Marks and Spencer: Developing Professional Practice Report Analysis

This report examines the developing professional practice within the context of Marks and Spencer, a multinational business. It delves into the multifaceted roles and contributions of HR professionals, including their involvement in development and planning, career assistance, and employee recruitment. The report further explores project management techniques like work breakdown structures and Gantt charts, as well as problem-solving strategies such as creative problem-solving and psychological approaches. It analyzes the elements of group dynamics that can cause conflict, such as personality clashes, non-compliance, and unhealthy competition, and how these impact the HR department's work. Furthermore, the report outlines conflict resolution methods, emphasizing their application within the organization. Finally, the report includes a self-assessment against selected areas of the CIPD and a devised continuous professional development (CPD) plan, offering a comprehensive overview of HR practices and professional development strategies.

Developing Professional
Practice

Table of Contents
Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
ACTIVITY 1....................................................................................................................................1
The role and contribution of a HR professional in an organisation............................................1
Project management techniques within an HR context...............................................................2
Problem solving techniques within an HR context.....................................................................3
Elements of group dynamics that can cause conflict within an organisation and how this can
impact on the work of the HR department..................................................................................4
Conflict resolution methods that can be used to resolve issues created by group dynamics and
the effectiveness of their application within your organisation..................................................5
Range of methods for influencing, persuading and negotiating with others...............................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
A self-assessment against selected areas of the CIPD................................................................9
Identify areas you want to develop and devise your own CPD plan..........................................9
CPD plan.....................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The developing professional practice is basically dependent over a range of skills and
knowledge which is required to considered as an appropriate element for societal development.
These practices assist to make adequate learning and development as by working over different
consequences such as training and development, understanding, effectual practices, refection and
ordinate analysis (Dames, 2019). In relation to this conduction of work is processed in relation to
professionalism and with this working standards, ethics, competence, performance, training and
insurance is processed that assist to attain standardised goals and objectives. The report below is
based on Marks and Spencer that is a multinational business that has provide groceries and
merchandise. The report below include role and contribution as HR profession, project
management techniques, problem solving techniques, group dynamics, conflict resolution and a
continuous development plan.
MAIN BODY
ACTIVITY 1
The role and contribution of a HR professional in an organisation
An HR play an essential role within the business as in this working sufficiency is getting
advanced along with this systematic success and growth is attained in effective manner. It also
encompass with the idea, values, vision, mission, norms as with this employee benefits and
payroll is considered in adequate basis (DeMauro and et. al., 2019). There is different role and
contribution of HR professional in Marks and Spencer and it is as explained below as: Role in development and planning: The HR worked of to assign as per inducing forward
thinking practices as with this effectual contribution get lead as it also advanced the rate
and accomplishment of objectives in successful manner. It induces long term growth and
development as with this consumer centric approach is induced under which working
standards get promoted in advanced mode. Provide employee with career assistance: The HR get conduct various opportunities for
the other employee’s as with this the career advancement is promoted in terms of future
success and development. In this specialist modification is processed and under this
participation level of employee is advanced under which potential level of success is
attained in adequate manner.
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 Recruitment and advancement of employee: In this HR executives make ensure to attract
a lot of candidates that has better working potential and under this sustained level of
benefits and compensation is offered to employee under which sustained level of
advancement is processed in effective mode. It is an ideal way to offer satisfactory profit
to the workers as with this favourable condition get developed which furthermore assist
to achieve standardised objectives (Andersen and Pitkänen, 2019).
Project management techniques within an HR context
There are a different project management technique that is followed by HR of Marks and
Spencer and it is as briefly explained below as:
Work breakdown structure: It assist the HR to make better analysis of overall activity
and task as with this working ability and its process both get advanced in productive mode. It is
used to organise the overall project into different segment as in managerial mode as with this
deliverable orientation is processed and with this better level of execution of various activities is
processed in systematic manner. In this overall task is segmented into different manner as with
this interest based outcome is achieved with perfection. For this HR get divided overall task into
different segment and under this rate of working and its practices both get managed with better
sustainability. In this working efficiency and its effectiveness both get advanced and in this
hierarchical structuring are processed as by outline overall structure into different slots. In this
HR of Marks and Spencer make sure to make sustained use of it as with this working
complexities is reduced and prominent outcome is attained successfully (Huang-Saad,
Stegemann and Shea, 2020). In support of this suitable deliverable is managed as with this
proficiency in working is progressed effectively.
Gantt chart: It is a chart that is used to segment overall activities into different slots and
segment as with this easier level of strategic implementation is processed with effectiveness. In
assist the activity within suitable time frame as in this better scheduling is progressed as by
making repetitive level of dependencies with adequateness. It processed with timely update and
in this rate of redundancy and its complexity both get managed in controlled mode. It assist the
HR to make profitable changes as with this respective level of alteration is attained and
processed with better mode and in this complex situations also get controlled and managed with
perfection. It is used to illustrate overall scheduling of project as with this suitable interrelation in
between activities and the current status of project is processed with effectiveness. In this
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adequate level of assessment and planning of activity as with this working proficiency is
simplified in easiest manner. HR of Marks and Spencer also get used this to track and schedule
overall task as with this sustained information and strategy is added up as per requirement and
necessity under which required resources are used in sustained mode. It radically improvise team
working and in this suitable integration in relation to cost and profit both get managed with
satisfactoriness (Laverack, 2019).
