BSBWOR501 - Managing Personal Work Priorities and Development Plan

This report focuses on managing personal work priorities and professional development, highlighting the importance of aligning personal goals with organizational objectives. It covers setting and prioritizing personal work goals, including managing teams, building reputation, career advancement, and entrepreneurship. A template outlines goal priorities, followed by a Personal Development Plan (PDP) that details objectives, success criteria, actions, and implementation strategies. The report also includes a basic findings report and addresses questions related to performance measurement, competencies, and overcoming obstacles. The overall aim is to demonstrate effective management of work priorities for enhanced professional growth. Desklib provides similar solved assignments for students.

Manage personal work
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Main body........................................................................................................................................1
Personal work goals/ career objectives.......................................................................................1
Template of goals and their priorities.........................................................................................3
PDP plan......................................................................................................................................5
Basic report on findings..............................................................................................................7
Questions.....................................................................................................................................8
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................12
References......................................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Managing personal work priorities is one of the most important activities which is helpful
for the development of an individual. It help in many ways, here, individuals make the priority
list of their gaols and desired achievements. The goal which is supposed to achieve first are
mentioned at the top of the list and so on. Managing personal work priorities also help in
professional development because managing time, managing work, and many other resources
management will help an individual to perform their task effectively (Estriegana, Medina‐
Merodio and Barchino, 2019). Hence, managing the work according to priorities will help the
individual to develop their skills and knowledge that which goal should be achieved first and
which can be achieved later. The following report covers examining four goals of personal
development, how to meet work priorities, development and maintenance of professional
competencies, creation of personal development plan to analyse how the plans can be achieved
and conclusion.
Main body
Personal work goals/ career objectives
It is essential to develop some personal goals related to job description because it will
further help in professional development when step by step all the set goals get achieved on time.
Few of the career objectives related to the post of general manager are explained below-
 To manage the assigned team properly- It is the first objective of career to manage the
team which is assigned under general manager position properly. To meet the work
priorities of this goal is that firstly it is essential to make a list of teammates and their
abilities and skills. Then to analyse which teammate is perfect for which kind of work.
Then assign the employees according to their specialization and skills will help;p to
manage team properly (Gostin, Salmon and Larson, 2021). Secondly, having a set target
that like time boundation for completing the task will also help to manage team properly.
Professional competencies required to fulfil this goal is management skill which is
essential to manage resources on time, decision making skill make good decisions for the
development of company, communication skill to have a proper communication with
team to analyse their personal needs and wants and coordination skill to coordinate with
them and teach them how they can complete their task on time.
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 To gain good level of reputation from seniors as well as from juniors- another
essential goal of at least every employee is to gain a good reputation at their workplaces.
Gaining a good reputation helps in self satisfaction and elf esteem needs can be fulfilled.
Here, for gaining reputation from junior employees side, it is essential to listen each one's
point of views and opinions and giving teammates a chance in decision making process
will help to gain good reputation. Reporting senior manager on timely basis and to be
honest with them will help to gain good reputation in Front of senior managers.
Professional competencies required to achieve this goal is good behaviour toward others,
responsiveness, accountability and many more. Having good behaviour with both parties
senior authority as well as with junior employees will help the individual to gain good
reputation at workplace. Fulfilling all job responsibilities of general manager is another
good activity to achieve this goal.
 To become Senior General Manager- It is the basic objective of every individual to
gain promotions as soon as possible. The main objective is to become Senior General
Manager from General Manager within 1 year of time period (Boivin and et. al., 2020).
To achieve this goal it is essential to perform self analysis. Here, an individual can
analyse their strengths and weaknesses which they had performed at their workplace as
an general manager. This will help to work upon weaknesses so that it will increase the
chances of promotion one day. Professional competencies to this goal is abilities and
good working experience. Here, individual must have good abilities and good past
experience of work to get promoted in professional life.
 To establish own company- One's who achieve at their all goals need to become the
boss where the person himself give orders to others. Here, the work priorities will be
developing network with all those people who can help to establish own company.
