement in my confidence.............................................................................................4
Future perspective..................................................................................................................5
TASK2.......................................................................................................................................5
TASK3.......................................................................................................................................6
TASK4.......................................................................................................................................8
APPENDIX 1.............................................................................................................................8
Job description.......................................................................................................................8
CV FOR JOBS.......................................................................................................................9
TASK4.....................................................................................................................................10
APPENDIX 2...........................................................................................................................10
Sample LinkedIn profile......................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................12
Books and journals...............................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Self-development is an important part of an individual life it will help them increasing
the skills and knowledge where they can an advantage in future career. This report is divided
in for individual tasks where the beginning of report is consisting of analysis of the skills and
development while performing a specific task (Reilly, 2019). In the middle of this report
there will be discussion on skills of an individual which are required for future performance
and how to develop these skills for getting maximum advantage. In the end of the report there
will be discussion on what are the skills and qualities are required by individual to perform
the different jobs within respected organisation. There will also discussion about the
LinkedIn profile of an individual where we can show its competitiveness among different
individuals.
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
Skills which are developed while performing the different project in respected business
Every project provides different opportunities to an individual for increasing its ability skills
and effectiveness while performing different task in that project. When I was performing this
project I also get to know about different skills which are developed and enhance from this
project. Some of these are mentioned below:
Time management: the first skill which I developed from performing this project is
that my time management skills. Identify the time management is important part of an
individual life where it help to set different time according to the task within the project for
performing better. I develop this is killed while performing this project as there are a number
of square I have to assign adequate time according to the task requirements for specialisation
(Close, 2016).
Team working and leadership: when I was performing this class I also go through
the teamwork and leadership skills within me as I am the captain of the team where I have to
lead all the members together for achieving the assigned goals and targets on time. You are
identified that I can lead the team in an effective manner where every individual is directly
influenced from me and my decision making ability (Eloquin, 2016).
Communication skills: while performing the project I also identify the
communication skills are important part of an individual personality. When I was performing

the project identify that there are number of opportunities where I can increase my
communication skills for communicating different team members and managing the
performance of each team member according to need (Howard, 2016).
Analytical skills: this project also provides me the opportunity to identify analytical
skills. This is because there are number of analytical measurements as well as calculation
which have to be analysed for performing the project in an appropriate manner. Please
provide me opportunity to identify analytical skills and develop them according to the task
requirement and my future development (Czerniawska, 2016).
The things which I got to know after starting the process
HR practices: while going through the professional force in the higher education
identified that HR is an important part of organisation where they have number of functions
to perform like recruitment selection placement orientation and compensation of an
individual for matching the different resources of the organisation and achieve the goals and
objectives on time.
Marketing: while pursuing the higher education I also identify that marketing is the
backbone of the organisation where it attract different customers who are the firm by
promoting the product of the organisation with the use of tools like advertisement and many
more (Ampe, Sevenants, Smets, Declercq and Van Audenhove, 2016).
Challenges in front of management: while performing the higher education course
and the project I also identify that there are a number of challenges which are management
fees while working in an organisation. The challenges are directly related to performance of
individuals as well as profitability of organisation.
So, I also identify that learning is an important part of an individual life where they
can develop different aspects of skills and abilities performing the future task and uncertainty.
This will also help in increasing the career opportunities by improving their professional
development.
Improvement in my confidence
Confidence: confidence can be defined as an inner feeling which come in an
individual after going from positive aspects of project.in this project I get number of
opportunities to identify my skills and develop them with a proper indication and instruction.
Identify different type of literature which helps me in increasing opportunities of my carrier

so it directly increase my confidence as well as provide me different wife where I can
perform task more effectively (Gunter and Mills, 2017).
Future perspective
The all finding working and performance within the project will directly help me in
increasing my future performance as I cannot develop and identify that what are the skills
which I am liking all my ablates and how can I improve this skills and abilities to perform my
future jobs in an effective manner and get a plinth in my career. I will use time management
and other skills in an appropriate manner where I can arrange them to grab the future
opportunities (Miah, Hasan and Gammack, 2017).
TASK2
When I was performing the project I also identified that there are some skills which I
have to improve where I can get the maximum competitive advantage with my future career
so I decided to form an action plan which will help me in reducing my drawbacks within
these skills. Action plan is mentioned below:
Skills Action plan Time scale
Time
management
For improving my time management skills are
decided to consult with senior staff and teachers of
the high school where I can improve my time
management according to their experience and
consultancy (Oliver, 2018).
I will give me 30
days for solving this.
Decision
making
I also identified that my decision making skills are
not adequate. For this I started different practices
and mental classes where I can take decisions
effectively without getting confusion.
I will give me 30
days for solving this
Leadership
skills
Leadership skills are also not adequate for
performing in this competitive environment. So I
decided to take leadership classes from different
leadership and me studying the entrepreneurs who
lead their organisation in an effective manner so
that I can develop leadership skills and qualities by
understanding their styles and theories (Armstrong,
2018).
I will assigned me
45 days for improve
my leadership skills.