Problem solving techniques within an HR context
The problem solving techniques is being used in order to make perfect sense of control
over imagination and situation as with this sustained level of anticipation is processed as with
this potential level of change in induced with the timely frame. It assist to induced possible level
of working and in this varied techniques is used by HR in order to encountered complex situation
with ability to achieve stability is induced in better way. In this there are a different technique
that is used by HR of Marks and Spencer that is as explained below as:
 Creative problem solving technique: It is a technique in which HR make supportive
changes as creatively as with this sustained ideas and thinking possibilities is attained that
assist to maintain better and clear analysis as in systematic mode. In this brainstorming
and creative ideas are generated as per resultant into priority judgements. In addition to
this it aids to capture all the different level of possibilities under which sustained level of
evaluation is induced in prioritised mode. In this HR ensure to make and develop creative
assessment as with this work is completed and processed in positive manner. For this
working tendency and positive approach is progressed that induced a positive level of
shift in term of task accomplishment (Weller, 2019). There is a lot of situations as in
which sustained working is processed and in this favourable outcome is generated and
with this working efficiency and its effectiveness both get developed systematically.
 Problem solving ability in terms of psychology: It is a form as with this working
tendency and its effectiveness both get developed with adequateness. For this it is always
be required that working efficiency and its effectiveness both get managed and controlled
as in order to intensify working ability. It is an assessment as with this problem solving
capabilities is getting increases and in this certain working load in processed as with this
efficient working and ordinate control is processed in systematic format. There are a lot
of employee’s those are working within the business and in this HR make ensure that
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each employee’s get aware about the change and make parallel level of advancement
under which competency variance is managed with perfection. Moreover, HR ensure that
all the workers felt more connected and motivated as with this working sufficiency get
advanced with perfection (Bologna, Trede and Patton, 2020).
Elements of group dynamics that can cause conflict within an organisation and how this can
impact on the work of the HR department
The group dynamics is processed as with this working ability is maintained with
effectiveness and along with this conflict resolution is managed with adequateness. In this HR
make effective level of understanding as with this positive shift is serve in which ability to
reduce team and group conflicts along with the raise of productivity both get increases
simultaneously. It process positive level of processing as with this ability to avoid overall
conflict in which learning capabilities both get increases in effective manner. It has direct impact
over the working standards under which various consequences is getting managed in productive
format (DeGrande and et. al., 2018). As Marks and Spencer having a disruptive personality that
havoc the working culture and its performance for this profitable level of advancement is
processed in clear basis. There are different elements that are induced within group dynamic of
Marks and Spencer and it is as briefly explained below as: Defuse personality’s conflict: It is always be essential that all the individual has worked
within the business that has varied as on the basis of personalities, strength, weaknesses,
belief, quirks, cultural, political, gender, religious factors that more often help to
increases the level of complexity as with lack of empathy. In this working sufficiency is
decreases as with this level of connectivity is reduce that furthermore increases the level
of conflicts. For this fundamental basic is involved by HR of Marks and Spencer in order
achieve organisation objectives and target and with this working effectiveness is
developed under which competency also get increases. In addition to this HR develop and
design few policies that is followed by all and in this clear level of understanding is
developed.
 Address non-compliance issues: It is an issue that is dependent in order to managed
overall information as with this consistency is ignored and it develop a sign of lack of
respect and responsiveness that affects rate of goal and need in accomplishment. In might
that employee didn't understand the rationale and in this policies development that
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alleviate problem attainment. In order to cope up with this issue non compliance is
managed as with this continuous level of managing is controlled in effectively. In this
continuous success is attained as employee issues get resolved in timely frame and with
this sustainability is attained with simplicity (Dziegielewski and Holliman, 2019).
 Redirect competition: It also generates conflict within the business as with this healthy
working surround is developed that has direct impact over the productiveness of Marks
and Spencer. The healthy competition induce energised among team working and
develop spur creative thinking that triggers the establishment of incentives in which hard
working also get affected. It somehow turns to toxic and with this teammate competition
gets advanced and it affects understanding level of employees. In order to deal with this
issue HR of Marks and Spencer analyse the performance review and offer other benefits
and facilities on the basis of overall performance and working standards. In this employee
get competent towards working along with this its rate of attraction and retention towards
business also get advanced systematically.