Secondly, it is essential to set financial sources which will help in future to meet this
goal. Professional competencies which is required to achieve this goal are creative skills
which is essential within an individual to establish own company because new start-ups
and new companies are required to have new and innovative ideas to survive in the
market. Good decision making skill will also help to achieve this goal by taking some
essential decisions for new business.
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Template of goals and their priorities
Goal 1- To manage the assigned team properly
Description- General manager is the job role whose main responsibility is to
achieve goals of the company by managing employees who are working under
them (Benbouzid, 2019). Hence, it is the goal to manage the team of General
manager properly which is responsible for essential operational activities.
Measurement- This goal must be measured when all the assigned task to the
group get completed before due dates and if the team did not face lack of
resources then this goal should be achieved.
Importance level-
Essential Important Desirable
✓
Goal 2- To gain good level of reputation from seniors as well as from juniors
Description- Everyone who work has the aim to gain a good reputation at
workplace because having good reputation helps to get promotions, rewards,
appreciations and many things which further help to boost up the motivation
level of an individual to perform best. Secondly, a good reputed person easily
influence others to follow the instruction because no one can question the
orders or instructions given by that individual because of trust.
Measurement- This goal can be measured when there is a good corporation
and and respect from others will felt by the general manager. Another way to
measure it is that when seniors ask suggestions from them then it is a proud
movement and can be determined that the individual has gained a good
reputation at workplace (Hirsenberger and et. al., 2019).
Importance level-
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Essential Important Desirable
✓
Goal 3- To become senior general manager
Description- Having higher job position at work place is essential goal of
most of the people. Progress and promotions are good factors of self
achievement and development at workplace. Recently a general manager wish
to become senior general manager.
Measurement- This goal can be measured when one can promoted to senior
position in the organisation by impressing seniors with the work performance.
Importance level-
Essential Important Desirable
✓
Goal 4- To establish own company
Description- After achieving all appraisals which is desired at workplace an
individual aims to establish their own company in the same industry in which
he is gaining knowledge and experience from many years.
Measurement- The success of this goal can be achieved by measuring the self
ability and skills to start a start-up. It is essential that some entrepreneur skills
should be gained by an individual to start their own company (Ståhl and et. al.,
2019). Few of the skills are innovative skill where they are required to
introduce those innovative ideas which further help the company to grow.
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Another way to measure this goal is to
Importance level-
Essential Important Desirable
✓
PDP plan
Objectives
What do I want to
be able to do
or do better?
Success criteria
How will I
recognise
success?
How will I review
and measure my
improvement?
Actions
What methods will I
use to achieve my
learning objectives?
Implementation
How will I
practise and
apply what I
learn?
To manage the
assigned team
properly
Here I will recognise or
measure my success
when my team mates
have no issues with me
and all resources which
they required will be
assigned them on time.
Secondly, when the
work of my team get
finished before due
date without any
Here, I can ask my team
to rate me as your
leader and ask them to
recommend me if I was
unable to take any
decision correctly in a
polite way. Secondly I
will ask my senior
manager to whom I
represent my report that
what he measure my
Whenever I have
been choose to
manage a big team
then I will practice
my learnt skills over
there to manage a
huge number of
teammates and prove
myself as an good
leader.
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conflict then I will
recognise that I have
achieved this goal.
performance from his
side.
To gain good
level of
reputation from
seniors as well as
from juniors
I will succeed to gain
this objective in case I
did not get any
complaint from any
one in the organisation.
Secondly when anyone
in the organisation is
ready to help me. In the
end when seniors ask
me to suggest some
good ideas and
decisions with me then
I can recognise that I
have achieved my set
goal.
Here, I can
communicate more with
my team members and
ask them whether they
required any thing else
or not from
organisation. I can also
focus on job satisfaction
of my team. I can
control my short
tempered behaviour and
enhance that behaviour
which is acceptable in
the organisation to
create a good working
environment.
Whenever I need any
help from any
teammate then I can
ask for them and due
to high reputation at
workplace no one
will refuse to help
me. Secondly, a good
reputation always
help in finding some
another higher level
job. I can gain many
opportunities to apply
other companies who
impresses with my
reputation.
To become Senior
General Manager
When I receive good
and positive feedback
from my senior
authority then I may
recognize that they are
impressed with my
work and soon I may
get promoted.