Communication
skills
Communication skills are important for analyse as
it helps conflicts within the organisation. For
improving the communication skills I will use
online coaching classes as well as functions which
will help me in increasing the communication
skills (Tyllström, 2017)
.
For improving the
communication
skills I will assign
me 30 days.
TASK3
In appendix 1, number of qualities are mentioned which shows the requirement by an
organisation fulfil the job. These requirements are design get a proper person for the job. The
advertisement is consisting of five type of job specialist within the organisation which
requires the bachelor for higher school degree from a recognised university (Scott and
Shelton, 2019).
From the analysis of job description it is identified that the key skills required for
performing the job are presentation skills, creativity, extraversion, solution to oriented
thinking, project management, passion for non-profit field, resourcefulness, family letter with
technical rules and terms excellent, communicator, negotiation, capacities evaluation of
different cultures language, skills, communication skills, taxation skills and professional
knowledge, entrepreneurship, competitive, drive and negotiation. These are Skills which are
required in different job which are given by a company.
SKILLS/ QUALITY Information from CV
presentation skills, creativity, extraversion,
solution to oriented thinking, project
management, passion for non-profit field,
resourcefulness, family letter with technical rules
and terms excellent
Capable of meeting the complex
argument and analysing the situation
where suggesting solutions with it
taxation skills and professional knowledge,
entrepreneurship, competitive, drive and
negotiation
actively listening and meditation
between the opposition parties for
identifying different qualifications and
attributes of them
communicator, negotiation, capacities evaluation
of different cultures language, skills,
Excellent verbal and written
communication where is it can easily

communication skills transform the information and
communicate with each party within the
organisation.

TASK4
APPENDIX 1
Job description

CV FOR JOBS

TASK4
APPENDIX 2
Sample LinkedIn profile
CONCLUSION
It can be concluded from the above mentioned report that it is important for an
individual to perform this task in a specific minor where we can identify different skills and
abilities which are required for future performance and maintenance of the career. These all
will help an individual to develop its career in an effective manner where it confirm number
of prophets as well as increase the chances of success within the job. It is also concluded that
identify the skill must be enhanced by the individual for improving its performance and
getting in touch with different aspects of life where it can increase and make decisions
perfectly.

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Oliver, C., 2018. Reflexive inquiry: A framework for consultancy practice. Routledge.
Armstrong, D., 2018. Organization in the mind: Psychoanalysis, group relations and
organizational consultancy. Routledge.
Gunter, H.M. and Mills, C., 2017. Consultants and consultancy: The case of education.
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Ampe, S., Sevenants, A., Smets, T., Declercq, A. and Van Audenhove, C., 2016. Advance
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of advanced nursing, 72(3), pp.569-581.
Czerniawska, F., 2016. Management Consultancy: what next?. Springer.
Eloquin, X., 2016. Systems-psychodynamics in schools: a framework for EPs undertaking
organisational consultancy. Educational Psychology in Practice, 32(2), pp.163-179.
Close, P., 2016. ‘System leader’consultancy development in English schools: a long-term
agenda for a democratic future?. School Leadership & Management, 36(1), pp.113-
132.
Howard, W. ed., 2016. The practice of public relations. Elsevier.
Miah, S.J., Hasan, J. and Gammack, J.G., 2017. On-cloud healthcare clinic: an e-health
consultancy approach for remote communities in a developing country. Telematics
and Informatics, 34(1), pp.311-322.
Reilly, R., 2019. Digital engineering: a case study in an Irish consultancy practice. Join
CIBSE Ireland, p.45.
Tyllström, A., 2017. Lobbying in practice: an ethnographic field study of public affairs
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Scott, P. and Shelton, A.T., 2019. The best of both worlds? combining specialist practice with
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