Conflict resolution methods that can be used to resolve issues created by group dynamics and the
effectiveness of their application within your organisation
The conflict resolution is always be inevitable for the business as in order to manage the
working standards. In this various circumstances has been considered that escalate overall
conflicts in which handling of various situations and issues is processed with adequateness. It
also contribute towards devise that induce better level of clarity that is commonly involves with
the processing of compromise and negotiation (Kinariwala and et. al., 2020). It is always be
necessary for the business to get resolved conflicts as with this higher functioning is introduced
in team working. It also surpasses effectual level of understanding and appreciation as within this
healthy balance is maintained along with the avoidance of destructive and negative conflicts.
There are different methods that are selected by Marks and Spencer and its management in order
to resolve an issue that is created by conflict resolution and it is as explained below as:
 Dealing immediately: It is a method that is used to manage the working possibilities
along with the temptation of ignorance and in this HR get deal with ongoing issues and
conflicts in easiest manner. In induce profitable change that articulate mutual respect and
belongingness as with this better circumstances is developed which make objectives
achievement in easiest mode.
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 Encourage various points of view: In this HR and management of Marks and Spencer
get insist to express its feeling and thinking with clarity as in this productive outcome is
developed with better sufficiency. In this honest relation is developed as with this
profitable outcome is attained over a sustained period of instance.
 Practising identifying assumptions: In this HR make ensure to make analyse of every
employee assumptions as with this rate of transparency and clarity is attained
systematically. In this employee get a space to represent its views by which mutual
understanding is developed as with this honest relation is developed with adequateness.
Its applications is always be in favoured for the growth and sustainability of Marks and
Spencer as with this working sufficiency and its effectiveness both get managed and controlled
with perfection. In this HR make better analysis about working suitability as with this induce
various strategies and policies that are in favoured of employee as with this strong interrelation is
developed that furthermore assist to enhance working credibility. For this attainment of goals and
objectives for longer period of instance is managed and controlled systematically.
Range of methods for influencing, persuading and negotiating with others
The persuading, negotiating and influencing are the skills that are required to process the HR
professionalism with effectiveness as it enhance the working adaptability with excellence.
Influencing is related to both persuading and negotiation in which HR make suitable
assumptions in order to influence the working behaviour of others as with this long term
sustainability is attained as by enhancing working performance (Shafakhah and et. al., 2018). In
this HR works to influence other by which rate of accomplishment of goal and objectives is
processed with advancement that furthermore include sustained benefits in easiest manner. For
this participants working is processed effectively within which suitable outcome is achieved that
allow managing working condition with better abilities. In this working is improvised by handing
individual situations as with this personal and professional credibility’s is advanced.
In relation to persuading it involves an ability to convince other as by taking adequate
actions for this HR maintain sustained focus in order to fulfil need of others. In this careful
decision is implemented, an adequate argue is processed that pertain with certain logic, make
supportive usage of positive way of language as with this meet of standards outcome is
processed with perfection. On the other hand negotiation basically involves ability to discuss and
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reach towards mutual agreement successfully. In this mutual interest is developed with exclusion
for this long term resentment is processed in systematic mode.
CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the above report that developing professional practices is
dependent over the working and achievement of an individual as with this long term success and
better future growth is achieved with effectiveness. In this HR plays various roles and
contribution as with this professionalism is achieved and attained with better specialisation. In
addition to this various techniques of project management, problem solving and group dynamics
is controlled under which conflict resolution is managed with adequateness. Furthermore, in
order to resolve various conflict resolutions an organisation must consider various effectiveness
and its applications. Moreover, continuous professional development is considered as it map
relative skills, knowledge, attribute, experience that practice as to process HR professionalism.
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transition to professional practice. Nurse education in practice, 36, pp.47-53.
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ACTIVITY 2
A self-assessment against selected areas of the CIPD
The continuous professional development assists to modify different working segments as
with this profitable ending is resulted in timely basis. In this daily practice is managed and
controlled by maintaining direct focus and concern towards daily practices in which professional
development is encouraged in timely frame.
Identify areas you want to develop and devise your own CPD plan
I have a better working competency but in order to advance professional development I
have to work more for to enhance communication and numerical skills with adequateness.
CPD plan
Professional development plan
What do I
want
What will I do to
achieve this
What resources or
support will I need
What will my
success criteria be
Target
accomplished
dates for
review
Enhance
communi
cation
skills
I have achieved as by
advancing the
participation level
and for I have
maintained focus
towards group
discussion, seminars
as with this learning
also get advanced.
In this I have take
adequate help from
internet and higher
ordinates as with this
meeting up of
sustainability is
achieved with
perfection.
For this I have
worked to advance
interaction skills of
mine as with this
sustained level of
interaction is
processed in better
way.
For this I need
a time of 1
month.
Build
numerical
skill
It assists me to make
regular changes as
with this
interpretation of facts
and figure is
advanced.
For this I have
acknowledge
working practices
and make use of
Microsoft excel.
It assists me to make
adequate assumptions
as with this better
assumption is
induced with
satisfactory.
3 week
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