Promotions are depend
on good performance
(Carrington, Mann and
I can focus more on my
abilities and skills to
develop them so that I
can improve my
performance in
achieving the duties and
responsibilities of my
job description. Using
SWOT analysis also
help me to recognize
my strengths and
Here I learn that for
self development it is
essential to focus on
skills and abilities
and it is also very
important to
recognize the
weaknesses which
acts as obstacles and
stop us to achieve our
goals. Hence,
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Mavropoulou, 2019).
Hence, my good
performance will help
my to achieve this
goal.
weaknesses which will
further help me to work
upon my weakness to
eliminate every obstacle
who stop me to become
senior general manager.
converting the
weaknesses into
strengths will help
here.
To establish own
company
When I satisfied with
my professional life
and created some good
ideas for new business
then I can recognize
that I am amble to
achieve this goal.
When I recognise that I
have good innovative
skills and able to take
risk because risk is the
biggest factor and
nature of an
entrepreneurship then I
get to know that I am
ready to start my own
business separately.
To achieve this goal,
first I have to focus on
my present skills and
weaknesses. I have to
gain innovative skills,
risk taking ability,
networking skills and
many more which
further help me to start
my own start-up. Here,
I also focus and build a
good contacts to those
who will help me in
financing my business.
I can find inverters for
my business.
Once, I learn all the
mentioned skills then
I will apply it by
establishing my own
company and hiring
talented workforce
who has the skills and
talents to work with
new starter company
and help it to achieve
market leader in few
years with their
performances.
Basic report on findings
Performance measurement- It is the process of measuring performance of others as well as of
own self. Measuring performance help to identify how far an individual is standing to achieve
their life goals and what all actions that individual must follow to achieve their goals as soon as
possible.
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Personal behaviour- It is the behaviour of an individual toward others at workplace. From the
above PDP plan and goals it is clearly identified that to achieve many goals of an individual they
must be corporative, polite and having good and non-aggression behaviour (Tzima, Styliaras and
Bassounas, 2019).
Self awareness- It is essential to gain knowledge on regular basis because self awareness is the
key to gain high reputation and helps in influencing others. From the above information it is
recognized that goal number 2nd which is gaining high reputation is including the skill of self
awareness to get it achieved.
Personality trait identification- It is essential to identify the characteristics and abilities of own
self because it is helpful to take corrective measures to convert weakness into strengths of an
individual.
Personal development plan- It is helpful to identify how an individual can achieve their set
goals. What all actions and measurement techniques will help them to achieve their goals.
Personal goal setting- Setting personal goals will help in developing the life standards and helps
in personal and processional development of an individual (Goodman and Powles, 2019). Most
of the time only those personal goals are set which are basic and priority of an individual to
achieve in near future.
Policies, plans and procedure of organisation for work priority and professional
development- Bang on bike is the bicycling company whose policies and plans are made in such
a way that their employees will get flexibility to achieve their task. They plan to adopt advance
technology which will help them to innovate new ideas for their new bicycling designs.
Types of learning styles- visual learner are those individuals who observe the things and learn
by observing and adopting in their habit. From the above report the goals like setting own
business covers this visual learner by observing other entrepreneurs and learning by them that
how they handle their business and what all qualities they have to become a successful
businessman.
Questions
Question 1: Ways to be a good role model.
 Having positive attitude and good sense of humour along with ability to keep calm,
persistence and strong.
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 A person must always be supportive, empathetic and enthusiastic to be able to foster
encouragement.
 Integrity, sense of responsibility and ability to build and earn trust assist the person to
become an effective role model (Del Percio and Wong, 2019).
Question 2: Define PDCA cycle.
It is an acronym for Plan-Do-Check-Act which is a four step iterative problem solving
technique essentially used to enhance the business process. It is contemporary with the Japanese
business philosophy Kaizen, which helps business firm in differentiating from rivalries through
reducing costs, streamline process, increase profits etc.
Question 3: What is the intention of reviewing personal progress and performance?
One of the prime objective is for reviewing persona progress and performance is to
evaluate the performance and check on the progress of overall performance at workplace and in
real life. Furthermore, it also helps in enhancing the employee engagement at workplace as
ongoing feedbacks keeps the employee focused in improving his performance.
