FYS011: Developing a 5-Step Aspirant Development Plan Report

This report, focusing on a student's aspirant development plan, outlines the crucial skills and attributes necessary for professional growth, particularly in business management. The introduction emphasizes the importance of skills in achieving career success and sets the stage for a 5-step plan. The main body details essential skills such as communication, leadership, and decision-making, and provides strategies for improvement within a specified timeframe. It also explores how to align personal goals with business objectives, emphasizing the importance of planning and execution. The report justifies the benefits of an aspirant development plan, highlighting its role in enhancing skills, improving productivity, and promoting mental well-being. The conclusion reiterates the value of a well-defined development plan for both personal and professional advancement.

Aspiring to Succeed
FYS011

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Describe the skills and attributes that are required to develop in 5-step aspiration development
plan.........................................................................................................................................1
How you are going to work towards your aspirant development plan?.................................4
Why this aspirational development plan is beneficial?..........................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Skills are important factors which play essential role in aspiring individuals for getting
success in their respective career. It builds ability to perform operations and multitasking which
contributes in enhancing productivity. Individuals can effectively delegate their responsibilities
in order to carry out operations in appropriate manner with the help of skills (Combs, Edmonson
and Harris, 2018). This report will discuss about the attributes and skills which are required in
order to develop 5-step aspiration development plan. Explanation is provided how can
individuals work towards aspiration development plan in the next four years of degree course.
This report will also include justification why aspiration development plan is important.
MAIN BODY
Describe the skills and attributes that are required to develop in 5-step aspiration development
plan.
Aspirant development plan includes various actionable steps so that individual can achieve
their goals related to career. It assists individuals in gaining particular insight so that they can
easily reach to their career aspirants which can help them by advising or finding mentors (French
and Eskridge, 2021). I have to find a better job opportunity in the field of business management
so that I can achieve growth and success in effective manner. It is important to bridge the gap
between expected skills and inherited skills for particular job so that operations can be carried
out without any difficulties. In order to get higher opportunities in the field of business
management it is necessary to focus on the attributes which help in performing critical
operations. Various skills which are needed to develop 5 step aspiration development plans are
mentioned below:
Skills or
attributes
require
improvement
Why it requires
improvement?
How are you
going to do this?
How can success
have measured?
Timeframe for
improvement
Communication
skills
This skill is
required to
improve because
Communication
skills can be
improved by
I become
efficient in
providing
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it allows others
to understand the
actual context of
information in
quick and
accurate manner
(Ma, 2020). I can
effectively
maintain better
coordination with
my colleagues at
workplace which
make my
professional
career better. In
the field of
business
management, it is
important for an
individual to
communicate
their ideas and
plans so that
operations can be
carried out in
appropriate
manner for
achievement of
goals and
success.
listening to
others so that
individual can
improve their
vocabulary
which can they
further use. I can
read articles and
different reading
materials so that
I can understand
how to
communicate
thoughts and
ideas in
particular
manner.
Preparing notes
before giving
speeches can
help in effective
improvement of
this skill. I can
also involve
myself in group
discussions so
that I can
understand how
to communicate.
speeches in front
of large number
of people without
any hesitation
(McBride II,
2020). I have
arranged various
seminars and
conferences at
work place so
that I can deliver
ideas and plans
which can assist
in achieving
targets and
objectives.
Leadership skills This skill is I can improve my I have managed 3 months
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important for
improving the
abilities of team
members so that
they can
maintain their
productivity in
required manner.
The attribute of
leadership is
required to
improve because
it motivates
others
individuals in
order to work
together for the
achievement of
shared goals. I
can effectively
organise task and
activities so that
proper decorum
can be
maintained in an
organisation.
leadership skills
by practising
discipline so that
I can influence
others at
workplace. I can
involve myself in