Question: 4 Ways of prioritising your workload at work.
 Preparing a to-do list helps in determining how important work is.
 Setting deadlines avoids procrastination and helps in attaining work on time.
 Concentrate on 80-20 rule of workload to complete most essential tasks.
 Keeping a proper and detailed log of work done and
 Structure the workload.
Question:5 Use technology to efficiently and effectively to manage your work priorities and
commitments?
Technology plays a central role in the life of people whether it is a work life or real life.
By creating and consolidating the tasks list in the phone calendar along with set remainders will
keep the person committed towards his goals and avoids procrastination in commitments.
Question:6 Three ways you to get a good work-life balance
 Manage time in effective way and learn to say “no” sets the priorities and brings
balance into life (Hazelkorn and Gibson, 2019).
 Caring and relaxing for a while in order to detach from work and give time to self.
 Another significant way is to engage in social work through volunteering and
contribute towards a common cause.
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Question: 7 Where to find information related with further training or professional development
options in your workplace?
Such information can be obtained from Human Resources department of a company,
either on its official website or in a contractual employment agreement made with the consent of
both employer and employee. And this information can also be found in the hand guide book
created by the company which consists all the information related with company.
Question: 8 How to embrace negative feedback at workplace.
 Always ask clarifying question about the feedback with the aim to know about the areas
of improvements and criteria on the basis of which feedback is provided.
 Positive attitude and willingness to learn from mistakes helps in accepting feedbacks.
 Avoiding know it all attitude and seeking learning from experienced superiors.
Question: 9 Significance of Personal development plan in working life.
 PDP helps in identifying the needs for improvement's in one's life, career and in some
other relevant field along with inspiring to realise such goals (Schallmo, Williams and
Boardman, 2020).
 It sets out the action plan to be realised in order to accomplish defined goals along with
best possible ways to achieve them.
Question: 10. Complete the following quiz to discover preferred learning style
Section I. Visual Learning Style
__5__ Follow written directions better than oral directions.
__5___ Like to write things down or take notes for visual review.
__3__ Am skilful and enjoy developing and making graphs and charts.
__5___ Can understand and follow directions on maps.
__3__ Can better understand a news story by reading it than by listening to it on the radio.
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__5___ Feel the best way to remember is to picture it in your head.
__1___ Grip objects in your hands during learning periods.
__5__ Obtain information on an interesting subject by reading related materials.
Section II. Auditory Learning Style
__3___ Can remember more about a subject through listening than reading.
__5__ Require explanations of graphs, diagrams, or visual directions.
__5___ Can tell if sounds match when presented with pairs of sounds.
__3___ Do better at academic subjects by listening to tapes and lectures.
__5___ Learn to spell better by repeating the letters out loud than by writing the word on
paper.
__3___ Would rather listen to a good lecture or speech than read about the same material
in a book.
__5___ Prefer listening to the news on the radio than reading about it in the newspaper.
__1___ Follow oral directions better than written ones.
Section III. Kinesthetic Learning Style
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__1___ Bear down extremely hard when writing.
__5___ Enjoy working with tools or working on models.
__5___ Remember best by writing things down several times.
__1___ Play with coins or keys in pockets.
__1___ Chew gum, snack or smoke during study time.
__3___ Do a lot of gesturing, am well coordinated.
__3___ Am good at working and solving jigsaw puzzles and mazes.
__1___ Feel very comfortable touching others, hugging, handshaking, etc.
Scoring: Add up your score for each section above. The highest total indicates your preferred
method of learning while the lowest score indicates your least preferred.
Section I. Visual Learning Style
__35___ Total number of points
Section II. Auditory Learning Style
__29___ Total number of points
Section III. Kinesthetic Learning Style
__20___ Total number of points
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Conclusion
From the above information it is concluded that learning professional development and
having ability to prioritize work is essential for personal growth. Setting goals and having PDP
plan which further help to recognize how an individual can achieve their goals on time. Ratting
the self abilities is an good way to recognise one's strengths and weakness and it also help to
analyse how much efforts will be put to correct one's mistakes and weaknesses.
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