resolving
conflicts so that I
can better
understand how
to lead the team
in particular
direction without
any difficulties.
teams of large
number of
employees all
together in best
possible manner.
During my
leadership we
had collectively
achieved our
target in
appropriate
manner without
any difficulties
and problems.
Decision making
skills
Decision making
skills requires
improvement
because it
provides value
It can be
improved by
making plans of
each and every
activity so that it
I have taken lot
of critical
decisions during
the development
of projects. We
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for their work by
carrying out in
correct direction.
It prevents
conflicts in an
organisation as
decision making
skills sort out all
the confusions by
providing best
alternatives. I can
increase my
productivity with
these skills as it
lower down the
chances of
failure by
formulating best
decisions for the
operations which
maintains
accuracy.
becomes
convenient for
individual to
perform actions
(Mirilovic and
Siroky, 2021). I
can take
guidance from
experts and
mentors during
professional
operations who
can guide me for
development of
decisions.
have collectively
achieved targets
where I was
authorised
member to take
decisions
regarding
commencement
of operations.
How you are going to work towards your aspirant development plan?
It is important to focus on the goals which need be achieved by an individual so that they
can nurture their skills according to the requirements. I have to consider all business goals related
to the job of business management so that I can effectively focus on the attributes which are
essential for better growth and development. Developing plans for each and every step is
important so that individual can maintain accuracy in their performance (Oleksiyenko, 2021).
Developing aspirant development plan fulfil the gaps which are required for developing
personality in effective manner. All the actions should be taken into consideration towards the
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development plan so that it can fulfil the criteria. I can practice all the actions for improving my
skills so that my professional career can get success.
Why this aspirational development plan is beneficial?
Developing aspirant development plan is essential for individual because it ensures to
formulate logically and appropriate planned actions. It improves different required skills which
are essential for carry out operation in the respective field. The job related to business
management requires skills like leadership, time management, decision making, communication
skills and problem-solving skills can be developed in appropriate manner by providing guidance
and support (Singer, 2019). I can get clear goals with the help of development plan which assist
in improving productivity and performance in appropriate manner. I can effectively identify my
weaknesses and is trends with the help of aspirant development plan so that I can improve
weaknesses for better development. It increases the motivation factor by fulfilling the
expectations related to the job in respective field. The mental wellbeing of an individual can be
improved in appropriate manner by reducing stress with the help of development plan. It
provides roadmap for performing actions in prescribed manner.
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CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that development plan focuses on the areas which
requires further improvement. An individual can differentiate in the strengths and weaknesses
and work on their weak skills by developing actions. Practicing operations according to the
requirements assist individuals in grow their personal and professional life in required manner.
this report includes skills which need to be required for the formulation of 5 step aspirant
development plan. It also included how an individual can work towards the development plan soi
that they get better opportunities and success. The important of development plan is also
mentioned in this report.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Combs, J.P., Edmonson, S. and Harris, S., 2018. The trust factor: Strategies for school leaders.
Routledge.
French, P.E. and Eskridge, R.D., 2021. Empowering the Female City Manager to Succeed: What
Role Does Mentoring Play in the Personal Development and Preparation of Women for
this Leadership Position?. Public Administration Review, 81(4), pp.704-714.
Ma, Y., 2020. Ambitious and anxious: How Chinese college students succeed and struggle in
American higher education. Columbia University Press.
McBride II, R.D., 2020. Aspiring to Enlightenment: Pure Land Buddhism in Silla Korea.
University of Hawaii Press.
Mirilovic, N. and Siroky, D.S., 2021. International recognition, religion, and the status of
Western Sahara. Acta Politica, 56(3), pp.548-566.
Oleksiyenko, A.V., 2021. World-class universities and the Soviet legacies of administration:
Integrity dilemmas in Russian higher education. Higher Education Quarterly.
Singer, K., 2019. For interfaith engagement to succeed, white religiosity must seek solidarity
with people of color. Journal of College and Character, 20(1), pp.77-83.
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